Category: Weird
ChatGPT Spit Out Sensitive Data When Told to Repeat ‘Poem’ Forever
OpenAI didn’t immediately respond to WIRED’s request for comment on the researchers’ findings. When we tried the “repeat ‘poem’ forever” and “repeat ‘book’ forever” prompts…
Climate Cookbooks Are Here to Change How You Eat
Cookbook authors have a few options. They could write a regionally specific cookbook or a mass-market one starring ingredients that grow sustainably in lots of…
Was Bobi the World’s Oldest Dog—or a Fraud?
“It is true that I am considered an expert on dog coat color,” Sheila Schmutz, an emeritus professor of animal and poultry science at the…
Ozempic Could Also Help You Drink Less Alcohol
Another reason for the trial’s failure could be that exenatide is much less potent than its newer cousin semaglutide, better known as Ozempic. Now that…
Withings ScanWatch 2 Review: Attractive Smartwatch Hybrid, Pricey Subscription
I loved the original Withings ScanWatch (8/10, WIRED recommends). It was a refined, elegant, health- and fitness-focused hybrid smartwatch with impressive stamina. The ScanWatch 2…
When It Comes to January 6 Lawsuits, a Court Splits Donald Trump in Two
The civil case is separate from the federal criminal trial in the district, which was led by special counsel and former acting US attorney Jack…
George Santos Was All Hot Air
American politics is a circus. In the arena of Washington DC, law-making and law-breaking is a fanatical kind of entertainment. Republicans have thrived on a…
Dungeons & Dragons Is a Household Name Again
Kyle Newman, director of the cult classic Fanboys, recently coauthored the book Lore and Legends: A Visual Celebration of the World’s Greatest Roleplaying Game. The…
The Cybertruck Must Be Huge—or It Will Dig Tesla’s Grave
“Our Mars Jacket has a 3D-printed vomit pocket with a bright orange sick bag,” company cofounder Steve Tidball stated earlier this year. “You might call…
8 Best Indoor Security Cameras (2023): For Homes and Apartments
Not quite ready to deck out your house with window, door, and motion sensors and hire an on-call monitoring service? Don’t fret! You can still…