Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human brain? If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our ...

Attackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in MongoDB to steal sensitive information directly from an affected server's memory. The attacks appear to have started on Dec. 29, barely ...

A severe vulnerability affecting multiple MongoDB versions, dubbed MongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847), is being actively exploited in the wild, with over 80,000 potentially vulnerable servers exposed on the ...

Update 12/26/25: Article updated to correct that the flaw has not been officially classified as an RCE. MongoDB has warned IT admins to immediately patch a high-severity memory-read vulnerability that ...

Michigan bluegrass phenom Billy Strings and his band stopped by NPR’s Tiny Desk for a performance more than a decade in the making. Backed by his band — Alex Hargreaves on fiddle, backing vocalist ...

MongoDB surpassed third-quarter expectations and lifted its forecast as it benefits from AI and its Atlas platform gains popularity. CEO Chirantan "CJ" Desai said the company is approaching a "once in ...

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In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called "Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?" Forty-five years later, ...

Dev Ittycheria, who took MongoDB public in 2017, is stepping down as CEO. He's being replaced by Cloudflare executive Chirantan "CJ" Desai, effective Nov. 10. Desai spent the past year as Cloudflare's ...

Humans are wired for connection. Being connected to other people, pets, nature, and our own self feels good and right. But, how do we know when we are connected? What does connection actually feel ...

It’s widely recognized that the crises of loneliness, disconnection, and social fragmentation are touching nearly every aspect of our lives, from personal well-being to public health to democracy ...