Why are Epstein’s emails full of equals signs?
Many of the emails released by the Department of Justice from its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein are full of garbled symbols like: Or: The scrambled text...
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AI can’t make good video game worlds yet, and it might never be able to
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about video game industry’s pushback against generative...
Read moreNobody Can Complain When you Fart, If It’s For Science!
There are some stories that you can tell a writer has enjoyed composing, and, likely, whoever wrote the piece for Medical Express reporting on new smart...
Read moreThe Nothing That Has the Potential to Be Anything
You can never truly empty a box. Why? Zero-point energy.
Read moreLinux Kernel Improvement Can Make Hibernation Several Times Faster With Slow SSDs
A patch series sent out for review this weekend can significantly improve the system hibernation performance under Linux. Particularly for those with slower SSDs, the patches...
Read moreMesa’s KosmicKrisp Vulkan-On-Metal Achieves MoltenVK Feature Parity
Announced last year by consulting firm LunarG was KosmicKrisp as a Vulkan-on-Metal driver for efficiently leveraging the Vulkan API on Apple macOS systems as an alternative...
Read moreGoogle’s AI Overviews Can Scam You. Here’s How to Stay Safe
Beyond mistakes or nonsense, deliberately bad information being injected into AI search summaries is leading people down potentially harmful paths.
Read more9 Best Windows Laptops (2026): WIRED-Tested Laptops to Buy
Windows laptops have never been so good, and they’re only going to get better as we move through 2026.
Read moreNFS Server Adds Dynamic Thread Pool Sizing In Linux 7.0
The NFS server changes for Linux 7.0 happen to include some nice improvements for this big kernel version number release…
Read moreCurrentBody LED Hair Growth Helmet Review: Baby Hairs Abound (2026)
This FDA-cleared red-light helmet helps spur hair growth and is Bluetooth-enabled with a comfortable design. But don’t expect results overnight.
Read morePower Sequencing Driver For PCIe M.2 Connectors Makes It Into Linux 7.0
The power sequencing subsystem updates have been merged for the Linux 7.0 cycle. Typically not an area of the kernel too exciting but one new driver...
Read moreAI, Fancy Footwear, and All the Other Gear Powering Olympic Bobsledding
Bobsledders rely a lot on specialized equipment to perform well and stay safe during the “Formula 1 of ice.” Here’s a quick guide.
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