All stories by Tristan
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Review: I just can't get over how good Fender's Acoustasonic Stratocaster sounds
My “wow” moment came when I picked up the Acoustasonic Stratocaster for the third time and finally plugged it into an ...
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Why 'human-like' is a low bar for most AI projects
Show me a human-like machine and I'll show you a faulty piece of tech. The AI market is expected to eclipse $300 billion ...
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Scientists: What if black holes had a safe zone where little planets could live? Let's call them 'blanets'
Every once in a while the scientific community comes up with a discovery so important that it immediately changes the course ...
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Watch: Deepfakes Jay-Z raps the Navy SEAL copypasta meme to live jazz music
My editor-in-chief dared me to pull a bunch of random topics out of a hat and write a compelling tech story about them. Here's ...
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The kids aren't alright
Coronavirus in Context is a weekly newsletter where we bring you facts that matter about the COVID-19 pandemic and the ...
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Quantum physicists say time travelers don't have to worry about the butterfly effect
What if I told you all your favorite time-travel films and books were actually created by big tech in order to wrest control ...
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The 6 unholy AI systems thou shalt not develop
Artificial intelligence may be the most powerful tool humans have. When applied properly to a problem suited for it, AI allows ...
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Early impressions: Amplitude's Humankind looks like a bold step forward for the 4X genre
Amplitude's upcoming 4X strategy game Humankind officially launched its Open Development closed beta today and we got our hands on the 45-minute preview scenario. I'll save you some time: If you're a 4X fan and you're ready for an alternative to the Civilization formula you're ...
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This app uses AI to make your selfies look fabulously ridiculous
Artificial intelligence has emerged in the past decade as a bedrock technology. We use it for important endeavors such as brain surgery, financial forecasting, and... making AI journalists chuckle over silly selfies. You may have heard of Photo Lab. It's available on Android and ...
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Congress fumbles through antitrust hearing with big tech CEOs
Heres an exhaustive play-by-play of the US House Judiciary Committee's antitrust hearing with the CEOs of Apple, Amazon, ...
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Scientists modified a strain of cannabis to kill cancer cells
It's well-documented that chemical compounds found in cannabis, especially cannabidiol (CBD), are effective at treating the ...
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Blame the neanderthals
Coronavirus in Context is a weekly newsletter where we bring you facts that matter about the COVID-19 pandemic and the ...
