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Scientists discover a hidden force that helps wire the brain

As the brain develops, neurons grow long extensions known as axons. These structures connect different regions of the brain and transmit signals both within the brain and throughout the body. To establish these connections, axons must travel along very specific routes through brain tissue. Their journey depends on chemical signals as well as the physical characteristics of the environment around...

Sports

No. 18 St. John’s seeks share of Big East title at Seton Hall

Jan 20, 2026; New York, New York, USA; St. John's Red Storm forward Dillon Mitchell (1) celebrates in the direction of Seton Hall Pirates guard A.J. Staton-McCray (14) in the second half at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images No. 18 St. John's is on the verge of clinching at least a share of the Big East Conference...

Apps

Instagram and Facebook deliver instant playback and boost user engagement with Media3 PreloadManager

Existing ComplexitiesPreviously, Meta used a combination of warmup (to get players ready) and prefetch (to cache content on disk) for video delivery. While these methods helped improve network efficiency, they introduced significant challenges. Warmup required instantiating multiple player instances sequentially, which consumed significant memory and limited preloading to only a few videos. This high resource demand meant that a more...

Business

Anthropic’s investors divided on dispute with Pentagon

In 2023, as Dario Amodei was fundraising for the company’s $750 million Series D round, an investor was seated with the CEO at a dinner when he recalled him getting worked up in a conversation about safety issues around artificial intelligence. “When he was talking about the risks of AI, he contorted,” says the investor. “His body twisted. He was...

Celebrity

Blueface, Jaidyn Alexis Spark Debate: Sexuality Question With Son

Roommates, a moment between Blueface and Jaidyn Alexis has the internet talking after a clip from a recent livestream started making its rounds online. What appeared to be a casual at-home moment quickly turned into a tense exchange once a certain question came up. And, it prompted Jaidyn to step in before things went any further.RELATED: Karlissa Saffold Shares That...

Crypto

The Core Issue: Consensus Cleanup

Protocol developers often come across as more pessimistic about Bitcoin’s future than most Bitcoiners. Daily exposure to Bitcoin’s imperfections certainly shapes a sober perspective, and it’s important to reflect on what Bitcoin has achieved. Anyone in the world, no matter their race, age, gender, nationality, or any other arbitrary criterion, is able to store and transfer value on a neutral...

Entertainment

Love Story Cast, Real People They Play

Love Story's Sarah Pidgeon Reveals Surprising Way She Tapped Into Carolyn Bessette (Exclusive)For most people, taking on the roles of late American icons John F. Kennedy Jr. and wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy would be daunting, to say the least. But for model turned actor Paul Anthony Kelly—who portrays the legendary president’s son in Ryan Murphy's new limited series Love Story: John F. Kennedy...

Fashion

Feathers, Without the Dress Code

Roksanda Dress (more sizes here), Gucci Pumps, Saint Laurent Clutch (sold out, similar here), Arielle Ratner Necklace & Earrings Feathers have long been tied to formal dressing — winter galas, black-tie weddings, anything that implies an invitation and a strict dress code. This season, that framework has widened. For Spring 2026, designers pushed feather trim beyond classic eveningwear. I loved wearing the Roksanda feather-trimmed midi dress on my recent...

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