The oubli is an ultra-sweet tropical fruit from West Africa—but it’s not full of sugar. Instead, it contains a type of sweet protein called brazzein. Recognizing the potential of sweet proteins to replace sugar, California-based food-tech company Oobli is using precision fermentation to make them at scale.“Because they evolved along with us to trick us into thinking they were sugar, they hit...

Newly released data from the International Energy Agency shows how advanced the Chinese electric vehicle market has become in an international comparison. Next to the limits of charging infrastructure and range, the higher price of electric vehicles has been a major hurdle for buyers all over the world. In China, however, there are now almost as many affordable electric car models as there are...

The travel industry has gathered extensive data over the years about trips and transportation, and founders are using it to create every conceivable kind of AI travel startup. In fact, every word of this sentence is a link to a new AI travel tool. Now startups and incumbent travel tech companies are in a race to build one comprehensive tool that could plan and manage every part of your trip.Air...

Researchers from Georgia Tech have developed a tiny, minimally invasive, brain-computer interface (BCI). The device is small enough to fit between hair follicles, and need only be inserted very slightly under the skin. It is thought that this super-compact new "high fidelity" sensor will make continuous everyday use of BCIs a more realistic possibility.For many tech enthusiasts and futurists, B...

Mckinsey's fourth annual Quantum Technology Monitor report shows that surging investment and faster-than-expected innovation could propel the quantum market to $100 billion in a decade.When it comes to quantum technology (QT), investment is surging and breakthroughs are multiplying. The United Nations has designated 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, celebrating 100...

O2 has created human-like AI ‘Granny’ to answer calls in real time from fraudsters, keeping them on the phone and away from customers for as long as possible.Trained using cutting-edge technology and real scambaiter content, lifelike ‘Daisy’ is indistinguishable from a real person, fooling scammers into thinking they’ve found a perfect target when really, she’s beating them at their own h...

The economics of Formula One are pretty good — but owner Liberty Media wants to take the motorsport to the masses and turn it into a moneymaking machine.With the new “F1: The Movie” now in theaters, Formula One owner Liberty Media is hoping Brad Pitt’s latest ride will drive greater interest in F1: The Sport, especially for American audiences. And no expense is being spared in pursuit of th...

An exceptionally odd clean energy project backed by Bill Gates has broken ground near Rock River, Wyoming, where a wind turbine that turns convention on its head will get a chance to prove its remarkable claim: wind power at 1/3rd of the cost.Offshore wind turbines continue to get bigger and taller – indeed, they're quite possibly the biggest machines that humanity has ever built with large mo...

Demand for the Instagram-friendly nuts have driven up margins for farmers, who are preparing for a bumper crop this fall.The homemade Rice Krispies Treats in Alex George’s TikTok post were no average baked good. Swirled into the cereal along with melted-down marshmallows was a healthy dollop of pistachio cream, a spread made of the nuts and lots of sugar. The chartreuse-colored confection, top...