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If you were Captain of the first USS Enterprise, where would you go!? Humanity is on the cusp of reaching out among the stars, maybe not just yet, nor in our lifetimes but it is just around the corner... cosmologically speaking. A new paper explores the new technology that could make it a reality but …

Earthquakes that occurred near an oil extraction site in Surrey, UK, in 2018 and 2019 had been put down to coincidence, but a new analysis with an updated look at the geology of the area suggests the... seismic events may indeed have been linked to drilling

New information about the handheld seems to spring up every day, but it's unclear when the Switch successor will make its appearance. It also doesn't matter.

Grok, the AI assistant that's for some reason baked into X, is now available as a standalone app. Like the version that exists as a tab on the social media platform, the Grok app can be used to... generate images, summarize text and answer questions, with a conversational tone xAI, the AI assistant's creator, calls "humorous and engaging." The app was first tested with a limited set of users in December 2024, right around the same time X debuted a free tier of Grok that's available to anyone. Prior to that, you needed to pay at least $8 a month for X Premium to have the privilege of using the AI. Ian Campbell for Engadget The limitations of that free access -- 10 requests every two hours, three image analysis request per day -- may also apply to the Grok app. You can use the app without...

The achievement represents the longest continuous record of Earth's climate from an ice core.

LMS instrument aboard the Blue Ghost Lander heading to Mare Crisium in mid-January As part of its Artemis campaign, NASA is developing a series of increasingly complex lunar deliveries and missions to... ultimately build a sustained human presence at the Moon for decades to come. Through the agency's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative, commercial […]

How much RAM do you need? It's a common question, but one that doesn't always have a straightforward answer. The Raspberry Pi, a cheap all-in-one system-on-a-chip for hobbyists, typically makes do... with less RAM than conventional PCs, but a new 16GB version of the Pi 5 has come to give it a serious memory upgrade. The Raspberry Pi 5 with 16GB of onboard DDR4 RAM is $120, more than double the price of the base 2GB model. (It's also available in the original 4GB configuration for $60 and 8GB for $80.) But though that may sound pricey for a Raspberry Pi with no extra hardware, it's reasonable considering the components. If we assume a $20 jump for every 4GB of memory, it lines right up. The new 16GB version is on sale right now at PiShop.us and other vendors. But 16 gigs is a lot for a...

February 29, 2024 caused quite a stir for a giant satellite provider.

From facial recognition tools to algorithms that identify diseases, agencies reported that they didn't know enough about what they're acquiring from commercial vendors.

Illustration: The Verge Google is partnering with The Linux Foundation to launch an initiative meant to "fund open development and enhance projects" in the Chromium ecosystem, according to an... announcement on Thursday. The fund, called Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers, is billed as a "neutral" space to support Chromium projects. Google launched Chromium alongside its Chrome web browser in 2008. It's the open-source infrastructure that powers Chrome and many other browsers built on it, including Microsoft Edge, Opera, and Brave. In addition to Google, there are already several notable companies on board with the initiative, including Meta, Microsoft, and Opera. Microsoft said joining will help "provide clear and open governance that directs funds towards community-driven needs." Image:...

One of the most important AI copyright legal battles just took a major turn.

On Jan. 10, 2025, NASA astronaut Don Pettit posted two images of the Los Angeles fires from the International Space Station. Multiple destructive fires broke out in the hills of Los Angeles County in... early January 2025, fueled by a dry landscape and winds that gusted up to 100 miles per hour. See satellite imagery of […]

A winter storm is barreling through the US, slamming into a state where people are 'still living in tents' after the hurricane season. Twenty states, from Texas to Delaware, were on alert Friday for... snow.

Fiber digestion produces short-chain fatty acids like propionate and butyrate, which directly alter gene expression with anti-cancer effects, according to new research. The study found that these... fatty acids influence genes involved in cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis, key processes that control tumor growth. Researchers demonstrated these epigenetic changes in human cells and mouse models, highlighting fiber's systemic impact on health.

Location data hack highlights just how many apps are involved with efforts to track you.

Place cells are known to encode individual locations, but research finds stitching together a "cognitive map" of a whole environment requires a broader ensemble of cells, aided by sleep, over several... days.

The Eyebot kiosk had long lines every day. After trying it, I understood why.

The MacBook Pro M4 is one of the best MacBook deals around and it's currently on sale at Amazon with $250 off. Here's why you'll love it.

Gee, wonder why Beijing is so keen on the - checks notes - Committee on Foreign Investment in the US Chinese cyber-spies who broke into the US Treasury Department also stole documents from officials... investigating real-estate sales near American military bases, it's reported....

From the daily newsletter: Trump's unconditional discharge. Plus: Elon Musk's terrifying foray into British politics; the war in Ukraine according to Russians; and are Britain's badgers pests or... political pawns?

At one point during the Covid pandemic, someone from the Biden administration privately reached out to Meta with an urgent demand: Users of Meta’s family … The post Zuckerberg torches the... Biden administration over its heavy-handed tactics during Covid appeared first on BGR.

From a cute little robot that blows on your hot drink to a sexy controller dongle, CES 2025 was full of funky gadgets we can't stop thinking about.

Sony's expensive new XR headset for CAD design with ring and stylus controllers matches Apple Vision Pro display quality and ships soon.

The enormous near-Earth asteroid (887) Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare once-in-a-decade event. Here's how to watch it live... this weekend.

Visiting Antarctica -- and, in particular, Ukraine's Vernadsky Research Base on the continent's peninsula -- was a lifelong dream for two Ukrainian soldiers.