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Here comes the AI sponcon

TikTok will let brands generate AI influencer content that mimics what human creators might share. TikTok will let brands generate AI influencer content that mimics what human creators might share. Mia Sato is platforms and communities reporter with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools.… Continue reading Here comes the AI sponcon

Clean Technica: Australia Achieves 12% Plugins in May004064

The overall Australian auto market continues to be buoyant, with 109,425 light vehicles sold in May 2025. Of this number, 12% had plugs. A total of 10,065 battery electric cars (BEV) were sold (9.2% of the market) and 3,081 plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) were sold (2.8% of the market). In the first five months… Continue reading Clean Technica: Australia Achieves 12% Plugins in May004064

Stanford Doctors Invent Device That Appears to Be Able to Save Tons of Stroke Patients Before They Die

Image by Andrew Brodhead Researchers have developed a novel device that literally spins away the clots that block blood flow to the brain and cause strokes. As Stanford explains in a blurb, the novel milli-spinner device may be able to save the lives of patients who experience “ischemic stroke” from brain stem clotting. Traditional clot… Continue reading Stanford Doctors Invent Device That Appears to Be Able to Save Tons of Stroke Patients Before They Die

Sailor Snaps Photo of Black Iceberg With Dark Veins

“He is almost… in a diamond shape.” Black Ice There’s a huge black iceberg floating off the frigid coast of Northeastern Canada — and a photo of the strange structure is making waves online. As fisherman Hallur Antoniussen explained in an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the bizarre berg he photographed when on an… Continue reading Sailor Snaps Photo of Black Iceberg With Dark Veins

Scientists Discover Bizarre Signals Coming From Ice in Antarctica

Some strange radio signals are broadcasting out of Antarctic ice, and the researchers who found them don’t know why. Using a cosmic particle detector, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania detected peculiar signals that, according to a press release, “defy the current understanding of particle physics.” The particle detector that found those strange signals —… Continue reading Scientists Discover Bizarre Signals Coming From Ice in Antarctica

Scientists Discover Startling Trick to Defeat Insomnia

Image by Getty / Futurism Insomnia is a curse we wouldn’t wish on our worst enemy — and scientists have discovered a startlingly simple lifestyle change that appears to be very statistically effective at preventing it. In a new study published in the journal Sleep Health, researchers from Columbia and the University of Chicago report that… Continue reading Scientists Discover Startling Trick to Defeat Insomnia

I turned this 98-inch TV into an immersive at-home theater system (and it’s $1,500 off)

ZDNET’s key takeaways TCL’s 98-inch Class S5 Series TV is one of the most accessibly-priced TVs of its size. Watching movies and TV shows on such a big display is as close to a theatre-like experience as one can get at home. With such a large TV, setting it up can be a struggle, especially… Continue reading I turned this 98-inch TV into an immersive at-home theater system (and it’s $1,500 off)

Doctors Say You Can Go Ahead and Slap a Nicotine Patch on for Some Extra Focus

Image by Getty / Futurism People who struggle with concentration can, according to some doctors, have a nicotine patch as a treat. As Slate reports, there’s a small but growing body of evidence suggesting that products used to help people quit smoking are safe and effective off-label treatments for all manner of disorders, including cognitive issues.… Continue reading Doctors Say You Can Go Ahead and Slap a Nicotine Patch on for Some Extra Focus

Chinese AI Companies Are Using an Absurd Loophole to Get Around US Chip Restrictions

In case you haven’t heard, the United States is embroiled in a life-and-death arms race. Only it’s not conventional weapons or even world-ending ICBMs we’re rushing to build, and it’s definitely not a matter of life and death. The purported arms race, of course, is the rush to build artificial intelligence, and the US’ adversary… Continue reading Chinese AI Companies Are Using an Absurd Loophole to Get Around US Chip Restrictions

“So I Cut Him Off”: Bill Nye Says He Keeps Begging RFK Jr. to Stop Texting Him

Everybody seems to want a piece of Bill Nye, the world’s premier science guy — including health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. When speaking with Men’s Health, Nye showed his interviewer a very long and one-sided text chain from the antivaxxer in charge of our nation’s healthcare. After being connected with Nye by their mutual friend,… Continue reading “So I Cut Him Off”: Bill Nye Says He Keeps Begging RFK Jr. to Stop Texting Him