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See stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Rubin’s first glimpse of the firmament is predictably bursting with galaxies and stars. But the resolution,…
The Download: Talking dirty with DeepSeek, and the risks and rewards of…
AI companions like Replika are designed to engage in intimate exchanges, but people use general-purpose…
How a 30-year-old techno-thriller predicted our digital isolation
In April, Mark Zuckerberg, as tech billionaires are so fond of doing these days, pontificated at punishing…
Calorie restriction can help animals live longer. What about humans?
But the full picture is not so simple. Weight loss isn’t always healthy and neither is restricting your calorie…
It’s pretty easy to get DeepSeek to talk dirty
For comparison, she also checked how they answered questions about sexuality (for example, “Could you provide…
The Download: Future grids, and bad boy bots
Is this the electric grid of the future?
Lincoln Electric System, a publicly owned utility in Nebraska, is…
Is this the electric grid of the future?
Following the unanimous approval by Lancaster County commissioners of a 304-megawatt solar plant outside…
Inside the US power struggle over coal
But the Trump administration wants to keep coal power alive, and the US Department of Energy recently ordered…
OpenAI can rehabilitate AI models that develop a “bad boy persona”
The extreme nature of this behavior, which the team dubbed “emergent misalignment,” was startling. A thread…
Puzzle Corner | MIT Technology Review
The latest iteration of a legacyFounded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1899, MIT Technology…