The Northeast Is Being Blanketed in Canadian Wildfire Smoke
Smoke from devastating wildfires in Canada is blanketing a large swath of the Midwest and Northeast this week, causing cities...
Here’s the Truth About Whether Meta’s NameTag Face Recognition Tech ‘Exists’
Does a software feature exist if its code has been deployed to the devices of millions of people but they...
Intel Officials Predict the Pentagon’s Bill for the Iran War Will Exceed $100 Billion
President Donald Trump restarted the Iran conflict with days of missile strikes, and US intelligence officials now estimate the total...
AI Isn’t Smarter Than a Baby—Yet
If you think an artificial intelligence model running on thousands of cutting-edge computer chips is smart, allow me to introduce...
Thinking Machines Lab Drops Its First Model
Thinking Machines Lab, an artificial intelligence company started by exiles from OpenAI, has released its first model, called Inkling. The...
Lionel Messi’s Final World Cup—and the Death of Early Retirement
Mere moments after Argentina lost to France in a Round of 16 match during the 2018 World Cup in Russia,...
The Apple FaceID Co-Inventor Building a Frontier AI Model for the Human Brain
The co-inventor of Apple’s FaceID and Vision Pro technology has spent the last six years building a frontier artificial intelligence...
My Ebike Delivery Went Missing. When I Tried to Recover It, I Ended Up in Chatbot Hell
A few months ago, my fiancée and I splurged on a pair of ebikes. We live in an especially hilly...
The Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak Is About to Get Much Bigger
The US’s explosive diarrhea problem is worse than you think—and it’s about to get even messier. The country is grappling...
OpenAI Staffers Are Funding a Rival Super PAC to Take on Their Boss
A group of rank-and-file OpenAI employees have donated more than $215,000 to a super PAC pushing for stricter regulations on...
The UK Is Planning a Social Media Curfew for 16- and 17-Year-Olds
The United Kingdom will require social media companies to implement a default block for adolescent users aged 16 and 17...
YouTube and X Have Become ‘Gateways’ to Nudify Apps
Most mainstream social media platforms have strict guidelines preventing the dissemination of nonconsensual intimate images (NCII), or sexually explicit photos...
YouTube and X Have Become ‘Gateways’ to Nudify Apps
Most mainstream social media platforms have strict guidelines preventing the dissemination of nonconsensual intimate images (NCII), or sexually explicit photos...
New York Governor Signs First Statewide Data Center Moratorium
New York governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday enacting a one-year pause on the development of hyperscale data...
Plex Keeps Getting Worse. Is Jellyfin a Decent Replacement?
I use Plex every day. Lately, I’ve been wondering if I should stop. The software, which lets you turn your...
