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Recently, warnings from researchers inside the world’s largest artificial intelligence labs about the rapid pace of development have led to panic about the possibility that the technology could extinguish humanity. Those warnings are predicated on the idea that—propelled by ferocious competition and a rivalry between…
A white Philadelphia teacher and activist has admitted to lying about her identity for years, falsely claiming Palestinian and Black heritage while working with Palestinian and racial justice organizations. Hannah Gann posted a statement to her Instagram page last week, admitting she has no Palestinian…
are suspected to be done by psychopaths. How can you tell if someone is a psychopath? There’s a lot of chatter and confusion about this topic. I’m a psychiatrist and a psychotherapist. and set the record straight on psychopathy. Psychopathy is actually not a diagnosis.…
My YouTube algorithm is sacred, with years of data about my preferences and viewing history fermenting into whatever videos it picks for my home screen. YouTube’s algorithm, while not perfect, sure knows what I want to see. The current top three videos on my front…
Lickable wallpaper. An edible garden replete with gummy foliage. A chocolate river made of 25,000 gallons of chocolate goop. Nods to the “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” films appear everywhere in Netflix’s new reality competition show “Wonka’s The Golden Ticket.” But the show, which…
Algorithms Don’t Think Patti Harrison Is FunnyComedian and WIRED cover star Patti Harrison sat down to talk about social media, AI, and getting laughs for impersonating Boston Dynamics’ robot dogs. Subscribe to or follow “Uncanny Valley” wherever you get your podcasts. Released on 09/22/2026Up NextAstrobiologist…
Kate Tolo got her first period at 13—an experience she says left her lying prostrate on the floor, debilitated by cramps and breaking out into a full-body sweat. When she told her dad why she was home from school early, she remembers him saying, “We…
A new company has a plan to make the dirty gas turbines powering data centers more efficient: liquid carbon dioxide. American Supercritical came out of stealth Wednesday, announcing $8 million in funding. It wants to retrofit inefficient gas turbines that many data centers rely on…
Tech is so sterile now—everything lives on the same shiny screens. It’s nice, then, when you find an application that exists mostly just to add a little grit to these devices. That’s how I’m interpreting Paperman, which makes everything on your computer screen look like…
Tricare promises to provide health benefits to millions of active-duty service members, veterans and their families. But in recent months, NBC News has uncovered a slew of complaints about the U.S. military’s healthcare program as part of our “Cost of Denial” series, which examines coverage…