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Space X Showed Investors an AI Device. Musk Says That's False.
32+ min ago (265+ words) WSJ's anonymous sources describe a Grok-powered Snapdragon prototype shown to investors; Musk calls the report utterly false Anonymous insiders paint a picture of a slim device running custom software and x AI's Grok models. The Wall Street Journal, citing people…...
Scientists Built a Cell From Scratch " and It Started Evolving on Its Own
38+ min ago (342+ words) University of Minnesota's Spud Cell, built from liposomes and synthetic DNA, showed unscripted natural selection within five generations Building Spud Cell required rethinking every assumption about what a cell actually needs to function. Key technical details worth knowing: Natural selection…...
Inside the Surreal Moment a Hologram of Teddy Roosevelt Answered Trump's Questions
15+ hour, 59+ min ago (396+ words) Medora's new $60 M library debuted a voice-activated Roosevelt hologram trained on his actual writings before Trump arrived for the dedication The tech stack behind "Holo-Ted" turns hundreds of thousands of historical documents into a conversational partner. Trump asked whether building…...
Hover Air X1 Pro Max Review
17+ hour, 47+ min ago (1755+ words) True Score Methodology v2. 0 True Score is an AI-powered algorithm of product tests and customer reviews. The Hover Air X1 Pro Max is a pocket-sized 8 K flying camera that makes solo content creation dead simple " as long as you pack extra batteries…...
6 Prompting Tricks to Make AI Output Less Generic
19+ hour, 33+ min ago (514+ words) Six actionable techniques eliminate bland AI writing by forcing originality through negative style guides, model switching, and self-critique loops. A literary bouncer that tells overused terms to take a hike. Generic AI output often plagues communications, making brands sound indistinguishable…...
Apple 'Hide My Email' Has a Flaw That Can Expose Your Real Address
21+ hour, 10+ min ago (223+ words) Researcher Tyler Murphy reversed 100% of tested aliases to real addresses in minutes, with Apple yet to deploy a fix More than a year after the flaw was first reported, Apple still has no public fix in place. The timeline unfolded…...
Project Helix, The Next XBox Console, Will Probably Kill Your Disc Drive
21+ hour, 24+ min ago (274+ words) Microsoft's disc-free hybrid targets a holiday 20272028 launch, with a rumored trade-in program as the only path forward for physical library owners Official confirmations and credible leaks paint two overlapping but distinct pictures. For players holding large physical libraries, the trade-off…...
11 Kitchen Gadgets That Save You Serious Money
21+ hour, 3+ min ago (807+ words) Kitchen gadgets like vacuum sealers and pressure cookers cut food waste and grocery bills, paying for themselves in weeks through bulk buying and preservation. Grocery receipts that rival car payments have become the new normal. Rising food costs hit hard,…...
Climbers Scale Empire State Building Spire, Propose at 1, 454 Feet
20+ hour, 16+ min ago (323+ words) Rooftopper Angela Nikolau and a partner reached the spire Wednesday, unfurled a Hendrix banner, and were arrested by NYPD after a midair proposal Social media identified one climber as Angela Nikolau, while authorities scrambled to intercept the pair at the…...
'It's Like Having a Dumb Friend': The Brutally Honest Reason Young San Franciscans Hate AI
20+ hour, 25+ min ago (325+ words) Gen Z anger toward AI rose 9 points in one year, with Bay Area protests targeting Open AI, Anthropic, and x AI directly Survey data paints a generation that uses AI tools regularly but doesn't trust where they're headed. The skepticism…...