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Some people can wiggle their ears using ancient muscles Shutterstock A “useless” muscle that allows some people to wiggle their ears actually activates when we strain to hear something. Our ape ancestors lost the ability to pivot their ears when…

Much like airfryers, people feel very strongly about robotic vacuum systems – and in particularly those from iRobot, the US company that became the first to release an autonomous pizza-shaped self-cleaner with the Roomba back in 2002. But as someone…

The holiday quarter is traditionally Apple’s best in terms of earnings, and the three-month period leading up to December 28, 2024, proved to be a historic run. Cupertino’s quarterly revenues peaked at an all-time high of $124.3 billion, which is…

Last week, Founders Fund partner Delian Asparouhov realized he hadn’t checked on his genetics in a while. He clicked open a dashboard created by Nucleus Genomics, a Founders Fund-backed startup that gets saliva samples sequenced and then compares the DNA…

OpenAI may have billions of dollars in the bank. But it’s gearing up to raise billions more, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Per The WSJ, OpenAI is in talks to secure up to $40 billion in…

Qi2 became readily available for Android phones last year, but smartphones are often designed more than a year in advance of their release — that’s partly why we’ve only seen a few Qi2-equipped phones debut, like the HMD Skyline. 2025…

Jan 31, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Data Security Broadcom has released security updates to patch five security flaws impacting VMware Aria Operations and Aria Operations for Logs, warning customers that attackers could exploit them to gain elevated access or obtain sensitive…

The sixth annual Summer Game Fest is returning to Los Angeles from June 6 to June 9, 2025. Hosted by The Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley, the main event will once again be a live kickoff show at the YouTube…

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has ordered an investigation into NPR and PBS in a move that Democrats described as an attempt to intimidate the media. “I am writing to inform you that I have asked the FCC’s Enforcement…

Researchers have discovered a new type of tissue, a soft and flexible ‘fatty cartilage’ that could revolutionize the treatment of traumatic injuries, birth defects, and cartilage-damaging diseases like osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Along with bone, cartilage is an essential…