LinkedIn runs a hidden JavaScript script called Spectroscopy that silently probes over 6,000 Chrome extensions and collects ...

WHAT A RIDICULOUS IDEA. MIND YOU, IT DOES LOOK COMFY. Yes, as the people at Bote say, “If you’ve ever sat on an Adirondack chair and thought, ‘Dang, this would be cool in the water’, then the patent ...

Mark Nielsen receives funding from the Australian Research Council. A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching pursuit of companionship. After being abandoned by his ...

For most adventure games, the long-term goal can often focus on solving a grand mystery or chasing a lost artifact of the past. But for the upcoming Mixtape, from publisher Annapurna Interactive, it ...

Inspired by the shape-shifting skin of octopuses, Penn State researchers developed a smart hydrogel that can change appearance, texture, and shape on command. The material is programmed using a ...

What happens when thousands of AI agents get together online and talk like humans do? That’s what a new social network called Moltbook, designed just for AI bots and not people, aims to find out. And ...

When you enter the Formosa Cafe, LA’s legendary Chinese restaurant, you can’t help but take in the history. The curved red leather booth directly to your right, closest to the front door, was the one ...

As AI tools have proliferated in workplaces and pressure to use them has mounted, employees have had to contend with the scourge of workslop, or low-effort, AI-generated work that looks plausibly ...

Taylor Swift baked loaves of bread for the Haim sisters and Sombr. One of the loaves of bread included a cheeky handwritten note that doubled as a nod to one of Taylor's 2017 hits. Taylor has been ...

A WIRED review of outputs hosted on Grok’s official website shows it’s being used to create violent sexual images and videos, as well as content that includes apparent minors. Unlike on X, where ...

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