The ‘Morning-Evening’ Habit For Much Happier Days, By A Psychologist

A simple morning-evening happiness habit, grounded in research on savoring and gratitude, can help you notice more good moments and remember your days fondly.

Mathematicians Hate AI. They Can’t Quit It

Powerful AI models have created an existential risk to the field, but researchers can’t stop relying on them because they’re too useful.

Residents Harmed by Oil Drilling May Soon Receive Reparations Under New California Law

While lawmakers iron out the details, advocates hope this approach could serve as a model for addressing histories of environmental hazards often concentrated in Black and low-income neighborhoods.

New Plan To Rendezvous With Halley’s Comet Targets 2036 Launch

A Halley’s Comet rendezvous mission could launch in 2036, use gravity assists from Jupiter and Saturn, and reach the famous comet in 2060 before perihelion.

This Startup Is Building Octopus-Inspired Tow Trucks For Space

Spaceships with tentacles. Designing an award-winning drug. How the Fed hiking rates will impact emerging tech. All that and more in this week’s Prototype.

Bezos Earth Fund Announces $25 Million To Protect Tropical Pacific

New grants will protect an area of ocean larger than Alaska, and help Pacific nations develop the world’s first protected areas on the high seas.

Auto Mechanic Turns Fiat Panda Into World’s Narrowest Car

Guinness World Records honors Italian auto aficionado Andrea Marazzi for making a fully drivable Fiat Panda that’s just 19.7 inches wide. Don’t count on speed though.

‘World’s Narrowest Car’ Measures Less Than Two Feet Wide

Guinness World Records honors Italian auto mechanic Andrea Marazzi for making a fully drivable Fiat Panda that’s just 19.7 inches wide. Don’t count on speed though.

Washington Wants To Win The AI Race—Is It Accelerating AI Safety?

Washington’s not going to slow AI progress. What if another lever is to speed up safety?

Virginia governor creates an AI task force and moves to restrain data centers
Virginia governor creates an AI task force and moves to restrain data centers

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger ordered the state government to take steps that could empower local communities to have a larger say in data center development and slow down approvals in a state that is already home to the data center capital of the world. Executive Order 22 bans executive branch officials from signing nondisclosure agreements […]