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From specialized motors to the use of machine learning algorithms, Turkey’s billion-dollar hair-transplant industry is the result of a constant process of innovation.

Plus: A ransomware group is now stealing data in person, BusPatrol wants to hand its license plate surveillance data to the cops, and more.

I tested Wispr Flow and various AI-powered transcription software to see whether you should bother subscribing or stick with free services.

A walk in the cemetery led to Cornell researchers discovering an underground colony of bees with an estimated population of 5.5 million—one of the largest ever recorded.

The activewear giant has used chemical recycling to make jersey for 16 teams competing in the tournament. But the technique is unlikely to help solve fashion’s waste issue.

Loryn Brantz created “The Good Advice Cupcake” for BuzzFeed years ago. The company licensed the character for a new Amazon series—made with AI—without her consent.

The website, which compares human beings to extraterrestrials, touts arrest numbers from the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown. But some of its details are really out there.

Soon-to-be-laid-off Meta contractors say they’re being treated differently than Mark Zuckerberg’s full-time employees, who stand to receive more generous severance packages.

Some black holes may not be born from dying stars. According to a new study published in Nature Astronomy, scientists found evidence that certain “impossible” black holes are actually built through repeated cosmic collisions. Using gravitational wave data, researchers identified 153 black hole mergers and found that the heaviest black holes spun chaotically, a major clue they had already gone through previous mergers. In other words, the universe may be playing a giant game of Pac-Man, with black holes repeatedly consuming each other to grow larger.

Google's new AI agent combed through my emails, documents, and calendar to plan a birthday party and still didn’t clock the person most important to me.