The Conversation

For $40, you can name a star for your Valentine. But it won’t mean much

Laura Nicole Driessen is an ambassador for the Orbit Centre of Imagination at the Rise and Shine Kindergarten, in Sydney's Inner West. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, romance is in the air.
CNET

TikTok Ordered to Change Algorithm Over 'Addictive Design,' or Face a Hefty Fine

The EU is threatening to take action against the social media company. It could be the start of a global reckoning. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is CNET's ...
Engadget

X's 'open source' algorithm isn't a win for transparency, researchers say

The X logo appears on a smartphone screen. (Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NurPhoto via Getty Images) When X's engineering team published the code that powers the platform's ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Medieval Monks Wrote Over a Copy of an Ancient Star Catalog. Now, a Particle Accelerator Is Revealing the Long-Lost Original Text

Researchers are using an instrument at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to uncover the original text of reused parchments. Jacqueline Ramseyer Orrell / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory A ...
Los Angeles Times

Lakers star LeBron James named an NBA All-Star for a record 22nd time

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. NEW YORK — Lakers star LeBron James made the NBA All-Star team for a record 22nd time Sunday after being selected ...
Forbes

A Star Could Suddenly Explode In 150 Days — Here’s Where To Look

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) is a "recurrent nova," a binary system that consists of a white ...
Phys.org

Massive star WOH G64 is still a red supergiant—for now

An international team of astronomers led by a researcher at Keele University has solved a long-standing cosmic mystery surrounding one of the most extreme stars ever observed. The star, known as WOH ...
Yahoo! Sports

NBA All-Star reserves: Who deserves a spot? Which potential first-time selections should make the cut?

The NBA announced the 10 players who’d been voted in as starters for the 2026 All-Star Game last week. Eight of the players on my official media ballot made the final cut: Nikola Jokić, Shai ...
Yahoo! Sports

LeBron James' All-Star starter streak comes to an end after two-plus decades

LeBron James’ All-Star starter streak has ended. For the first time in 22 years, James did not receive enough votes to earn a starting spot on an All-Star team. James finished in eighth in the voting ...
WZZM

DTE to implement credit and debit card processing fees beginning March 2nd

DETROIT — DTE Energy customers will soon have to pay a new card processing fee when paying their bills with a debit or credit card. Beginning on March 2, the Detroit-based utility company will ...
Scientific American

Scientists Just Clocked a ‘Rogue’ Planet the Size of Saturn

When we imagine a planet, we think of one like ours, orbiting a star. But some have a far lonelier existence, drifting through interstellar space without a sun to call their own. Known as “rogue” or ...