/ It’s pretty, it’s vacant, and it’s giving me a Ph.D. in squeezing through gaps. Image: Krafton The world is full of mediocre video games, but occasionally there’s a game that makes me actually mad. It’s usually something I have high hopes for — a particularly creative idea or a genre I wish more developers… Continue reading Why won’t The Callisto Protocol just let me fight zombies?
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His Dark Materials’ third and final season is its most ambitious yet
Ahead of the premiere on HBO, the cast behind the fantasy series explains why the last season is the darkest and most complex to date. Share this story Ruth Wilson in His Dark Materials. Image: HBO The cast and crew on HBO’s His Dark Materials knew it was going to end at some point. The… Continue reading His Dark Materials’ third and final season is its most ambitious yet
Elon Musk Thinks It’s Likely that “Something Bad” Will Happen to Him
Over the weekend, newly-minted Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter Spaces to discuss — among other things — the “Twitter Files,” a dubiously-received investigation into Twitter’s suppression of the alleged content of Hunter Biden’s laptop during the runup to the 2020 presidential election. The first installment of the series — of which Musk… Continue reading Elon Musk Thinks It’s Likely that “Something Bad” Will Happen to Him
Coinbase CEO Says Only a “Gullible Person” Wouldn’t Think FTX Stole User Funds
“It’s stolen customer money used in his hedge fund, plain and simple.” Messy Accounting As the dust starts to settle following crypto exchange FTX’s dramatic implosion last month — an event that wiped out a $32 billion valuation in a matter of days and even took down other exchanges with it — competing exchanges are… Continue reading Coinbase CEO Says Only a “Gullible Person” Wouldn’t Think FTX Stole User Funds
Professors Alarmed by New AI That Writes Essays About as Well as Dumb Undergrads
“I would have given this a good grade.” AI Student It’s no secret that artificial intelligence algorithms have increasingly good at generating text that could almost pass as being written by an actual human being. OpenAI’s latest release, ChatGPT, is the most impressive yet. The algorithm is an offshot of the company’s groundbreaking GPT-3 AI,… Continue reading Professors Alarmed by New AI That Writes Essays About as Well as Dumb Undergrads
Elon Musk’s Twitter Isn’t Ready for the Next Natural Disaster
Robert Mardini, the director general of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), says that the organization has its own trends analysis unit that uses software to monitor Twitter and other online sources in places where the organization operates. That can help keep workers safe in conflict zones, for example. Of course, you can’t… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Twitter Isn’t Ready for the Next Natural Disaster
8 Best Phones With a 3.5-mm Headphone Jack (2022): Rugged, Cheap, Luxe
Here are some alternatives to consider if none of the phones above strike your fancy. Asus Zenfone 8 for $499: You can still buy the Zenfone 9’s predecessor (6/10, WIRED Review). It has flagship-grade performance as it’s powered by the top-end chip of 2021: Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888. It also has a 120-Hz AMOLED screen and… Continue reading 8 Best Phones With a 3.5-mm Headphone Jack (2022): Rugged, Cheap, Luxe
Please Stop Freaking Out About This Giant Yellow Spider
Native to East Asia, Jorōs are one of many so-called golden orb weavers, named after the shiny silk they use to spin webs (which can be a whopping 10 feet wide, by the way). The spider was first spotted in the US by scientists in Colbert, Georgia, in 2014, though local accounts suggest it may have… Continue reading Please Stop Freaking Out About This Giant Yellow Spider
Climate misinformation explodes on Twitter
/ 2022 has been the worst year yet for ‘climate-sceptic’ content on the social media platform, according to recent analysis. Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, November 29th, 2022.David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Lies about climate change on Twitter escalated to unprecedented levels this year, according to new analyses. The unnerving rise… Continue reading Climate misinformation explodes on Twitter
Pixel 7 update brings promised Clear Calling and free VPN
Google is releasing its latest round of Pixel updates today, including the free VPN the company teased at its October event. Clear Calling also launches to the public alongside updates for its voice memo app and new sleep features for the Pixel Watch. Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro users can now use the Google… Continue reading Pixel 7 update brings promised Clear Calling and free VPN