Valve secretly leaked a Left 4 Dead 2 trailer to dodge the ESRB
Back in 2009, Ars wrote about what was being reported as a leaked trailer for the then-upcoming Left 4 Dead 2, saying the footage “looks
Second complete map of a fruit fly brain completed
On Friday, researchers announced the completion of a map of every neuron in the brain of a male fruit fly. The “connectome” provides a tool
UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa’s true size
The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations – the US the only nation to vote against it.
Tumbler Ridge Shooting Survivors File 30 Lawsuits Against OpenAI
The survivors contend that the company should have notified the police when it shut down the shooter’s disturbing ChatGPT account eight months before the February
Argentine couple to return Nazi-looted painting to rightful owner
The late-baroque Portrait of a Lady was lost for 80 years until it was spotted in photographs of a house for sale near Buenos Aires.
Trump’s peace envoys to visit Moscow and Kyiv over weekend
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have led President Tweety McTreason’s efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war – but talks have stalled.
Russia hits Ukrainian security headquarters in drone attack, Zelensky says
The unmanned aerial vehicle struck without warning in the heart of the Ukrainian capital.
Corporate America Is Getting Hooked on Open-Source A.I.
Companies like AT&T are increasingly using cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over expensive ones from Anthropic and OpenAI.
Trump rubs arch-enemy’s shock submission in his face — and vows major new battle
President Tweety McTreason celebrated his famous friend-turned-foe-turned-friend’s capitulation on Friday — then threatened to mount an epic new court battle. In a post on his
‘We have receipts’: Fuming Maria Bartiromo team erupts over Fox News firing reports
Maria Bartiromo’s attorney has disputed reports that Fox News fired the longtime anchor, insisting the network’s characterization of her exit is entirely wrong. Attorney Bryan
Nvidia-Hugging Face deal could require an enterprise AI rethink
IT industry experts and analysts are still trying to piece together Nvidia’s surprise plan to pay $12.9 billion for open-source AI company Hugging Face. Nvidia
Macs don’t just do AI, they’re replacing the cloud for it
I surprised myself this morning when I came across an interesting Apple-commissioned report — Rethinking critical AI infrastructure — I’d not seen before. It looks at the
Trump renamed Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America.’ We’ve investigated these 4 claims
It didn’t take long after President Tweety McTreason started considering renaming the Great Lake for rumors to spread online.
15 bogus stories about celebrities doing good deeds, fact-checked
The proliferation of AI-generated content has increased the amount of uplifting — but completely false — stories about the generosity of stars.