Science

The 15 costliest US hurricanes of the 21st century, ranked

Fri, 04/17/2026 - 11:51

Tech Insider : Economy, Travel, Business

Search and rescue volunteers rescue patients from the Cypress Glen nursing home engulf in floodwater in Port Arthur, Texas, on Aug. 30, 2017. — Search-and-rescue volunteers rescued patients from the Cypress Glen nursing home, which was engulfed in floodwater in Port Arthur, Texas, during Hurricane Harvey.
Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images

Science, economy, Travel, Hurricanes, hurricane-season, climate-change, storms

OpenAI launches GPT-Rosalind, a specialised AI model for drug discovery and life sciences research

Fri, 04/17/2026 - 03:51

TNW News

Named after the crystallographer who helped reveal the structure of DNA, GPT-Rosalind is OpenAI’s first domain-specific model series, fine-tuned for biochemistry, genomics, and protein engineering. Access is restricted to a trusted-access programme for vetted enterprise customers including Amgen, Moderna, and Thermo Fisher Scientific. OpenAI has launched GPT-Rosalind, a frontier reasoning model built specifically for life […]

Artificial Intelligence, Science, Next Featured

Memorable moments from the Artemis II mission: from a Microsoft Outlook outage to an emotional crater naming

Fri, 04/10/2026 - 22:07

Tech Insider : Business, Style

A view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman — The Artemis II mission surpassed the distance records set by the Apollo 13 mission.
NASA/via REUTERS

Science, Artemis, space-exploration, human-spaceflight, NASA, Space

Using Emojis at Work? You’re Not Going to Like This Study 😮

Thu, 04/09/2026 - 17:10

Gizmodo

Over 200 test subjects weighed in and emoji use makes you appear less competent. I am so sorry, my dude.

Antarctic Expedition to ‘Danger Zone’ Accidentally Discovers Previously Uncharted Island

Thu, 04/09/2026 - 13:30

Gizmodo

Polar scientists thought it was a dirty iceberg at first.

Science

Spain’s Xoople raises $130m to build the data infrastructure AI needs to understand Earth

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 16:48

TNW News : Technology

In short: Xoople, a Madrid-based geospatial data company founded in 2019, has raised a $130 million Series B led by Nazca Capital, bringing its total funding to $225 million and pushing its valuation into unicorn territory. The round was co-invested by MCH Private Equity, CDTI (the Spanish government’s technology development fund), Buenavista Equity Partners, and Endeavor […]