What sort of maths are LLMs good at?
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Claude's new Scarlet Letter watermark is invisible — for now
The mark flags anything Claude processed, even human writing it only edited.
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The Google Pixelsnap Charger With Stand Is 50 Percent Off Right Now
Speedy Qi2 wireless charging in a magnetic puck and stand combo makes Google’s Pixelsnap well worth grabbing at half…
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In a Heat Wave, Schizophrenia Is So Much Deadlier Than Any Other Medical Condition
People with schizophrenia face a perfect storm of dangers on a hotter planet.
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The 10 Best Cooling Mattresses for Hot Sleepers (2026)
Nothing ruins a great night of sleep faster than getting too hot. We slept on a myriad of cooling mattresses to find…
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What’s behind this summer’s heat, and why 2027 could be worse
This summer has been a scorcher for much of the Northern Hemisphere. June and July marked the hottest two-month stretch…
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There’s a Fatty Liver Epidemic. AI Could Help Get Ahead of It
Over a billion people worldwide have livers with excess fat, which can lead to a host of medical problems. Researchers…
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CBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and Colleagues
Records obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of allegations of Customs and Border Protection workers misusing internal…
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Why tiny JPEGs look different in Chrome
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Show HN: Woxi - Open-source Mathematica / Wolfram Language reimplementation
Woxi is an interpreter for the Wolfram Language written in Rust.It comes with Woxi Studio, a Mathematica-like GUI built…
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uBlock Origin Is Giving Up the Fight to Keep Ads Off Facebook
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The web’s newest weapon against AI scrapers is a font
“ShieldFont” aims to poison AI training data without making pages unreadable for people.
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Toddler's tragic death from brain-destroying amoeba offers lessons for doctors
Boy's unusual symptoms could help identify the next case sooner.
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Delta
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The Best Photos of the Big August Solar Eclipse
It’s been a century since the Iberian peninsula has been in the full shadow of the moon. Here’s what it looked like in…
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Amazon will train on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out
"If this was opt-in, nobody would opt in," Twitch CPO Mike Minton said on a livestream responding to user feedback.…
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The White House Is Going to Expand Its AI Policy
Open models may soon be added to an updated AI framework, sources tell WIRED, as the White House continues to grapple…
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The Best Way to Avoid Diarrhea Lettuce? This Indoor Garden
Lettuce Grow, one of my favorite indoor gardens, lets you cultivate your own salad greens safely, right in your living…
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Qwen3.8-2.4T
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DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
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AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation
Cognition may be looking to raise another mega round just a few months after raising $1 billion at a $26 billion…
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OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings raises $2B to bring AI to the enterprise
Thrive Holdings has raised $2 billion in new funding at a $12 billion valuation from investors like SoftBank, D1…
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Google’s Pixel 11 phone preorders come with up to $350 in gift cards
Looking to get your hands on the latest Pixel devices? After weeks of leaks and rumors, Google has officially announced…
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As AI safety concerns mount, three pioneers make the case for staying open
At Ai4, three of the world's most respected AI experts—Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrew Ng—debated regulation,…