Mathematician and author Steven Strogatz begins to cry when talking about the artificial intelligence-driven advances in his field over the past week. “Science is exciting,” says the Cornell University professor, “but it comes with a lot of human discomfort.” On Tuesday, OpenAI said it had used tens of thousands of agents to solve a 90-year-old … Read more
Grand Theft Auto 6 is shaping up to be a much more interactive open-world game than its predecessor, with Rockstar Games seemingly determined to make Vice City feel like a place that is constantly doing something. The game has already shown off a much more detailed world, from its expanded cast of characters to its … Read more
NEW YORK – Women’s tennis has a new world number one, but she is not satisfied with just the pinnacle of the sport this week in New York. Elena Rybakina took first place from Aryna Sabalenka on Wednesday at the US Open, with a quarterfinal victory over China’s Zheng Qinwen, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. Three days … Read more
Paleontology has thousands of Tyrannosaurus rex bones, dozens of skeletons, and exactly one thing it had never had until this week: a recorded walk. In a study just published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, researchers from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and Liverpool John Moores University describe the first footprint attributed to … Read more
John Reagan was enjoying the first few months of retirement when he pulled a tick off his skin in early May. He didn’t think much about it. Reagan, 66, a retired pharmacist who lives in Concord, New Hampshire, loved being outdoors, often hunting, fishing or going on long walks with his son and daughter’s dogs … Read more
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country will not surrender, adding that it has resisted aggression from the United States and Israel. “Iran has successfully confronted Israel and the United States,” Pezeshkian said Friday night while addressing a meeting of Indian religious leaders in New Delhi. “As we seek truth and justice, we will not … Read more
Dublin – President Donald Trump said Saturday that Irish reunification “would be a fantastic thing” during a bilateral meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin of Ireland, something he projected would “eventually happen.” When asked by a reporter for his opinion on the reunification of Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, and the Republic … Read more
The conditions are grueling. Temperatures regularly rise above 110 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and then drop sharply at night. Water is scarce and dust and sand get everywhere. But at least they’re working on the surface. This elite group of Ukrainian drone operators has spent years hunting Russians in safe havens in Ukraine. They … Read more
Officials investigate a Prime Air cargo plane at Miami International Airport after it overran the runway at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, on Sept. 6, 2026. An Amazon cargo plane skidded off the runway while landing in Miami, crashed into vehicles and caught fire, officials said. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle … Read more
Polyarc, the developer best known for the acclaimed Moss series of console and virtual reality games, has announced it is closing its doors. This marks the end of the studio’s nearly 12-year run. On LinkedIn, Polyarc’s official profile posted this message: “After nearly 12 years of riding the joyous rollercoaster of emotions that video games … Read more