Peter Shor’s algorithm could break the internet – but he’s not worried
Peter Shor is known for his internet-breaking algorithmChristopher Harting “So, he’s the Beyoncé of this event?” a young woman standing behind me says to a colleague. The three of us…
Tecno and visual artist Angélica Dass start the “100 Portraits of Becoming” initiative
In 2023, Tecno introduced Universal Tone, an imaging technology designed to accurately capture everyone’s skin tone. Then in 2024, the company started the #ToneProud campaign to fight skin tone bias…
26-ft-long tiny house makes the most of its compact footprint
Though it only has a length of 8 m (26 ft), the White Pine uses an increased width and open design to provide an interior that's more spacious than you'd…
Viability of local models for coding
Until recently I hadn't tried running models locally for quite a while, the disappointment had just always been too high when I did it. About a month ago though, I…
Chris Packham: ‘I’d throw myself in front of a T. Rex to be consumed’
Chris Packham, in his new series Evolution, holds a replica skull of Dorudon atrox, an ancient relative of dolphinsBBC Studios/Freddie Claire In Evolution, an ambitious new five-part programme, broadcaster and…
Plasma Process Makes Graphene Oxide Directly
An unexpected laboratory finding has revealed a way to produce a key nanomaterial generating a valuable industrial output at the same time. Dr. David Staack demonstrates the plasma-based reactor used…
July Forecast – Julia Berolzheimer
Although we’re technically halfway through the year, I feel like our summer is only just getting started. We’re still in Spain, we extended our trip by a week at the…
July 2026 is Disney World’s Least Busy Month Since September 2021.
We’re less than one week into July 2026, but it’s already been the slowest month at Walt Disney World since September 2021. Wait times over the Independence Day holiday weekend…
The Truth About Bread – Why Your Ancestors Could Digest It (And Why You Might Not)
For thousands of years, bread has been essential to human nutrition — a dietary staple enjoyed daily across countless cultures, likely because flour could be stored year-round, ensuring a…
AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood to appear in feature film set in the ‘Tillyverse’ – National
The AI “actor” known as Tilly Norwood will be used in a new feature film entitled Misaligned, its first lead role as a digitally generated persona. Particle6, the AI production studio…
