40+ min ago  (565+ words) As Musk accuses Open AI of abandoning its founding principles, the company argues that scaling AI safely requires billions in capital and global competition. Elon Musk took the stand Tuesday in a closely watched U. S. trial over the future of Open…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago  (498+ words) Scorpions are the natural world's original metalheads. Research from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History shows that these arachnids add metals like zinc and iron to their stingers and pincers to make them stronger and sharper. In this study,…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago  (541+ words) The DOT device, designed to sit above the brain rather than inside it, marks a different approach to neuromodulation for depression. A tiny brain implant, no bigger than a blueberry, is moving from lab concept to human testing in the…...

13+ hour, 54+ min ago  (164+ words) Interesting Engineering RETIRE? B-1 B & B2 Bombers Get $1. 7 B Boost The U. S. Air Force is extending the service life of the B-1 B and B-2 bombers, investing billions to maintain long-range strike capability while the B-21 Raider enters service. The Rockwell B-1 B Lancer and Northrop Grumman…...

14+ hour, 57+ min ago  (348+ words) Coverage here spans industrial robots, cobots, humanoids, drones, and service robots, along with the hardware and software that enable them to operate at scale. Snap introduces AI-powered ads in Chat, enabling brands to interact with users through conversational agents. Generative…...

13+ hour ago  (1053+ words) Polar Night Energy's sand battery in Pornainen just survived its worst-case winter. Here's what the data and the people behind it showed. In late March, I visited Pornainen, a village of around 5, 000 in Finland, as part of a press tour....

8+ hour, 38+ min ago  (554+ words) The ship's decks are designed to handle EVs, hydrogen cars and heavy-duty trucks. China has just delivered the world's largest car carrier, a colossal vessel capable of transporting up to 10, 800 vehicles in a single voyage, which is enough to stretch…...

8+ hour, 38+ min ago  (500+ words) Snap introduces AI-powered ads in Chat, enabling brands to interact with users through conversational agents. Snapchat is expanding its push into AI-driven advertising with a new format built directly into user conversations. The company introduced AI Sponsored Snaps, which allow…...

14+ hour, 36+ min ago  (13+ words) Scientists use sunlight to turn problematic plastic waste into clean hydrogen fuel'Interesting Engineering...

14+ hour, 36+ min ago  (588+ words) This technology could lead to microscopic robots capable of performing delicate medical tasks inside the human body, such as retrieving biopsies or delivering medication. Engineers have developed a new soft magnetic hydrogel that can be 3 D-printed into microscopic structures." Compared…...