On Monday, Stack Overflow and OpenAI announced a new API partnership that will integrate Stack Overflow’s technical content with OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI assistant. The deal has sparked controversy among Stack Overflow’s user community, with many expressing anger and protest over the use of their contributed content to support and train AI models. “I hate this.… Continue reading Stack Overflow Users Are Revolting Against an OpenAI Deal
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The Northern Lights Could Be Visible Across the US Thanks to a Rare Solar Storm
Three rapid bursts of charged particles that erupted toward Earth from the sun’s burning-hot outer atmosphere on Wednesday could lead to stunning auroras across a wide swath of the US and a colorful hue as far south as Florida to start the weekend. Traveling at more than 1.5 million miles per hour, the trio of… Continue reading The Northern Lights Could Be Visible Across the US Thanks to a Rare Solar Storm
‘TunnelVision’ Attack Leaves Nearly All VPNs Vulnerable to Spying
Researchers have devised an attack against nearly all virtual private network applications that forces them to send and receive some or all traffic outside of the encrypted tunnel designed to protect it from snooping or tampering. TunnelVision, as the researchers have named their attack, largely negates the entire purpose and selling point of VPNs, which… Continue reading ‘TunnelVision’ Attack Leaves Nearly All VPNs Vulnerable to Spying
The Best Period Underwear, Menstrual Cups, and Reusable Pads (2024)
Most period underwear isn’t cheap, but you can save money in the long run by not having to stock up on so many tampons or pads. Start out with a pair to see what styles you like; eventually, you can get enough to last your whole cycle. Period underwear is rated for absorbency levels. Some… Continue reading The Best Period Underwear, Menstrual Cups, and Reusable Pads (2024)
Best Registries for Weddings and Baby Showers (2024): Advice and Tips
In the span of a year and a half, I had two weddings (one was a Covid-lockdown elopement, the other a post-lockdown reception) and a baby shower. I made multiple online registries in that time, because in true product reviewer fashion, I wanted to try every single popular one before choosing my favorite. A good… Continue reading Best Registries for Weddings and Baby Showers (2024): Advice and Tips
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Had a Brain Implant Setback. It May Come Down to Design
Rather than building a device from the ground up, Synchron and Paradromics have taken inspiration from previous medical devices. Paradromics’ design, for instance, is based on the Utah array but makes some key improvements. It’s wireless, for one, and it has 421 electrodes on the end of tiny wires that sit in the brain tissue.… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Neuralink Had a Brain Implant Setback. It May Come Down to Design
Why the Voices of Black Twitter Were Worth Saving
The fear was reasonable. It was a fear I also carried. Uncertainty about whether or not I should tell the story now, and whether or not it was right to air what many consider family secrets, crept into the back of my mind. But I knew this story deserved to be told. When I set… Continue reading Why the Voices of Black Twitter Were Worth Saving
The Conspiracies Swarming Campus Protests
Leah Feiger: Yeah, no, it’s not good over there. David Gilbert: There’s a huge amount of content there that they could have worked with. But no, they’ve gone with blame the liberals, blame woke, blame the communists. And my favorite conspiracy was one guy just commented, “Defund white ladies.” Leah Feiger: Oh my God, that’s… Continue reading The Conspiracies Swarming Campus Protests
Sell Lab-Grown Meat in Alabama and You Could Go to Jail
Alabama has become the second US state to ban the sale of cultivated meat. The bill, signed into law by Governor Kay Ivey on May 7, will make it illegal for anyone to manufacture, sell, or distribute cultivated meat in Alabama. Anyone found guilty of violating the law will have committed a class C misdemeanor,… Continue reading Sell Lab-Grown Meat in Alabama and You Could Go to Jail
How Not to Get Brain-Eating Worms and Mercury Poisoning
According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, almost all of us have at least trace amounts of methylmercury—the form of mercury we tend to encounter most—in our bodies due to its sheer prevalence in the environment. However, most of the time these levels are too low to result in any health problems. While some of… Continue reading How Not to Get Brain-Eating Worms and Mercury Poisoning