The 1969 novel Dune Messiah is a sequel to Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic Dune. TV writer Andrea Kail is a diehard fan of the original Dune, but has always found the sequel disappointing. “Overall, as a book, it just feels like it’s very unformed,” Kail says in Episode 537... Read more

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Sony’s latest State of Play, which showed off some of the third-party games coming to both console and VR, was precisely what Sony said it would be. There weren’t really any surprises,... Read more

Enlarge / Signal app on a phone. Getty Images The nonprofit responsible for the Signal messenger app is prepared to exit the UK if the country requires providers of encrypted communications to alter their products to ensure user messages are free of material that’s harmful to children. “We would... Read more

In this article It’s the age of the internet, and shopping for a new mattress has never been easier. Not only are there loads of options out there to choose from, but many mattress companies will ship it right to your front door, and take care of your old... Read more

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Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Sony revealed its upcoming offerings for PlayStation Plus users in flashier way than usual: By putting them in its big State of Play event. While the bulk of the show was devoted... Read more

Benj Edwards / Ars Technica On Friday, Meta announced a new AI-powered large language model (LLM) called LLaMA-13B that it claims can outperform OpenAI’s GPT-3 model despite being “10x smaller.” Smaller-sized AI models could lead to running ChatGPT-style language assistants locally on devices such as PCs and smartphones. It’s... Read more

Brooksella is the name of a group of mysterious fossils dating back to around 514 million years ago. They were found in Alabama. The star-shaped fossils resemble flowers or starfish or even butter cookies. Scientists have interpreted Brooksella as various kinds of sea animals, but a new study suggests... Read more

In 1987, then-CEO of Apple Computer, John Sculley, unveiled a vision that he hoped would cement his legacy as more than just a former purveyor of soft drinks. Keynoting at the EDUCOM conference, he presented a 5-minute, 45-second video of a product that built upon some ideas he had presented... Read more

Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. The onslaught of ChatGPT and generative AI news is not necessarily helpful to today’s enterprise decision-makers. Early indications are that conversations with OpenAI’s trained language model can take some strange paths. Still, innovators need to take care,... Read more