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These are the best space images from 2024
NASA’s Juno spacecraft zipped just 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) above the volcanic world Io in 2024. The extraterrestrial vistas, including a view of the most powerful volcano known to humanity, didn’t disappoint. “It’s absolutely stunning, stunning imagery,” Ashley Davies, a planetary scientist at the space agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, told Mashable. Other space missions have captured…
Everything You Need to Work From Home Like a Pro
No matter if you’re working from home full-time or just a few days a week, it’s important to carve out a home office setup that separates your work and personal lives. It’s equally vital that your workstation is kitted out with the right gear and accessories to make the day more bearable and comfortable. Since…
The Complete Guide to AI Data Centers
What are AI Data Centers? AI data centers are special buildings filled with computers that help artificial intelligence (AI) work better. These centers are very important because they store and process huge amounts of data that AI systems need to learn and make decisions. Imagine these data centers as giant brains for AI, where they…
Hugging Face shows how test-time scaling helps small language models punch above their weight
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More In a new case study, Hugging Face researchers have demonstrated how small language models (SLMs) can be configured to outperform much larger models. Their findings show that a Llama 3 model with 3B parameters can outperform…
Our favorite Sony earbuds hit an all-time low, plus the rest of the week’s best tech deals
We’re less than a week from Christmas, and if you haven’t finished your holiday shopping, well, you should probably get on that. While it’s likely too late to get most items shipped by Wednesday morning, there are still tons of decent tech deals available for those you’re seeing after the holiday — or if you…
‘The Wild Robot’ and ‘Flow’ are quietly revolutionary climate change movies
It’s easy to read Chris Sanders’ The Wild Robot and Gints Zilbalodis’ Flow — two of the best films of 2024 — as companion pieces. Both are animated, both feature little to no human involvement, and both center on unlikely animal allies (and one incredible robot) coming together against all odds. But the similarities between…
Our Favorite Paper Planners for Organizing Your Life
Buying a new planner gives me an endorphin rush like no other, whether it’s for a new school semester, work year, or a much-needed fresh start. A good one should help you stay on track without overwhelming you. Some folks on WIRED’s Gear team prefer paper planners over digital tools. Plus, writing things down has…
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ModRetro Chromatic review: an arms dealer’s Game Boy is among the best ever made
If Lockheed Martin made a Game Boy, would you buy one? In the 1990s, I was among the kids who thought military aircraft were devastatingly cool. By then, Tom Cruise and Top Gun had long established the F-14 Tomcat and a pair of aviator shades as a fantasy for young men; I personally preferred the…
Meet Skyseed, a VC fund and incubator backing the Bluesky and AT Protocol ecosystem | TechCrunch
On November 15, Peter Wang posted a message requesting ideas for a new incubator and fund to support experimental projects built on the burgeoning Bluesky/AT Protocol ecosystem. Four weeks later, Skyseed emerged with an initial commitment of $1 million. This turnaround, a speed underscored by the fact that the fund doesn’t even have a website…