Google says its new designs comply with the Digital Markets Act, which bars platforms from favoring their own tools. Yelp says tests show one tweak made people even more likely to stick with Google. PHOTO-ILLUSTRATION: ANJALI NAIR; GETTY IMAGES To comply with looming rules that ban tech giants from favoring …
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Is Powering the AI Revolution
By Lauren Goode Backchannel Feb 23, 2024 6:00 AM Nvidia Hardware Is Eating the World Tech companies can’t get enough of this tech company. Earnings are off the charts. WIRED probes the mind of its CEO, Jensen Huang. Facebook X Email Save Story Photograph: Ryan Young Talking to Jensen Huang …
Read More »These are the 1st images of humpbacks having sex, and they’re both males
Photographers Hawaii captured what scientists say is the first documentation of humpback whale sex. 'It was not what I was expecting,' says biologist Stephanie Stack When biologist Stephanie Stack first saw the photographs of two humpback whales mating in the warm waters of Hawaii, she says her mind was "completely …
Read More »Space agency closing research lab key to International Space Station, Canadarm
The David Florida Laboratory in west Ottawa develops space technology including projects for the International Space Station, Canadarm and James Webb telescope. It will close at the end of March 2025. David Florida Laboratory opened in Ottawa in 1972 The Canadian Space Agency has confirmed a west Ottawa spacecraft laboratory …
Read More »An AT&T Outage Is Wreaking Havoc on US Cellular Networks
The AT&T outage lasted nearly 12 hours, and appears to have been caused by a software issue. Thursday's AT&T outage has impacted users across every US cellular network. (Photo by Davide Bonaldo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/Getty Images It started around 3:30 in the morning on the East Coast, reports …
Read More »17 Tips to Take Your ChatGPT Prompts to the Next Level
Sure, anyone can use OpenAI’s chatbot. But with smart engineering, you can get way more interesting results. Photograph: PM Images/Getty Images ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and other tools like them are making artificial intelligence available to the masses. We can now get all sorts of responses back on almost any topic …
Read More »You’ve likely never seen a total solar eclipse. Here’s where and how to watch April’s upcoming show
On April 8, the moon’s shadow will glide across a narrow part of Canada, producing one of nature’s greatest spectacles: a total solar eclipse. If you think you've seen one before, you probably haven't, as these eclipse experts reveal the beauty and awe of the experience. A total solar eclipse …
Read More »The big problem with the Winnipeg lab affair was obvious from the start: too much secrecy
What the documents about the Winnipeg lab scandal show is interesting and relevant. But the biggest problem here might the one that was apparent from the start: the sheer amount of secrecy that enveloped this situation. Three years is too long to wait for clarity The release of 623 pages …
Read More »We have leap years and leap seconds. Do we need a leap minute?
The leap year is the most famous of the leap family, keeping our calendars right every year, while behind the scenes, with little fanfare, the leap second has been doing its part. But global stakeholders believe it's time for a change — the leap minute. Leap seconds have been added …
Read More »Help, My Friend Got Me a Dumb AI-Generated Present
WIRED’s advice columnist on the true purpose of gift giving. Illustration: Gustavo Pedrosa “An artist friend of mine got me an AI-generated painting as a gift. I can see she tried to personalize the concept, and it’s nicely framed, but part of me still feels a little cheated. Is that …
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