• Super Bowl ad trend: Kids are in, animals are out

    Despite the apocryphal warning of W.C. Fields, kids and animals can sell stuff. And as a result, both have had their moments at the Super Bowl. Most notably, Budweiser made frogs talkin 1995, with immediately ranking the ad among “most iconic alcohol campaigns in advertising history.” And you didn’t need to be a parent to…

  • Nashville mayor on Elon Musk’s tunnel: ‘Ideal scenario… no one dies’

    Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell didn’t pull any punches when asked about Elon Musk’s plan to build a pair of tunnels beneath the city: “If it happens,” O’Connell said (via Bloomberg), “the ideal scenario would be: mostly harmless, no one dies.” He’s half-joking, but he has reason to make light of the Boring Co.’s proposal. After…

  • Your car tires might have RFID tracking tags – here’s why that’s important

    Some time ago, Michelin partnered with Beontag, an RFID manufacturer, to add embedded UHF tags to tires in both commercial and passenger vehicles. The main aim is stronger tire traceability, improving tracking across production, transport, mounting, and recycling. In simple terms, it’s a digital ID that helps follow a tire from the factory to the road,…

  • Winter Olympics today: Live updates, schedule, where to watch

    MILAN — The 2026 Winter Olympics enter the third full day of competition on Monday with four medals up for grabs: women’s slopestyle skiing, men’s Alpine skiing team combined, women’s speed skating 1,000 meters, and women’s snowboarding big air. In the women’s speed skating 1,000 meters, look out for Erin Jackson, who won gold in the 500m…

  • AI-powered apps and bots are barging into medicine. Doctors have questions

    Feb 9 () – Artificial intelligence is shaking up industries from software and law to entertainment and education. And as physicians like Dr. Cem Aksoy are learning, it’s posing special challenges in medicine as patients tap AI for advice. Aksoy, a medical resident at a hospital in Ankara, Turkey, says an 18-year-old patient and his…

  • NASA wants a nuclear reactor on the moon, but what if it melts down?

    Nuclear power is moving from science fiction concept to engineering requirement for a permanent human foothold on the Moon. NASA and the US Department of Energy are working on compact fission systems that could run a base through the two-week lunar night, but the prospect of a reactor sitting in a crater inevitably raises a…

  • Aeries Technology outlines $80M–$84M fiscal 2027 revenue target amid automation and multiyear client contracts

    Earnings Call Insights: Aeries Technology, Inc. (AERT) Q3 2026 Management View CEO Bhisham Khare highlighted continued stability in revenue, improving margins, and disciplined execution, stating the company delivered “a significant improvement in adjusted EBITDA compared to prior year quarters.” Khare emphasized ongoing efficiency improvements, scale in GCC operations, and adoption of AI and automation capabilities…

  • Lilly bets on next-generation cell therapy with $2.4 billion deal for Orna

    By Padmanabhan Ananthan and Sriparna Roy Feb 9 () – Eli Lilly will buy Orna Therapeutics for up to $2.4 billion in cash, gaining access to a technology that allows patients’ own cells to generate therapies inside the body, without the need to extract them. The deal, announced on Monday, is the latest in the…

  • NASA’s Artemis II spacesuits still have one big problem, according to former astronauts

    You would think that NASA has everything ironed out for its biggest mission series yet: the Artemis missions, which will eventually send a crew of astronauts to the lunar surface. But as Artemis II gears up to launch and the rocket is prepared for takeoff, NASA is still adapting, though not necessarily for the better.  For…

  • Is Micron Technology a millionaire maker?

    Key Points AI’s hardware needs are creating a memory shortage that Micron is well positioned to profit from. The company is exiting the consumer PC memory market and building a gigantic factory in New York to meet the market’s needs. Despite rapid revenue growth and a 300% share increase, Micron still trades at a fairly…