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Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Songbirds like parrots and parakeets might be well known for squeaking out embarrassing one-liners and certain four-letter words, but those aren’t the only sounds they can mimic. Birds have been observed copying dog barks, car alarms, and even chainsaws. There’s also no shortage of online videos showing particularly adept birds imitating possibly the world’s most famous robot: R2-D2. But it turns out some species are better equipped to copy the Star Wars droid’s high-pitched beeps and boops than others. The findings are detailed in a paper…
The rumors have been all over the place. Some call for the Exynos 2600 application processor (AP), manufactured by Samsung Foundry using its 2nm GAA node, to power most of the Samsung Galaxy S26 models in the line, even the Galaxy S26 Ultra in some markets. Last year, Samsung Foundry had issues with the yield on its 3nm production which meant that there weren’t enough Exynos 2500 APs available for the Galaxy S25 line. Despite the rumors, Qualcomm says it will supply the AP for 75% of the Galaxy S26 seriesAs a result, the latter series was entirely powered by the…
The government of Denmark Friday that lawmakers from its political right, left and center have reached an agreement to ban social media for anyone under 15, as reported by The Associated Press. If enacted, the move would be one of the most ambitious attempts globally to keep children off social media. Momentum has been building in recent years around that social media is .The country’s Digitalization Ministry would set the minimum age at 15 for certain social media platforms but has not clarified which ones would be affected. The government also did not share specifics on how enforcement would work.A…
New York City has always been a place that people flock to—to live, to work, to visit, or to play. It’s big and exciting, and there’s almost always something happening: a new play, a new exhibit, or a new restaurant opening.According to a 2024 report by venture capital firm SignalFire, NYC experienced a tech boom in 2023, becoming the top destination for people relocating with tech jobs, with around 15 percent of them choosing the Big Apple as their destination.This isn’t the first time the city has seen an influx of technology workers; the 1990s tech boom saw Manhattan’s Flatiron…
Now that we’re in the last two months of the year, the doors are wide open for all the holiday shopping you need to take care of. If you’re still on the hunt for some gifts for a friend, family member, or loved one, you might want to consider this Fitbit Inspire 3 health and fitness tracker. It’s not even Black Friday yet, but the GPS-enabled wristwatch is already on sale with Black Friday-level prices. It normally sells for $99, but for a limited time you can pick it up on sale for 30% off: Some quick napkin math will…
We’re still waiting for Samsung to unveil the Galaxy S26 lineup, but rumors about the Galaxy S27 are already appearing. The latest leaked detail is focused on a brand-new feature for the Galaxy S27 Ultra.Galaxy S27 Ultra may feature a Polar ID face unlockSamsung may use a new face unlock technology on the Galaxy S27 Ultra, which could rival Apple’s Face ID. According to tipster @SPYGO19726 on Twitter, an early test firmware for the Galaxy S27 Ultra mentions a biometric security framework called “Polar ID v1.0.” Internal logs describe the term as a “polarized-light authentication system.”Exclusive: Early test firmware for…
There’s a fine line between luxurious and ludicrous. When you’re talking about a pair of $799 headphones, that line begins to blur. Bowers & Wilkins has been on an excellent run of form over the past few years, consistently offering some of the best sound quality you’ll find on any headphones. It doesn’t load its models down with features — sometimes it could use a few more — but there’s always a great blend of design, audio performance and capable active noise cancellation (ANC) that make for well-rounded products.And then there’s the Px8 S2. At $799, it’s $100 more expensive…
Refresh 2025-11-03T10:27:41.104Z Good morning and welcome to the Live Science news blog.At Live Science we’re a passionate bunch who love reading the latest research and how new discoveries are changing the world around us. We’re also lucky enough to write and report on it every day.But we are just a small bunch of humans, and to paraphrase the late, great Douglas Adams’ “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” science is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly hugely mind-bogglingly big it is.While we cover the most important or interesting topics of the day, there is no way we can…
As the U.S. government shutdown stretches into its second month, agency leaders at the Social Security Administration (SSA) are becoming increasingly worried about how the key government department, which provides benefits to roughly 70 million Americans, will continue to operate.WIRED obtained meeting notes from a Thursday SSA call for the administration’s field offices, where over a thousand managers from around the country spoke with field operations chief Andy Sriubas about the acute and damaging effects of the government shutdown. During the call, managers spoke candidly about staffers who can no longer afford to drive to work and a crisis of…
Anyone who makes videos or podcasts for a living knows that the impact of audio comes above just about everything else. Seriously, if your sound quality is good enough, then everything else is often secondary, and that’s why having really good microphones is so important. If you’re looking for an amazing option, then you’ll want to get a good lavalier microphone, because they’re a lot more subtle in appearance while providing excellent sound quality. Right now, Amazon has a deal on which means that the DJI Mic Mini is currently on sale with 38% off, which means it’s down to…