Category: Weird
Some People Actually Kind of Love Deepfakes
A month ago, the consulting company Accenture presented a potential client an unusual and attention-grabbing pitch for a new project. Instead of the usual slide…
Best Bird Watching Gear (2024): Everything You Need to Start Birding
Bird-watching, or birding, is an admittedly curious pastime. You’re essentially spying on little feathery creatures trying to go about their lives. Rather than landing you…
Google’s Flagship Gemini AI Model Gets a Major Upgrade
Alphabet’s Gemini AI model has been public for only two months, but the company is already releasing an upgrade. Gemini Pro 1.5, launching with limited…
Bose’s Ultra Open Earbuds Review: Impressive Sound, High Price
The cling-on (not Klingon) design feels odd at first, but the buds nearly fade away over time thanks to their relatively light weight of 6.5…
The Switch to Electric Vehicles Was Always Going to Be a Slog
In the US, analysts say consumers have balked at automakers’ pricier electric offerings. Though the gap is closing, the average electric vehicle transaction is still…
Here Comes the Flood of AI-Generated Clickbait
Domain names have value, even when the websites that were once hosted there are shut down or abandoned. Prospectors will often swoop in and snatch…
The Best Presidents’ Day Mattress Deals
If you’re (hopefully) planning on relaxing this Presidents’ Day holiday, you might be thinking about how unrelaxing your bed has been lately. Are you waking…
11 Best President’s Day Mattress Deals (2024)
If you’re (hopefully) planning on relaxing this President’s Day holiday, you might be thinking about how unrelaxing your bed has been lately. Are you waking…
Ocean Temperatures Keep Shattering Records—and Stunning Scientists
So what’s going on here? For one, the oceans have been steadily warming over the decades, absorbing something like 90 percent of the extra heat…
Kara Swisher Is Sick of Tech People, So She Wrote a Book About Them
In her new memoir, Burn Book, Kara Swisher cites a 2014 profile that dubbed her “Silicon Valley’s Most Feared and Well-Liked Journalist.” She might prefer…