The Woolly Mammoth Billionaire’s New Startup Is Genetically Engineering War Dogs For The Military

Ben Lamm of de-extinction startup Colossal has teamed up with Palmer Luckey’s team at Anduril to create a dog that’s optimized for military use. The new “warhounds” will be cloned and gene edited.

Hugging Face Announces AI Model to ‘Chat’ With DNA

Carbon-X can analyze DNA sequences while running on your laptop at home.

What to Know About Shamonda Virus Following the First Reported Human Infection

Although the case is considered exceptional, investigators are working to determine how the infection occurred and whether the pathogen played a role in the patient’s death.

Ebola Returns To Nigeria After A Nine-Day Missed Diagnosis

Nigeria confirmed its first Bundibugyo Ebola case after a traveler spent nine days treated for malaria. Why border screening cannot stop the virus from spreading.

Scientists have figured out how to send smells over the internet, and coffee is just the beginning

Scientists develop Scentronic, an AI-powered system that transmits smells over the internet and recreates aromas using wearable scent generators.

Sure, let’s smoosh SpaceX and Tesla together, who cares
Sure, let’s smoosh SpaceX and Tesla together, who cares

Oh sure, SpaceX’s credit risk is pretty high because it’s about to borrow another $40 billion to spend on Nvidia chips, but who cares about that? SpaceX and Tesla have formed special committees to discuss a merger! The degree to which you find this merger compelling likely has to do with the degree to which […]

A New Ice Age Was Beginning. Then Humans Started Burning Fossil Fuels

Ancient plants reveal that the vestiges of the North American ice sheet started expanding a few thousand years ago, but that climate change caused it to reverse course.

Microsoft says its AI tool is better than doctors at diagnosing conditions
Microsoft says its AI tool is better than doctors at diagnosing conditions

For years, AI leaders have touted healthcare as one of the clearest examples of where their technology will improve lives. Now “it is finally here,” Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman tells The Verge. The company claims to have developed an AI-powered tool it says can diagnose conditions up to four times more accurately than human […]

When Elizabeth Holmes Lied To Forbes About Theranos

Holmes says in Nathan Fielder’s documentary on her that she doesn’t ever recall lying. Forbes went back to the archives to fact-check that claim and it doesn’t hold up.

Watch Elizabeth Holmes Lie To Forbes About Theranos

Holmes says in Nathan Fielder’s documentary on her that she doesn’t ever recall lying. Forbes went back to the archives to fact-check that claim and it doesn’t hold up.