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A heated online dispute over whether a video game commentator accidentally said the word “Donk” has become a case study in ...

Subquadratic has now shared more details about its new model. But some are still skeptical. The Miami-based AI startup Subquadratic came out of stealth mode last month with a huge claim. It announced ...

The film adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel Project Hail Mary hits general release today, March 20, and it’s great—go see it! Though a little light on the science, the movie goes hard on the relationship ...

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Technology’s at a crossroads, it seems, as we close out 2025. While OpenAI’s brash CEO Sam Altman mounts stages across the country to announce the imminent arrival of AI ”superintelligence,” two new ...