28 May 2026
NASA’s Roman Mission Preps to Unveil New Populations of Faraway Worlds
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is poised to make a major leap in the hunt for worlds outside our solar system, known as exoplanets. Scientists expect the mission to reveal around 100,000 worlds — a staggering leap compared to the nearly 6,300 found so far thanks to NASA missions working in tandem with other observatories. And Roman will primarily find them in underexplored regions of…
28 May 2026
Harvard Confers Five Honorary Degrees at 2026 Commencement
During the 375th Commencement this morning, Harvard will confer honorary degrees on five distinguished recipients, including journalist Peggy Noonan, AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, and comedian Conan O’Brien. Three men and two women will be honored: Geoffrey Hinton, the “Godfather of AI” and winner of a Nobel Prize in Physics; Sir Noel Malcolm, a historian and political journalist expert in the…
28 May 2026
Atlas Humanoid Robot Goes Viral for Stunning Human-Like Movement
The Atlas humanoid robot developed by Boston Dynamics has drawn widespread attention online after new demonstrations showcased its remarkably fluid, human-like movement despite weighing nearly 200 pounds.
27 May 2026
5 Reasons The New Screenless Fitbit Air Is The Ultimate Tool For Focus
A massive shift in the consumer wellness landscape has officially arrived. Yesterday marked the highly anticipated global retail launch of the Fitbit Air, debuting alongside a ground-up transformation of Google’s wearable ecosystem as the classic Fitbit app officially rebranded into the unified Google Health platform.
27 May 2026
Kogod’s David Marchick To Become American University’s Interim President
The Kogod School of Business will see its dean depart this summer to become American University’s president
27 May 2026
Getting too much or too little sleep could accelerate aging, study says
New research suggests that getting less than six hours of sleep or more than eight could hasten the aging process. Scientists at Columbia University and other institutions around the globe examined the link between sleep and numerous diseases in a recently published study.
27 May 2026
I vibe-coded a billionaire jet tracker to warn people about a possible apocalypse. Then the data started getting weird.
Kyle McDonald's Apocalypse Early Warning System features a world map with the approximate locations of more than 35,000 private and business jets.
27 May 2026
I already loved this unusual dual-screen laptop, and now its AI upgrades have made it faster and more efficient
If you like the idea of working across two displays at once, the best just got better. This gorgeous two-screened laptop from ASUS returns for a 2026 refresh, now with more processing muscle thanks to Intel's cutting-edge Panther Lake chip. That means excellent local AI performance and class-leading battery life, making it a top-notch computing experience for modern creatives on the move.
26 May 2026
3D-printable humanoid legs let robotics experiments run wild
A $2,500 pair of humanoid robot legs built from 3D-printed parts and off-the-shelf components is not going to win marathons just yet. But such relatively inexpensive hardware could enable researchers to more easily test and train AI-powered robotics software in a physical body during real-world experiments.
