Futurism

A massive ball suspended inside Taiwan's iconic Taipei 101 skyscraper protected the structure during the 7.4-magnitude earthquake this week.

Microsoft has strict requirements for AI PCs.

A demonstrator aircraft for Boom Supersonic’s new passenger jet took to the skies this month. CEO Blake Scholl says we’ll all be flying supersonic in the future.

The NYPD is looking to address a recent spike in car theft by shooting GPS-enabled darts at fleeing vehicles.

Amazon One lets you pay with your palm.

Set it and forget it.

A University of Alberta researcher may have just invented a feature that will make homes more affordable and energy-efficient.

Following a couple of months of recovery, the first Neuralink brain implant recipient has shown off his new ability to play video games using "telepathy."

Smile, you’re on my ear cameras.

A cool sci-fi concept, but what’s the killer app?

The furniture of the future might be lab-grown, thanks to a breakthrough at MIT with wood-like material.

The collaboration will see OpenAI building specialised AI models for Figure’s robots.

Four decades ago, our civilization seemed to stand on the brink of a great transformation. The Cold War had stoked around 35 years of every-intensifying developments, including but not limited to the Space Race.

This technology has the potential to transform electronic gadgets by eliminating the need for charges and portable power banks.

As AI uses more electricity, new data centres could have their own nuclear power stations.

An 11-year-old boy with congenital deafness can now hear sounds after he received groundbreaking gene therapy.

Simon Thomas knew the periodic table by heart at six. Now the Cambridge firm’s co-founder is putting his scientific brain behind graphene’s power to help us compete with China

A fast-rising diner would double as a Supercharger station.

Humane’s AI wearable is here — but what is it for?

Solar energy costs have fallen 90 per cent over the last decade, while new discoveries have seen efficiency rates rise

Passkeys are beginning to make their way into popular apps, from password managers to multi-factor authenticators, but what exactly are they? As this new technology promises to make passwords a thing of the past, Neal Fennimore explains the concepts behind passkeys, demonstrates how they work, and speculates what we might expect from them in the future.

Meta researchers developed a system to generate reconstructions of images based on human brain activity. It is imperfect, but a breakthrough.

“Plunging into the ocean is awful. Landing on a runway is really nice."

Musk wants X to replace YouTube, LinkedIn, FaceTime, dating apps, and even your bank.

Scientists in China claim they were able to give deaf children the ability to hear after a novel genetic treatment.

More than 15,000 scientists have signed onto a paper warning that the climate may collapse by the end of this century if we don't fix it now.

The UK's foremost astronomer is cautioning that if and when we encounter aliens, they may be more artificially intelligent than we expect.

Musk wants your “entire financial life” on his platform.

Holograms are getting better and cheaper and some think soon they will be everywhere.

"This opens up an entirely new avenue of treatment."