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OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra found a way to play World of Warcraft without seeing the screen

OpenAI’s frontier intelligence model GPT-6 Astra has completed the Orc starting area in World of...

5 Oct3 min readAutomated

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This toolless modular lever-action wallet is the coolest I’ve stuck to my phone

This toolless modular lever-action wallet is the coolest I've stuck to my phone. Remember when I tested the ultra-thin and convenient OhSnap Snap Grip Stand and liked it so much I bought my own?

4 Oct1 min readAutomated

Science

How electrophoretic e-ink displays create images without a backlight

E-ink displays can look almost suspiciously like paper. They don’t glow like a phone screen,...

4 Oct5 min readAutomated

Technology

US team to shield advanced nuclear reactors from damage with $1 million push

Advanced nuclear power holds a clear promise: round-the-clock, low-carbon electricity with far better fuel efficiency...

4 Oct3 min readAutomated

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Japan’s 4,800-ton hydrogen tanker: How its engine, batteries and motors work

Japan has demonstrated a coastal tanker using a hydrogen-fired, four-stroke, high-speed engine in what the...

4 Oct4 min readAutomated

Travel

How Crowded Has Mount Everest Become?

Mount Everest is more crowded than ever, with eight times more annual summits than in the 1990s and a shrinking climbing season.

4 Oct5 min readAutomated

Technology

The iPad Mini is slightly cheaper again during Prime Day

Apple bumped up prices on several of its devices in June, and we haven’t seen a good discount on the iPad Mini since.

4 Oct2 min readAutomated

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The MacBook Air M5 is $200 off for the first time in months

Amazon’s October Prime Day has effectively chopped off Apple’s June price increases. Usually $1,299, the 13-inch MacBook Air with the M5 chip and 512GB of storage is on sale for $1,099 at Amazon.

4 Oct2 min readAutomated

Technology

The AirPods Pro 3 are a fantastic deal at $179

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a good discount on the Apple AirPods Pro 3, but like the latest iPad Mini and the M5 MacBook Airs, a great one is happening now for October Prime Day.

4 Oct2 min readAutomated

Science

SpaceX smashes US record as astronauts reach ISS in just 7 hours and 55 minutes

SpaceX’s latest crewed Dragon mission to the ISS is the fastest on record yet. Its...

4 Oct3 min readAutomated

Science

Scientists find ‘ghost’ of superconductivity that survives even after the state vanishes

Superconductivity is supposed to be an all-or-nothing quantum state. Cool a material below a critical...

4 Oct5 min readAutomated

Science

Super-sticky ‘living cement’ could turn Martian dirt into 3D-printed shelters, study finds

Chinese scientists have developed a new kind of “living cement” that could, in theory, be...

4 Oct4 min readAutomated