Trawling through academic archives can be an absolute drag: I've spent weeks up to my neck in old books, microfiche, loose paperwork, and scanned documents looking for a useful tidbit… Read the rest of the article: Scholar discovers handwritten notes by Galileo in old math text book

The dangers Artificial Intelligence presents to its users don't seem to matter all that much. Hallucinations? Nah: that's fine. The unauthorized use of the work of thousands of artists to… Read the rest of the article: ChatGPT uninstalls spike 295% after Pentagon deal announcement

Buddy Guy is one of the last living links to the Chicago electric blues that shaped rock and roll. He came up playing with Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf in… Read the rest of the article: Watch Buddy Guy tear it up at 89 on NPR's Tiny Desk

Canadians and a very specific type of American remember SCTV — Second City Television — with a knowing grin on their mugs. For six seasons, the Canadian-produced sketch comedy skewered popular culture and mocked… Read the rest of the article: SCTV coming to Amazon Prime… in Canada

There aren't many great roles for older women in Hollywood. No one writes meaty roles for them — complex characters we'd love to spend our time and money watching. It's… Read the rest of the article: Emma Thompson plays a grieving widow turned survivalist badass

Just a gentle reminder that using a large language model as your personal secretary is a shit idea if you deal in sensitive information or have anything to hide: A… Read the rest of the article: Chinese official used ChatGPT like a diary, exposing campaign to harass dissidents

Prolific author Dan Simmons has passed away at the age of 77. According to his obituary, Simmons died on February 11, with his family by his side. Dan earned degrees… Read the rest of the article: Science fiction author Dan Simmons, RIP

Remember the hubbub a couple of years ago about the Five Eyes warning Western nations not to allow Huawei-made 5G cellular infrastructure in their countries? Huawei's ownership is nebulous at… Read the rest of the article: Apple's iPhones and iPads are the first consumer devices certified for NATO classified data without any modifications.

Generally speaking, most keyboards are shit. They can afford to be. We've become used to the lack of a pleasurable tactile response after a decade of tapping away at smartphone… Read the rest of the article: Logitech's Keys-To-Go 2 is a portable typing powerhouse

Elon Musk seems to mess up nearly everything his hands touch. So, it wasn't a surprise to learn scientists have glommed onto the fact that his reusable SpaceX rockets —… Read the rest of the article: SpaceX rockets caught spreading metal pollution

Well, this seems fine: The Guardian has pointed out that Uncle Puddin' Brain's big orange cakehole is currently gracing the outside of the Ministry of Love Justice Department headquarters building in Washington, D.C. While Trump… Read the rest of the article: Idiocracy gets real: Trump's face plastered on Justice Department building

The Southern Sleeper Shark normally inhabits the Southern Ocean's subantarctic waters. It likes cold, but not the frigid temperatures we'd typically associate with Antarctica. But here we are: We've apparently screwed up the… Read the rest of the article: Sharks reach Antarctica as warming oceans expand their range

If you own a Steam Deck, you're sitting on a goldmine. According to Engadget, the memory shortage has gotten so bad that Valve can no longer keep up with demand for… Read the rest of the article: Memory shortage slows Steam Deck production

I've been sick as a dog for the past week, trying to shake off what I'm certain is the Mother of All Head Colds. When I've blown enough snot out of my… Read the rest of the article: Why you feel dumb when you get sick

We don't have a cure for cancer, or personal jetpacks to use on our commute to work, and if they can actually get AI to work, millions will lose their… Read the rest of the article: Those Waymo robotaxis? Humans in other countries drive them

Thanks largely to Roger Corman's craptacular 1976 movie Piranha and its sequels, flesh-eating fish were top of mind for many Generation X kids. They featured in pulp literature, Far Side… Read the rest of the article: 46 swimmers hospitalized after piranha attack in Argentina

If there's one thing a narcissist hates more than being ignored, it's being made fun of. Since the First Lady's fluffy documentary flick, Melania, was released, both she and the movie have… Read the rest of the article: Melania film pulled from theater that made fun of it

Independent journalist and dashing leading man, Ken Klippenstein, recently spilled the beans on something many of us assumed had been going on for a long time: the Department of Homeland… Read the rest of the article: DHS is stalking Reddit users online

A wise man by the name Hugh Anthony Cregg III once wrote, If money is the root of all evil, I'd like to be a bad, bad man. It's a… Read the rest of the article: Palantir made $1.8 billion in 2025 by helping ICE deport people

One of the most surprising things to come out of the war in Ukraine has been the rapid adoption of drones by both sides. Outnumbered and outgunned but certainly not outmatched, the… Read the rest of the article: A terrifying weapon is being used to save lives in Ukraine