2025-05-16
The first ever third-party game to come to Steam probably doesn't get the respect it deserves—mostly because no one remembers it
Rag Doll Kung Fu has a unique and important place in PC gaming history.
Someone flipped a switch on Elon Musk's Grok AI so it wouldn't stop banging on about 'white genocide' and South African politics, xAI blames 'an unauthorized modification' but doesn't say who did it
"It’s awfully easy for the people who are in charge of these algorithms to manipulate the version of truth that they’re giving."
US-China trade talks should pave way for AI safety treaty [SCMP crosspost]
Published on May 16, 2025 4:55 PM GMTThis is a crosspost from the South China Morning Post.Few expected it would happen this fast, but there is widespread relief at the...
George Orwell’s 11 rules for a nice cup of tea. “I maintain...
George Orwell’s 11 rules for a nice cup of tea. “I maintain that one strong cup of tea is better than twenty weak ones. All true tea lovers not only...
Fortnite added an AI-powered Darth Vader and—surprise—players immediately tricked him into saying slurs
Update: Epic has deployed a hotfix to address Vader's profanity.
Direct Realism is probably false
Published on May 16, 2025 4:36 PM GMTPhenomenology is a philosophical discipline that seeks to understand and describe human experiences as they are perceived. It always was a difficult topic...
How to Become Mr. Worldwide and Get Your Articles Translated to 77 Different Languages
HackerNoon has 76 different languages that your story can be translated into, including Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, and many more. There are 3 ways you can get your story translated....
This Robotic Centipede Crawls Farms to Kill Weeds — and Might Join the Military
Creepy Robo Crawlers Engineers have developed a giant robotic centipede that can scuttle across farmland to root out weeds. As IEEE Spectrum reports, Georgia Tech spinoff Ground Control Robotics has...
Soundcore Liberty 5 earbuds review
Stunning, versatile simplicity with an audible edge.
Behind the Blog: The Art of the 'Catharticle'
This week, we discuss Star Wars' weird little guys, catharticles, and spectacular views.
China’s Nuclear Arsenal Now at 500 Warheads, Aiming for 1,000 by 2030?
Key Points – China is significantly accelerating the expansion and modernization of its nuclear arsenal, moving well beyond its previous “minimalist” deterrence posture. -Independent assessments (Arms Control Association, January 2024)...
Regarding South Africa
Published on May 16, 2025 4:10 PM GMTThe system prompt being modified by an unauthorized person in pursuit of a ham-fisted political point very important to Elon Musk once already...
This SteelSeries microphone is more than most gamers would need, but it's hard to say no at its best price
One for the stream queens, podcast kings, and motor mouth monarchs.
The HackerNoon Newsletter: Police Officers Are Turning Into Reddit Mods Thanks to Amazons Neighborhood Watch (5/16/2025)
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, May 16, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Steve Jobs unveiled...
Photos of the Inside of a Particle Accelerator
I’ve posted before about Charles Brooks’ fantastic series of photographs of the insides of musical instruments. Recently, Brooks had the opportunity to apply his technique to capture the innards of...
Grok AI Went Off the Rails After Someone Tampered With Its Code, xAI Says
Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, is blaming its multibillion-dollar chatbot's inexplicable meltdown into rants about "white genocide" on an "unauthorized modification" to Grok's code. On Wednesday, Grok positively lost its...
The wacky Pokémon exhibition that puts Poké-fossils alongside real fossils is coming to the United States
But you can also browse the exhibits online.
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