Science
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Mark Zuckerberg Agrees to Stay in California Despite Billionaires’ Tax Ballot Measure
Meta’s board feared that its CEO’s departure could disrupt the company’s AI ambitions. A new stock agreement gives him financial incentives to stay put.
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Diabetes and ADHD drugs to be tested on Alzheimer's patients in new study
Drugs will be tested simultaneously, which it's hoped will speed up the process of finding new treatments for this common type of dementia.
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Burnham backs pioneering clinical trial that could speed up Alzheimer’s treatments
Experts in the new trial are looking to see whether treatments help with issues such as poor memory and thinking problems
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Only one female scientist named in GCSEs, research finds
A new study finds Rosalind Franklin is the only woman named in Key Stage 4 science specifications.
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Airbnb Hosts Are Furious They Can No Longer Make Guests Do Their Chores
Some hosts are threatening to strike, while others are plotting ways around Airbnb’s new restrictions. Guests, meanwhile, are celebrating.
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Cholesterol may disrupt the brain's cleaning system in Alzheimer's disease
The glymphatic system flushes toxins out of the brain, but this seems to be disrupted in Alzheimer's disease, and cholesterol may be involved
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It’s Cozy Season. Ruggable’s October Sale Is Right on Time
My floors are cold, my home needs a seasonal refresh, and Ruggable’s October Hosting Sale is the perfect excuse to buy a new rug.
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Chemical tank explosion in Toledo, Ohio, prompts mass evacuation
Officials say the explosion released an airborne irritant that can cause burning of the eyes, nose, mouth and skin
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Trump Isn’t Even Good at TV Anymore
From Trump TV to a “Shark Tank” knockoff, the president’s latest entertainment ventures are a steep decline from his days on “The Apprentice.”
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People are vibe coding copyrighted apps with AI – will tech firms sue?
Every time a new technology hits the internet, there is a battle between the rights of users and major companies. To see how this will play out with AI, columnist Jacob Aron looks to examples from the past
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Scientists find way to help predict prostate cancer a decade in advance
A major study found clear biological differences between men who later developed prostate cancer and those who did not
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Eufy’s Versatile Security Camera Is the Cheapest It Has Ever Been
This feature-packed security camera is the perfect way to keep an eye on your home and fam from afar.
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Digital scents could add a new dimension to virtual worlds
It's now possible to convert a handful of smells into electronic signals that can be sent through the internet
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These Are the Best Deals on Our Favorite Art TVs
Samsung’s Frame and Frame Pro are both on sale, as well as some of our other favorite art TVs.
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Bose Is Buying Skullcandy. It’s Not as Weird as It Sounds
By keeping Skullcandy in Park City, Utah, Bose is betting that skate cred and budget pricing will reach listeners it’s been missing.
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‘It's the President's Fault’: The White House Blame Game Starts Early Ahead of the Midterms
As the White House contemplates losing Congress, there has been an unusually early effort to find a Republican scapegoat.
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GM Wants Your Car to Do Your Chores
The Detroit automaker wants your next vehicle to be a personal assistant, a best friend, and an autonomous errand-runner.
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Tesla's Q3 profit drops as it prepares for possible merger with Musk's other public company, SpaceX
Tesla posted a drop in profit for the latest quarter as it prepares for a possible merger with Elon Musk’s other big business, SpaceX
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Our Favorite Merino Wool Socks Are on Sale
Get ready for winter: Darn Tough socks are on sale at REI.
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Roku’s First OLED TV Is the User-Friendly Experience You’re Looking For
It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but with a friendly user interface, great remote, and below-average price, it doesn’t have to.
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Supercomputers
Discover more about Supercomputer with insights from the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Falling sea levels due to El Niño will hit mangroves and corals
As sea level rise in the eastern Pacific, they are falling around Australia and the Coral Triangle, leaving some mangroves and corals high and dry
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The iPhone Duo Proves Apple Was Right to Wait
Apple made an astonishingly good first foldable. Now iOS and third-party apps need time to catch up.
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Twisteddoodles on a cat's-eye view of science
This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
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Big Tech
Discover more about Big Tech with insights from the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Toxic chemical leak sparks mass evacuation as mysterious haze blankets Ohio city
Some Ohio residents have been ordered to evacuate because of the release of a chemical that can cause burning of the eyes, nose, mouth and skin
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‘This Is Not a Drill’: Critical PHP Vulnerabilities Are Setting the Internet on Fire
The PHP Foundation has revealed two serious vulnerabilities that could impact millions of websites. Security experts warn that failure to quickly patch the flaws could have dire consequences.
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This Startup Is All In on Recursive Self-Improvement. Its Latest Model Is Scary Good
Recursive makes the case that the benefits of using AI to build AI outweigh the risks.
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One person in hospital after crash that blocked off County Durham crossroads
One person was taken to hospital after a crash at Waldridge Road crossroads, Edmondsley, near Chester-le-Street, this morning (October 21).
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Data Centers
Discover more about Data Centers with insights from the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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How Jackdaw gas field ignites row over climate change and costs
How Jackdaw ignites arguments over climate and costs
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Bud Light Boycotters Are Still Waiting for Their ‘Woke-Free’ Beer
Ultra Right Beer, a brand launched in 2023 by MAGA political consultant Seth Weathers, has vanished from the internet with many deliveries unfulfilled.
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Some climate damage is now unavoidable even if we clean up our act
With the world looking likely to exceed 1.5°C of warming, the plan is now to reduce our carbon emissions after overshooting the target. What lasting damage will this have?
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Last Word: This week’s new questions
Which animal has the most sensory access to reality? Given the worldwide impact of carbon dioxide, why is it still used to put the fizz in water and soft drinks?
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HPE says it will run the first supercomputer benchmarks on the Moon — GPU-powered fanless Spaceborne Computer-4 is slated to ride a rover to the lunar south pole to test AI and HPC benchmarks
NASA will test coordination of three AI models trained on Earth, ISS, and lunar data.
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Last Word: How different would Earth be if anaerobic life were the only life form?
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our readers had to say
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A chemical tank explodes in Ohio, forcing evacuations and prompting fears of another blast
A chemical tank exploded in Toledo, Ohio, forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate or shelter in place due to fears of a toxic release
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These two new sci-fi novels by Claire North and Annalee Newitz really impressed us
A time traveller must fight for love in Claire North’s As We Fall Through Time, while a single-celled alien is perplexed by Earth’s biology in Annalee Newitz’s A Wall Is Also a Road. Sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson recommends both
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Tom Gauld on arriving late to the party
Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon
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North East school to close to all pupils after gas supply problem discovered
A primary school in Stockton is set to close to all pupils tomorrow after issues were discovered with its gas supply.
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US company reveals why it chose Yorkshire town for Space Test North centre
The boss of an international space business has revealed why they chose Keighley for a £9m investment in space technology.
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Miatta Fahnbulleh: 'I don't have the luxury of sitting on the fence' on North Sea gas
Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh approved the Jackdaw gas field in Aberdeen on Wednesday, arguing homegrown gas beats carbon-heavy imports. She told The Herald there will be no delay on the larger Rosebank decision but admitted jobs are not being created fast enough.
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Three dormant US nuclear reactors are being restarted to power AI data centers
The US wants to re-open several former nuclear plants
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Wikipedia was down for many — here's what we know about the outage
A bad day for trivia fans
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Tech Industry
Discover more about Tech Industry with insights from the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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A Design Flaw in Share Links Exposes Users’ Personal Conversations With Meta’s Muse
The company is suspending the feature after security researchers discovered how easy it was to access sensitive information shared with the AI assistant.
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In Honduras, hard hit by drought, authorities hope to make it rain using contentious tactic
Global warming is making the El Niño weather pattern stronger, and that’s prolonging a devastating drought across a region of Central America known as the Dry Corridor
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AI Guardrails Aren’t Stopping Criminal Hackers
Hackers around the world are all-in on using agentic AI to wage attacks—and manipulating tools like Anthropic’s Claude to help them carry out their crimes.
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Minds I've Met review: Primatologist Frans de Waal's final book is a rich mix of memoir and science
Minds I've Met review: Primatologist Frans de Waal's final book is a rich mix of memoir and science
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Last Word: What's the world actually like, if what we see is just our brain's interpretations?
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our readers had to say