In the early nineteen-thirties, three young gay men made the scene in bohemian Los Angeles, absorbing influences and shaping one another’s tastes. They staged art shows and concerts; they lectured ...

Google has revealed that its “dark web report” feature will be discontinued starting February 16, 2026. Launched initia lly about a year and a half ago, this tool aimed to help users monitor their ...

In 1999, a decade after inventing the world wide web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist, imagined an intelligent version of his creation. In that vision, much of daily life—finding ...

Spotify has acquired the sample-sourcing website WhoSampled. The streaming service announced that it’s rolling out a new feature called SongDNA, which will aggregate and centralize samples and covers ...

Update: A minibus spending package passed by the House of Representatives on January 8, 2026, effectively cancels the Mars Sample Return program by eliminating almost all funding for future missions.

When I first wrote “Vector databases: Shiny object syndrome and the case of a missing unicorn” in March 2024, the industry was awash in hype. Vector databases were positioned as the next big thing — a ...

Sulfur caves are among the most extreme habitats on Earth. They are completely dark and filled with hydrogen sulfide gas, which is toxic to most life-forms. Inside, species’ survival depends on ...

The amount of noise The Row’s annual sample sale generated last weekend was perhaps antithetical to the brand’s ultimate quiet luxury status. But what else could be expected? The brand’s legions of ...

The new browser, called Atlas, is designed to work closely with OpenAI products like ChatGPT. By Cade Metz Reporting from San Francisco OpenAI on Tuesday unveiled a free web browser that is designed ...

In 1969, a now-iconic commercial first popped the question, “How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?” This deceptively simple line in a 30-second script managed ...

One of the best parts about shopping at Costco is the free samples. The wholesaler offers them in its frozen food section, bakery, prepared foods section and pantry snacks area. Workers affiliated ...