Category: Technology

  • NASA Wants Volunteers to Live Like Astronauts for an Entire Year

    NASA Wants Volunteers to Live Like Astronauts for an Entire Year

    The idea of leaving Earth for Mars has fascinated people for generations. Movies have turned it into an epic adventure, while scientists have spent decades trying to solve the countless problems that stand between humanity and another planet. Now NASA is inviting ordinary people to experience a small part of that journey without ever leaving…

  • Woman Finds Lasting Memory With Late Friend On Google Maps

    Woman Finds Lasting Memory With Late Friend On Google Maps

    Sometimes the most meaningful photographs are the ones nobody intended to take. They are not carefully posed portraits or snapshots saved in a family album. Instead, they are ordinary moments captured by chance, only revealing their true value years later. That is exactly what happened to Emily Watlington. While browsing Google Maps, she came across…

  • These High School Students Repair Old Cars for Single Moms, and the Results Are Life-Changing

    These High School Students Repair Old Cars for Single Moms, and the Results Are Life-Changing

    Every school has students learning valuable skills in the classroom, but one high school in Virginia has turned those lessons into something that changes lives far beyond graduation. Instead of repairing vehicles simply for grades or practice, automotive students at Louisa County High School spend months breathing new life into donated cars before giving them…

  • New Research Reveals Why Replacing Workers With AI Is Failing

    New Research Reveals Why Replacing Workers With AI Is Failing

    For the past two years, artificial intelligence has been sold as the biggest workplace revolution since the internet. Executives promised leaner operations, lower costs, and a future where software could perform the work of thousands of employees. Across Silicon Valley and beyond, companies responded by trimming their payrolls while pouring billions into AI. Now, a…

  • Air Conditioners Could Make Future Heat Waves Even Worse

    Air Conditioners Could Make Future Heat Waves Even Worse

    Europe’s recent heat waves have sparked an unusually heated debate over air conditioning. As temperatures climbed above 40 degrees Celsius in parts of France, Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom, many people argued that wider access to air conditioning is no longer a luxury but a necessity. Others pointed to an uncomfortable reality. The very…

  • AI Data Centers Face Growing Backlash as 14 States Push to Slow Their Expansion

    AI Data Centers Face Growing Backlash as 14 States Push to Slow Their Expansion

    The artificial intelligence boom has sparked one of the biggest infrastructure races in modern history, with tech giants investing billions of dollars in massive data centers to power everything from AI chatbots to cloud computing and online services. These sprawling facilities have become the backbone of the digital economy, but their rapid expansion is now…

  • America Seals an iPhone 17 Pro Max in a Time Capsule to Be Opened in 2276

    America Seals an iPhone 17 Pro Max in a Time Capsule to Be Opened in 2276

    The objects we choose to preserve often reveal as much about the present as they do about the past. For America’s 250th anniversary celebrations, one of the most recognizable pieces of modern technology has been placed alongside historical artifacts that tell the nation’s story. When the massive stainless steel time capsule is finally opened in…

  • Workers Uncover Revolutionary War Cannons Hidden Beneath Savannah River

    Workers Uncover Revolutionary War Cannons Hidden Beneath Savannah River

    The crew expected another routine day of dredging along the Savannah River. Instead, the massive clamshell bucket surfaced carrying something that had not seen daylight for more than two centuries. Covered in rust, marine growth, and thick layers of sediment, the object turned out to be a Revolutionary War cannon. That astonishing discovery soon became…

  • DoorDash Robot Crashes Active SWAT Operation After Ignoring Police Orders

    DoorDash Robot Crashes Active SWAT Operation After Ignoring Police Orders

    A food delivery is usually the most ordinary part of someone’s day. A few taps on an app, a short wait, and a meal arrives at the front door. That familiar routine took a bizarre turn in Chandler, Arizona, when a small autonomous DoorDash robot rolled directly into the middle of an active SWAT operation.…

  • Virginia Man Pleads Not Guilty in AI Surveillance Camera Case

    Virginia Man Pleads Not Guilty in AI Surveillance Camera Case

    The criminal case against a Virginia man accused of dismantling AI-powered surveillance cameras has become far more than a local vandalism investigation. It has turned into the latest flashpoint in a growing national debate over how much surveillance Americans are willing to accept in exchange for public safety. Jeffrey Sovern, a U.S. Air Force engineer…