npub1a7du...lfms 1 year ago

Scarlett Johansson’s OpenAI Feud Makes Her an Uncanny Folk Hero Scarlett Johansson’s talents once made her the ideal person to voice an AI. Now, she’s the perfect human to face off against it. #press

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Scarlett Johansson’s OpenAI Feud Makes Her an Uncanny Folk Hero

Scarlett Johansson’s talents once made her the ideal person to voice an AI. Now, she’s the perfect human to face off against it.

npub1a7du...lfms 1 year ago

20 Best Early Memorial Day Mattress Deals (2024) Sleep starting to feel less like a luxury? It might be time for a new mattress or bed sheet. Good thing plenty are on sale. #press

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The 28 Best Memorial Day Mattress Deals

Sleep starting to feel less like a luxury? It might be time for a new mattress or bed sheet. Good thing plenty are on sale.

npub1a7du...lfms 1 year ago

Don’t Believe the Biggest Myth About Heat Pumps Not only do heat pumps work fine in cold weather, they’re still more efficient than gas furnaces in such conditions. #press

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Don’t Believe the Biggest Myth About Heat Pumps

Not only do heat pumps work fine in cold weather, they’re still more efficient than gas furnaces in such conditions.

npub1a7du...lfms 1 year ago

Total Solar Eclipse of April 8, 2024: Watch Online, What Time, Path of Totality Here’s how to view the total solar eclipse on April 8 as the moon casts a slender shadow across Mexico, the United States, and eastern Canada. #press

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Watch the Total Solar Eclipse Online Here

Here’s how to view the total solar eclipse on April 8 as the moon casts a slender shadow across Mexico, the United States, and eastern Canada.

npub1a7du...lfms 1 year ago

The Future of EV Charging is Bidirectional, If You Can Afford It Idle electric vehicles could act as massive batteries for homes and the energy grid. But the technology to pull this off is tricky. #press

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The Future of EV Charging is Bidirectional, If You Can Afford It

Idle EVs could act as massive batteries for homes and the energy grid. But the technology to pull this off is tricky.

npub1a7du...lfms 1 year ago

The First Rule of the Extreme Dishwasher Loading Facebook Group Is … Extreme Dishwasher Loading encourages members to “think quality, not quantity” when inviting new people to the 29,000-strong group. Also: Don't talk about washing machines. #press

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The First Rule of the Extreme Dishwasher Loading Facebook Group Is …

Extreme Dishwasher Loading encourages members to “think quality, not quantity” when inviting new people to the 29,000-strong group. Also: Don't...

npub1a7du...lfms 1 year ago

Europe Lifts Sanctions on Yandex Cofounder Arkady Volozh In June 2023, the cofounder of “Russia's Google” landed on the EU sanctions list. Now, he's free to build again. #press

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Europe Lifts Sanctions on Yandex Cofounder Arkady Volozh

In June 2023, the cofounder of “Russia's Google” landed on the EU sanctions list. Now, he’s free to build again.

npub1a7du...lfms 1 year ago

The Best Sheets (2024): Linen, Percale, and Budget Bedding Which material should you buy? Percale or linen? We tested dozens of sheets to find our favorites and break it all down. #press

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From Cotton to Bamboo, Here Are All the Sheets We Can't Stop Sleeping On

Whether you’re shopping for cotton percale or silky bamboo, we’ve slept on nearly 100 different bedsheets to find the best ones.

npub1a7du...lfms 1 year ago

8 Best Sleep Trackers (2024): Expert Tips and Research If you want to log or analyze your shut-eye, these WIRED-tested sleep trackers are the way to go. #press

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The Best Sleep Trackers

If you want to log or analyze your shut-eye, these WIRED-tested sleep trackers are the way to go.

npub1a7du...lfms 1 year ago

Your Kid May Already Be Watching AI-Generated Videos on YouTube Get-rich-quick hustlers say it’s a great time to push AI-generated kids videos on YouTube. WIRED found some channels targeting children that appear to be already embracing the technology. #press

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Your Kid May Already Be Watching AI-Generated Videos on YouTube

Get-rich-quick hustlers say it’s a great time to push AI-generated kids videos on YouTube. WIRED found some channels targeting children that appe...

npub1a7du...lfms 1 year ago

Security News This Week: Russian Hackers Stole Microsoft Source Code—and the Attack Isn’t Over Plus: An ex-Google engineer gets arrested for allegedly stealing trade secrets, hackers breach the top US cybersecurity agency, and X’s new feature exposes sensitive user data. #press

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Security News This Week: Russian Hackers Stole Microsoft Source Code—and the Attack Isn’t Over

Plus: An ex-Google engineer gets arrested for allegedly stealing trade secrets, hackers breach the top US cybersecurity agency, and X’s new featu...

npub1a7du...lfms 2 years ago

Hate Speech Proliferates on YouTube in India, Research Finds In the lead up to India's elections, researchers have discovered a deluge of divisive and hate-filled content. #press

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Hate Speech Proliferates on YouTube in India, Research Finds

In the lead up to India’s elections, researchers have discovered a deluge of divisive and hate-filled content.

npub1a7du...lfms 2 years ago

11 Best Electric Kettles (2023): Gooseneck, Temperature Control, Cheap We made tons of coffee, tea, and ramen to test these gadgets—and boiled it down to these top picks. #press

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The Best Electric Kettles to Get the Water Going

We made lots of coffee and tea to test these electric kettles—and boiled it down to these top picks.

npub1a7du...lfms 2 years ago

Six-Word Sci-Fi: Stories Written by You Here's this month's prompt, how to submit, and an illustrated archive of past favorites. #press

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Six-Word Sci-Fi: Stories Written by You

Here's this month's prompt, how to submit, and an illustrated archive of past favorites.

npub1a7du...lfms 2 years ago

Everybody's Talking About the Wrong Sam Bankman-Fried Book Going Infinite, Michael Lewis’ book about Sam Bankman-Fried, is out this week. But it's Zeke Faux's Number Go Up that really lays out the FTX saga. #press

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Everybody's Talking About the Wrong Sam Bankman-Fried Book

"Going Infinite," Michael Lewis’ book about Sam Bankman-Fried, is out this week. But it's Zeke Faux's "Number Go Up" that really lays out the FTX...

npub1a7du...lfms 2 years ago

Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 NC Review: Masterful Budget Noise-Canceling Buds These affordable noise-canceling earbuds have heavy-hitting features. #press

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Anker’s Liberty 4 NC Boast AirPods Pro Features for Under $100

These affordable noise-canceling earbuds have heavy-hitting features.

npub1a7du...lfms 2 years ago

What If the Robots Were Very Nice While They Took Over the World? First it was chess and Go. Now AI can beat us at Diplomacy, the most human of board games. The way it wins offers hope that maybe AI will be a delight. #press

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What If the Robots Were Very Nice While They Took Over the World?

First it was chess and Go. Now AI can beat us at Diplomacy, the most human of board games. The way it wins offers hope that maybe AI will be a deli...

npub1a7du...lfms 2 years ago

Fairphone 5 Review: A More Ethical Phone Boasting ethical manufacturing, easy repairability, and industry-leading software support, this is the moral smartphone choice. #press

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The Fairphone 5 Is a Smartphone for a More Ethical World

Boasting ethical manufacturing, easy repairability, and industry-leading software support, this is the moral smartphone choice.

npub1a7du...lfms 2 years ago

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Is About to Bring Asteroid Pieces Back to Earth The OSIRIS-REx probe is carrying rock samples from the asteroid Bennu, millions of miles away. If it works, it will be only the third such retrieval in history. #press

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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Is About to Bring Asteroid Pieces Back to Earth

The OSIRIS-REx probe is carrying rock samples from the asteroid Bennu, millions of miles away. If it works, it will be only the third such retrieva...

npub1a7du...lfms 2 years ago

4 Best Early Prime Day TV Deals (October 2023) Amazon is throwing another Prime Day in October but you can score TV deals now. #press https://www.wired.com/story/best-amazon-prime-day-tv-deals-october-2023/?utm_source=press.coop