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- 14 minutes 13 secondsThis company is developing gene therapies for muscle growth, erectile dysfunction, and “radical longevity”
A small group of volunteers will receive multiple injections of an experimental treatments for various enhancements .
This story was written by Jessica Hamzelou and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
15 April 2026, 4:00 am - 11 minutes 30 secondsThe gig workers who are training humanoid robots at home
People in Nigeria and India are strapping iPhones onto their heads and recording themselves doing chores. This story was written by Michelle Kim and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
8 April 2026, 4:00 am - 13 minutes 9 secondsCan quantum computers now solve health care problems? We’ll soon find out.
After 30 months of fast-paced innovation in quantum algorithms, six research groups are hoping to hit paydirt. But there can be only one big winner—if there is a winner at all. This story was written by Michael Brooks and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
1 April 2026, 4:00 am - 10 minutes 46 secondsHow Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world
Niantic's AI spinout is training a new world model using 30 billion images of urban landmarks crowdsourced from players. This story was written by Will Douglas Heaven and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
25 March 2026, 4:00 am - 19 minutes 19 secondsHow uncrewed narco subs could transform the Colombian drug trade
Fast, stealthy, and cheap—autonomous, semisubmersible drone boats carrying tons of cocaine could be international law enforcement’s nightmare scenario. A big one just came ashore. This story was written by Eduardo Echeverri López and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
18 March 2026, 4:00 am - 34 minutes 41 secondsAmerica was winning the race to find Martian life. Then China jumped in.
The Mars Sample Return mission got off to a promising start, hunting for potentially humanity-changing space rocks. How did it fall off the rails?
This story was written by Robin George Andrews and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
11 March 2026, 4:00 am - 30 minutes 42 secondsThe curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis
A new wave of theft is rocking the luxury car industry—mixing high tech with old-school chop-shop techniques to snag vehicles while they’re in transport.
This story was written by Craig Silverman and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
4 March 2026, 4:00 am - 30 minutes 48 secondsHackers made death threats against this security researcher. Big mistake.
Allison Nixon had helped arrest dozens of members of the Com, a loose affiliation of online groups responsible for violence and hacking campaigns. Then she became a target. This story was written by Kim Zetter and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
25 February 2026, 4:00 am - 14 minutes 35 secondsStratospheric internet could finally start taking off this year
High-altitude platforms could help connect over 2 billion people around the world who are still offline.
This story was written by Tereza Pultarova and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
18 February 2026, 4:00 am - 9 minutes 43 secondsHow next-generation nuclear reactors break out of the 20th-century blueprint
From molten salt to TRISO fuel, here’s how technological advancements could upend an old power technology.
This story was written by Casey Crownhart and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
11 February 2026, 12:12 pm - 10 minutes 16 secondsChina figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to deal with their aging batteries.
As early electric cars age out, hundreds of thousands of used batteries are flooding the market, fueling a gray recycling economy even as Beijing and big manufacturers scramble to build a more orderly system. This story was written by Caiwei Chen and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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