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The right touch: Octopuses' surface-sensing secrets decoded

June 18, 2025 | Michael Franco
Even without noses, octopuses are able to determine which food sources are good to eat and which have gone past their prime simply by touching them. The secret, says a new study, lies with surface microbiomes and some very sensitive suckers.

ChatGPT takes on a 1977 Atari at chess ... and it didn't go well

June 15, 2025 | David Szondy
ChatGPT volunteered to play a 1977-vintage Atari 2600 to a game of chess and came to regret it after the eight-bit chess engine from the age of Disco Fever and the introduction of the Force did better than expected. A lot better.

1,250-hp ZR1X is the fastest Corvette ever made

June 18, 2025 | Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Chevrolet has gone and packed more horses into its fiery new Corvette ZR1X than any production model in the lineup's 72-year history. With a mighty 1,250 hp, the electrified all-wheel drive monster can go from 0-60 mph in under 2 seconds.

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