There’s a lot, as usual, to call out in the fast-moving world of generative AI, from the Biden administration’s new rules on the government’s use of AI to the Federal Trade Commission banning AI-generated customer reviews to questions about whether an AI-generated Game of Thrones character led to the... Read more

The problem isn’t bandwidth though, it’s latency. Video games are built on instant feedback. Some games can fudge the definition of “instant” a bit, but anything more than half a second of delay between input and action would be unplayable for even the most forgiving games. This is the... Read more

Velan Studios announced its VR pinball game Bounce Arcade is available for pre-order on Meta Quest and will debut on November 21. In the game, you enter the machine and play pinball like you’ve never seen before. It has multiple themed pinball tables full of challenges. Players must strive... Read more

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands and Connections puzzles. The New York Times Crossword Puzzle is legendary. But if you don’t have that much time, the Mini Crossword is an entertaining substitute.... Read more

When England’s team exposed caterpillars to electric fields similar to those generated by a flying wasp, caterpillars displayed defensive behaviors such as coiling, flailing, or biting. “This basically insinuates,” England said, that “prey and predator can detect each other just using static electricity.” Dornhaus, the behavioral ecologist, questioned whether... Read more

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Meta Platforms has created smaller versions of its Llama artificial intelligence models that can run on smartphones and tablets, opening new possibilities for AI beyond data centers. The company announced... Read more

What is the best internet provider in Hawaii? Although a part of the U.S., Hawaii is quite isolated from the mainland. As such, living there means you don’t have access to all the things from the mainland; billboards, daylight-saving time and snakes, for example. You can still get the... Read more

The ubiquitous KitchenAid stand mixer—domestic icon, home cook must-have, subject of tattoos and even master’s theses—has rarely been controversial. Content to sleep tucked away within cabinets waiting to make cookies or birthday cakes, this century-old staple has garnered little public criticism for anything other than its price. (The standard... Read more

Tired of being forced to both remember and type in passwords to log in somewhere? Try a passkey: the FIDO Alliance-developed authentication method that was quickly adopted by the likes of Apple, Google and Microsoft. Though they aren’t quite the standard across the industry just yet, passkeys are slowly becoming the... Read more

Don’t doomscroll more depressing news, use that phone to lift your mood instead. The best mobile games will bring a little joy to your day, whether you’re killing time on the commute or chilling on the couch. And these games are all addictive slices of gaming pleasure that we... Read more