Synchronized star pairs unleash radio bursts via a Jupiter-Io-like mechanism

Researchers have helped unravel the mystery of why certain pairs of stars pulse with regular, long-period bursts of radio waves. The particular class of objects observed comes in pairs that always ...
The New York Times

So You Want to Build an A.I. Star?

Designers at a new crop of creative studios create fake personas they hope real people will love. Are they distorting culture or mirroring it? The A.I. personas created by Inception Point AI include, ...

A.I. Is Finding Sperm Where Doctors Couldn’t

New technology may make it easier for men with extremely low sperm counts to have biological children. By Andrew Zaleski The hardest part of Dr. Zev Williams’s job as a fertility physician is telling ...

Trillion-mile gas streamer may explain tilt of triple-star system's outer planet-forming ring

A team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has captured a massive stream of gas—one ...
The Star

Anthropic AI model finds flaws in tough-to-crack encryption algorithms

During a research-led test, Claude Mythos Preview was able to detect new ways to attack cryptographic algorithms. — MARISSA LESHNOV/The New York Times WASHINGTON: A leading artificial intelligence (AI ...
Bloomberg L.P.

AI Lab Midjourney Eyes Suite of Apps After Buying Astrology Startup Co-Star

Artificial intelligence lab Midjourney Inc. has bought the popular astrology app Co-Star and is building its first standalone image-generation app, the startup’s latest moves to push into new business ...
MLB

In City of Brotherly Love, AL rides 3-run 1st to win All-Star Game

PHILADELPHIA -- It was a celebration of America. And a celebration for the American League. The 2026 All-Star Game defied the regular-season standings that have been marked by unassertive AL teams.