Last week, Anthropic confirmed that it was operating a wet biology lab in the Bay Area where it uses its AI models to run physical experiments. This week, the AI giant announced that this lab has already made what it believes is a big discovery: a new enzyme “system” that…
This mysterious drama is one of the best things you can watch on Netflix this fall
Horror moviescan take all shapes, and some of the most terrifying ones resemble real life. Terror lies in the unknown of the everyday, and even stories without creatures, ghosts, curses, or murders can be filled with dread and discomfort. That idea is at the heart of the upcoming Netflix movie…
If Amazon doesn’t know how to eliminate carbon emissions, then who does?
Amazon’s chief sustainability officer said Tuesday the company doesn’t know how it will achieve its goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2040. “We are still striving towards that target,” Kara Hurst said at an Axios event, adding later that she is “not going to sit here and say, ‘We…
New patent suggests tap to pay is coming to your living room
Sure, using tap to pay services like Google Wallet and Apple Wallet is convenient when you’re paying for a coffee or taking a trip to Walmart, but have you ever wished that you could use this technology from your living room to pay for entertainment? A new patent filing suggests…
Enveda secures $311M to bring more nature-derived AI drugs into clinical trials
Enveda, a biotech startup that uses AI to discover new drugs in the natural world, has raised a $311 million Series E at a $2 billion valuation. The fresh funding, which was led by Catalio Capital Management, with participation from Iconiq and others, doubles the valuation Enveda achieved 12 months…
Your Pixel’s battery has an expiration date
If there’s one constant in the smartphone world, it’s that the batteries that power them have a limited shelf life. The chemistry within lithium-ion (li-ion) power packs is remarkable, to be sure, but it’s also flawed in that it deteriorates the more charge cycles it’s put through. This is the…
Modal Motors is trying to cut China out of electric motors entirely
Lately, it seems like everyone is talking about bringing manufacturing back to the United States, especially when it comes to hard tech like drones and robotics. Michael Van Steenburg thinks he’s ahead of the game. Van Steenburg spent the last decade building all kinds of electric motors in the U.S.…
Disney+ isn’t worth it anymore
It might not feel like it, but Disney+ launched all the way back in 2019. Many services have come and gone in that time, but Disney’s app has stuck around and continued to grow. It was backed by the then-cultural juggernaut that was Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.…
The old cybersecurity model is breaking
As concern over AI safety and rogue agents continue to make headlines, it’s no surprise that cybersecurity stocks are rising, or that investors are pouring massive amounts of capital into startups trying to build the next generation of security for an AI-native world. We’re even seeing companies like Instinct and Simile bring in nine-figure checks and…
I found out the real difference between CarPlay and CarPlay Ultra
If you have no idea what CarPlay Ultra is, or only the faintest idea, you’re forgiven. Though Apple first teased the product in 2022, it didn’t actually launch until May 2025, and the company quickly flipped back to radio silence. Conversely, the standard version of CarPlay is practically a given…