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Enlarge / Martin Shkreli—he’s back, and he’s still got copies of that Wu-Tang Clan album. (credit: Getty | Eduardo Munoz Alvarez ) The members of PleasrDAO are, well, pretty displeased with Martin Shkreli. The “digital autonomous organization” spent $4.75 million…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) Elon Musk’s X platform made a change to its AI assistant, Grok, that may prevent it from giving users false information on election ballot deadlines and other election-related matters. From now on, X…
Enlarge / BARCELONA, SPAIN – 2021/10/02: Spanish tattoo artist Oscar Garcia works on a man, during the Expo. Fira de Barcelona hosts the XXIV edition of the Barcelona Tattoo Expo where tattoo artists from Spain and other countries exhibit tattoos…
Enlarge / A man peers over a glass partition, seeking transparency. (credit: Image Source via Getty Images) The Open Source Initiative (OSI) recently unveiled its latest draft definition for “open source AI,” aiming to clarify the ambiguous use of the…
Tetris Forever includes several versions of the game that had been released over the years. [credit: Nintendo ] A combination documentary and classic game compilation called Tetris Forever is headed to PC, Nintendo Switch, and other platforms later this year,…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The federal government awarded another $521 million in EV charger funding today. It’s the latest tranche of money to be awarded from a $7.5 billion program authorized by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which aims to…
Enlarge / It’s hard work, survival crafting, but there are moments for song, dance, and tankards. (credit: North Beach Games) The dwarves of J.R.R. Tolkien’s writing are, according to the author himself, “a tough, thrawn race for the most part,…
The North Star’s surface is surprisingly spotty, new high-definition observations of Polaris reveal.
Enlarge / A building at Apple Park, the company’s Cupertino, California, HQ. (credit: Apple) Apple has announced a major change on its leadership team: Longtime Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri will step down from his role on January 1, 2025.…
Enlarge / A young Maurice Sendak’s illustration of two possible outcomes of atomic power for the 1947 pop-sci book Atomics for the Millions. (credit: McGraw Hill/Public domain) Beloved American children’s author and illustrator Maurice Sendak probably needs no introduction. His…
