An MIT study reveals what happens in the brain as lapses of attention occur following sleep deprivation. During these lapses, a wave of cerebrospinal fluid flows out of the brain — a process that typically occurs during sleep and helps to wash away waste…

Explore Florian Schneider's rare instruments and iconic equipment from Kraftwerk's pioneering electronic music legacy.

Here are seven unusual financial agreements helping to drive the ambitions of the poster child of the A.I. revolution.

"I think someone made one of my tweets into a meme coin." She said, "I'm not sure I know what those words mean." I replied, "I'm not sure I do either."

Canva makes a bold bet with Affinity: The real money is in the rank-and-file office worker, not the pros. It just turned the pro tool into the loss leader.

The Nim Team is happy to announce version 2.2.6, the third patch release for our stable release, Nim 2.2.

GitHub releases now support immutability, adding a new layer of supply chain security. With immutable releases, assets and tags are protected from tampering after publication, so the software you publish—and…

I’ve written a bit about Nix and I still face moments where foundational aspects of the package system confounds and surprises me.

This blog post describes how electronic passports work, the threats within their threat model, and how they protect against those threats using cryptography. It also discusses the implications of using electronic passports for novel applications, such as…

Michael Hudson-Doyle, a member of Ubuntu's Foundations team, has announced the introduction of [...]

Neuromorphic computing, inspired by the structure of the brain, offers advantages in parallel processing, memory storage, and energy efficiency. However, current semiconductor-based neuromorphic chips require rare-earth materials and costly fabrication processes…

European Union states are increasingly shifting toward European-based companies that offer open-source solutions. Here's why.

The discovery and application of piezoelectric crystals such as quartz, lithium niobate, and lithium tantalate have not only profoundly influenced the direction of modern scientific and technological progress but also demonstrated the great potential of materials…

A new avenue for identifying greedy, badly-behaved bots

A brief trip into the depths of Anthropic's API

Talk with Claude, an AI assistant from Anthropic

Driving a spacecraft around a planet isn’t anything like driving on a planet. A physicist explains orbital navigation.