OpenAI is asking Meta to produce evidence related to any coordinated plans with Elon Musk and xAI to acquire or invest in the ChatGPT-maker. The request was made public in a brief filed Thursday in Elon Musk’s ongoing lawsuit against OpenAI. Lawyers representing OpenAI said they subpoenaed Meta in June for documents related to its potential involvement in Musk’s unsolicited,...
The next era of the space economy isn’t just about rockets and satellites — it’s about infrastructure, autonomy, and entirely new models for building and defending off-Earth assets. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 this October 27–29 in San Francisco’s Moscone West, the Space Stage is where this shift gets real. If you’re ready to explore how next-gen tech meets the cosmos,...
A Florida judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed against embattled HR and payroll provider Deel. And while Deel described this as a “Rippling-aligned” and “Rippling-supported” lawsuit, this is not the infamous lawsuit filed by its rival earlier this year that involved an alleged corporate spy. Rippling CEO Parker Conrad even went so far as to write “This litigation has...
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02590-yAn infant with an inherited life-threatening metabolic condition has responded to a tailored therapy that uses the gene-editing tool CRISPR to correct a specific mutation. Source link...
At least 15 people are feared dead in fresh flash floods triggered by intense rain in Pakistan's north-western region, that's already reeling from last week's devastating deluge. An official said a sudden surge in water had submerged several houses and swept away residents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Heavy rains have also interrupted relief work in the region. The number of...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Valentine Museum is temporarily moving the statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis to the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles for the upcoming exhibition "MONUMENTS." Originally unveiled on Monument Ave in 1907, the statue had been on view at the Valentine since 2022 from its main exhibition, "This Is Richmond, Virginia," after being...
(RNS) — A district court judge granted final approval Monday (Aug. 18) to a partial settlement for clergy and staffers of the African Methodist Episcopal Church after a substantial percentage of funds from their retirement plan were discovered to be missing. The historically Black denomination has been accused of mishandling the retirement funds, leaving many plan participants with about 30%...
Over the past 8,000 years, Utah's Great Salt Lake has been sensitive to changes in climate and water inflow. Now, new sediment isotope data indicate that human activity over the past 200 years has pushed the lake into a biogeochemical state not seen for at least 2,000 years. A University of Utah geoscientist applied isotope analysis to sediments recovered from...
A research team at the Politecnico di Milano has developed an innovative single-atom catalyst capable of selectively adapting its chemical activity. This is a crucial step forward in sustainable chemistry and the design of more efficient and programmable industrial processes. The study was published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, one of the world's most authoritative scientific journals...
Posted by Adarsh Fernando – Group Product Manager, Android Studio, and Grant Yang – Sr. Product Manager, Omnilab Today, we're excited to give you an update on Android Device Streaming and announce that Android Partner Device Labs are now stable and available in the latest stable release of Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop! Streamline your testing with Android Device Streaming...
