2024-12-27

How Does a Movie Projector Show the Color Black?

There’s no such thing as black-colored light. So how can we see Darth Vader on a screen? [...]

2024-12-27

There’s Still Time to Get Ahead of the Next Global Pandemic

By learning lessons from other sectors, public health can ensure it is ready to face future outbreaks in record time. [...]

2024-12-27

Revisiting the 3 Biggest Hardware Flops of 2024: Apple Vision Pro, Rabbit R1, Humane Ai Pin

The hyped-up Rabbit R1, Humane Ai Pin, and Apple Vision Pro have continued receiving updates since their lackluster launches. How are things progressing? I tried them again to find out. [...]

2024-12-26

Temu’s Takeover Is Now Complete

Despite the arrival of new competitors and growing political tensions between the US and China, the ecommerce juggernaut Temu proved in 2024 it’s here to stay. [...]

2024-12-26

The Year Villainy Won

Villains were everywhere and more relatable than ever. Across pop culture, social media, and IRL, the phenomenon went full-on main character. [...]

2024-12-26

DeepSeek-V3, ultra-large open-source AI, outperforms Llama and Qwen on launch

The new model shows open-source closing in on closed-source models, suggesting reduced chances of one big AI player ruling the game. [...]

2024-12-26

Popularium launches alpha for Chaos Agents from Magic creator Richard Garfield

Chaos Agents, a new autobattler royale game from Magic: The Gathering designer Richard Garfield, is launching its private alpha test today. [...]

2024-12-26

Beyond Meat Says Being Attacked Has Just Made It Stronger

The plant-based-meat company’s CEO, Ethan Brown, credits a series of attack ads with prompting a potentially sector-saving change of plan. [...]

2024-12-26

The Year of the AI Election Wasn’t Quite What Everyone Expected

Deepfakes were nothing like the political force in 2024 that many feared—but that doesn’t mean that generative AI didn’t profoundly affect elections all over the world. [...]