Welcome to a "profound moment for humanity," according to Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, who closed out Google I/O's keynote presentation on Tuesday, saying: Google's cutting-edge research and products will help unlock AGI's incredible potential for the benefit of the
The loss of dense kelp forests along the Maine coast—and the northward proliferation of small, carpet-like turf algae in its place—is accelerating as the ocean warms, according to new research by scientists at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.
Researchers at Clarkson University are advancing the use of artificial intelligence and computational physics to accelerate discovery of next-generation materials for quantum technologies, optoelectronics, and renewable energy applications.
President Trump is set to give remarks Tuesday evening at the annual congressional picnic. Trump earlier Tuesday touted his $400 million ballroom project during an impromptu presser from the construction site near the now-demolished East Wing, telling reporters, "All of this
When Mya began conceptualizing what would become her ninth album “Retrospect,” she knew she needed to subsume herself in a sound that both played to her performance strengths and spoke to where she’s at in life. “I wanted to turn it up a notch,” she tells Variety of the
Presented by Anthropic {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy PRESENTED BY The Big Story IRS barred from auditing Trump’s old tax returns Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order Tuesday that leaves the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) “forever barred” from
With the spring art fairs behind us, we can relax for a moment and enjoy some restorative community time. That’s exactly the purpose of Bahar Behbahani’s Damask Rose project at Governors Island, where artists and cultural practitioners convened to share stories, play music, and
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What better way to unwind from a two-hour-long keynote presentation than to pour over the weirdest and wildest details, from a Gmail bot you can converse with to DeepMind's leader saying the singularity is near. The Vergecast went live right after the show, with Senior AI
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Kids digital safety concerns collide with prediction market debate The growing popularity of prediction markets has caught the attention of kids’ online safety advocates in Congress and gambling researchers, putting pressure on
Experts have warned we're in "for a very bad year."
The Iranian football federation vice-president said Tuesday he was "very confident" in FIFA's protocols as the team prepare to play at the World Cup in the United States. Iran's national team arrived in Turkey for a pre-tournament training camp on Monday. The players are to
A new study led by Dr. Lin Su of Queen Mary University of London, published today in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, describes a new integrated solar reactor in which engineered Escherichia coli (E. coli) are grown directly inside the same liquid that converts CO₂
Anime has gone mainstream in the United States, drawing millions of fans who spend big money on conventions, streaming, gaming, and merchandise. But anime is no longer reserved just for cosplayers. Now, businesses and sports franchises are increasingly tapping into anime
The strength of Malaysia’s case will depend on whether export approval was explicitly tied to delivery of the missiles, and what remedies exist if a sovereign government blocks the transfer, says an analyst.
Management's calling in the big guns.
Set to launch production this summer, writer-director Casey Twenter's feature focuses on a single mom returning to her childhood home.
China is a stunted financial power, leaving the US free to rule global markets, says Ruchir Sharma for the Financial Times.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who lost his bid for a third term in Saturday’s Louisiana Senate Republican primary, on Tuesday became the fourth Republican senator to vote to advance a war powers resolution directing President Trump to withdraw U.S. armed forces deployed against
The measure marks a symbolic win for Democrats and a growing number of Republicans who have questioned the Trump administration's war with Iran.
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Bipartisan highway bill seeks to charge EV fees The House version of a bipartisan highway bill proposes to add a $130 registration fee for electric vehicles (EV) and a $35 fee for plug-in hybrids. © AP
Giant Skull and Stig Asmussen aren't making a Dungeons and Dragons game after all.
In the HiPEQ project, a consortium of industry and research partners has developed new laser-based approaches to enable miniaturized, robust beam sources for quantum technology. Among others, the consortium also used lasers to grow novel optical insulator crystals. The project
Governments around the world conserve plants and animals in part by setting aside land. Whether as wilderness reserves or as resource management zones that allow industrial activities such as logging, 17.4% of the planet's land offers some measure of protection. These protected
We are getting ever closer to the release of Mary In The Junkyard’s debut album. Role Model Hermit has already given us “Crash Landing” and “Candelabra,” and now the London upstarts have added a fabulous third single called “New Muscles.” There’s so much happening in this nifty
After five years between games, the sixth main “Horizon” installment in one of the best racing games for Xbox is available to download and play right now. If you’re a fan of the “Forza Horizon” series, then you’re going to be excited for “Forza Horizon 6” from Playground Games
Breezy and charming, the latest Switch 2 exclusive could be the best new Yoshi game in years
Netflix signs big deal with Michael Jelenic and Aaron Horvath (The Super Mario Galaxy Movie) for new animated movies and TV.
And welcome the Rascal grenade launcher to the party.
Vice President Vance took to the White House briefing room Tuesday in what was a decidedly more subdued manner than that of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s unruly turn at the podium. Vance sought to tame reporters teaming with questions, pointing at some randomly and other
If you are one of the millions of Americans hitting the road during the Memorial Day weekend, you may want to plan carefully to avoid being trapped in holiday weekend gridlock.
Last year, after watching Google's I/O keynote, I wrote that it felt like Google's future was Google googling. After watching this year's I/O keynote on Tuesday, I don't think Google just wants to google for you - I think it wants to do everything for you, all from a search
The much anticipated Netflix MMA card headlined by Gina Carano and Ronda Rousey pulled in an estimated audience of roughly 12 million viewers. The Netflix/Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) card drew an average minute audience (AMA) of 12.4 million Live+1 viewers globally, per
Book on Truth in the Age of A.I. Contains Quotes Made Up by A.I. : The author of a nonfiction book about the effects of artificial intelligence on truth acknowledged on Monday that he had included numerous made-up or misattributed quotes concocted by A.I. The author, Steven
A review paper led by researchers from the University of St Andrews highlights the transformative potential in the use of radar in polar research to predict future sea levels.
Today's computers store information using only two values: 0 and 1. But as electronic devices become smaller and reach their limits, scientists are searching for new ways to pack more information into the same space. One idea is to use magnetism. In some materials, atoms behave
Anthropic and the Pentagon squared off Tuesday in a federal appeals court, where the artificial intelligence firm faced an uphill battle in convincing three Republican-appointed judges that Secretary Pete Hegseth’s supply chain risk label violated the law. Lawyers for the
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) predicted that the GOP will maintain its majority in November in comments made Tuesday following President Trump's endorsement of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a closely watched Senate GOP primary. The president announced his
Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, appeared frustrated with questions from House Democrats who pressed him on a range of issues about the conflict.
Australian sax-and-drums duo Party Dozen make freaked-out, fired-up rock ‘n’ roll. Their 2022 debut album The Real Work wound up in our Album Of The Week column, and they followed it up with 2024’s Crime In Australia. After dropping the one-off single “Mad Rooter” last year,
President Trump’s decision to endorse Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn, who was widely seen as the stronger general election pick, is roiling the Lone State State’s bitter primary battle days one week before the run-off election. The call was a remarkable
The May 2026 rebalancing by Morgan Stanley Capital International may go down as one of the most consequential shocks in the modern history of Indonesia’s stock market. The sweeping removal of Indonesian companies from the prestigious MSCI global index family was not merely a
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing for a two-day visit, where young Chinese flag-wavers and officials welcomed him at the airport ahead of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Black Democrats on Capitol Hill are amplifying their calls for Black athletes to boycott state universities in the South, saying those schools have done nothing to fight the Republican gerrymandering that’s led to the elimination of minority districts. Led by the Congressional
For years, civil society organizations, workers, journalists, and human rights experts have warned that major technology companies risk enabling grave human rights abuses when they provide cloud computing, AI, and surveillance infrastructure to governments implicated in
Google has big promises for its AI-powered future - and a lot of it depends on your trust. At I/O 2026, Google described a bunch of new tools that it claims will make your life easier. Gemini Spark, Google's always-on AI agent, can help organize an upcoming event, while Daily
He followed up his tweet praising an AI-generated fan trailer for a Final Fantasy VI remake with AI-sloppified work of his own
The glasses will go on sale sometime in autumn and allow Google's artificial intelligence product to interact with a user.
Cows eat grass...everyone knows that. But climate change is forcing producers and scientists to rethink some of our long-held assumptions about livestock nutrition. Crop costs are climbing. Traditional pastures are under pressure. And researchers are casting a wider net for
