Silicon Valley's hottest livestream this week is a humanoid robot clocking in for a warehouse shift. It began on Wednesday, when Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock set out to prove to skeptics that his robots ...

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 15, 2026. Editorial Fellow Treasury Secretary ...

"I had every intention of carrying on with the tour and Dave Grohling it," Strings said, revealing that the Foo Fighters frontman offered his throne. By Gil Kaufman UPDATE: After the original story ...

The war between the US, Israel and Iran was, for many, a sign that the rules-based world order, a set of principles developed after World War II, is collapsing. If that era is over, what could be next ...

Citing national security, an unusual executive order gave protection to the herbicide Roundup. It also protected the U.S.’s only supply of a controversial, highly flammable munition. By Hiroko Tabuchi ...

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Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human brain? If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our ...

Years ago, an audacious Fields medalist outlined a sweeping program that, he claimed, could be used to resolve a major problem in algebraic geometry. Other mathematicians had their doubts. Now he says ...

In a hangar-like building in Louisville, Colorado, outside Denver, crumpled plastic bottles, cans and other scraps were strewn across a giant conveyor belt. But you know what they say about one man’s ...