Amazon's ambitions for a satellite-internet business reached a major milestone today with the launch of its first two prototype satellites.
Why it matters: Dubbed Project Kuiper, Amazon's satellite plans could drive its next phase of growth and will face off against Starlink, the satellite-internet business from Elon Musk's SpaceX, which already boasts more than 2 million active customers.
Humans migrated to the Western Hemisphere thousands of years earlier than once thought, according to new analysis published in the journal Science.
Why it matters: The study confirms previous ground-breaking — and controversial — research that dated ancient footprints in New Mexico's White Sands National Park to about 23,000 years ago, making them the oldest marks of humanity in the Americas.
The preconceived notions people have about AI — and what they're told before they use it — mold their experiences with these tools in ways researchers are beginning to unpack.
Why it matters: As AI seeps into medicine, news, politics, business and a host of other industries and services, human psychology gives the technology's creators levers they can use to enhance users' experiences — or manipulate them.
Set a reminder and find some eclipse glasses: Most Americans will get the rare chance to see a solar eclipse on Oct. 14.
The big picture: An annular solar eclipse — also known as a "ring of fire" eclipse — will darken skies above a narrow swath of the country stretching from the coast of Oregon to the Texas Gulf Coast, according to NASA.
