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Can synthetic cells save the world?
Associate professor Kate Adamala has been busy. Her lab at the University of Minnesota takes chemicals and dead, isolated biological parts — like DNA, membranes, ribosomes — and puts them together...
I flossed fake teeth with Dyson’s tech-riddled CameraJet toothbrush
Don't worry, we didn't share $500 CameraJet toothbrush.
Volkswagen confirms cutting 50,000 jobs as part of its survival plan
The Volkswagen Group has revealed a 'transformation program' that includes layoffs, potential factory closures and brand shutdowns.
It shouldn’t feel impossible to finish a book
A horror story of sorts is unfolding in the United States. It goes like this: AI has made it so effortless to access information, and short-form video has made it so easy to entertain ourselves,...
Why AI food looks like that
There is a torrent of unappetizing slop coming from restaurants, cafes, and brands that are increasingly turning to AI to generate images promoting their food. The resulting horror show includes...
Microsoft’s Project Zenith is a ‘distraction-free Windows experience’ for developers
Microsoft is giving its developer-optimized Windows experience a name: Project Zenith. While the software maker originally announced a similar developer-optimized Windows effort at Build earlier...
Sam Altman apologizes for ‘messy’ GPT-6 Astra rollout that’s locked out paying users
Just hours after OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra, CEO Sam Altman was already apologizing for what he describes as a "messy rollout" after paying users expecting access to the new frontier model were...
The US beef industry wants America to slaughter wild horses for meat
Helicopters are commonly used to herd wild horses into temporary corrals before they are loaded into trailers and hauled away. | Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images More than 90,000...
This NAS company wants to run your local smart home
Ugreen’s HomeAgent H100 Pro hub combines local storage, on-device AI, and a new voice assistant, Uliya, to run your smart home. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Ugreen, known for its...
Aqara goes all in on smart lighting
After showing off several smart home firsts at CES, Aqara has returned to IFA with a major lineup of smart lighting compatible with both Zigbee and Thread. One of these new devices is the Floor Lamp...