On March 23 2016, Microsoft’s first public chatbot, Tay, came online and began to learn at a geometric rate. Fortunately for humanity, the end result of this was Tay spewing Nazi propaganda across the Internet as opposed to a cozy little game of Global Thermonuclear War. Unfortunately, it took less …

One of the problems with imaging living biological cells is that they don’t want to be held still. Or, more accurately, they don’t want to be held to a surface like a microscope slide. Prepping and fixing the cells changes them irrevocably, altering whatever a scientist was trying to observe. …

For years, the conventional wisdom was that Mars existed as little more than a cold, barren dust ball in space. The idea that it once supported life was considered unlikely. But then we started sending probes the the Red Planet, and more recently rovers like Curiosity. Since its arrival in …

A new Skype application dubbed “Skype Mingo” has been spotted in the wild, offering Android users the ability to use Skype as the native calling app and contacts manager for their smartphone, while still being able to take advantage of Skype features like chat, file and photo sharing, video calls, and …

The phenomenal mobile hit Pokémon Go has peaked, just as the anticipated Nintendo title Super Mario Run hits the App Store, vying for mobile users’ attention and the chance to best Pokémon’s record-breaking numbers. According to new data from App Annie, Pokémon Go has seen declines in both downloads and …

A Taiwan-based startup called Next Entertainment has raised $25 million in an outsized Series A round of funding for apps that make it possible to live stream for a living. The company’s founder and CEO, Andy Zhong, is no stranger to tech and new media. He previously started FunPlus, a …

Instead of overindulging at every holiday function, why not make your own batch of lower-calorie treats to bring along? By being thoughtful about the ingredients used, you can have your cookies and avoid that holiday bloat, too. RELATED: 10 Irresistible Protein Cookie Recipes From classic sugar cookies to biscotti to mint …

A strange sound in the Mariana Trench notable for its complexity likely represents the discovery of a new minke whale call, says a team of marine researchers from Cornell University and Oregon State University. Minke whale. Image credit: Len Joh / CC BY-ND 2.0. Dubbed the ‘Western Pacific Biotwang,’ this …

A team of researchers in Spain has successfully sequenced and analyzed the genome of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), the world’s most endangered feline and a unique example of a species on the brink of extinction. The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus): a female lynx with two cubs. Image credit: Centre …

Keith McCarty, founder of the well-funded pot delivery startup Eaze, is stepping down from his position as CEO. Instead, the startup’s chief product and technology officer Jim Patterson will take on the role and McCarty will remain on the board of directors “as a strategic advisor on company growth,” says …