How A Rock At The Bottom Of The Sea May Have Started Life On Earth

New research suggests deep-sea vent metals powered early metabolism before enzymes existed, revealing how life may have begun making essential molecules on Earth.

‘Reacher’ Breakout Star Agnez Mo Endorses MCU Psylocke Idea

Reacher’s new breakout star is Indonesian actress Agnez Mo, who wants to play one of the X-Men in the MCU in the wake of fan nominations.

Xiaomi’s new Xring O3 is built at TSMC, and aimed at a few hundred thousand phones
Xiaomi’s new Xring O3 is built at TSMC, and aimed at a few hundred thousand phones

Xiaomi has launched the Xring O3, a system-on-chip that TSMC will manufacture on its 3-nanometre process, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke to Reuters. The chip pulls computing, graphics, AI processing, and imaging onto a singl…

How GoFundMe became America’s backup plan
How GoFundMe became America’s backup plan

Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Tim Cadogan, the CEO of GoFundMe. You know GoFundMe — it’s a major fundraising platform where you can donate to help people with everything from medical expenses to Little League uniforms to starting a new business. Tim took over as CEO in March 2020 — a fascinating and chaotic […]

Thomson Reuters built its own model on a Chinese open base
Thomson Reuters built its own model on a Chinese open base

Thomson Reuters launched its first proprietary large language model on Monday. The company calls it Thomson. It says it spent $40mn on talent and compute to train the model, and that it began from what its announcement describes as “a strong open-sourc…

Who Is The Manhunter In ‘Lanterns’? Here’s The Best Theory So Far

Lanterns has unveiled a new mystery, a Manhunter hidden in Rushville. But a new theory says that may be a bit more complicated than it seems.

A Silicon Valley Startup Aims To Fill A Battery Supply Chain Gap

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at how DOGE broke America’s weather machine and using AI to create new materials for green hydrogen and batteries

America’s Unilateral Bid For Deep Ocean Minerals—Met With Contempt

The U.S. just approved a bid to mine the Pacific seafloor for EV battery metals—bypassing the UN’s ocean authority and triggering global backlash.

Electric Copters Will Fly Out Of Downtown L.A. Ahead Of 2028 Olympics

Archer Aviation, which will test its eVTOLs over Los Angeles this year, plans a “vertiport” at AEG’s L.A. Live, next to the Lakers’ arena and city convention center.

ChatGPT Plugin Can Now Read And Send Your iMessages, But Should It?

OpenAI’s new ChatGPT plugin can read, draft and send Apple Messages on Mac. The bigger question is whether that’s a good idea.