The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with Sunday’s arrival of a SpaceX capsule.
SpaceX launched the rescue mission on Saturday with a downsized crew of two astronauts and two empty seats reserved for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who will return next year. The Dragon capsule docked in darkness as the two craft soared
Hailey Welch’s new podcast Talk Tuah is not inherently conservative. The show’s chat format mostly revolves around relationship talk and celebrity interviews. And yet, only three episodes in, Welch has already cultivated a fanbase filled with MAGA bros.
Welch first gained fame back in June when, during a man-on-the-street YouTube interview outside a Nashville bar, she described her bedroom techniques. (“Hawk Tuah” is an onomatopoeia she used to simulate a
When it comes to memes on the internet, Ohio Senator JD Vance is the gift that keeps on giving. Whatever Vance’s prep strategy for the upcoming vice presidential debate, we know at least one thing: We’re likely to get a few memes out of the event.
The internet can’
I can’t even begin to count the number of times I’ve needed some random-seeming, single-purpose tool for tweaking text or pulling off a super-simple adjustment on an image.
Maybe I want to quickly convert some Awkwardly Capitalized Words into sentence case. Maybe it’s resizing or selectively blurring a part of a photo I’m about to share. Or maybe it’s figuring out the numerical color code from an image.
Whatever the specifics may be, I usually end up searching the web to
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Perplexity is this year’s best new search tool. It uses AI to answer your questions based on online sources. You get conc
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Oh, the Metaverse!
Remember that bit of nonsense, from three years ago? Deep in the pandemic lockdowns, it seemed we all would be living in a digital cave for the rest of eternity. The Metaverse was the signatur
When people tell the story about how AI changed the world, language models will be remembered as an important precursor to what came next: AI agents.
Automation and the AI systems that have been developed and implemented over the past several decades have created tremendous value in their ability to take automated and precise action based on decisions that have already been made.
Until now, however, the ability for AI systems to make decisions on their own has been limite
iOS 18 has introduced many awesome new software features for the iPhone, particularly when it comes to productivity and privacy. Yet the best new software feature Apple has released this year isn’t for the iPhone. It’s for the Mac, and it’s called iPhone Mirroring. Here’s why it’s so extraordinary. Plus, some tips on putting it to use.
What is iPhone Mirroring?
iPhone Mirroring is a new feature in
Most CubeSats weigh less than a bowling ball, and some are small enough to hold in your hand. But the impact these instruments are having on space exploration is gigantic. CubeSats—miniature, agile and cheap satellites—are revolutionizing how scientists study the cosmos.
A standard-size CubeSat is tiny, about 4 pounds. Some are larger, maybe four times the standard size, but others are no more than a pound.
As Google’s high-profile antitrust trial reaches the end of week three, the future of its gargantuan ad business is in flux. The director of intelligence at digital advertising watchdog Check My Ads, Arielle Garcia has been in every court session to cover the DOJ’s arguments and Google’s defense. As a veteran of the ad industry, she shares how the trial is poised not only to disrupt the digital ad landscape but also to affect democracy and journalism as we know it.
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