February 5, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm The AI boom is coming for the Switch 2 Data centers are eating up computing resources and pushing chipmakers toward AI-grade memory, tightening supply for Nintendo and other hardware makers By Eric Sullivan edited by Claire Cameron Silicon wafers like the one pictured here…
There’s a psychological cost to using the technology as your personal Cyrano de Bergerac. As Valentine’s Day approaches, finding the perfect words to express your feelings for that special someone can seem like a daunting task—so much so that you may feel tempted to ask ChatGPT for an assist.
MILAN — Believe in the Quad God. Ilia Malinin’s clutch free skate that scored 200.03 points gave the United States its second consecutive team figure skating gold medal Sunday at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games. After Amber Glenn fought through a shaky free program that finished third and lost the United States its two-point lead, Malinin stepped up…
An eight-minute excerpt of NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas‘ interview aired during the network’s Super Bowl pre-game, continuing a tradition of presidents doing sit downs with the host broadcaster. What was perhaps most notable was the newsiest weekend topic that was not discussed: The president’s posting of a video on Thursday in which Barack…
For the first time in decades, the U.S. and Russia no longer have a nuclear arms control agreement.
In the first decade of the 21st century, most scientists and policy-makers were focused on 2°C as being the highest “safe” threshold for warming above pre-industrial levels. But emerging research was beginning to suggest that even this was too severe, threatening sea level rise that would wipe out low-lying islands. In response, some scientists began to investigate the benefits of keeping…
Just in time to create a new Super Bowl ad, Crypto.com founder Kris Marszalek has made the priciest domain purchase in history, buying AI.com for $70 million, according to the Financial Times. The deal, paid entirely in cryptocurrency to an unknown seller, shatters previous records. (Broker Larry Fischer, who facilitated the sale, is presumably celebrating…
The Duchess of Sussex is outside! Duchess Meghan was out in Los Angeles last night to attend the Fifteen Percent Pledge gala. The gala benefits the Fifteen Percent Pledge, a nonprofit which advocates for retailers to “pledge” at least 15% space for Black businesses, Black designers and Black creators. This year’s gala honored Tina Knowles,…
NYU now stands alone atop the Division III women’s basketball record book with 82 consecutive victories. The Violets (20-0) beat Carnegie Mellon 69-58 on Sunday to break a tie with rival Washington University of St. Louis, which won 81 games in a row from 1998-2001. “Thrilled we beat Wash U for that record,” NYU coach…
Exit polls predicted a comfortable victory for António José Seguro, but a nationalist’s presence in the runoff showed that Portugal is not immune to Europe’s rising nationalist tide.
