How medieval chess created a space in which players, regardless of race, could engage as equals

In the medieval European imagination, racial difference was often highly polarized. Black people were perceived either as ...

OpenAI is acquiring open source Python tool-maker Astral

OpenAI announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Astral, the company behind popular open source Python development tools such as uv, Ruff, and ty, and integrate the company ...
Nature

First ‘half-Möbius’ carbon chain wows chemists

The Möbius strip, a twisted loop with one continuous surface, is inspiring chemists to create new molecular structures. A team has synthesized a type of carbon-based molecule with an unprecedented ...
ZDNet

How to check if a text message is spam on Android - and the free tool I rely on

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
Reuters

Cryptocurrency News | Today's Latest Stories | Reuters

Mercado Pago, the fintech arm of e-commerce firm MercadoLibre , said on Tuesday ‌it is discontinuing its cryptocurrency, called Mercado Coin, which it had launched in 2022 as part of its loyalty ...