Chinese automotive giant Geely is expanding its Galaxy Starshine 6 lineup with a new methanol plug-in hybrid, according to China’s latest Ministry of Industry and Information Technology filing.
The model combines a 1.5-liter methanol…
An analysis by WIRED this week found that ICE and CBP’s face recognition app Mobile Fortify, which is being used to identify people across the United States, isn’t actually designed to verify who people are and was only approved for…
February 7, 2026
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Lindsey Vonn’s knees reveal the toll of elite skiing—and the body’s resilience
The decorated Olympic skier has had numerous injuries and a partial knee replacement but still plans to go for…
A robotic submersible operating beneath one of Antarctica’s most closely monitored ice shelves vanished in January 2024 during a scheduled mission. The vehicle, part of a long-running international effort to understand ice shelf dynamics…
Social media has been abuzz with renewed discussions around Jeffrey Epstein after the US Department of Justice released more than two million pages of records, along with thousands of images and videos related to the case. The massive…
If you’re going to upgrade your TV for the Super Bowl, this is the kind of deal that actually changes the experience, not just the number on the spec sheet. A 77-inch OLED is the “everyone on the couch can see everything clearly”…
February 7, 2026
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What watching the Super Bowl does to your health
Watching sporting events like the Super Bowl can influence our brains and bodies—and not always in a good way
This week in science: a major cancer analysis links most new cases to just two lifestyle habits; how poop transplants from the young could rejuvenate aging guts; a surprising new factor in kidney stone formation; and much more!
Back in March 2025, OpenAI rolled out image generation to all free users. You might remember the Studio Ghibli animation trend that immediately went viral, overloading the ChatGPT…
