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Enlarge / The Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California. (credit: Anadolu Agency | Getty) A few weeks back, it was reported that Apple was exploring investing in OpenAI, the company that makes ChatGPT, the GPT model, and other popular generative…
A recent study published in the Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science has shed light on how people judge unfamiliar faces on dating apps, particularly when these faces are enhanced with photo filters. Subtle photo filters—those that make small, barely noticeable…
Enlarge / Installing the Epic Games Store on Galaxy phones is impossible with the “Auto Blocker” feature turned on. (credit: Getty Images) Following its antitrust win against Google last year, Epic is now going after both Samsung and Google for…
Enlarge / Hurricane Helene transported moisture from both the Gulf and Atlantic into the southeastern United States. (credit: NOAA) As of Monday morning, if one wanted to grasp the historic nature of flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Helene in…
Enlarge / Dish and DirecTV satellite dishes on the roof of an apartment building on April 15, 2013 in San Rafael, California. (credit: Getty Images | Justin Sullivan) DirecTV today announced an agreement to buy the Dish satellite TV and…
A new study published in Human Brain Mapping suggests that regular participation in choir singing can improve brain health by enhancing the structure of white matter, the part of the brain responsible for communication between different regions. The study indicates…
Enlarge / The Merlin vacuum engine on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket fired for six minutes to place the Crew-9 mission into low-Earth orbit. (credit: NASA/SpaceX) SpaceX is investigating a problem with the Falcon 9 rocket’s upper stage that caused it to…
Betelgeuse has a sequel — in the form of a companion star that’s about the same mass as the sun, orbiting it about once every 2,100 days.
Mount Everest may be “taller than it should be” because of a river “capture” event 89,000 years ago.
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) This year marks the 50th anniversary of the tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). A game of creativity and imagination, D&D lets players weave their own narrative, blending combat and roleplaying…
