The recently discovered comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) has dramatically changed course—literally. First spotted in May by astronomers at the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, the comet was believed to have survived its closest approach to the sun on 8 October, when it passed at a distance of about 31 million miles (50 million kilometres). This … Read more
It has been a brutal three months for dramas and comedies. Source link
Elon Musk believes that Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus, could one day reshape global healthcare by giving every person access to “the best surgeons” through AI-driven precision. Speaking to Ron Baron, founder of Baron Capital, the 54-year-old technocrat revealed his long-term vision for Tesla’s robotics program. He asserted that Optimus could democratise elite medical treatment systems … Read more
Decades after their founders connected, Apple and Issey Miyake released a collection of phone pouches that have some people baffled. They hope it will inspire creativity. Source link
I don’t know how or when, but I have picked up this weird habit of looking at people’s wrists just to see what watch they are wearing. From airport lounges to the Starbucks queue, I find myself noticing the watches travellers have on. And while I can’t say with complete certainty which models dominate people’s … Read more
There is still time to take advantage of federal tax credits for energy updates. But federal heating aid for low-income people was delayed by the government shutdown. Source link
Scientists have successfully recovered and sequenced the oldest known ribonucleic acid (RNA) from a woolly mammoth that lived around 39,000 years ago in Siberia. The breakthrough challenges long-held assumptions about how quickly RNA decays, suggesting it can persist far longer than previously believed. The RNA was extracted from the muscle tissue of a juvenile male … Read more
Palantir is a software company, and its national security work has driven its stock price to remarkable heights. Source link
Yann LeCun, Meta’s chief AI scientist and a professor at New York University, has been vocal about his view that large language models will never achieve human-level reasoning. There may also be friction within Meta regarding his stance on the company’s direction under Mark Zuckerberg, and possibly a sense of being sidelined, which is why … Read more
The exit by RedBird Capital Partners comes months after it agreed to buy control of the media company in a deal that valued it at $658 million. Source link