This $9 key physically locks your most addictive apps
This $9 NFC key requires you to physically scan it to unlock distracting apps on your phone.
How an overlooked geothermal plant got a second chance
In June 2024, a small company called Zanskar purchased a geothermal power plant in New Mexico that was failing fast. The water coming from the underground reservoir was getting colder by the day, making the plant uneconomical to run. Now, two years later, that plant is running at full capacity again, thanks to a new…
Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence partners with Nvidia to scale its AI research
After two years in stealth, Safe Superintelligence has announced a long-term partnership with Nvidia as it prepares to scale to its next phase.
How lasers could help provide fuel for nuclear reactors
Outside the small town of Paducah, Kentucky, a wealth of uranium is locked away in thousands of storage cylinders filled with waste material from a now-closed nuclear enrichment facility. Lasers could help get it out. A company called Global Laser Enrichment (GLE) is looking to reprocess this old material with a new technology called laser…
Someone Turned a Famous Michigan Golf Course Orange. Nobody Knows Why Yet.
All 18 greens of this historic golf course were vandalized, but police still don’t have a suspect or a motive.
Warner Bros. Discovery Is Suing Amazon Over a ‘Lawless Employee Shopping Spree’
Amazon says they were just hiring some talented execs. Warner Bros. Discovery hired lawyers.
An FDA Panel Just Moved Closer to Legalizing a Wellness Trend Worth Billions. Some Call the Decision ‘Alarming.’
The vote opens the door to easier access to peptides like BPC-157, but some scientists warn that the chemicals have not been proven safe or effective.
Single Americans Have Salary Expectations for Their Ideal Partners. Does Your Income Meet Them?
The majority of Americans in serious relationships value financial compatibility over physical attraction.
Snapchat now lets you share what you’re listening to in real time
Starting with Spotify, Snapchat users will be able to link their accounts, choose who can see their listening activity, and see what their friends are listening to in real time.
Enigma raises $70M to make controlling a robot as easy as adjusting the volume
The massive seed round was led by Index Ventures and Ribbit Capital, with participation from Sarah Guo’s Conviction Partners.
The Download: lasers for nuclear fuel, and organ preservation advances
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How lasers could help provide fuel for nuclear reactors Nuclear power provides about 9% of global electricity today, and that fraction could tick up as countries look to build new reactors.…