Technology
After 25 Years, Netflix Ends DVD Rentals
As users move to online streaming, the company will mail its last disc in September
After 13 Years Underwater, Lost Digital Camera Photos Reunited With Owner
A Colorado fisherman spotted the camera sticking out of the mud along the the Animas River
A.I. Is Coming to Your Fortune Cookies
At least one fortune-writing company is using ChatGPT to come up with the clever messages that are a beloved staple of Chinese food in America
Want to Help the FBI Find Stolen Art? There's an App for That
A new mobile app provides access to the National Stolen Art File, a database of 8,000 missing items
For Young Threatened Desert Tortoises, These Technologies Have Arrived to Help
Biologists are deploying 3D-printed replicas of hatchlings, lasers and drones to curb predation
These Robot Dogs Are Learning to Paint. Soon, You Can Watch Them Work
Agnieszka Pilat and her automated artists will be featured in the National Gallery of Victoria's Triennial
Can Apple Solve Classical Music's Streaming Problems?
The tech giant has created a new app with a search engine tailor-made for the genre
From 'the Brick' to the iPhone, the Cellphone Celebrates 50 Years
As the technology turns 50, science fiction might hint at the cellphone's next chapter
The ISS Will Fall From the Sky After the End of the Decade. What Will Replace It?
As NASA plans to retire the orbiting laboratory, these four privately owned and operated space stations are under development
You Could Win $1 Million by Deciphering These Ancient Roman Scrolls
The Herculaneum scrolls have remained unreadable since their discovery in 1750, but researchers hope to change that
Google Launches A.I. Chatbot—How Does it Compare to ChatGPT and Bing?
Bard might give incorrect answers, but it "doesn't go off the rails"
Scientists 3D Printed a Slice of Cake
The seven-ingredient recipe shows potential for the future of making food with this technology, researchers say
Is Saliva the Next Frontier in Cancer Detection?
Scientists are finding tumor signals in spit that could be key to developing diagnostic tests for various types of cancer
How Artists' Day Jobs Shape Their Craft
A new exhibition examines the generative relationship between work and creativity
Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out How Animals Follow a Scent to Its Source
Uncovering the varied strategies that animals employ could help engineers develop robots that accomplish similar tasks
Thousands of Artists Reimagine Vermeer's 'Girl With a Pearl Earring'
A Dutch museum selected winning works by five artists—and one A.I. image generator
This A.I. Used Brain Scans to Recreate Images People Saw
The technology, which was tested with four people, is still in its infancy but could one day help people communicate or decode dreams, researchers say
Hidden Chamber Revealed Inside Great Pyramid of Giza
Researchers used cosmic-ray imaging to uncover the 30-foot-long corridor
Genetically Modified Trees Are Taking Root to Capture Carbon
A start-up created the plants to help combat the climate crisis, but they have so far only been tested in a lab setting
How California Took Over the World
A sweeping book offers a provocative new history arguing that today's inequality can be traced back to the state's founding
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