Capturing the Moment a White Dwarf Exploded 19. January 2026 (11:00) A research team has successfully imaged a nova in high resolution—and the images suggest that the nova was not a single, impulsive explosion.(Wired)
The Race to Build the DeepSeek of Europe Is On 19. January 2026 (08:00) As Europe’s longstanding alliance with the US falters, its push to become a self-sufficient AI superpower has become more urgent.(Wired)
People Still Aren’t Into Buying Cars Online 18. January 2026 (12:00) A new report shows that only 7 percent of new-car buyers in the US completed their purchase online, despite a major push by automakers, Amazon, and others to move past the dealership.(Wired)
Joel Primack, Physicist Who Helped Explain the Cosmos, Dies at 80 17. January 2026 (15:57) A professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, he was a key contributor to a landmark paper that laid out how the universe came to look like it does today.(New York Times)
