What just happened? Elon Musk makes a lot of big promises, not all of which come true, but it’s hard to imagine how he won’t keep this promise. The world’s richest person says he will give one of his SpaceX shares to every child in America next year, adding that “this will be the first … Read more
Elon Musk has pledged to give every child in the United States a share of SpaceX next year, proposing a raffle potentially worth $10.7 billion as artificial intelligence companies face growing pressure over their impact on society. “Next year I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every child in America,” he wrote on … Read more
Small business software marketplace Pax8 Inc. today launched 8os, an operating system that enables its information technology service provider partners to control the artificial intelligence agents running in their customers’ businesses. A second product, 8bot, provides these customers’ employees with a managed AI workforce that partners deploy and monitor through 8os. Pax8 presented both at … Read more
What just happened? The US Air Force has announced the military’s latest step towards an autonomous future. This time, an F-22 Raptor pilot piloted a drone during a simulated combat. The pilot provided high-level tactical instructions to the YFQ-44A during the flight, essentially turning it into an unmanned wingman. The demonstration took place earlier this … Read more
Transportation is the backbone of the movement of goods, people and information. They are systems, vehicles and infrastructure that often go unnoticed until they fail. This category examines how transportation works in practice, how it continues to evolve, and the challenges engineers face in keeping it safe, reliable, and efficient. Interesting Engineering’s coverage includes road, … Read more
First look: Tesla has unveiled a next-generation Roadster that is said to be capable of flight, with a single-seat rocket configuration designed to lift off the ground and maneuver in the air. The Rocket is the most ambitious of the three versions, with a claimed zero-to-60 mph time of under 0.59 seconds. The technology pushes … Read more
Chinese artificial intelligence startup Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co. Ltd. has released an updated version of its V4.1 Flash model that claims to complete tasks faster. DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 arrives just over five weeks after the company launched the original V4.1 Flash as the smallest model in a new architectural family. Hugging Face’s model … Read more
Researchers have found a way to give plastic waste a second life. Materials chemists at the University of Vienna have found a way to convert several types of plastic waste into water-attracting polymer networks. These can absorb water even in dry climates and release it again when it warms moderately, for example from sunlight. The … Read more
British neocloud startup Nscale Global Holdings Ltd.’s plans to launch an initial public offering in the U.S. suffered a massive setback after its largest customer, Microsoft Corp. had pulled out of a key data center deal this weekend. According to a report in The Telegraph, Microsoft has today terminated an agreement to lease artificial intelligence … Read more
With 302 neurons, 200 of which are in the head, hermaphroditic female roundworms reveal surprising sex differences in the nervous system and how these differences influence behavior, reproduction and aging. Researchers at Northeastern University compared brain activity in men and hermaphrodites Caenorhabditis elegansa microscopic worm commonly used in biological research to understand how the male … Read more