Back in the 2010s, a website called Let Me Google That For You gained a notable amount of popularity for serving a single purpose: snark. The site lets you generate a custom link that you can send somebody who asks you a question. When they click the link, it plays an animation of the process… Continue reading Your Friend Asked You a Question. Don’t Copy and Paste an Answer From a Chatbot
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The Best Delivery Thanksgiving Meal Kits (2025)
All of it came shrink-wrapped in its own sections, in little bamboo and/or cardboard boats set into a reusable acacia wood tray. All I had to do was unwrap the sections and arrange the crackers. There are three different board sizes (Classic serves 2-3, Medium serves 4-5, and Large serves 9-10, which I found to… Continue reading The Best Delivery Thanksgiving Meal Kits (2025)
Nancy Mace Curses, Berates Confused Cops in Airport Meltdown: Police Report
Nancy Mace, the South Carolina Republican congresswoman, unleashed a tirade against law enforcement at the Charleston International Airport on Thursday, WIRED has learned. According to an incident report obtained by WIRED under South Carolina’s Freedom of Information Act, Mace cursed at police officers, making repeated derogatory comments toward them. The report says that a Transportation… Continue reading Nancy Mace Curses, Berates Confused Cops in Airport Meltdown: Police Report
Meta Claims Downloaded Porn at Center of AI Lawsuit Was for ‘Personal Use’
Further, that alleged activity can’t even reliably be linked to any Meta employee, Meta claims. Strike 3 “does not identify any of the individuals who supposedly used these Meta IP addresses, allege that any were employed by Meta or had any role in AI training at Meta, or specify whether (and which) content allegedly downloaded… Continue reading Meta Claims Downloaded Porn at Center of AI Lawsuit Was for ‘Personal Use’
The Man Who Invented AGI
Wang, who now teaches at Temple University, says he only vaguely remembers the discussion but says he might have suggested some alternatives. More importantly, he tells me that what those contributors dubbed AGI in circa 2002 is “basically the original AI.” The Dartmouth founders envisioned machines that would express intelligence with the same breadth as… Continue reading The Man Who Invented AGI
Our Favorite Premium TV Is $500 Off
On the hunt for a premium television, with all the bells and whistles? Our premium television pick, the LG G5 OLED is currently marked down to just under $2,000 on Amazon for the 65-inch version, a $500 discount from its usual list price. This excellent OLED TV scored top marks in everything from brightness to… Continue reading Our Favorite Premium TV Is $500 Off
Christian Influencers Are Throwing Their Hatch Clocks in the Trash (2025)
TikTok content Treasure to Trash and Back Again According to Erin Merani, Hatch’s vice president of marketing, this series of events was not, in fact, a planned marketing stunt, and Hatch is still figuring out the ramifications of the demon discourse. While Merani is glad the ads and programming “caught people’s attention,” she wants to… Continue reading Christian Influencers Are Throwing Their Hatch Clocks in the Trash (2025)
Giant Home Depot Skeletons Are on Crazy Sale Right Now (2025)
I know you’ve seen it. The glowing eyes. The gangly frame that should not be able to stand, propped up by rods unseen in the dark. It is Skelly, the Home Depot skeleton—the most fashionable Home Depot product of probably the past decade. If you live in America, this skeleton presides over a yard near… Continue reading Giant Home Depot Skeletons Are on Crazy Sale Right Now (2025)
Our Favorite Cordless Stick Vacuum Is Marked Down $50
Tired of pet hair and dust in the hard-to-reach spots of your home? Our favorite pick for cordless stick vacuums, the Bissell PowerClean FurFinder, is marked down to just $180 at Amazon. That matches the best price yet for this lightweight and capable stick vacuum, the same discount as Prime Day earlier this year. It… Continue reading Our Favorite Cordless Stick Vacuum Is Marked Down $50
ICE Wants to Build a Shadow Deportation Network in Texas
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is exploring plans to launch a privately-run, statewide transportation system in Texas. The agency envisions a nonstop operation, funneling immigrants detained in 254 counties into ICE facilities and staging locations across the state. Early planning documents reviewed by WIRED describe a statewide transport grid designed for steady detainee transfers across… Continue reading ICE Wants to Build a Shadow Deportation Network in Texas