3 Steps To Finally Overcome Your Shutting-Down Habit, By A Psychologist

Why shutting down during conflict isn’t a lack of effort — a psychologist explains 3 ways to quietly interrupt the freezing habit and reconnect with a partner.

‘Ghost Font’ Tries To Keep AI From Reading Your Words

An experimental new typeface demonstrates how humans and AI perceive visual information differently. But as AI narrows the gap, those disparities might not last long.

A New Freshwater Stingray Species Discovered In Guyana And Venezuela Rivers

In the muddy, ever-shifting waters of northern South America, scientists have uncovered a new species of freshwater stingray hiding in plain sight.

Utility companies promise to spare us from AI’s energy bill
Utility companies promise to spare us from AI’s energy bill

In the face of backlash to concerns the AI boom will increase consumer electricity bills, the largest utility companies and data center developers in the US are now promising to do something about it. The Wall Street Journal reports that nearly 200 organizations have signed President Donald Trump’s “rate payer protection pledge” that’s meant to […]

It’s Exactly 2 Years Until A Total Solar Eclipse Visits Sydney Harbor

On July 22, 2028, a spectacular total solar eclipse will unfold above one of the world’s most famous skylines, plunging Sydney, Australia, into darkness during the day.

Mastercard Patented A Tool That Could Have Cracked This Summer’s Cyclospora Outbreak. It Was Never Deployed

Finding the lettuce took days. Finding Taco Bell took two months. Mastercard patented a fix in 2014 and shelved it, chasing the wrong half of the problem.

Ouster Of Defense Minister Jeopardizes Ukraine’s Drone War Victories

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s ouster of his longtime tech wizard, Mykhailo Fedorov, as defense minister could halt Ukraine’s striking rise in drone and robotic warfare.

A Psychologist Reveals The Most Intelligent Personality Type

A landmark study of over 2 million people reveals which personality traits actually predict intelligence — and surprisingly, politeness isn’t one of them.

The U.S. Alone Votes Against A Road Safety Declaration

Yesterday the UN’s General Assembly passed a near-unanimous declaration on cutting road-traffic deaths in half.

OpenAI’s maths-cracking AI kept escaping its sandbox, so it pulled the plug
OpenAI’s maths-cracking AI kept escaping its sandbox, so it pulled the plug

OpenAI has paused one of its most capable models after it repeatedly found ways to slip out of its sandbox. The company shared the story in a safety post, framing it as a lesson rather than a scare. This is not just any system. About two months ago it …