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The Download: an exclusive Jeff VanderMeer story and AI models too scary to release

The Download: an exclusive Jeff VanderMeer story and AI models too scary to release

A spacecraft has crash-landed on a hostile planet. The only survivors are three members of the exploration team and the…
Constellations

Constellations

I. We had crash-landed on the planet. We were far from home. The spaceship could not be repaired, and the…
Snap gets closer to releasing new AI glasses after years-long hiatus

Snap gets closer to releasing new AI glasses after years-long hiatus

Snap has announced a new partnership between its AR-glasses focused subsidiary, Specs, and chipmaker Qualcomm, as the company revs up…
Aventon Current ADV Electric Mountain Bike Review: Feels Just Like the Real Thing

Aventon Current ADV Electric Mountain Bike Review: Feels Just Like the Real Thing

While Aventon is known first and foremost as an ebike brand, the company started by making fixies in 2013. That…
Best Smart Shades, Blinds, and Curtains (2026): Motorized, Tailor-Made, and More

Best Smart Shades, Blinds, and Curtains (2026): Motorized, Tailor-Made, and More

What Do You Need to Know Before Buying Smart Shades? AccordionItemContainerButton Tailor-Made vs. Off-the-Shelf: Few things look smarter than perfectly…
AI Podcasters Really Want to Tell You How to Keep a Man Happy

AI Podcasters Really Want to Tell You How to Keep a Man Happy

“It’s soft propaganda,” says Mandii B, cohost of the sex and lifestyle podcast Decisions, Decisions. The videos, and the rhetoric…
Meta’s New AI Asked for My Raw Health Data—and Gave Me Terrible Advice

Meta’s New AI Asked for My Raw Health Data—and Gave Me Terrible Advice

Medical experts I spoke with balked at the idea of uploading their own health data for an AI model, like…
How and When to Watch the Artemis II Mission’s Return to Earth

How and When to Watch the Artemis II Mission’s Return to Earth

After a 10-day journey to the far side of the moon, the astronauts of the Artemis II mission are returning…
$60,000 Buys a Hidden Punch-Out Prototype That Now Belongs to Everyone

$60,000 Buys a Hidden Punch-Out Prototype That Now Belongs to Everyone

An interesting story unfolded in the world of classic Nintendo games just yesterday, and it has already sent shockwaves across…
MKBHD Lines Up the Same Selfie on Every Galaxy S Generation to Show How Smartphone Cameras Have Changed

MKBHD Lines Up the Same Selfie on Every Galaxy S Generation to Show How Smartphone Cameras Have Changed

Just like his earlier iPhone generations comparison, Marques Brownlee decided to take the same selfie using the full line of…