Inside arXiv—the Most Transformative Platform in All of Science
On the library’s side, some people thought Ginsparg was too hands-on. Others said he wasn’t patient enough. A “good lower-level manager,” according to someone long involved...
How Extropic Plans to Unseat Nvidia
“This signal on the oscilloscope may seem simple at first glance, but it demonstrates a key building block for our platform, representing the birth of the...
I Went Undercover in Crypto’s Answer to ‘Squid Game.’ It Nearly Broke Me
Before the game began, I listened back to my conversations with CTG players from previous seasons, hoping to glean some essential wisdom that might help me...
The Best Programming Language for the End of the World
Coding in Forth reminded me of the lawless dystopia in Mad Max. You make your own rules, subject to the limits of the context. You can...
The Worm That No Computer Scientist Can Crack
The Santa Ana winds were already blowing hard when I ran the first worm simulation. I’m no hacker, but it was easy enough: Open a Terminal...
Databricks Has a Trick That Lets AI Models Improve Themselves
Databricks, a company that helps big businesses build custom artificial intelligence models, has developed a machine-learning trick that can boost the performance of an AI model...
Trump Admin Plans to Cut Team Responsible for Critical Atomic Measurement Data
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is discussing plans to eliminate an entire team responsible for publishing and maintaining critical atomic measurement data...
Oscars 2025 live coverage: All the winners, red carpet, and the 97th Academy Awards’ biggest moments – as it happens
Refresh 2025-03-02T22:59:02.160Z While everyone will, rightly or wrongly, be focusing on the big hitters and major awards tonight, spare some time to zero in on on...
XTRIS is a fast-paced arcade-style Playdate game you won’t be able to put down
I love a game that screams things like “neato!” and “godlike!” while I’m feverishly pressing buttons and darting my eyes around the screen, trying to make...
After 32 years, Mortal Kombat 2 has finally been ported to the one hyper-expensive ’90s console that could actually do it justice
Mortal Kombat 2 was a pretty advanced arcade game when it launched in 1993, to the point where none of the contemporary home consoles of the...