A company rolls out an AI customer service assistant. The model behind it is current and capable enough for the job. The assistant goes live. Within a week, support tickets are getting worse, not ...

I have long joked to my family that if I were super rich, I would love to hire someone whose only job would be to hand me a large cup of coffee as soon as I walked out of my bedroom. Apple Home has ...

Everyone on Earth takes a private vote by pressing a red or blue button. If more than 50% of people press the blue button, everyone survives. If less than 50% of people press the blue button, only the ...

Remember to pick up paper towels on your way home from work! Oh, summer camp sign ups are at 6. Ooh, should you include your boss in that upcoming meeting this week? How do you lighten your mental ...

So you thought you’d just read that webpage and then go back to the previous page? A bold assumption. All too often, clicking the back button in your browser doesn’t actually take you back. It’s ...

When wearing a two-button suit jacket, one is generally advised to leave the bottom button open. Our critic explains the reasoning behind the rule. By Vanessa Friedman I’m a psychotherapist with a lot ...

AI gadgets might not have the best track record right now, but if a new startup from some ex-Apple folks is any indication, it can still get worse. As reported by Wired, Chris Nolet and Ryan Burgoyne, ...

Texas has long stood apart from national energy policy—its own grid, its own rules. In 2026, that independence has made it the top destination for AI-driven electricity demand. While Washington ...

PCWorld reports Google is testing lazy loading for video and audio elements in Chrome 148, expanding beyond the current image and iframe support. This feature will improve page load times by only ...

Normally, when you open a webpage, your browser goes into overdrive trying to load everything at once: images, videos, audio, ads, the whole buffet. Unsurprisingly, that is not great for speed. Lazy ...

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