After seeing generated text evolve from the days of tiny neural networks to today’s ChatGPT-style large language models, I have to conclude: there’s something special about the tiny guys. Maybe it’s the way the tiny neural networks string together text letter by letter just based on what you’ve given it, rather than drawing from prior…
Hey look, it’s a guide to basic shapes! Prompt: “Please generate a colorful guide to basic geometric shapes, as an aid to children learning to identify basic shapes.” Not only does it have the basic shapes like circle, tringle, hectanbie, and sqale, it also has some of the more advanced shapes like renstqon, hoboz, and…
Brooke PryorJun 24, 2025, 04:20 PM ET Close Brooke Pryor is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN who has covered the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2019. She previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and the University of Oklahoma for The Oklahoman. By disclosing that he would likely retire following the…
Henry Zeffman Chief Political Correspondent Getty Images Sir Keir Starmer is familiar with Emily Damari’s ordeal. Over the 15 months that she was held hostage in Gaza, the prime minister mentioned her several times when talking about the war, including describing phone calls he held with her British mother Mandy when she did not know…
When Rutgers theoretical astrophysicist Charles Keeton first saw an unusual picture shared by his colleague, he was intrigued. “Have you ever seen an Einstein Cross with an image in the middle?” his colleague Andrew Baker asked, referring to a rarely seen cosmic configuration. Keeton hadn’t. The implications were enormous. “I said, well, that’s not supposed…
The summer of soccer will take a new look this year with the FIFA Club World Cup, which comes to the U.S. for the first edition of the expanded competition that will see 32 teams from around the world compete for a share of the $1 billion prize purse. Several high-profile teams will take part…
Jun 14, 2025, 01:09 AM ET BOSTON — The Red Sox have had a chance in games whenever Garrett Crochet has been on the mound this season. And with the exception of one pitch in Friday night’s 2-1, extra-inning win over the Yankees, he again proved to be the antidote to slugger Aaron Judge. Crochet…
Published October 27, 2025 Resale marketplace Poshmark has appointed Heather Friedland as its first chief product officer. Poshmark appoints Heather Friedland as first chief product officer – Poshmark In this newly created role, Friedland will oversee Poshmark’s product strategy, roadmap, and execution, with a mandate to drive the platform’s next phase of innovation and growth….
This free agent signing is reportedly pushing Jaguars’ OT Anton Harrison for playing time this offseason. Former first-round pick Anton Harrison has been the Jacksonville Jaguars’ starting right tackle for the last two seasons, but according to ESPN’s Michael DiRocco, free agent signee Chuma Edoga received his share of first-team reps at right tackle during…
The fact that AI can produce results that range from remarkably impressive to shockingly problematic may explain why developers seem so divided about the technology. WIRED surveyed programmers in March to ask how they felt about AI coding, and found that the proportion who were enthusiastic about AI tools (36 percent) was mirrored by the…
