CDC reports dips in flu, COVID-19, and RSV—though levels still very high
Enlarge / The influenza virus from an image produced from an image taken with transmission electron microscopy. Viral diameter ranges from around 80 to 120 nm. (credit: Getty | BSIP)…
The long quest for news discovery apps that don’t suck
Artifact, the news discovery app launched a year ago by the founders of Instagram, has just announced it is shutting down, saying “the market opportunity isn’t big enough to warrant continued…
The tech industry’s layoffs and hiring freezes: all of the news
Companies have been cutting costs. | Photo by Natt Garun / The Verge Companies across the tech industry have been laying off staff and reducing hiring after explosive growth during…
COVID shots protect against COVID-related strokes, heart attacks, study finds
Enlarge / A vial of the updated 2023-2024 formula of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at a CVS Pharmacy in Eagle Rock, California, on September 14, 2023. (credit: Getty | Irfan Khan)…
The Space Force is changing the way it thinks about spaceports
Enlarge / The Morrell Operations Center at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. (credit: Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images) A lot goes into a successful rocket launch. It’s…
OpenAI GPT 4.5 In Days Will Go Beyond Human Experts and More AI Predictions for 2024
2024 and every year going forward will have more and better AI. This intelligence explosion is attracting funding and resources exponentially and it revenue will go exponential. AI expert, Dr…
Instagram’s co-founders are shutting down their Artifact news app
The Artifact news app. | Image: Artifact Artifact, the news app created by Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, is shutting down just a year after launch. The app…
Samsung’s inexpensive Tab A9 Plus is now on sale in the US
The A9 Plus comes in a 5G version that’s well under $300. | Image: Samsung Samsung has quietly put its budget Galaxy Tab A9 Plus on sale following its launch…
Smart Home Robots As Mobile Home Voice Assistants
Smart home robots and smart home hubs are striving to be the center of the smart home. LG wants to create the Zero Labor home using these devices. The new…
NASA and Lockheed Show Quiet Supersonic X-59 Quesst Jet
NASA’s rolled out the new X-59 Quesst supersonic aircraft live from Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. Quesst is NASA’s mission to demonstrate how the X-59 can fly…