Databricks, a company that helps big businesses build custom artificial intelligence models, has developed a machine-learning trick that can boost the performance of an AI model without the need for clean labeled data. Jonathan Frankle, chief AI scientist at Databricks, spent the past year talking to customers about the key challenges they face in getting… Continue reading Databricks Has a Trick That Lets AI Models Improve Themselves
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Trump Admin Plans to Cut Team Responsible for Critical Atomic Measurement Data
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is discussing plans to eliminate an entire team responsible for publishing and maintaining critical atomic measurement data in the coming weeks, as the Trump administration continues its efforts to reduce the US federal workforce, according to a March 18 email sent to dozens of outside scientists.… Continue reading Trump Admin Plans to Cut Team Responsible for Critical Atomic Measurement Data
Inside Silicon Valley’s Invite-Only IRL Dating Scene
“Greetings, Lovers, Legends, and Gods of Desire!” read the Partiful invite for the pre-Valentine’s Day gathering. “Eros, the god of love, drives us all with his mischievous arrows. On this night, we will surrender to his playful whims.” Then, sternly and in all caps: “YOU MUST BE PRE-APPROVED TO GET IN.” A couple of days… Continue reading Inside Silicon Valley’s Invite-Only IRL Dating Scene
Using Starlink Wi-Fi in the White House Is a Slippery Slope for US Federal IT
As the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues to rampage through the United States federal government, essentially guided by Elon Musk, the group has also been upending traditional IT boundaries—evaluating digital systems and allegedly accessing personally identifiable information as well as data that has typically been off-limits to those without specific training. Last… Continue reading Using Starlink Wi-Fi in the White House Is a Slippery Slope for US Federal IT
Best Running Shorts, Tested and Reviewed (2025): Nike, Asics
Running shorts come in a wide variety of styles. Shorter shorts tend to be suited to shorter, faster runs, while two-in-one shorts and longer lengths are often used for longer distances and trails. You may find that there’s a lot of crossover. Long inseams and superlight fabrics are now suitable for speed while offering good… Continue reading Best Running Shorts, Tested and Reviewed (2025): Nike, Asics
Gozney Tread Pizza Oven Review: Gorgeous and Compact
Billed as the “world’s most portable pizza oven,” the Gozney Tread is an adventure-ready, ruggedized gas-powered beauty. It is the smallest of the hugely impressive Gozney range, and the second most affordable behind the original Roccbox. It joins an ever-evolving selection of home pizza ovens that have transformed our ability to cook proper pizza—we’re talking… Continue reading Gozney Tread Pizza Oven Review: Gorgeous and Compact
5 Best Rugs to Upgrade Any Room, Tested by WIRED (2025)
Finding the right rug size requires factoring in your room’s shape, size, and the layout of your furniture. According to West Elm, your living room rug should be large enough to fit at least the front legs of your sofa and main chairs. Leave at least a 1-foot gap between the rug and the walls.… Continue reading 5 Best Rugs to Upgrade Any Room, Tested by WIRED (2025)
The 13 Best TVs We’ve Reviewed, Plus Buying Advice (2025)
Saving up for a new screen? Whether you’re a videophile or new to 4K, the best TVs you can buy are bigger, brighter, and cheaper than ever. To help you navigate the dozens of models from Samsung, LG, TCL, Hisense, Sony, Panasonic, and others, we’ve done intensive testing and watched hundreds of hours of content… Continue reading The 13 Best TVs We’ve Reviewed, Plus Buying Advice (2025)
Hungryroot Meal Kit Review (2025): AI-Guided Menu
My colleague Molly Higgins, who is vegan, simultaneously tested out her own very different goals and preferences on Hungryroot. These involved no chicken at all. Ostensibly, when you sign up, a Hungryroot dinner will cost you $13 a serving, while lunch costs $12 and breakfast is a mere $4.50. But in practice, the number of… Continue reading Hungryroot Meal Kit Review (2025): AI-Guided Menu
Evidence Grows That Dark Energy Changes Over Time
Last year, we reported on an exciting hint of new physics in the first data analysis results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)—namely that the dark energy, rather than being constant, might vary over time. Granted, those hints were still below the necessary threshold to claim discovery and hence fell under the rubric of… Continue reading Evidence Grows That Dark Energy Changes Over Time