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All the tech we rely on, from cars to smartphones, was engineered using physics. You don’t need to know the science to use these things. But a well-rounded human should understand at least some of the key concepts—along with some music, art, history, and economics. Robert Heinlein said it all in Time Enough for Love: … Read more
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More If you hadn’t heard, there’s a new AI star in town: DeepSeek, the subsidiary of Hong Kong-based quantitative analysis (quant) firm High-Flyer Capital Management, has sent shockwaves throughout Silicon Valley and the wider world with its … Read more
The extremely popular strategy game Endless Legend is finally getting a sequel, ten whole years after the original game began blowing up sales charts. Developer Amplitude Studios, who made the first one, just dropped a trailer for Endless Legend 2 and it looks pretty darned cool. This game and its sequel fall under the “4X” … Read more
Some companies that sell abortion pills online have had accounts suspended on Meta’s Instagram social media platform and their posts suppressed on Instagram as well as on Meta’s Facebook. According to The New York Times, Meta said companies including Aid Access, Just the Pill, Women Help Women and Hey Jane were part of what Meta … Read more
Popular zombie outbreak horror game Resident Evil, which spawned a film franchise starring Milla Jovovich as well as various other adaptations, is getting another go-around with one of the minds behind Barbarian. That film has also had a video game adaptation in the pipeline, so it works both ways it seems. Zach Cregger has been … Read more
What could go wrong with eating an extremely high-fat diet of beef, cheese, and sticks of butter? Well, for one thing, your cholesterol levels could reach such stratospheric levels that lipids start oozing from your blood vessels, forming yellowish nodules on your skin. That was the disturbing case of a man in Florida who showed … Read more
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Season 4 of a TV show is not something I write about very often, given my focus is video games. But Season 4 of Mythic Quest is another matter. Debuting with the first two episodes on … Read more
Apple posted iOS 18 adoption rates on Friday, which are only slightly different from the numbers for iOS 17 a year ago. The company says iOS 18 has been installed on 68 percent of all iPhones (as of January 21) and 76 percent of models from the last four years. A year ago, 66 percent … Read more
Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Todays NYT Strands puzzle is actually a really fun one. Once you see the pattern in the answers, you should be able … Read more
In this golden age of streaming, why does it still seem like most of the stuff you find on TV is junk? By the time you narrow down your choices and sign up for a few premium channels to deliver high-quality programming, suddenly you’re paying more per month than you were back when you subscribed … Read more
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