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Biologists are probing how a tangled protein soup rearranges into a steel-beating fiber, unlocking the secret behind nature's most versatile material.
The decades-old vulnerability in PHP shows how legacy code and AI-powered attacks are creating a new era of cyber risk for every company.
The AI memory leader's record quarter triggers a massive capital return - and signals the HBM boom is far from over.
AI memory demand hands the South Korean chipmaker a sharp profit beat and a $25 billion plan to reward shareholders.
Within hours of launch, new foldables broke at the crease. Apple is replacing units, and teardown expert Shahram Mokhtari is inside the hinge.
The Economist asks whether CDS protection would actually cover an AI-driven debt crisis - and why the answer matters for CFOs and boards.
OpenAI says its models disproved a bedrock computer science hypothesis, and Anthropic agrees. Independent reviewers aren't certifying it yet.
Citation Oil & Gas piled up more pollution incidents than any other Oklahoma operator - and regulators let it restart the wells that caused a toxic-waste crisis.
New rules require a year of maintenance, three contributors, and English fluency, leaving independent developers locked out of the forum they need to grow.
The suffix that conquered gaming, sleep, and the military is the word of the year - and it's a signal for how you brand, hire, and compete.
A simple liquid painted on in seconds just cleared a major clinical trial, cutting the need for pediatric dental surgery and speeding the path to FDA approval.
CuriousHagi's teardown of Apple's foldable reveals a gear-like hinge that may explain why screens crack in the same spot within hours.