OP here. Birth of a Mind documents a "recursive self-modeling" experiment I ran on a single day in 2026. I attempted to implement a "Hofstadterian Strange Loop" via prompt engineering to see if I coul...
Nike released the ReactX Rejuven8 in early 2025. Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Nike was the fastest-growing shoe brand on StockX in 2025. It wasn't a sneaker that fueled a 5,...
Hi Everyone, Digital Carrot is a programmable and pluggable app blocker. It lets you block websites and apps on iOS, Mac and Windows until a set of conditions or goal is met. For example you can block...
After the self-induced tumult Sonos went through last year , I can understand why some people are reluctant to spend money on the company’s products. But newly appointed CEO Tom Conrad has shown that ...
Disney Cory in the House , an obscure Nintendo DS game at the center of a bizarre viral campaign, is now being sold for hundreds of dollars on eBay. Earlier this week, we reported that Disney Cory in ...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Florian Gaertner/Photothek via Getty Images/Reuters OpenAI leads enterprise AI adoption, far outpacing Anthropic and Google, according to new data. Ramp data shows 46.6% of US bu...
Chris Kempczinski says he eats at McDonald's three to four times a week. Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images McDonald's CEO placed his bets for what will win the fast ...
Rockstar has launched an official marketplace where creators can sell mods. The Cfx Marketplace, described as a "curated digital storefront where talented FiveM/RedM creators can share and sell their ...
Semafor CEO Justin Smith says his company hosted close to 100 events in 2025. His ambition is to build a Washington, DC-based event that's supposed to rivals the annual Davos gathering in Switzerland....
It's official: "several" new Ecco the Dolphin games are in development. Last summer, the creator of Ecco the Dolphin pleased many fans by announcing that not only were remakes of the original games un...
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 debuts on January 16 on Crunchyroll. Perhaps one of the best things about Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is how comfortable it is with low stakes even in a fantas...
Julian Gerighty, boss of The Division franchise at Ubisoft, has left the company to join Battlefield developer DICE. Gerighty confirmed his departure in a social media post just a week after appearing...
The Tesla board has proposed a pay package for Elon Musk that could be worth up to $1 trillion. ALLISON ROBBERT/Getty Images; Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI This post originally appeared in the Business In...
My husband and I sold our house and spent a year traveling. Jason Prokowiew After my husband was laid off from his tech job, we decided to sell our house and travel for a year. During our time abroad,...
Middle managers are taking on more direct reports after the "Great Flattening." dowell/Getty Images The average number of reports for managers is increasing as the "Great Flattening" p...
Mandalia left his job in 2022 and spent 18 months traveling. Courtesy of Himal Mandalia Himal Mandalia took a six-month career break , which turned into 3 ½ years. He struggled to slow down during the...
Solo: A Star Wars Story was made "too soon" after audiences had last seen the iconic Han Solo played by Harrison Ford, outgoing Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has suggested. Asked by Deadline if...
You can get a great budget device these days if you know how to pick your priorities. | Image: The Verge Some of us take a kind of “I eat to live” rather than an “I live to eat” approach to gadgets. T...
Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson has said he will never release an "extended-extended cut" of the trilogy despite still having "bits and pieces" left to add. While the trilogy's Extended Editi...
Arturo Holmes/Getty Images In 2026 outlook, Goldman Sachs says US economic and stock market risks are overstated. The firm underscored US strength and projects continued growth. US stocks are in good ...