AI and ML enter motorsports: How GM is using them to win more races
Enlarge / The Cadillac V-Series.R is one of General Motors’ factory-backed racing programs. (credit: James Moy Photography/Getty Images) It is hard to escape the feeling that a few too many…
Zoo hatches record number of condor chicks to release into the wild
A critically endangered California condor chick that will soon fly for the first time is seen at its nest site on a cliff above the drought-stricken Colorado River on August…
SharkNinja’s new coffee machine takes the hard parts out of making espresso
Image: SharkNinja This Ninja Luxe Café claims to be the only “no guesswork” semiautomatic espresso machine that also comes with the ability to make drip coffee and cold brew. Using…
The Boys is getting a prequel series
Amazon The Boys’ fourth season ended on a nightmarish note that made the show’s upcoming final chapter seem like it’s going to its most deranged. But during this year’s San…
SpaceX says it’s fixed the Falcon 9 and will resume launches tomorrow
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, July 27th for its next Falcon 9 launch carrying 23 Starlink satellites into orbit. | Image: SpaceX SpaceX has completed its investigation into what caused an…
Astronauts find their tastes dulled, and a VR ISS hints at why
Enlarge / The environment you’re eating in can influence what you taste, and space is no exception. (credit: NASA) Astronauts on the ISS tend to favor spicy foods and top…
97% of CrowdStrike systems are back online; Microsoft suggests Windows changes
Enlarge / A bad update to CrowdStrike’s Falcon security software crashed millions of Windows PCs last week. (credit: CrowdStrike) CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said Thursday that 97 percent of all…
Astronomers find first emission spectra in brightest GRB of all time
Enlarge / A jet of particles moving at nearly light-speed emerges from a massive star in this artist’s concept of the BOAT. (credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image…
X is training Grok AI on your data—here’s how to stop it
Enlarge / An AI-generated image released by xAI during the open-weights launch of Grok-1. (credit: xAI) Elon Musk-led social media platform X is training Grok, its AI chatbot, on users’…
SpaceX Falcon 9 Returns to Flight Tomorrow, 16 Days After Liquid Oxygen Leak
The SpaceX team submitted our report to the FAA regarding Falcon 9’s launch anomaly, including likely cause and associated corrective actions. The FAA grounded the SpaceX Falcon 9 after an…