Quantum stocks are where AI was five years ago — and the science actually works.

OpenAI is looking to hire a new executive responsible for studying emerging AI-related risks in areas ranging from computer security to mental health.

NASA’s launch and mission teams, along with the Artemis II crew, completed a key test Dec. 20, a countdown demonstration test, ahead of the Artemis II flight around the Moon early next year. The astronauts, supported by launch and flight control teams, dressed in their launch and entry suits, boarde…

The US president has named a proposed new vessel after himself.

By stripping two metabolic enzymes, scientists created a mycoprotein that needs less energy, emits less carbon, and rivals the taste and texture of real meat.

In South Korea, National Geographic and even Lockheed Martin are among the U.S. brands that have been resurrected or reinvented as clothing lines.

Whether you’re switching from springs to memory foam or just want to sleep cooler this summer, these Sealy mattress deals will have you waking up refreshed—and with cash left in your wallet.

WeTransfer co-founder Nalden has a new file transfer service that users can use without logging in.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of State from arresting or deporting Imran Ahmed, CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured dramatic plumes, both large and small, spray water ice out from many locations along the famed 'tiger stripes' near the south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus.

Although the Apple Watch comes with simple built-in productivity apps like Reminders and Calendar, it’s worth exploring some third-party apps that are designed to boost productivity by offering additional functionality.

Take a page from the playbook of Reagan and Treasury Secretary James Baker, who managed to douse the ‘prairie fire’ of protectionism.

Millions of Afghans are struggling as international aid cuts sever a lifeline many relied on for food and heating

Protesting university students in Serbia have collected signatures throughout the country for their request for an early parliamentary election

MCAF Project Leader Nathaniel Kollie interviews small-scale fishers, uncovering the negative impacts of distant water fishing in Liberia.
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An unlikely partnership could allow Tokyo and Seoul to counter China.

A pro-Russian hacker group has come forward as the perpetrator of a DDoS attack on the French national postal service La Poste that took place on December 22, according to Reuters. The distributed denial-of-service attack took central computer systems at La Poste entirely offline and caused major di…

IAR and SiFive, Inc. have announced support for SiFive's Automotive IP portfolio within IAR's development toolchain. With the latest release of the IAR Embedded Workbench for RISC-V, IAR has broadened its coverage beyond the E6-A series to now include the SiFive Essential E7-A and S7-A product famil…

One person is dead and another is fighting for life after two helicopters collided in midair in southern New Jersey.

Turkish authorities have apprehended a suspected member of the extremist Islamic State group planning attacks on New Year's celebrations

The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced two major advancements in America's AI infrastructure: the launch of the Integrated Data Systems and Services (NSF IDSS) program to build out...

Donald Trump says he and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky are “getting a lot closer” to an agreement to end the war in Ukraine.

Launched in March, NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope has completed its first infrared map of the entire sky in 102 colors. This map will enable 3D distance measurements to other galaxies and allow astronomers to measure the influence of Cosmic Inflation on the large-scale structure of the Universe.

In a new paper, a team of researchers explores how non-human species (in this case, fireflies) could inform new approaches in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).

A team of scientists have created a porous material that keeps windows almost 100 percent transparent while blocking 10 times as much heat as regular glass windows.

Many people rely on the sleep aid melatonin to help them get a more restful night’s sleep. But is it safe? And how much is too much?

This composite image of the Cassiopeia A (or Cas A) supernova remnant, released Jan. 8, 2024, contains X-rays from Chandra (blue), infrared data from Webb (red, green, blue), and optical data from Hubble (red and white). A study by the XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) spacecraft has ma…

Questions around the reliability of the US greenback are dulling the luster of what was the world’s currency of trade. New, global alternatives are emerging.

Gerstner’s nine-year tenure as chairman and CEO of the company known as “Big Blue” is often used as a case study in corporate leadership.

Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have imaged the largest protoplanetary disk ever observed circling a young star. For the first time in visible light, Hubble has revealed the disk is unexpectedly chaotic and turbulent, with wisps of material stretching much farther above and below the…

The 20-year-old Cartoon Network franchise never lost sight of the childlike joy that comes with being a superhero.

It's called 'Superhero,' based on Nelson's own experiences within the genre, and it's out now for you to read.

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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Early last year, the hydropower company Nature and People First set its sights on Black Mesa, a mountainous region on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. The mesa’s steep drop offered id…

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President Trump on Sunday applauded a new ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand while also taking a swing at the United Nations (UN). “I am pleased to announce that the breakout fighting between Thailand and Cambodia will stop momentarily, and they will go back to living in PEACE, as per our recen…

Starting at around 1PM ET on December 24, Steam experienced an outage that impacted users ability to access the game store and play games online. Valve didn’t acknowledge the outage publicly, but SteamDB’s unofficial Steam Status page reported that the Steam Store, Steam Community, and Steam Web API…

Samsung is adding two brand new speakers to its audio lineup, along with updated soundbars boosted with AI features. While not as inconspicuous as the Samsung Frame, the new WiFi speakers, called the Music Studio 5 and 7, were designed to blend into your living room's atmosphere with their minimalis…

After the high price tag of the Ayaneo Pocket DMG turned some retro handheld fans away, Ayaneo is working on another remake of the classic Game Boy with a slightly more affordable cost. Ayaneo revealed the pricing for the Pocket Vert, which starts at $269 for early bird orders.
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Nintendo is in a giving state of mind this season, offering some holiday deals on games in the eShop, including a few recent Switch 2 titles. For instance, the Switch 2 version of Ball x Pit, which was one of our staff's favorite games of 2025, is 20 percent off at $12. Final Fantasy Tactics: The Iv…

With so many streaming platforms out there, it is easy to feel like you are constantly sorting through menus instead of watching something you enjoy. Every service has its own vibe, whether it is big cinematic releases, long documentary deep dives or shows you put on in the background while you unwi…

Giving a child an Apple Watch can offer extra peace of mind and tools that promote independence in a controlled way. Apple’s Family Setup feature makes it possible for a kid to use an Apple Watch without owning an iPhone, and the feature set has expanded thanks to recent watchOS updates. It supports…

Back in November, Sony started selling PS5 consoles at a $100 discount as part of a Black Friday/Cyber Monday promotion. The deal officially sunsets at 3AM ET, so now is a good time to bite the bullet on a gaming console given that prices aren't likely to go down anytime soon.
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One of the best things about the Switch 2 is how familiar it feels if you have used any previous Switch console. You can still move between handheld and TV play without thinking about it, and most of your favorite games come along for the ride. Nintendo’s compatibility page highlights the rare title…

In recent decades, electronic prototyping has made an impressive evolutionary leap. Long gone are the days when breadboards, soldering irons, and hand-drawn printed-circuit-boards (PCBs) were the only way to test an idea. Today, in fact, the combination of advanced software tools, modular components…

Mikroe introduced CAN-LIN SBC Click, a new Click board designed to streamline the development of embedded systems. This compact board enables engineers to quickly move from proof-of-concept to prototyping and software development, significantly accelerating project timelines. CAN-LIN SBC Click enabl…

Nordic Semiconductor has announced the nRF9151 SMA development kit, a platform developed for RF engineers working on cellular IoT, DECT NR+, and non-terrestrial network (NTN) applications. In parallel with the hardware introduction, Nordic has released new modem firmware that enables NTN, or satelli…

NXP Semiconductors N.V. and Rimac Technology, a Tier 1 supplier of control systems, are partnering to drive centralized architectures tailored for software-defined vehicles (SDVs). This joint solution uses NXP's S32 automotive processing platform, specifically the S32E2 real-time processors, to cons…

The comparison of edge AI and cloud AI is built on the foundation of the "edge computing versus cloud computing" debate. Cloud computing leverages remote data centers to deliver on-demand computing services, such as servers, storage, databases, software, artificial intelligence, and more. Cloud AI i…

Renesas Electronics Corp. is expanding its portfolio of software-defined vehicle (SDV) solutions built around the fifth-generation R-Car platform. The latest addition to the Gen 5 lineup, the R-Car X5H, is the industry's first multi-domain automotive system-on-chip (SoC) manufactured using advanced …

Embedded.com looks back at some of the most-read articles of 2025. Several technology innovations and advances, including Bluetooth Channel Sounding, RISC-V, edge AI, and quantum computing, earned the attention of our readers last year. Topping the list of interest for embedded system designers is B…

Here's a roundup of this week's must-read articles. We'll delve into the latest developments in microcontroller (MCU) ecosystems, chiplet technology, and NFC-enabled security! NEWS Aptiv and Vecna Robotics Join Forces to Advance AMRs The collaboration aims to develop next-generation AMRs that enable…

The Ethernet Alliance has publicly released its 2026 Ethernet Roadmap, covering the technologies, trends, and innovations that will define next-generation high-performance, AI-driven networking. Initially announced at TEF 2025: Ethernet for AI, the roadmap highlights Ethernet's evolving role in arti…

“I am 66 years old and have been retired for about a year and a half.”

“One child’s portfolio will have an additional five years of growth.”

After three straight years of 10% or greater returns for the S&P 500, gains in year four are typically more subdued. But that doesn’t mean 2026 won’t be another great year for stocks.

“If you have never found yourself in a situation where your life does a complete 180, it’s wrong to talk down to anyone.”

U.S. stock futures were little changed on Sunday as investors look to end the year on a high note.

“I guess he thought no one would notice. It came in a gift bag, and it looked expensive.”

“We’re both teachers, with a combined gross income of $210,000.”

Sports betting is fueling today’s gambling surge, and young men are the industry’s bullseye.

Charlie Garcia responds to readers about the opportunities and obstacles for investors in quantum computing.

Scientists have created a perovskite-based gamma-ray detector that surpasses traditional nuclear medicine imaging technology. The device delivers sharper, faster, and safer scans at a fraction of the cost. By combining crystal engineering with pixelated sensor design, it achieves record imaging reso…

Toxic metals are pushing infrared detector makers into a corner, but NYU Tandon researchers have developed a cleaner solution using colloidal quantum dots. These detectors are made like “inks,” allowing scalable, low-cost production while showing impressive infrared sensitivity. Combined with transp…

Scientists in Korea have engineered magnetic nanohelices that can control electron spin with extraordinary precision at room temperature. By combining structural chirality and magnetism, these nanoscale helices can filter spins without complex circuitry or cooling. The breakthrough not only demonstr…

A new boron-rich compound, manganese diboride, delivers much higher energy density than current solid-rocket materials while remaining stable until intentionally ignited. Its power comes from an unusual, strained atomic structure formed during ultra-hot synthesis, with promising uses beyond propulsi…

Scientists have directly measured the minuscule electron sharing that makes precious-metal catalysts so effective. Their new technique, IET, reveals how molecules bind and react on metal surfaces with unprecedented clarity. The insights promise faster discovery of advanced catalysts for energy, chem…

Researchers at the University of Warsaw have unveiled a breakthrough method for detecting and precisely calibrating terahertz frequency combs using a quantum antenna made from Rydberg atoms. By combining atomic electrometry with a powerful terahertz-to-light conversion technique, they achieved the f…

Faint hydrogen signals from the cosmic Dark Ages may soon help determine the mass of dark matter particles. Simulations suggest future Moon-based observatories could distinguish between warm and cold dark matter, providing long-sought answers about the invisible backbone of the Universe.

In just one afternoon, scientists used a nanoparticle “megalibrary” to find a catalyst that matches or exceeds iridium’s performance in hydrogen fuel production, at a fraction of the cost.

A groundbreaking step in AI hardware efficiency comes from Germany, where scientists have engineered a vast spin waveguide network that processes information with far less energy. These spin waves quantum ripples in magnetic materials offer a promising alternative to power-hungry electronics.

Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have created the first time crystal that humans can actually see, using liquid crystals that swirl into never-ending patterns when illuminated by light. This breakthrough builds on Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek’s 2012 theory of time crystals—structures…

Researchers engineered a strained germanium layer on silicon that allows charge to move faster than in any silicon-compatible material to date. This record mobility could lead to chips that run cooler, faster, and with dramatically lower energy consumption. The discovery also enhances the prospects …

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have uncovered a surprising quantum effect inside an organic material, something once thought impossible outside metals. The team found that a special molecule can turn light into electricity with incredible efficiency, using a hidden quantum behavior unseen…

Ancient copper smelters may have accidentally set the stage for the Iron Age. At a 3,000-year-old workshop in Georgia, researchers discovered that metalworkers were using iron oxide not to smelt iron but to improve copper yields. This experimentation shows how curiosity with materials could have spa…

A new floating droplet electricity generator is redefining how rain can be harvested as a clean power source by using water itself as both structural support and an electrode. This nature-integrated design dramatically reduces weight and cost compared to traditional solid-based generators while stil…

Researchers at UBC have found a way to mimic the elusive Schwinger effect using superfluid helium, where vortex pairs appear out of thin films instead of electron-positron pairs in a vacuum. Their work not only offers a cosmic laboratory for otherwise unreachable phenomena, but also changes the way …

Researchers created scalable quantum circuits capable of simulating fundamental nuclear physics on more than 100 qubits. These circuits efficiently prepare complex initial states that classical computers cannot handle. The achievement demonstrates a new path toward simulating particle collisions and…

A UCLA-led team has achieved the sharpest-ever view of a distant star’s disk using a groundbreaking photonic lantern device on a single telescope—no multi-telescope array required. This technology splits incoming starlight into multiple channels, revealing previously hidden details of space objects.

Researchers at Columbia have created a chip that turns a single laser into a “frequency comb,” producing dozens of powerful light channels at once. Using a special locking mechanism to clean messy laser light, the team achieved lab-grade precision on a small silicon device. This could drastically im…

Researchers at the University of Illinois have pulled off a laser first: they built a new kind of eye-safe laser that works at room temperature, using a buried layer of glass-like material instead of the usual air holes. This design not only boosts laser performance but also opens the door to safer …

Electrons can freeze into strange geometric crystals and then melt back into liquid-like motion under the right quantum conditions. Researchers identified how to tune these transitions and even discovered a bizarre “pinball” state where some electrons stay locked in place while others dart around fr…

Buried in the thousands of pages of newly released documents are records about the sex offender’s death in a New York jail, but nothing so far to challenge a ruling that he took his own life.

When emergency services were unable to reach a man who had collapsed while walking, they contacted a family staying nearby.

A man was arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with what was believed to be bleach at a tyre factory in central Japan.

The deal will halt the worst fighting in years between the South-East Asian countries, which has included fighter jets sorties, rockets fired and artillery barrages.

The US and Ukrainian leaders will meet in Florida to hammer out a plan to end the war, but they face major differences on key issues and provocations from Moscow.

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are meeting in the US to discuss a peace plan to end the war with Russia.

Perry Bamonte, a backstage tech who became a full-time member of the seminal post-punk band for more than 35 years, died at home on Christmas Day, after a short illness.

Russia has conducted strikes against Ukraine as Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares to meet Donald Trump.

Voting is almost sure to favour the ruling military junta, which is stage-managing the polls but some see them as the most pragmatic way to try to improve conditions.

The oldest of Etna’s four main summit craters has made its presence felt – almost 28 years after its last major eruption.

Post-holiday weekend airline traffic was thrown into chaos as a mix of snow and ice bore down on the US Northeast.

Records show how government departments played down residents’ warnings about corrupt practices and substandard materials that fuelled the deadly blaze.

Scientists are redefining autism as a complex condition with multiple forms, challenging traditional notions.

A major dumping of snow across the north-east of the US has caused thousands of flights to be cancelled.

Images from the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the city of Homs showed blood on the carpets, holes in the walls, shattered windows and fire damage.

At a beach resort on the outskirts of Davao City, the apparent fleeting visit of soon-to-be terrorist gunmen has been a talking point.

Three consecutive US Navy surface warship schemes have collapsed. Will this be the fourth?