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Instagram Offers Several Types of Quality for Videos, and Whether Yours Looks Better Depends on One Factor: Virality
AppsThis system, in one way or another, favors big creators who move a higher volume of visualizations.
Read more »This War Strategy Video Game Has a Very Special Player: The Pentagon
Video GamesPlaying war games can be a very serious thing.
Read more »Venom 3’s Disappointing Box Office Numbers Prompt Hollywood to Rethink Superheroes: They’re No Longer the Golden Goose They Used to Be
Cinema and TVIs this the end of an era or just a bump in the road? Superhero movies have no choice but to self-examine their approach.
Read more »A Few Months Ago, Australia Approved a New Type of Honey: It’s Made by Stingless Bees and Offers Nutritional Advantages
Nature and EnvironmentThe world of sugars is complex and diverse, as is the world of sweeteners.
Read more »Geoffrey Hinton Was Pessimistic About AI Long Before Receiving a Nobel Prize. He’s Even More Pessimistic Now
Robotics and AIThe newly awarded Nobel Prize laureate believes companies need to use at least 25% of computing resources to avoid the threat of AI.
Read more »TSMC’s New Plant in Arizona Achieves the ‘Impossible’: Surpassing the Performance of Taiwan’s Facilities
Business and EconomicsIt had everything going against it. TSMC’s first integrated circuit plant in Arizona has caused the company considerable headaches.
Read more »Cat Owners Have Been Saying Their Pets Are Liquid For a While. Now, They’re Backed by Science
ResearchA new study shows that cats are highly self-aware of their bodies and make calculations about their height.
Read more »NASA Hasn’t Heard From Voyager 1 for a Week. The Spacecraft Is Currently Unreachable in Interstellar Space
SpaceAt the time of publication, NASA hasn’t made any official statement regarding the situation.
Read more »Venice Was So Fed Up With Overtourism That It Introduced an Entry Fee on 54 Days of the Year
MagnetPrices fluctuate like concert tickets, though critics argue this approach treats the city like a museum.
Read more »A Restaurant in Germany Was Thriving With Its Star Pizza Until Police Discovered Its Secret Topping: Cocaine
MagnetGerman Police have just busted a drug gang by following an unusual clue: a pizza.
Read more »Cloud Repatriation Is a Great Idea, but Not Everyone Can Afford It
Business and EconomicsThe creator of Basecamp has revealed his company’s progress after leaving the cloud, saying it will save even more than expected over the next few years.
Read more »Job Interviews Have Always Been a Game of Cunning, but AI is Taking Them to Another Level
Robotics and AIRecruiters and candidates are increasingly using AI to gain an edge in what many see as broken selection processes. Some recruiters are beginning to question the ethics of AI in hiring.
Read more »Here’s an Uncomfortable Truth for Apple: When It Comes to Generative AI, It’s Far Behind Competitors—and That Won’t Change This Year
Robotics and AIApple CEO Tim Cook recently emphasized that the company’s philosophy isn’t to be first, but to be the best.
Read more »A Library in Ireland Held a 134-Year-Old Treasure: The Lost Story Bram Stoker Wrote Before Dracula
MagnetThe story, unknown to even Stoker’s biographers and literary scholars, has recently come to light.
Read more »Experts Discover the World’s Largest Prime Number. It Took Them Six Years
ResearchMersenne prime numbers are a constant surprise.
Read more »Google’s New Interactive Map Shows You the Top Five Most-Searched Costumes in Your Area
MagnetShrunken Head Bob from Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the king of this ranking. Curiously, he’s followed by Raygun, the Australian breakdancer at the summer Olympics.
Read more »After a Recent Trip to China, Ford’s CEO Can’t Stop Driving the Xiaomi SU7 EV
MobilityJim Farley says Xiaomi's car is fantastic, but also a warning to Western brands.
Read more »‘It Was 100% Nvidia’s Fault’: Nvidia CEO Shoots Down Rumors That TSMC Was at Fault in Recent Chip Problems
Business and EconomicsWhen Nvidia unveiled its B200 chip for AI applications in March this year, it clearly had an absolute beast on its hands.
Read more »Scientists Have Tried to Find a Solution to Certain Math Problems for Over a Century. Now, AI Is Starting to Solve Them
ResearchFor 132 years, the world’s leading mathematicians have struggled to find a generalized Lyapunov function.
Read more »The Company Behind Ozempic Now Has a Massive Nvidia Supercomputer. The Goal: Discovering New Drugs
ComputersIt features 40 miles of cables, and weighs about 30 tons. This is Gefion.
Read more »Taiwan Promised to Have No Nuclear Power Plants in Operation by 2025. AI Is Forcing It to Change Its Plans
EnergyTaiwan’s prime minister says he’s “very open” to reconsidering nuclear power.
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