A reliable way to keep appendages safe from the ravages of the cold is finally here. This month, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first treatment meant to prevent limb amputation from severe frostbite, Eicos Sciences’ Aurlumyn. Compared…
Lees meerYou can’t really go too far when it comes to phone security, considering everything of importance we put on these compact devices—from bank account apps to our most intimate conversations—and while lock screen protections can keep most people out, t…
Lees meerI tried to wear the OnePlus Watch 2 for a short weekend workout but couldn’t. The watch is too big for me and too dense. It’s not just me, either; I asked my partner if his wrists would be interested in trying on the smartwatch, and he rejected it a…
Lees meerWhen Star Wars first arrived in the world—back when it was just the original trilogy, mountains of toys, and one peculiar holiday special—fans knew where things stood. The Jedi were the good guys; Darth Vader and his pals were the baddies. But in th…
Lees meerThis is shaping up to be a huge year for Magic: The Gathering, and over the weekend Wizards of the Coast took to Chicago for MagicCon, revealing a look at a ton of new cards on the horizon—including big crossovers like Fallout and Assassin’s Creed, …
Lees meerIf you’ve been wondering when our military would start deploying artificial intelligence on the battlefield, the answer is that it appears to be already happening. The Pentagon has been using computer vision algorithms to help identify targets for a…
Lees meerNick Offerman already picked up an Emmy for his guest-starring role on HBO’s The Last of Us—and considering how acclaimed his turn in “Long, Long Time” has been since the episode aired, it’s no surprise he also won an Independent Spirit Award, this …
Lees meerElon Musk’s underground tunnel-digging enterprise, officially known as The Boring Company, has faced scrutiny over alleged worker safety violations in Nevada in recent years, according to a new report from Bloomberg Businessweek. And while no Boring…
Lees meerFollowing a less-than-perfect touchdown, the Odysseus lander has been spotted from lunar orbit while lying on its side on the surface of the Moon. The lunar lander also beamed back its first images from the Moon as it fights to stay alive before it …
Lees meerWendy’s will start experimenting with surge pricing, much like Uber and Lyft, as the company rolls out digital menus to all its United States restaurants by 2025, according to the company’s February earnings call. Under the test, burgers, Frosties, …
Lees meerBillionaires: They’re just like us. That’s what Elon Musk reminded us of when he started using X, the social media network that he bought for $44 billion, to resolve his personal tech support problems.Read more...
Lees meerThe Supreme Court is hearing two cases on Monday that could set new precedents around free speech on social media platforms. The cases challenge two similar laws from Florida and Texas, respectively, which aim to reduce “Silicon Valley censorship” o…
Lees meerGoogle launched a new AI image generator earlier this month that, for all intents and purposes, was incapable of generating consistent images of white people. As you might expect, rightwing influencers wasted no time in noticing this issue and promp…
Lees meerMicrosoft announced a new partnership with Mistral AI on Monday, a French startup whose advanced large language models rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot. Mistral also released Mistral Large, its most advanced language model to date, and “…
Lees meerOne of the most existentially frightening illnesses ever to be discovered was mad cow disease, a fatal prion-spread illness that appeared in animals in the 1980s and killed over 200 people during the height of the outbreak in the late 1990s. You don…
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Lees meerThe SLIM lunar lander unexpectedly sprung back to life after hibernating during the freezing lunar night, sending a signal back to Earth more than a month after ending up face down on the Moon.Read more...
Lees meerThe Supreme Court is hearing two cases on Monday that could set new precedents around free speech on social media platforms. The cases challenge two similar laws from Florida and Texas, respectively, which aim to reduce “Silicon Valley censorship” o…
Lees meerArt the Clown creeps into view in a new behind-the-scenes look at Terrifier 3. Pedro Pascal has an update on The Last of Us season 2. Plus, what’s coming on Ninja Kamui. To me, my spoilers!Read more...
Lees meerWhat is AI art? Well, of all the many, many ways armchair philosophers have come to define art and the act of human expression, AI-generated images don’t have much in relation. There is certainly skill in knowing the correct type of prompt to get th…
Lees meerRenowned puzzler Peter Winkler invented the addictive word game, HIPE, with some friends when they were juniors in high school. While it may not have become the overnight success of Wordle, the game did earn Winkler admission to Harvard. According t…
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