Researchers at the University of Amsterdam created a social media platform with 500 AI chatbots. No humans, no ads, no algorithms curating feeds—just bots, powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o mini, in a bare-bones digital space.
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Video used to be a window to reality, a reliable record of events. Now with deepfakes, that trust is crumbling. Anyone with a decent computer can create a video of world leaders saying things they never said or events that never happened. It’s getting worse and worse, but a team at Cornell has come up with a way to fight back. Their solution is called noise-coded illumination and it uses something as ordinary as light to watermark videos in a way that’s almost impossible to fake.
Wireless earbuds flood the market faster than you can charge a pair, but every so often a deal comes along that demands attention. Right now, Beats Studio Buds + are down to $99.95 from their usual $169.95—a price cut that makes them a serious contender for anyone looking for good sound without breaking the bank.
A Chinese modder named Qingchen DIY has built a handheld gaming PC that’s a fever dream for gamers who want raw power. This custom built device is made from the guts of a high end gaming laptop and leaves commercial handhelds in the dust. With a 12.5 inch 4K touchscreen and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU it’s a experiment of what happens when you don’t compromise on specs for portability.
Inventor Nicholas, the mastermind behind the YouTube channel Basically Homeless, unveils his latest project, a neuromuscular aim-assist system that involves wiring his arm to a computer that shocks his muscles into action. This setup basically makes his hand snap to targets in milliseconds, rivaling the reaction times of professional gamers.
What began as an ordinary Saturday night in Los Angeles concluded with a car pursuit fit for a Grand Theft Auto (GTA) mission. Two armed individuals stole cars, evaded police, and caused havoc in various areas.
In Austin, Texas, a city dealing with increasing housing costs, a quiet revolution is taking place on the outskirts of the Mueller neighborhood. ICON, a local construction company that pushes the boundaries, is employing 3D printing technology to build 12 homes. Three of these homes, each a 651-square-foot bungalow, are available to low-income buyers under the Mueller Affordable Homes Program.