People often claim to undergo transformative experiences at mass gatherings, both religious and secular. Often these experiences lead to feelings of connectedness with others. New research published in Nature Communications recruited attendees of sec ...

Regulators are close to stopping Meta from sending EU data to the US, bringing a years-long privacy battle to a head.

After a moment when hopes dimmed that the United States could become an international leader on climate change, legislation that Congress is poised to approve could rejuvenate the country’s reputation and bolster its efforts to push other nations to ...

ANALYSIS Intel is ending its Optane product line of persistent memory and that is more disastrous for the industry than is visible on the surface. The influence of ideas from the late 1960s and early 1970s is now so pervasive that almost nobody can i ...

Former CNN anchor Felicia Taylor has been arrested in Palm Beach over an alleged hit-and-run. The retired anchor-correspondent who worked for CNN International’s “World Business Today“ was arrested on July 28 after she allegedly hit another car while ...

A solar storm could be about to hit Earth, as material flows out of a hole in the Sun. The G1 class storm could cause radio communication problems, disrupt satellites and disrupt the migrations of animals, according to the US National Oceanic and Atm ...

The future could be pretty interesting...

An Oculus Quest 2 price hike is on the way, as Meta has announced plans charge more for its popular VR headset. As you’d perhaps expect the social media giant is already receiving backlash over the move, as the increase could make virtual reality fin ...

THERE’S BEEN A bit of a backlash to the news that BMW will now charge owners a subscription to use the heated seats in their cars if they weren’t a paid-for option when new. The German carmaker has been putting extra features like high-beam assist be ...

As high temperatures become more common, Phoenix is cooling down its streets by coating them in sealant that reflects the hot desert sun. Ben Tracy takes a look.

Democrats have sent the legislative text of a sweeping proposal for drug price controls to the U.S. Senate parliamentarian, who may report on Monday whether the provisions qualify for the budget reconciliation process that allows lawmakers to evade a ...

NASA has released images of Jupiter taken during James Webb's commissioning period..

A lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner at her drug possession trial in Russia on Friday gave the court a U.S. doctor’s letter recommending she use medical cannabis to treat pain. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and standout for the Phoenix M ...

Q’orianka Kilcher (The Alienist) has run into some legal trouble in Los Angeles County. KTLA reports the actress is being charged with workers’ compensation fraud.

Environmental groups are suing Dutch airline KLM, alleging that adverts promoting the company's sustainability initiative are misleading. The groups say it's the first lawsuit to challenge so-called airline industry "greenwashing" ...

James Cameron has made a lot of strong impressions during his decades-long career, from pitching "Aliens" by revealing a well-placed dollar sign to a room of execs, to (according to The Independent) being the kind of boss who will shoot you ...

For Lucy Edwards, a blind, UK-based journalist and broadcaster, maintaining a social distance in public during the height of the pandemic was challenging. That's why she tried People Detection, a feature within the iPhone's Magnifier app th ...

It's easy to think of self-driving cars as the main battleground for autonomy. Certainly, that aspect of pilotless vehicles has gotten the most attention over the past five years or so, with companies like Waymo and Argo and Cruise generally lea ...

Autonomous Raspberry Pi robots navigate their environment without bumping into things. Using an ultrasonic sensor, such as the HC-SR04, to detect obstacles is a fairly common tool for Pi-based robots and cars but this robot car project, created by ma ...

SpaceX is asking Starlink customers to help the company win a regulatory battle against Dish Network. In an email urging users to contact the Federal Communications Commission and members of Congress, SpaceX yesterday said a Dish plan to use the 12 G ...