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Dickovers, baggravation and botiquette: 18 new words to describe our tech hellscape

There are many tech irritants that are a scourge of modern life, yet we have lacked the vocabulary to describe them … until nowThe “dickover” is the scourge of the modern age. Coined in May by John Gruber, a tech writer, it is defined as “a modal panel, popover, or curtain presented by a website

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Dressmaker – a canvas for the creativity of dream dress design

Co-created by a developer and his sewing-obsessed partner, this design game is ‘the most technically challenging’ its lead programmer has ever madeWhen Jonathan Hau-Yoon wanted to make something as meaningful as the environmental strategy game Terra Nil, he turned for inspiration to his longtime partner. Sabrina Becker had worn a dress she made herself to

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AI’s recursive self-improvement might not come so quickly after all

The AI industry’s boldest promise right now is that AI will soon improve itself, with almost no need for human oversight. LLMs can already write code, generate synthetic data for training, and optimize the computer chips they run on. Forecasts of explosive AI progress predict that what researchers call recursive self-improvement is on the horizon. 

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Insecticide killed 97.91% of dengue mosquitoes; the tiny fraction that survived worries Delhi scientists

A recent study from the University of Delhi reveals that mosquitoes, particularly Aedes aegypti, may be becoming less susceptible to the widely-used insecticide alpha-cypermethrin. Laboratory results indicate a small reduction in the insecticide’s effectiveness, and researchers discovered specific enzymes aiding in its breakdown. These findings underscore the necessity for diverse mosquito management techniques to ensure

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