Month: June 2025
SciSummary Review: I Summarized a Study in Seconds
If you’ve ever stared at a long scientific paper and thought, “There’s no way I’m getting through this today,” you’re not alone. Academics often ...
DOGE Is on a Recruiting Spree
The relationship between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump may have publicly erupted this week, but the billionaire’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ...
Walmart’s drone delivery spreads its wings to 100 more stores – is yours one?
Walmart Walmart is expanding its drone delivery service in a big way. In an announcement this week, the retail giant said it’s adding five ...
OpenAI confronts user panic over court-ordered retention of ChatGPT logs
In the copyright fight, Magistrate Judge Ona Wang granted the order within one day of the NYT’s request. She agreed with news plaintiffs that ...
How to Get ChatGPT to Talk Normally
ChatGPT and similar bots often flatter users, ramble vaguely, or throw in jargon to sound smart. New research shows that these habits come not ...
I Set Up a VPN on My Roku to Unblock Streaming Content. You Probably Have the Equipment on Hand to Do So Too
Watching movies and shows from your favorite streaming services is convenient with a streaming device or smart TV. These devices allow you to access ...
The Download: China’s AI agent boom, and GPS alternatives
Last year, China saw a boom in foundation models, the do-everything large language models that underpin the AI revolution. This year, the focus has ...
5 Best Mushroom Gummies (2025), WIRED-Tested and Approved
Plant People’s WonderDay Mushroom Gummies are sugar-free but taste like candy. Made with a blend of eight functional mushrooms, including royal sun, lion’s mane, ...
Finally, an Android tablet that I wouldn’t mind putting my iPad Pro away for
ZDNET’s key takeaways The OnePlus Pad 3 starts at $699 for the 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage configuration. It’s got a larger ...
Optimizing LLM-based trip planning
Many real-world planning tasks involve both harder “quantitative” constraints (e.g., budgets or scheduling requirements) and softer “qualitative” objectives (e.g., user preferences expressed in natural ...
