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Merriam-Webster’s word of the year delivers a dismissive verdict on junk AI content

Like most tools, generative AI models can be misused. And when the misuse gets bad enough that a major dictionary notices, you know it’s...

Stranger Things S5 trailer teases Vol. 2

https://youtube.com/watch?v=e0Eo0D038rQ&start=0&wmode=transparent We’re 10 days away from the next installment of the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, and Netflix has released...

Sharks and rays gain landmark protections as nations move to curb international trade

But until last week, there were no international controls in place to regulate trade in these species despite growing demand for their livers. That...

OpenAI built an AI coding agent and uses it to improve the agent itself

Ed Bayes, a designer on the Codex team, described how the tool has changed his own workflow. Bayes said Codex now integrates with project...

Reminder: Donate to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes

How it works Donating is easy. Simply donate to Child’s Play using a credit card or PayPal or donate to the EFF using PayPal,...

Google Translate expands live translation to all earbuds on Android

Translate can now use Gemini to interpret the meaning of a phrase rather than simply translating each...

Ukrainians sue US chip firms for powering Russian drones, missiles

Dozens of Ukrainian civilians filed a series of lawsuits in Texas this week, accusing some of the biggest US chip firms of negligently failing...

Scientists built an AI co-pilot for prosthetic bionic hands

To test their AI-powered hand, the team asked intact and amputee participants to manipulate fragile objects: pick up a paper cup and drink from...

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announced as a KOTOR spiritual successor

Over two decades after the release of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II, a new project described as a “spiritual successor” to...

Jonathan Blow has spent the past decade designing 1,400 puzzles for you

For many independent developers, of course, spending nine years on a single game idea is an unthinkable luxury. Financial constraints mean many game ideas...

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