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Climate change’s worst-case scenario is officially canceled
You’ve probably never heard of the term “RCP 8.5” — the highest-emission scenario used by climate scientists to project the planet’s future. But if you’ve read about climate change, you’ve seen the...
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A death doula’s advice on thinking about mortality
A sign for “Death Doula Days, a weekly program hosted by Laura Lyster-Mensh” is seen near the chapel at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC, on January 7, 2023. | Carolyn Van Houten/the...
Google’s new anything-to-anything AI model is wild
Just a stuffed deer having the time of his life. | Image: Gemini / The Verge Last year I deepfaked my kid's stuffed animal to make it look like his plush deer was on vacation. It was an experiment...
SpaceX Starship V3’s first test flight was largely successful
SpaceX achieved most of the goals it set out for Starship V3's first test flight.
Google is currently struggling to define words like disregard, stop and ignore
The search engine's definitions have been replaced with AI Overviews.
NASA is opening up bids for who will run the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The JPL's current contract with Caltech ends in 2028.
Twelve South’s AirFly Pro 2 has hit one of its best prices ahead of summer travel
Twelve South’s AirFly Pro 2 let you connect wireless headphones to in-flight entertainment systems as well as the Nintendo Switch. | Image: Twelve South With Memorial day weekend kicking off the...
Meta’s Forum is part Reddit, part Facebook, and part Google AI Overview
Meta's new Forum app for iPhones takes Facebook Groups and moves them to a dedicated app with a dedicated AI chatbot to go with it, like an AI revamp of the ill-fated Groups app Facebook shut down...
Elon, stop trying to make Grok happen
There is a harsh truth about Elon Musk's "truth-seeking" AI chatbot Grok: It's not very good, and not many people are using it. That's the takeaway of a new Reuters report, which found that Grok...