Blackstone Griddle Air Fryer Combo Review: Silly, but Nice
Air-fried taters and corn cobs are a silly but welcome indulgence on the newest griddle from Blackstone.
Chinese researchers debut world’s first AI-based processor chip design system
A team of engineers, AI specialists and chip design researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has designed, built and tested what they are describing as the first AI-based chip design system. The group has published a paper describing their system, called QiMeng, on the arXiv preprint server.
AlphaSense launches its own Deep Research for the web AND your enterprise files — here’s why it matters
Every report generated by Deep Research includes clickable citations to underlying content, enabling both verification and deeper follow-up.Read More
6 Best Organic Sheets (2025), Tested and Reviewed
Looking to go organic with your bedding? These are the best sheets to sleep on, from cotton percale to bamboo and linen.
‘Optical neural engine’ can solve partial differential equations
Partial differential equations (PDEs) are a class of mathematical problems that represent the interplay of multiple variables, and therefore have predictive power when it comes to complex physical systems. Solving these equations is a perpetual challenge, however, and current computational techniques for doing so are time-consuming and expensive.
Apple makes major AI advance with image generation technology rivaling DALL-E and Midjourney
Apple researchers develop STARFlow, a breakthrough AI image generation system that challenges diffusion models used by DALL-E and Midjourney with competitive performance.Read More
Apple Is Pushing AI Into More of Its Products—but Still Lacks a State-of-the-Art Model
Apple took a measured approach to AI at WWDC. A new research paper suggests the company is skeptical about some recent AI advances, too.
Robotic hand with unprecedented tactile sensitivity achieves human-like dexterity in real-world tasks
Researchers have unveiled a robotic hand, the F-TAC Hand, which integrates high-resolution tactile sensing across an unprecedented 70% of its surface area, allowing for human-like adaptive grasping. This pioneering development, published in Nature Machine Intelligence today, represents a significant leap forward in robotic intelligence and its ability to interact with dynamic real-world environments.
Like humans, AI is forcing institutions to rethink their purpose
Like people undergoing cognitive migration, institutions must reassess what they were made for in this age of AI.Read More
How to Advocate for Trans Rights in Your Community
Want to push back against the bigoted attacks targeting trans and gender-nonconforming people? Here are specific ways you can help—with your time, money, and everyday actions.