The Race for Mental Health returns this weekend. Credit: Annie Avery This weekend will see reigning F1 world champion Max Verstappen, former IndyCar champion and Indy 500 winner Tony Kanaan, current GT3 pro driver Daniel Morad and a host of top SIM racers take part in the Race for Mental Health; a 23-hour event hosted … Read more
BERLIN, GERMANY – AUGUST 31: A visitor tries out an HP Specter XT laptop computer with a … [+] Intel Ultrabook processor at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) 2012 consumer electronics show on August 31, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. IFA 2012 is open to the public from today until September 5th. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images) … Read more
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at SpaceX’s plans for Starship, a startup laying a lifeline for leukemia patients, a potential replacement for silicon in processors, and more. You can sign up to receive Prototype in your inbox here. AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk may be preoccupied exerting his influence on … Read more
The information wars are heating up with search startup ChatGPT, a direct competitor to Google that promises a more “natural, conversational” experience over traditional search engines. On top of the usual AI-powered text summaries, ChatGPT search links to the most direct sources and provides a short list of articles for further browsing. It’s currently available … Read more
In 2020, when Joe Biden won the White House, generative artificial intelligence still seemed like a toy, not a world-changing new technology. The first major AI image generator, DALL-E, wouldn’t come out until January 2021 – and it certainly wouldn’t put any artists out of business, as it still had problems generating basic images. The … Read more
The largest short-horned lizard boasts an impressive arsenal of defense mechanisms – more impressive … [+] than the myths they inspire. getty In the dry plains and rocky deserts of North America, a small creature hides in plain sight – a lizard that may seem ordinary at first glance, but look too long and you … Read more
The end of November brings a surfeit of emotions, like, “Where did this year go?” But there’s also excitement in the air, especially around PCMag, as the biggest shopping day of the year approaches! Black Friday falls on November 29, the day after Thanksgiving, and brings massive discounts on all kinds of desirable products. But … Read more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Trump Media & Technology Group — Shares of President-elect Donald Trump’s media company fell another 4.6% in premarket trading after a 23% drop in the previous session. The stock, which trades under Trump’s initials DJT, has given up Wednesday’s rally sparked by Trump’s election victory. It … Read more
Mural of Madonna ‘Saint javelin’ with Javelin anti-tank missile in an apartment block in Kiev, … [+] Ukraine, in May 2022 NurPhoto via Getty Images ‘Saint Javelin’, a cartoon of Madonna on an American rocket has become a popular Ukrainian meme. The Javelin anti-tank missile is a powerful symbol of American aid, and the war … Read more
This image shows tablets of the prescription opioid pain reliever Oxycontin (oxycodone). it … [+] the medication has been at the center of the prescription opioid crisis, which began more than two decades ago. Many stakeholders in the drug supply chain played a role in triggering the crisis, including pharmaceutical manufacturers, physicians, wholesalers, pharmacies, payers, … Read more