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Does OpenAI have a responsibility to let GPT-4 off the chain right now as a shock-and-awe demonstration of AI power, a Hiroshima moment that might spur the world into action? In a recent interview, CEO Sam Altman hinted that he's considering it.

It’s been a long day. You get some dinner ready, sit down, and—just as you’re about to dig in—your phone rings. Learn how to stop robocalls and defend your right to be left alone.

Scientists have identified the role an enzyme, crucial to the body’s metabolism, plays in the development of kidney disease, opening the door to new methods of prevention and treatment of this increasingly prevalent condition.

There is no better way to learn a language than total immersion. The best way to do that is to live wherever it is that speaks the tongue you want to speak. Since that may be impractical for most, Rosetta Stone can get you on your way to fluency.

Motion capture guru Remington Scott supervised the performances of Gollum, Spider-Man and many other breakthrough digital film and game characters. Now he's creating hyper-realistic "digital twins" – including a fascinating conversational AI project.

If you're making a small robot that can explore tight spaces, it would be good if that device could also shimmy its way through narrow gaps. An experimental new robot can do just that, by emulating a caterpillar.

Most of us don't need special pants that let us know we're exhausted, but for hardcore athletes, such an alert could help stave off injuries. To that end, researchers created an electronic yarn that could detect fatigue based on movement patterns.

Just like pharmaceuticals, banknotes and alcoholic beverages, the crop seeds sold to farmers are frequently counterfeits. MIT scientists have devised a method of spotting the fakes, by tagging genuine seeds with silk dots.

Gaming accessory brand Turtle Beach has announced a new pair of flagship wireless gaming headphones called the Stealth Pro, which are claimed to deliver "the most effective noise-cancellation in a gaming headset."

Though it only has a length of 24 ft, the Coastal Modern mitigates its compact size with a flexible and light-filled interior featuring multiple storage areas and folding furniture, and a living room that doubles as a guest sleeping area.

Back in early 2021, a Californian startup revealed plans to launch a 13-inch laptop that users could upgrade, repair and customize. Now the company is about to launch the Framework Laptop 16, which will allow users to upgrade discrete graphics.

In a win for both bees and ecologists, a team of roboticists and biologists has developed a robotic honeycomb that both keeps the bees toasty during cold snaps and allows them to be studied unobtrusively.