The Moon May Have Formed In Just Five Hours

Earth’s Moon may have formed intact within five hours of a giant impact 4.5 billion years ago, as new modeling reveals the crucial role of rock strength.

Precision Neuroscience raises $250m at a $1bn valuation, NYT reports
Precision Neuroscience raises $250m at a $1bn valuation, NYT reports

Precision Neuroscience has raised $250m in a Series D round for its brain-computer interface, the New York company announced on Thursday. Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square, the Ackman Oxman Institute and an unnamed life sciences fund led the round. The rou…

Jensen Huang talks about AI and climate change like a supervillain
Jensen Huang talks about AI and climate change like a supervillain

As Jensen Huang puts it, AI can help fight climate change – but only if it inflicts “an enormous amount of pain and suffering” first. The Nvidia CEO discussed the future of energy and AI’s impact on our planet in the latest episode of The Ezra Klein Show. But his comments boil down to the […]

Who’s Who In The Fight Over Whether AI Will Kill Us

More than 100 AI experts have weighed in on whether advanced AI could threaten humanity—or whether the fear is overblown. Here’s what they’ve said.

Google is sending an AI satellite into space next week
Google is sending an AI satellite into space next week

Google is getting ready to launch a satellite with its AI processors to test how well they perform in space, as reported earlier by The New York Times. The move is part of Google’s Project Suncatcher, the company’s experimental initiative that could eventually put AI data centers into orbit. The satellite, equipped with Google’s Tensor […]

2 Side-Effects Of ‘Mankeeping’ Women Go Through, By A Psychologist

Mankeeping is the invisible work of managing a male partner’s social life. New research links it to women’s stress, burnout and relationship dissatisfaction.

Forbes 250: America’s Most Successful Historic Builders

For America’s 250th anniversary, Forbes ranked the entrepreneurs and CEOs who built America’s enduring economic legacy.

Forbes 250: America’s Most Successful Living Builders

For America’s 250th anniversary, Forbes ranked the entrepreneurs, CEOs and investors building an enduring legacy.

The Ovary Is Surprisingly Active After Menopause. Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why

A growing body of research is putting the ovary in a new light, not as an egg factory with an expiration date, but as an organ that shapes women’s health long after the fertile years have passed.

Why This Weekend’s Nor’easter Is Like a Hurricane

Nor’easters are usually a winter phenomenon. But this week’s storm is arriving earlier than usual, and it could take on some characteristics more typical of tropical systems.