Artificial Intelligence Now Beats Some of the Best Human Forecasters

Posted on by Dave

For years, predicting the future has been considered one of the areas where human judgment remains especially difficult for artificial intelligence to replace. Now, that advantage is beginning to disappear. In September 2026, an artificial intelligence system won the seasonal Metaculus Cup, a forecasting competition in which participants attempt to predict real-world events. Other AI systems also finished near the top, with humans taking third and fourth place. (Hindustan Times) The result marks an important development in the rapidly evolving...Click for full post

Google Launches Googlebook Laptops: Android Meets AI

Posted on by Dave

Google has officially launched Googlebook, a new category of premium laptops built around Android, ChromeOS technologies and Gemini AI. Starting at $899, Googlebook is designed to give Android smartphone users a more seamless connection between their phone and computer. The new laptops represent one of Google's biggest changes to personal computing since the introduction of the Chromebook. Rather than simply offering another ChromeOS device, Google is combining Android's app ecosystem with desktop capabilities traditionally associated with ChromeOS. Google says the...Click for full post

T. Rex Was Warm-Blooded: Scientists Discover Its Body Temperature Was Like Ours

Posted on by Dave

For more than a century, scientists have debated whether Tyrannosaurus rex was a cold-blooded reptile or a warm-blooded, highly active predator. Now, researchers have taken what may be the clearest look yet at the dinosaur's internal temperature—and the result is surprisingly familiar. A new study published in Science Advances indicates that Tyrannosaurus rex had an average body temperature of about 97.3 degrees Fahrenheit (36.3 degrees Celsius), remarkably close to the temperature of a modern human. The finding provides direct evidence...Click for full post

NASA Awards SpaceX $946 Million for 3 More Crew Dragon Missions

Posted on by Dave

NASA has awarded SpaceX a $946 million contract modification for three additional crewed missions to the International Space Station (ISS), extending the company’s role in transporting astronauts to and from the orbiting laboratory through 2030. The new agreement adds Crew-15, Crew-16, and Crew-17 to SpaceX’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract. The award brings the total number of SpaceX missions under the contract to 17 and raises the total value of SpaceX’s CCtCap agreement with NASA to approximately $5.92 billion....Click for full post

Apple Unveils AirPods 5: New ANC, Better Sound, Siri AI and Live Translation

Posted on by Dave

Apple has officially unveiled AirPods 5, bringing a significant collection of audio and AI-focused upgrades to its open-ear wireless earbuds. The new AirPods introduce Active Noise Cancellation, improved audio architecture, hands-free Siri AI features and Live Translation. Apple announced AirPods 5 on September 9, 2026, and the earbuds officially became available in stores on September 18. The standard model starts at $129, while AirPods 5 with a Wireless Charging Case cost $149. (Apple) The new generation represents an important shift...Click for full post

Researchers Say They’ve Found the Truth About Thomas Jefferson: New DNA Evidence Explained

Posted on by Dave

For more than two centuries, historians have debated one of the most controversial questions surrounding Thomas Jefferson: Did the third president of the United States father children with Sally Hemings, an enslaved woman at Monticello? Now, researchers involved in a long-running Smithsonian investigation say they have found what they describe as the most definitive scientific answer yet. A new genomic investigation, detailed by Smithsonian scholar Richard Kurin in his forthcoming book History by a Hair, reportedly used DNA recovered from...Click for full post