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A Chinese firm has just launched a constantly changing set of AI benchmarks

technologyreview.com Caiwei Chen 2026-03-04 14:46:28

Development of the benchmark at HongShan began in 2022, following ChatGPT’s breakout success, as an internal tool for assessing which models are worth investing in. Since then, led by partner Gong Yuan, the team has steadily expanded the system, bringing in outside researchers and professionals to help refine it. As the project grew more sophisticated, they decided to release it to the public. Xbench approached the problem with two different systems. One is similar to traditional benchmarking:

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This simple Kindle accessory has seriously upgraded my reading experience - and it's on sale

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2026-03-04 15:02:56

ZDNET's key takeaways The Strapsicle silicone straps upgrade the grip options on your Kindle and provide a secure hold to prevent drops. At $21, Strapsicle is an easy and affordable Kindle accessory to make your reading experience even more comfortable. If you prefer more ergonomic grips or don't like the look of straps across the back of your Kindle, an alternative security option may be best. $20.9 at Amazon For a limited time save up to 50% on Strapsicle gear at Strapsicle's website in cel

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We Asked ChatGPT to Be Mean

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-03-04 18:28:20

Two and a half years after it was unleashed upon the world, ChatGPT is both the poster child for AI’s utopian promise and a walking, talking cautionary tale. It can plan your vacation, find a recipe, and even act as a low-budget therapist. It’s also subjected to a daily firehose of humanity’s worst impulses: insults, gotchas, and commands to do harm. Ever wondered what it really thinks when you do that? I recently asked ChatGPT to spill the tea on the worst things users say to it. But to get t

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ExpressVPN vs. Surfshark: Two of CNET’s Favorite VPNs Compared

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-04 18:00:00

ExpressVPN and Surfshark are two heavyweights and sit comfortably among CNET’s top VPN picks thanks to their exceptional all-around performance and privacy protections. I use both ExpressVPN and Surfshark regularly and can tell you that each is excellent at what it does -- but also that each one does things very differently. That’s good, because there are distinctions between ExpressVPN and Surfshark that can make it easier to decide between the two based on your specific needs. In a perfect wor

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Hinge CEO Justin McLeod says dating AI chatbots is ‘playing with fire’

theverge.com Nilay Patel 2026-03-05 00:00:00

Today, I’m talking with Hinge founder and CEO Justin McLeod. Hinge is one of the biggest dating apps in the United States — it’s rivaled only by Tinder, and both are owned by the massive conglomerate Match Group, which has consolidated a huge chunk of the online dating ecosystem. A fair warning here: I’ve never actually used a dating app — the algorithm that matched my wife and I was the university housing lottery, which put us in adjacent dorm rooms in the fall of 2000. And my wife is now a di

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It’s a Chromebook thing: Hands-on with new ChromeOS AI features

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-05 05:00:19

Ryan Haines / Android Authority As an elder member of Gen-Z, every screen in my life has its purpose. My small screen (my phone) is there for personal communication, ordering food, and mindlessly scrolling memes on the internet. My big screen (my TV) takes on the role of in-home entertainment, whether it’s a giant Spotify hub, a way to keep up with the Club World Cup, or endlessly streaming reruns of Letterkenny. Left in the mushy middle between the two, however, is room for a medium screen, l

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iPadOS 26 is awesome, but it still can’t do these 5 Mac essentials

9to5mac.com Fernando Silva 2026-03-05 05:18:14

Before we deep dive into this topic, I want to mention that I love iPadOS 26. Yes, it’s the first beta, so plenty of tweaking and optimization still needs to get done. But overall, it’s been what I have wanted on iPadOS for years. That being said, a few things still hold it back from being a true MacBook replacement for some people. So if you’re debating between an iPad Pro or a MacBook, here are five essential things iPadOS still can’t do. Be sure to catch our video below to see a first-hand c

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Death Stranding 2 is much more approachable, if you’re prepared

theverge.com Andrew Webster 2026-03-05 04:00:00

It took me a long time to appreciate Death Stranding. I’m not even sure I fully got it after my initial playthrough, which was equal parts mesmerizing and dull. The game, in which you play as a postapocalyptic delivery man in a world ravaged by a breach with the afterlife, demands a lot from players. The gameplay is fiddly and frustrating, and the storyline is often inscrutable, at times seeming to make no sense. While it borrows elements from walking sims and stealth games, there’s nothing like

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Portyl travel app brings ancient ruins to live with immersive AR

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2026-03-05 10:00:00

Turn your phone into a time machine with stunning 3D reconstructions of historic sites, geospatial precision, and AI-guided tours in 60+ languages Histoury is launching its Portyl app that uses the Unity game engine and Niantic Spatial‘s technology to enable tourists to see what today’s archaeological ruins looked like in their heyday. The Dallas-based company says it’s like turning your smartphone into a time machine, with 3D reconstructions of historic sites, geospatial precision and AI guid

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‘Death Stranding 2’ Is Hideo Kojima’s Most Refined and Relentless Vision Yet

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2026-03-05 10:00:09

When Hideo Kojima—the man fashioned into a video game auteur out of his work on Metal Gear Solid—launched his debut title under the newly formed Kojima Productions in 2019, Death Stranding arrived shrouded in mystery and hype. Every Death Stranding trailer was full of cryptic imagery and spectral apparitions, and its stacked cast featuring Norman Reedus, Léa Seydoux, and Mads Mikkelsen set expectations sky-high. It was also the first title to come from the creator following a messy and public ex

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Essential Apps to Install on Windows and macOS

techspot.com Iina For Macos Is A Polished Open-Source Player Based On Mpv 2026-03-05 20:08:00

There's nothing quite like the feeling of a clean, fast machine. No matter if you're running Windows or macOS, if you just unboxed a new laptop, built a fresh desktop, or wiped the slate clean with a brand-new drive, it's time to get back to your productivity groove. Not sure what to install first? Let us help with our handy list of recommended desktop software. We've put together a curated list of essential desktop apps to help you hit the ground running. While many tools now live in the clou

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Essential Apps to Install on Windows and macOS

techspot.com Iina For Macos Is A Polished Open-Source Player Based On Mpv 2026-03-05 20:08:00

There's nothing quite like the feeling of a clean, fast machine. No matter if you're running Windows or macOS, if you just unboxed a new laptop, built a fresh desktop, or wiped the slate clean with a brand-new drive, it's time to get back to your productivity groove. Not sure what to install first? Let us help with our handy list of recommended desktop software. We've put together a curated list of essential desktop apps to help you hit the ground running. While many tools now live in the clou

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I recommend this Chromebook over many Windows laptops that cost twice as much

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2026-03-05 17:00:13

ZDNET's key takeaways The Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook Plus is on sale for $600. It excels as an inexpensive work laptop thanks to its comfortable keyboard, solid hardware, and useful features in ChromeOS. Its sub-standard touchscreen will limit usability for some. View now at I've been really curious to see how things have changed since my last Chromebook review, which was the Acer Chromebook Plus Enterprise 515 last year. I recently had that opportunity with the Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook Plus

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Nothing Headphone 1 leaks show quirky translucent design

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2026-03-05 21:23:26

While Nothing is gearing up to officially unveil its first over-ear headphones next week, leaked images and videos have given us a good idea of what they look like. The Nothing Headphone 1 sports an unusual design that appears consistently across leaks from multiple sources, featuring a squircle earcup with the company’s signature transparent elements and support for what looks like a 3.5mm audio cable. Nothing announced in a video last month that it would be launching over-ear headphones in “s

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Google app is now home to your Pinterest-like personalized image feed

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-05 22:57:47

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Google has started rolling out a new “Images” tab in the latest beta version of the Google app. The Images tab lets users select interest categories, such as fashion or home decor, to build a tailored visual feed using publicly available search images, similar to platforms like Pinterest. The feature is currently limited to beta users for testing and feedback, with potential for wider rollout soon. We’ve previously spotted Google working on a Pinteres

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The First ‘Blood of Dawnwalker’ Gameplay Teases a Vampiric Adventure

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2026-03-05 12:50:21

The Witcher 3 turned 10 years old back in May, and if you’ve been hoping for an RPG like it, that’s where Blood of Dawnwalker could come in. The fantasy-RPG from Rebel Wolves—made up of CD Projekt Red alums deeply involved with both Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077—is a ways out, but that’s not stopping the studio from showing off some of its systems and its take on being half-vampire. Plotwise, the game is set in a fictional 14th century medieval Europe and stars Coen, who’s been recently turned i

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Danny Boyle Explains How ’28 Years Later’ Got its Creepy Poem

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2026-03-05 15:15:03

Before 28 Years Later’s release, you probably saw its trailers, which featured a recording of man performing a military chant alongside visuals of the film’s destroyed world and infected. That would be “Boots,” a 1903 poem by Jungle Book creator Rudyard Kipling (and performed by Taylor Holmes in 1915) inspired by the monotony of British soldiers marching hundreds of miles in southern Africa. But it’s not just in the trailers, it’s also in the film when Spike and his dad Jamie leave their isolate

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The stablecoin evangelist: Katie Haun’s fight for digital dollars

techcrunch.com Connie Loizos 2026-03-05 12:43:27

In 2018, when Bitcoin was trading around $4,000 and most Americans, at least, thought cryptocurrency was a fad, Katie Haun found herself on a debate stage in Mexico City opposite Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist who had dismissed digital assets as near worthless. As Krugman focused on Bitcoin’s wild price swings, Haun steered the conversation toward something else — stablecoins. “Stablecoins are really interesting and really important to this ecosystem to hedge against that volat

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This new Chrome feature has forever changed the way I shop online

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-05 10:30:53

Ryan Haines / Android Authority As an avid runner in the middle of marathon training, I go through a lot of shoes — like, a lot of shoes. When averaging 50 miles per week, I can burn through a pair in a little over a month, and then it’s time to treat myself. That said, I’m not made of money. I can’t just run out and pay full price every time I need fresh foam under my feet. So, I have to be careful about looking for deals and spending wisely. And now, a new Chrome extension has made that easie

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I tested Gemini’s latest image generator and here are the results

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-05 14:00:34

Back in November, I tested the image generation capabilities within Google’s Gemini, which was powered by the Imagen 3 model. While I liked it, I ran into its limitations pretty quickly. Google recently rolled out its successor — Imagen 4 — and I’ve been putting it through its paces over the last couple of weeks. I think the new version is definitely an improvement, as some of the issues I had with Imagen 3 are now thankfully gone. But some frustrations still remain, meaning the new version isn

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Weird-shaped notebooks make me want to write again

theverge.com Andru Marino 2026-03-05 14:00:00

Andru Marino is an audio and video producer at The Verge. “I make videos on our YouTube / TikTok / Instagram channels, and have produced our podcasts like Vergecast, Decoder, and Why’d You Push That Button?” He also keeps a lot of notes, and his latest favorite places to keep them are the Triangle and Sidekick notebooks. I asked him about them. Where did you first hear about these notebooks? I don’t really remember when I first saw the Triangle Notebook. It was probably an Instagram ad. I had

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The Brute Squad

news.ycombinator.com Steve Yegge 2026-03-01 15:43:26

The Brute Squad Welcome back! Come one, come all, friends, foes, fart connoisseurs, all are welcome here at Camel Central. It has been an action-packed three months since Revenge of the Junior Developer (RotJD), which is essential reading for this post, so shoo, off you go. You might also want to watch The Princess Bride, up to you. As you wish! What has changed since March? Much and little, more or less. For starters, models got better. Claude 3.7, every programmer's favorite, is now nearly f

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Russell Crowe Lends His Russell Crowe-ness to ‘Highlander’

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2026-03-05 05:25:17

After years of false starts, the next Highlander movie is finally coming from director Chad Stahelski and with Henry Cavill in the lead role. Cavill’s been the only casting we’ve known about for some time, but now we know his former movie dad, Russell Crowe, is along for the ride. Per Collider, Crowe will play a “key role” opposite Cavill, who’s still expected to be playing immortal warrior Connor MacLeod. As for Crowe, that’s a little tougher to determine; some outlets (like Deadline) have cla

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The $50 Billion Company That Does Almost Nothing

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-03-05 09:00:09

Something strange is happening on Wall Street. It isn’t Elon Musk, AI, or a late-night post from Donald Trump. It’s a crypto company called Circle Internet Group, and it’s making the market feel like the glory days of the dot-com bubble are back. Circle went public on June 5. In just eleven trading sessions, its stock exploded by an almost unprecedented 675%, adding over $42 billion to its market cap. The company now trades at a valuation that puts it in the same league as tech unicorns and AI

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Cartoonist Paul Pope is more worried about killer robots than AI plagiarism

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2026-03-05 08:08:49

Paul Pope has written and drawn some of the most gorgeous comics of the twenty-first century — from “Batman: Year 100,” in which Batman challenges a dystopian surveillance state, to “Battling Boy,” with its adolescent god proving his mettle by fighting giant monsters. But it’s been more than a decade since Pope’s last major comics work, and in a Zoom interview with TechCrunch, he admitted that the intervening years have had their frustrations. At one point, he held up a large stack of drawings

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Child Welfare Experts Horrified by Mattel's Plans to Add ChatGPT to Toys After Mental Health Concerns for Adult Users

futurism.com Unknown 2026-03-05 04:45:28

Is Mattel endangering your kid's development by shoving AI into its toys? The multi-billion dollar toymaker, best known for its brands Barbie and Hot Wheels, announced that it had signed a deal to collaborate with ChatGPT-creator OpenAI last week. Now, some experts are raising fears about the risks of thrusting such an experimental technology — and one with a growing list of nefarious mental effects — into the hands of children. "Mattel should announce immediately that it will not incorporate

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Zuckerberg's Employees Have a Wild New Nickname for Him

futurism.com Unknown 2026-03-05 05:30:26

Half a year in, it seems like Mark Zuckerberg's right-wing turn — which came complete with a woo-woo midlife rebrand — is still going strong. Faced with the return of Donald Trump to the Oval Office, Zuckerberg conveniently molted out of his pseudo-progressive skin and into a darling of the manosphere. He's since appeared on shows like Joe Rogan to complain that US business culture needs to "regrow its manhood," because American capitalism is "culturally neutered." "A culture that celebrates t

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AI Startup That Raised $81 Million to Detect Wildfires Bamboozled by Clouds, Still Relies on Humans

futurism.com Unknown 2026-03-05 08:45:31

It's boom time for AI startups. Across the world, enterprising tech types are being rewarded with millions for forcing AI into all kinds of gadgets, like an autonomous lawnmower, an AI-powered robo-mattress, and even an AI-enabled toilet. While the vast majority of even the most well-funded AI startups tend to collapse like houses of cards, VC spending on outlandish techno slop — like the Lemonflow, a "voice-based AI agent for charging infrastructure" — isn't slowing down. In the first three mo

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Playdate Season 2 review: Shadowgate PD and CatchaDiablos

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-05 08:30:20

Earlier in this Playdate season, I commented in a review that I "love a game that pisses me off a little." Well, I may have shot myself in the foot with that one. Week four of Playdate Season Two brings us not one game that got my blood boiling, but two. CatchaDiablos is a roguelike with a unique movement mechanic that is both pretty cool and absolutely infuriating: running in circles with the crank. Shadowgate PD, on the other hand, is a remade-for-Playdate version of the classic point-and-clic

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Fundamental Problems of Lisp, the Cons Cell (2024)

news.ycombinator.com Xah Lee. Date 2026-03-01 20:56:46

Fundamental Problems of LISP, the Cons Cell (this essay is originally written around 2008) The Cons Business The other fundamental problem in the language is its cons cells as its list construction primitive. Lisp at core is based on functional programing on lists. This is a powerful paradigm. However, for historical reasons, lisp's list is based on the hardware concept of “cons” cell. From a mathematical, functional, API point of view, what this means is that lisp's “list” is limited to a max

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