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Scientists finally solve the mystery of yeast’s tiny centromeres Centromeres serve the same fundamental purpose across nearly all forms of life. These regions of DNA ensure that chromosomes are properly separated when cells divide. Despite this shared role, centromeres vary dramatically in their structure. Some organisms have large stretches of repetitive DNA, while yeast uses extremely small and simple versions known as "point" centromeres. This striking diversity, combined with the fact that centromeres evolve quickly, has puzzled scientists for decades.

Scientists finally solve the mystery of yeast’s tiny centromeres

Centromeres serve the same fundamental purpose across nearly all forms of life. These regions of DNA ensure that chromosomes are properly separated when cells divide. Despite this shared role, centromeres vary dramatically in their…

I reviewed the MacBook Neo, ask me anything It’s MacBook Neo review day, so let’s talk Apple’s new $599 laptop. I’m going to host another AMA for Verge subscribers today at 11AM PT / 2PM ET. Like last time, it’ll all take place in the comments section of this post. What do you want to know about the MacBook Neo? I’ve got the “blush” pink one on hand right now, and I’m happy to answer whatever I can about Apple’s new MacBook with an iPhone chip.

I reviewed the MacBook Neo, ask me anything

It’s MacBook Neo review day, so let’s talk Apple’s new $599 laptop. I’m going to host another AMA for Verge subscribers today at 11AM PT / 2PM ET. Like last time, it’ll all take place in the comments section of this post. What do you want to know about…

Boston frontman Tommy DeCarlo dies aged 60 | Music Tommy DeCarlo, the frontman of US rock band Boston since 2007, has died of brain cancer, his family have confirmed. “It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our dad, Tommy DeCarlo, on Monday, 9 March 2026,” they wrote in a statement. “After being diagnosed with brain cancer last September, he fought with incredible strength and courage right up until the very end.

Boston frontman Tommy DeCarlo dies aged 60 | Music

Tommy DeCarlo, the frontman of US rock band Boston since 2007, has died of brain cancer, his family have confirmed. “It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our dad, Tommy DeCarlo, on Monday, 9 March 2026,” they wrote in a statement.…

Legora reaches $5.55 billion valuation as AI legaltech boom endures Legora, an AI platform for lawyers, is now valued at $5.55 billion following a $550 million Series D set to fuel its growth in the U.S. That’s despite growing competition with rival Harvey, but also with Microsoft Copilot and generalist large language models (LLMs). Publicly listed legal software companies saw their stocks drop when Anthropic unveiled a legal plugin for Claude…

Legora reaches $5.55 billion valuation as AI legaltech boom endures

Legora, an AI platform for lawyers, is now valued at $5.55 billion following a $550 million Series D set to fuel its growth in the U.S. That’s despite growing competition with rival Harvey, but also with Microsoft Copilot and…

V-bucks are getting more X-pensive Everything is more expensive now, even Fortnite’s in-game currency. Starting on March 19th, V-bucks packs will include less of the premium currency at the same prices. For instance, players can currently get 1,000 V-bucks for $8.99, but after the price increases they will only get 800 V-bucks at the same rate. The price of exact amount packs is increasing from $0.50 per 50 V-bucks to $0.99 per 50 V-bucks.

V-bucks are getting more X-pensive

Everything is more expensive now, even Fortnite’s in-game currency. Starting on March 19th, V-bucks packs will include less of the premium currency at the same prices. For instance, players can currently get 1,000 V-bucks for $8.99, but after the price increases…

YouTube expands AI deepfake detection for politicians, government officials, and journalists YouTube is expanding its likeness detection technology, which identifies AI-generated deepfakes, to a pilot group of government officials, political candidates, and journalists, the company announced Tuesday. Members of the pilot group will gain access to a tool that detects unauthorized AI-generated content and lets them request its removal if they believe it violates YouTube policy. The technology itself launched last year…

YouTube expands AI deepfake detection for politicians, government officials, and journalists

YouTube is expanding its likeness detection technology, which identifies AI-generated deepfakes, to a pilot group of government officials, political candidates, and journalists, the company announced…

Stanford scientists say colorblindness may hide a deadly bladder cancer warning Seeing blood in urine is often the first clue that something is wrong. For many people, noticing this symptom prompts a medical visit that can lead to an early diagnosis of bladder cancer. However, for people with colorblindness, detecting that warning sign may be far more difficult. Because many forms of color vision deficiency make it hard to perceive red tones, blood in urine can go unnoticed.

Stanford scientists say colorblindness may hide a deadly bladder cancer warning

Seeing blood in urine is often the first clue that something is wrong. For many people, noticing this symptom prompts a medical visit that can lead to an early diagnosis of bladder cancer. However, for people with…

Jazza Dickens Makes First WBA Title Defense Against Anthony Cacace On March 14 For Dickens, the bout marks the first defense of the belt he secured after years of setbacks and rebuilds. Dickens (36-5, 15 KOs), 34, was elevated to full WBA champion in December when Lamont Roach was stripped of the title. The Liverpool southpaw had previously stopped Olympic gold medalist Albert Batyrgaziev in the fourth round to claim the interim belt earlier in 2025.

Jazza Dickens Makes First WBA Title Defense Against Anthony Cacace On March 14

For Dickens, the bout marks the first defense of the belt he secured after years of setbacks and rebuilds. Dickens (36-5, 15 KOs), 34, was elevated to full WBA champion in December when Lamont Roach was stripped of the…

Ryan Gosling’s space epic is ‘a mind-stretching sci-fi’ ★★★★☆ Luckily, he's not quite alone. It turns out that another spacecraft is on the same mission from a different planet, and it, too, has just one living occupant, a crab-like alien made of lumps of stone (a puppet, with some digital tweaking). The jovial Rocky, as Grace calls him, builds a corridor between the two ships, and Grace learns to talk to it via his computer, which can translate its R2D2-ish burbles into English (the main puppeteer, James Ortiz, provides its chirpy voice).

Ryan Gosling’s space epic is ‘a mind-stretching sci-fi’ ★★★★☆

Luckily, he's not quite alone. It turns out that another spacecraft is on the same mission from a different planet, and it, too, has just one living occupant, a crab-like alien made of lumps of stone (a puppet, with some digital…

Adobe is debuting an AI assistant for Photoshop Adobe announced on Tuesday that its AI assistant for Photoshop is becoming available to users in beta on the web and in the mobile apps. The company is also adding new AI-powered image editing capabilities to Firefly, its tool for media generation and editing. The creative tooling company first announced an AI assistant for Photoshop during its MAX event in October…

Adobe is debuting an AI assistant for Photoshop

Adobe announced on Tuesday that its AI assistant for Photoshop is becoming available to users in beta on the web and in the mobile apps. The company is also adding new AI-powered image editing capabilities to Firefly, its tool for media generation…

iRobot’s Roomba Mini can clean where its larger robovacs can’t reach The Roomba Mini was originally developed for smaller Japanese homes, but iRobot is expanding its availability to the United Kingdom where it’s now available for £379, and the rest of Europe for €399. Color options include back, pink, white, and mint. The company also plans to make the Roomba Mini available to US customers through its TikTok Shop in the summer, but pricing and a specific launch date haven’t been announced yet.

iRobot’s Roomba Mini can clean where its larger robovacs can’t reach

The Roomba Mini was originally developed for smaller Japanese homes, but iRobot is expanding its availability to the United Kingdom where it’s now available for £379, and the rest of Europe for €399. Color options include back,…

Alexander Butterfield, Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies at 99 WASHINGTON (AP) — Alexander Butterfield, the White House aide who inadvertently hastened Richard Nixon's resignation over the Watergate scandal when he revealed that the president had bugged the Oval Office and Cabinet Room and routinely recorded his conversations, has died. He was 99. His death was confirmed to The Associated Press by his wife, Kim, and John Dean, who served as White House counsel to Nixon during the Watergate scandal and went on to, along with Butterfield, help expose the wrongdoing.

Alexander Butterfield, Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies at 99

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alexander Butterfield, the White House aide who inadvertently hastened Richard Nixon's resignation over the Watergate scandal when he revealed that the president had bugged the Oval Office and Cabinet…

Cosmic voids look empty but they may be tearing the universe apart Imagine removing everything from the deepest regions of cosmic voids. Take away ordinary matter, neutrinos, dark matter, cosmic rays, and radiation. What remains appears to be nothing but empty space. It may sound contradictory, but these enormous voids are filled with the vacuum of spacetime. And importantly, that vacuum is not truly nothing. The vacuum of spacetime contains something fundamental. It is difficult to describe precisely with everyday language, but physicists refer to these underlying ingredients as quantum fields.

Cosmic voids look empty but they may be tearing the universe apart

Imagine removing everything from the deepest regions of cosmic voids. Take away ordinary matter, neutrinos, dark matter, cosmic rays, and radiation. What remains appears to be nothing but empty space. It may sound contradictory,…

This SpaceX veteran says the next big thing in space is satellites that return to Earth The reusable rocket has transformed the space industry in the last decade, and a new startup led by a SpaceX veteran wants to do the same for satellites. Brian Taylor, who helped build satellites for networks like SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Leo, founded Lux Aeterna in December 2024 to develop satellite structures with a built-in heat shield that will allow them to return to Earth with their payloads intact.

This SpaceX veteran says the next big thing in space is satellites that return to Earth

The reusable rocket has transformed the space industry in the last decade, and a new startup led by a SpaceX veteran wants to do the same for satellites. Brian Taylor, who helped build satellites for networks…

What’s the Best iPhone to Buy or Avoid Right Now? (2026) What's New in iOS 26? Photograph: Julian Chokkattu Wait, what happened to iOS 19? If you're confused as to how we got to iOS 26 from iOS 18, don't worry: You didn't miss anything. Apple decided to change the naming structure for all of its operating systems to 26 this year to reflect 2026. It's kind of like new car models.

What’s the Best iPhone to Buy or Avoid Right Now? (2026)

What's New in iOS 26? Photograph: Julian Chokkattu Wait, what happened to iOS 19? If you're confused as to how we got to iOS 26 from iOS 18, don't worry: You didn't miss anything. Apple decided to change the naming structure for all of its…

Scientists may have discovered a brand-new mineral on Mars A new study published in Nature Communications reports the detection of an iron sulfate on Mars that may represent a previously unknown mineral. Sulfur is abundant on Mars and commonly combines with other elements to create sulfate minerals. On Earth, most sulfates dissolve easily in rainwater. Mars, however, is extremely dry, allowing these minerals to persist for billions of years and preserve evidence of ancient environmental conditions.

Scientists may have discovered a brand-new mineral on Mars

A new study published in Nature Communications reports the detection of an iron sulfate on Mars that may represent a previously unknown mineral. Sulfur is abundant on Mars and commonly combines with other elements to create sulfate…

How Can a Locomotive Pull a Long Train That’s Much Heavier? The second difference is the equal sign instead of less-than-or-equal. This means the frictional force is constant as long as the object is sliding—it doesn’t equal the applied force anymore. That means the net force isn’t zero. Push harder on the chair by running and the chair will speed up. Let's go back to that tug-of-war. The driver on the right now has an idea: Instead of gunning his engine, he throttles down to maintain a static friction interaction with the rails.

How Can a Locomotive Pull a Long Train That’s Much Heavier?

The second difference is the equal sign instead of less-than-or-equal. This means the frictional force is constant as long as the object is sliding—it doesn’t equal the applied force anymore. That means the net force isn’t zero. Push…

AI network startup Eridu emerges from stealth with hefty $200M Series A Drew Perkins has been inventing computer network tech and building startups since the dawn of the internet age. Now he’s back as a co-founder and CEO of AI networking startup Eridu that’s officially coming out of stealth on Tuesday with an oversubscribed $200 million Series A round. The round was led by Socratic Partners, renowned VC John Doerr, Matter Venture Partners, and others. 

AI network startup Eridu emerges from stealth with hefty $200M Series A

Drew Perkins has been inventing computer network tech and building startups since the dawn of the internet age. Now he’s back as a co-founder and CEO of AI networking startup Eridu that’s officially coming out of stealth on…

WATCH: Trump holds news conference to answer questions about Iran President Donald Trump provided an update on Iran and answered questions from reporters before he left Florida on Monday. Watch Trump's news conference in our video player above. The news conference came amid rising concerns about high oil and gasoline prices because of the war. Trump told reporters at that the war with Iran began because that country was starting work on a new site for developing material for nuclear weapons.

WATCH: Trump holds news conference to answer questions about Iran

President Donald Trump provided an update on Iran and answered questions from reporters before he left Florida on Monday. Watch Trump's news conference in our video player above. The news conference came amid rising concerns about…

This 2-pound dinosaur is rewriting what scientists know about evolution Researchers have identified a 90 million year old fossil that helps solve a long standing mystery about a strange group of prehistoric animals. The discovery was led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities scientist Peter Makovicky along with Argentine paleontologist Sebastian Apesteguía. Their findings, published in the peer reviewed journal Nature, describe a nearly complete skeleton of Alnashetri cerropoliciensis. This dinosaur belonged to a peculiar group of bird like theropods called alvarezsaurs.

This 2-pound dinosaur is rewriting what scientists know about evolution

Researchers have identified a 90 million year old fossil that helps solve a long standing mystery about a strange group of prehistoric animals. The discovery was led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities scientist Peter…

Meta’s deepfake moderation isn’t good enough, says Oversight Board Meta’s methods for identifying deepfakes are “not robust or comprehensive enough” to handle how quickly misinformation spreads during armed conflicts like the Iran war. That’s according to the Meta Oversight Board — a semi-independent body that guides the company’s content moderation practices — which is now calling on Meta to overhaul how it surfaces and labels AI-generated content across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.

Meta’s deepfake moderation isn’t good enough, says Oversight Board

Meta’s methods for identifying deepfakes are “not robust or comprehensive enough” to handle how quickly misinformation spreads during armed conflicts like the Iran war. That’s according to the Meta Oversight Board — a…

Use Microsoft PC Manager to Speed Up Your Windows 11 Computer Microsoft Windows has been with us for more than 40 years at this point. Over that time it's managed to gather all kinds of add-ons, companion apps, and utilities that you may not necessarily have discovered. Some of these are made by Microsoft itself. There's Microsoft PowerToys, for example, which lets you tweak everything from keyboard shortcuts to the layout of your desktop.

Use Microsoft PC Manager to Speed Up Your Windows 11 Computer

Microsoft Windows has been with us for more than 40 years at this point. Over that time it's managed to gather all kinds of add-ons, companion apps, and utilities that you may not necessarily have discovered. Some of these are made by…

Whoop launches a new blood test focused on women’s health Fitness wearable maker Whoop is launching a new panel focused on women’s health through its Whoop Labs blood testing service. The company is also adding a new feature to its app that surfaces information about hormonal changes during menstrual cycles. The startup said the panel includes 11 blood biomarkers that can give insights into aspects such as cycle regulation and hormonal transitions: Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH), Progesterone, Prolactin, and Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPOAb), Free T4, Free T3, Leptin, Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin), Folate, Magnesium, and Phosphate (as Phosphorus).

Whoop launches a new blood test focused on women’s health

Fitness wearable maker Whoop is launching a new panel focused on women’s health through its Whoop Labs blood testing service. The company is also adding a new feature to its app that surfaces information about hormonal changes during…

Iranian foreign minister says negotiations with U.S. may be off the table Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday that talks with the United States may be off the table after the U.S. and Israel initiated a military operation against the country. In an interview with PBS News Hour co-anchor Amna Nawaz, Araghchi said he didn't think talking with Americans "would be on our agenda anymore." Araghchi cited last year's negotiations over Iran's nuclear capabilities that preceded the U.S.

Iranian foreign minister says negotiations with U.S. may be off the table

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday that talks with the United States may be off the table after the U.S. and Israel initiated a military operation against the country. In an interview with PBS News Hour…

Apple iPhone 17e Review: MagSafe Makes a Difference Photograph: Julian Chokkattu Apple iPhone 17e, main camera. One new perk over the iPhone 16e, driven by the A19 chip, is the ability to turn on or off Portrait blur for photos after you've captured them. So, if you wish you snapped a photo in Portrait mode, you can enable it after the fact. Speaking of, Apple's Portrait photos look more realistic and natural than the results from the Google Pixel 10a, though the Pixel triumphs in low-light scenes.

Apple iPhone 17e Review: MagSafe Makes a Difference

Photograph: Julian Chokkattu Apple iPhone 17e, main camera. One new perk over the iPhone 16e, driven by the A19 chip, is the ability to turn on or off Portrait blur for photos after you've captured them. So, if you wish you snapped a photo in…

The lawyers and scientists training AI to steal their careers heThe LinkedIn post seemed like yet another scam job offer, but Katya was desperate enough to click. After college, she’d struggled to make a living as a freelance journalist, gone to grad school, then pivoted to what she hoped would be a more stable career in content marketing — only to find AI had automated much of the work. This company was called Crossing Hurdles, and it promised copywriting jobs starting at $45 per hour.

The lawyers and scientists training AI to steal their careers

heThe LinkedIn post seemed like yet another scam job offer, but Katya was desperate enough to click. After college, she’d struggled to make a living as a freelance journalist, gone to grad school, then pivoted to what she hoped would be…

Immunity to a Common Virus Could Help Treat Tumors Today, many people who receive cancer diagnoses have more treatment options than in the past. However, for some cancers, like pancreatic cancer, surgery and chemotherapy remain the only available therapies. Tatiana Hurtado de Mendoza, a cancer biologist at the University of California, San Diego, was motivated to explore better options to cancer treatments. “I've had a lot of cancer in the family, and my grandmother and my mom they all refuse any type of traditional chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

Immunity to a Common Virus Could Help Treat Tumors

Today, many people who receive cancer diagnoses have more treatment options than in the past. However, for some cancers, like pancreatic cancer, surgery and chemotherapy remain the only available therapies. Tatiana Hurtado de Mendoza, a cancer…

‘Not targeting Om Birla, but preserving Lok Sabha’s dignity’: Gaurav Gogoi as debate on no-confidence motion begins Budget Session: The debate on the no-confidence motion against the Lok Sabha speaker Om Birka began in the lower house on Tuesday, 10 March. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Jagdambika Pal, who is in the Chair, said 10 hours have been allotted for debate, and asked MPs to stick to the resolution. Pal said the Speaker was generous with the permissions and procedure for the Opposition's resolution.

‘Not targeting Om Birla, but preserving Lok Sabha’s dignity’: Gaurav Gogoi as debate on no-confidence motion begins

Budget Session: The debate on the no-confidence motion against the Lok Sabha speaker Om Birka began in the lower house on Tuesday, 10 March. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member…

Feeld Was a Dating App for the Freaks. Now Some People Call It ‘Normie Hell’ Alise Morales just happened to be on the dating app Feeld the night a man was detained by ICE agents a mile from her Brooklyn, New York, apartment. Fresh off of a divorce, Morales, a 35-year-old comedian, was in the market for something strictly casual. That’s when she came across Paul’s profile. “I was a couple swipes in, and it took me a second to even get what I was seeing,” she says.

Feeld Was a Dating App for the Freaks. Now Some People Call It ‘Normie Hell’

Alise Morales just happened to be on the dating app Feeld the night a man was detained by ICE agents a mile from her Brooklyn, New York, apartment. Fresh off of a divorce, Morales, a 35-year-old comedian, was in the…

Nearly Ten Percent of Cancer Papers Flagged as Potentially Fake The surge in paper mill papers in scientific literature has prompted scientists to create new tools for identifying fake publications. Image credit:© iStock.com, Allanswart Over the last two decades, the scientific literature has been flooded by low-quality research papers produced by for-profit organizations known as paper mills. It is estimated that suspected paper mill products account for two to 46 percent of manuscripts submitted to scientific journals, with the estimated rate of problematic articles in biomedical research reaching nearly six percent in 2023.1,2…

Nearly Ten Percent of Cancer Papers Flagged as Potentially Fake

The surge in paper mill papers in scientific literature has prompted scientists to create new tools for identifying fake publications. Image credit:© iStock.com, Allanswart Over the last two decades, the scientific literature has been…