Fun while it lasted: The room-temperature superconductor claim is probably bunk
The latest room-temp superconductor claims are losing their magnetism after several labs failed to replicate results.
The robots who predict the future
To be human is, fundamentally, to be a forecaster. Occasionally a pretty good one. Trying to see the future, whether through the lens of past experience or the logic of cause and effect, has helped us hunt, avoid being hunted, plant crops, forge social bonds, and in general survive in a world that does not…
AI Won’t Replace Designers — It Will Make Them More Creative. Here’s How
Designers can use AI to boost their efficiency and creativity.
How One Beloved Burger Chain Is Spending Millions to Get Customers Through the Door
Burger King hopes remodeling and revamping the Whopper will bring customers to stores.
Why Problems Are More Powerful Than Products
Companies spend big budgets on promoting products, but sales come from focusing on what really drives decisions.
The all-electric 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ is loaded with tech and wrapped up in big ol’ package
Like most manufacturers these days, Cadillac is looking to go all-electric in the next few years. By 2030, the company hopes to have its entire fleet run solely on electrons — no PHEVs or mild hybrids here, folks — and to do that, it needs something big to win the hearts and minds of its […]
Matter filters out microplastics, one washer at at time — and raises $10M to go industrial
Microplastics are everywhere — quite literally, as study after study shows. And while we can’t do much about the tiny, toxic particles already in our oceans, waterways, and bodies, we can try to slow the release of new ones. Matter is a startup attempting to do so (with a shiny new $10 million) using a […]
Symmetry raises $18M to bolster organizations’ data security programs
As organizations embrace cloud services — and are forced to confront changing regulations and data use standards — their ability to maintain control of data security frequently becomes strained. If they lose that control, the consequences can be quite severe. The average cost of a data breach is about $3.86 million (per IBM), and most […]
Aiming to boost retention, Threads now hooks into Instagram DMs
Despite declines in user retention numbers following its buzzy, record-breaking launch, Instagram’s Twitter (er, X) competitor Threads continues to ship new features. The company today announced a handful of updates to its new app, including one that could hook Instagram users into returning to the Threads app. That new feature, “Send on Instagram,” allows a […]
Want to pay less for your X ads? Just place them next to spam
X says it has “delivered a decade’s worth of innovation focused on creating an engaging and healthy environment” since Elon Musk’s acquisition. Sure! Everyone knows that when you think about X, you immediately think of closing a tab the twenty fourth letter of the alphabet porn Ed Sheeran’s second studio album, X, which peaked at […]
WeWork’s going concern warning is a reminder that VC and low-margin business don’t mix
It can be a good idea to raise venture capital to scale a business with highly valuable revenue, provided you can generate operating leverage later.