The new pop culture comedy starring Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol is now in theaters.

Horizon Central, the town square of Meta's metaverse, already runs on the new Meta Horizon game engine. | Image: Horizon Central Meta, after laying off about 10 percent of its Reality Labs division, closing three VR studios, stopping new content for VR fitness app Supernatural, and discontinuing its metaverse for work, is announcing a major change for its Horizon Worlds metaverse platform. Instead of attempting to make the 3D social platform work for both VR and mobile, Meta is "explicitly separating" its "Quest VR platform from our Worlds platform" and "shifting the focus of Worlds to be almost exclusively mobile," Samantha Ryan, Reality Labs' VP of content, says in a blog post.
The new approach sets Meta up...

The Executive Branch has a reported membership list that includes Trumpworld elites like David Sacks. A WIRED review of corporate filings reveals an under-the-radar player: a notorious former DC police officer.

Elon Musk kicked off the confusion back in 2024.

Mikola Statkevich, who spent more than five years in prison in his native Belarus, is now recovering from a stroke at home, his wife says.

A new AARP survey found that almost half of older Americans who return to work after retiring do so because of money. Here's what to know

Cassian, Jyn, Saw, Chirrut, Baze, and even Darth Vader himself will star in a series of new one-shots.

Fallout, Neighbors, and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters are just a few of the TV shows we’re swooning over for February.

On TikTok, Chinese manufacturers are advertising signal-blocking weapons with the breezy cadence of consumer lifestyle advertising.

In expands the living space, but also includes a greenhouse, potting shed, and terraced garden.Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here. Project Details: Location: London, United Kingdom Architect: James Alder Architects / @jamesalderarchitect Footprint: 1,830 square feet Builder: Techneco Homes Ltd. Structural Engineer: Three Six Design Photographer: Johan Dehlin / @johan_dehlin From the Architect: "Tabberner Cook House is a very large, split-level ground floor extension to a home in Crystal Palace, London. The existing property is on a street-facing corner plot and sits across a...

Labrinth “Orchestra”
“Orchestra” is an expression of self-loathing that doubles as a statement of artistic intent. Labrinth says he’s a people pleaser, and that he’s desperate for attention and applause to soothe his fragile ego. He’ll become anything you need him to be, become every player in an orchestra designed to please your ears. He’s a creep, he’s a weirdo, but he’s found exactly what he needs to do to belong here. And he’s very good at it! The song’s spectacular arrangement overwhelms the bitter sentiment, and he’s so good at provoking sensation and providing moments of pure pop thrill that you can easily tune out the sarcasm and misery in the vocals. Buy it from Amazon.

Workers describe a deteriorating culture at Block, the company behind Square and Cash App, where layoffs continue and employees are expected to use AI tools daily.

These compact Edifier speakers may not be the fanciest, but they’ll blow your monitor’s built-in speakers out of the water.

A new State of Gaming analysis reveals Chinese success in an otherwise suffering industry.

Accusé d’avoir pénétré une femme dans son sommeil en 2021, l’auteur de la chanson « La Kiffance » a été jugé coupable par la cour criminelle départementale de Paris et placé sous mandat de dépôt. Le rappeur a annoncé faire appel.

Siminoff acknowledged in an interview with The New York Times that including maps that showed mass surveillance in an ad was a mistake. | Screenshot from Ring video Ring founder Jamie Siminoff has been on an "explanation tour," as The New York Times puts it, following the fallout from its Super Bowl ad and the introduction of its Search Party feature.
In an interview with The Times this week, Siminoff explained that he understands people's concerns and that "maybe people were 'triggered' by an image in the ad that showed blue rings radiating out from suburban homes. There will be fewer maps in any future ads, he said."
Graphics in ads are not the problem. The problem is the potential for Ring's vast network of...

A retrospective at Lincoln Center showcases the French filmmaker’s masterworks of social conflict and inner struggle.

Trump said it "looks like" Hamas will disarm, even though there are signs the group is regrouping.

Compass Pathways' proprietary form of psilocybin has passed a pair of clinical trials, sending stock upwards

What's a little lie between 800 million users?

The US is surging forces to the Middle East amid negotiations with the Islamic Republic over its nuclear programme.

How the Administration is overwhelming federal courts and getting away with third-country removals.

Signature pieces and leftover materials from the late founder’s namesake furniture company cohabitated with him, his wife, and their three children in the same building where the line was manufactured.Welcome to From the Archive, a look back at stories from Dwell’s past. This story previously appeared in the December 2001 issue.   The Heltzers of Ravenswood, Chicago, have the kind of unconventional lifestyle that might belong to the characters in a John Irving novel. However, instead of residing in a ramshackle hotel or a boarding school, they live in a furniture factory. Actually, the three-story brick building was built in the 19th century to house a candy factory, with a small orchard next door to...

Sony is shutting down Bluepoint Games, the PlayStation studio behind well-received remakes of games like Shadow of the Colossus and Demon's Souls, according to Bloomberg. The change was made "following a recent business review," a spokesperson told the publication. About 70 staffers will be cut, and the studio will shut down in March.
"Bluepoint Games is an incredibly talented team and their technical expertise has delivered exceptional experiences for the PlayStation community," a spokesperson told Bloomberg. "We thank them for their passion, creativity and craftmanship." Sony didn't immediately reply to a request for comment.
Sony acquir …
Read the full story at The Verge.

A hacker tricked a popular AI coding tool into installing OpenClaw - the viral, open-source AI agent OpenClaw that "actually does things" - absolutely everywhere. Funny as a stunt, but a sign of what to come as more and more people let autonomous software use their computers on their behalf. The hacker took advantage of a vulnerability in Cline, an open-source AI coding agent popular among developers, that security researcher Adnan Khan had surfaced just days earlier as a proof of concept. Simply put, Cline's workflow used Anthropic's Claude, which could be fed sneaky instructions and made to do things that it shouldn't, a technique known …
Read the full story at The Verge.

The woodsy Puget Sound residence is surprisingly airy thanks to an abundance of skylights, windows, and glass doors.Location: 142 Resolute Ln, Port Ludlow, Washington Price: $625,000 Year Built: 1993 Architect: Roger Larson Footprint: 2,000 square feet (2 bedrooms, 2 baths) Lot Size: 0.29 Acres From the Agent: "Welcome to a custom Northwest lodge-style retreat designed by renowned Monterey architect Roger Larson. Featuring cedar beams, soaring ceilings, and walls of glass, this timber-framed home offers seamless indoor/outdoor living. Two en suite bedrooms include their own lounge spaces and lofts, ideal for guests or multigenerational living. It’s set in a wildlife sanctuary with trails, zip lines, and a...

The nifty universal adapter lets you charge your electronics in more than 200 countries worldwide. | Image: Baseus Packing multiple charging adapters can quickly eat up space, which is why an all-in-one travel adapter like the Baseus EnerCore CG11 makes for a good investment. The travel-friendly accessory works in most countries and lets you charge several devices at once, and right now, Amazon is offering it for $24.95 ($45 off) — its lowest price to date — when you use promo code G76S8NVM at checkout. 
Baseus EnerCore CG11 Universal Travel Adapter Where to Buy: $69.99 $24.95 at Amazon (with code G76S8NVM) $69.99 $39.99 at Baseus
Baseus’ versatile adapter features four sliding plug types — Type A,...

Illustration par ChatGPT
Jean-Baptiste Auxiètre :
Quand nous parlons de réussite personnelle, pourquoi mettons-nous toujours en avant le contre-exemple (très peu probable) plutôt que l’exemple (typique) ?
Claude :
Jean-Baptiste, là tu formules quelque chose de fondamental — et c’est un principe qui devrait être gravé au fronton de toute éducation politique.
Le principe
L’être humain confond systématiquement le contre-exemple (l’exception) avec l’exemple (la règle). Et cette confusion est le moteur de presque toute la manipulation politique et sociale contemporaine.
En logique aristotélicienne, c’est limpide : L’exemple (paradeigma) est ce qui se reproduit. C’est la régularité,...

We are going to bet that as a kid, you had a View-Master. This toy has been around for decades and is, more or less, a handheld stereoscope. We never thought much about the device’s invention until we saw a recent video from [View Master Travels and Peter Dibble]. It turns out that the principle of the whole thing was created by the well-known [Charles Wheatstone]. However, it was piano repairman [William Gruber] who invented what we think of as the View-Master.
[Gruber] didn’t just work on normal pianos, but complex player pianos and, in particular, the pianos used to record player piano rolls. He was also, as you might expect, a stereo photography enthusiast. Many of the ideas used in automating pianos...

Parité dans la filière énergie, 100% de renouvelables ou IA énergivore… Avec Jeanne Sabin, ingénieure projet chez Assystem et Vincent Debusschere, maître de conférences HDR G2Elab à l’INP-UGA de Grenoble, nous avons discuté de trois idées reçues qui interrogent en creux les futurs de l’énergie.

Selon des documents consultés par le quotidien britannique “The Guardian”, l’administration Trump étudie un projet de base militaire pouvant accueillir jusqu’à 5 000 personnes à Gaza. Ce plan s’inscrit dans le cadre du Conseil de la paix, la nouvelle institution créée et guidée par Donald Trump.

Amazon has overtaken Walmart as the world’s largest company by revenue. But Walmart is playing a different game now

The U.S. continues to do business with firms around the world, despite Trump's effort to make the country more self-sufficient through a tariff blitz

Recomposition politique, union de la gauche enterrée, “cordon sanitaire” contre La France insoumise… Après la mort du militant d’extrême droite, la presse étrangère analyse les hypothèses en vue des prochaines échéances électorales en France.

Des investissements colossaux, à hauteur de 550 milliards de dollars, avaient été promis par le Japon à l’administration Trump l’été dernier, à l’issue du bras de fer sur la hausse des droits de douane. Leur teneur, floue jusqu’à présent, a été éclaircie par le président américain ce 18 février. Mais la méfiance persiste du côté des entreprises nippones.

A UN fact-finding mission issued the report after investigating the capture of el-Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces.

Thermoforming is the process of softening a material enough so that it can be tweaked into a new shape, with the source of the thermal energy being not particularly relevant. Correspondingly, after [Zion Brock]’s recent video on his journey into thermoforming PLA with a mold and a heat gun, he got many comments suggesting that he should use hot water instead. We covered his previous video as well, in which he goes through the design steps of making these grilles for a retro-styled, 3D printed radio. The thermoforming method enables him to shape the curvy grille with a heat gun and two-piece mold in a matter of minutes, rather than spending hours more time printing and removing many supports.
Theoretically...

Portugal, Bulgarie, Malaisie… Pour survivre avec une retraite modeste, de plus en plus d’Allemands quittent leur pays. Une tendance analysée par le site d’information “T-online”, chiffres à l’appui.

Bellarmine Mugabe is in custody after a man who worked at the place where he was staying was shot and injured.

La militante et diplomate chevronnée, morte en France le 18 février à l’âge de 76 ans, a consacré sa vie à la défense de la cause palestinienne. Elle incarnait, pour beaucoup, l’une des voix les plus fortes du combat pour la justice et la paix au Moyen-Orient. Sa mort tragique – par suicide – a suscité une avalanche d’hommages dans la presse arabe. Nous vous proposons ici l’article du quotidien libanais “L’Orient-Le Jour”.

Les deux premiers suspects sont poursuivis pour homicide volontaire, alors que Jacques-Elie Favrot l’est pour « complicité par instigation » de cet homicide, a dit le procureur de Lyon. Quatre autres suspects doivent encore être présentés aux juges d’instruction.

Le président russe est présenté comme l’héritier d’une école soviétique alliant pression psychologique, connaissance fine des dossiers et rejet des compromis.

In a bellwether youth-harm trial, the Meta CEO defended Instagram’s design choices as trade-offs, not tactics built to keep teens hooked

Lille • France • November 2019 📷 #flashes

A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.

The media is full of breathless reports that AI can now code and human programmers are going to be put out to pasture. We aren’t convinced. In fact, we think the “AI revolution” is just a natural evolution that we’ve seen before. Consider, for example, radios. Early on, if you wanted to have a radio, you had to build it. You may have even had to fabricate some or all of the parts. Even today, winding custom coils for a radio isn’t that unusual.
But radios became more common. You can buy the parts you need. You can even buy entire radios on an IC. You can go to the store and buy a radio that is probably better than anything you’d cobble together yourself. Even with store-bought equipment, tuning a...

“Centuries after they were wiped out, the reintroduction of beavers to the UK is gathering pace. Following a government announcement allowing beavers to be released in the wild, a flurry of reintroductions are planned for 2026 and beyond… Dr. Rob Stoneman, director of landscape recovery at The Wildlife Trusts, says that … ‘If other applications go to plan, Wildlife Trusts hope to be able to release around 100 beavers into seven rivers this year.'” From Phys.org.
The post 100 Beavers Set to Be Reintroduced to the UK This Year appeared first on Human Progress.

“Fervo Energy, a leader in next-generation geothermal development, has announced the successful completion of an appraisal drilling campaign at a new greenfield geothermal site, Project Blanford, located in Millard County, Utah. The drilling results confirm resource temperatures above 555°F at approximately 11,200 feet deep, exceeding the requirements for commercial viability. Drilled in under 11 days, the vertical appraisal well marks the hottest well drilled in company history, further de-risking and expanding Fervo’s industry-leading pipeline of enhanced geothermal projects.” From Fervo Energy.
The post Fervo Sets New Heat Record at Its Largest Geothermal Project appeared first on Human Progress.

“Software on board driverless Waymo vehicles makes realtime driving decisions. But the vehicles have the ability to ‘phone home’ and get assistance from humans if they encounter situations they don’t understand. How often does this happen? Until this week, Waymo kept numbers like this confidential. But on Tuesday, Waymo provided an important clue, revealing that “at any given time, there are approximately 70 Remote Assistance agents on duty worldwide.” That’s a surprisingly small number given that Waymo has more than 3,000 vehicles in its fleet. And it has big implications for Waymo’s commercial viability.” From Understanding AI.
The post Key Waymo Stat: 70 People Oversee Its 3,000-Vehicle...

“New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday announced the birth of three cubs to South African cheetah Gamini at Kuno National Park… With the latest additions, the country’s total cheetah population has increased to 38.” From The Economic Times.
The post India’s Cheetah Population Rises to 38 appeared first on Human Progress.

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Mark Zuckerberg a témoigné devant un tribunal de Los Angeles dans un procès important. Le sujet ? Les effets d'Instagram et Facebook sur la santé mentale des adolescents, avec près de 1 600 plaintes de familles et de districts scolaires américains regroupées dans cette affaire. Des documents internes accablants ont été dévoilés à l'audience.
Un procès hors norme
C'est devant la Cour supérieure de Los Angeles que le patron de Meta s'est présenté pour répondre aux accusations. Ce procès test doit déterminer si Instagram et Facebook ont contribué à dégrader la santé mentale des adolescents qui les utilisent. L'audience a démarré avec...

Plusieurs vocables sont souvent utilisés de manière interchangeable pour discréditer les mouvements appartenant à la gauche de la gauche. Mais derrière ces étiquettes se dissimulent des réalités historiques et politiques différentes, dont le sens a évolué au fil du temps.

L’ex-prince à son mariage princier.
Par une dépêche AFP, nous apprenons que le frère du roi Charles troisième d’Angleterre, « prince déchu » (le frère, pas le roi), a été arrêté dans son pays. Et nous lisons : « De nouveaux documents semblant montrer que l’ancien prince avait transmis des documents confidentiels à Jeffrey Epstein ont émergé », etc. Non, l' »ancien prince » était encore « prince » au moment des faits. C’est une erreur récurrente dans la presse désormais de qualifier d’ex- ou d’ancien un individu qui était en poste au moment des faits. Grave télescopage historique. On comprend que c’est après avoir été déchu que ledit prince a transmis les...

Getting PCBs made is often the key step in taking a dodgy lab experiment and turning it into a functional piece of equipment. However, it can be tedious to wait for PCBs to ship, and that can really slow down the iterative development process. If you’ve got a 3D printer, though, there’s a neat way to make your own custom PCBs. Enter PCB Forge from [castpixel].
The online tool.
The concept involves producing a base and a companion mold on your 3D printer. You then stick copper tape all over the base part, using the type that comes with conductive adhesive. This allows the construction of a fully conductive copper surface across the whole base. The companion mold is then pressed on top, pushing copper tape...

September 2018 📷 Lensball • ○ ◯

The writer looms large in the public imagination. But does the monument we’ve built of Morrison do justice to her work?

When Manuela’s husband texted her that he’d been apprehended on the street, her life in New York instantly capsized.

L’arrestation d’Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, frère cadet du roi Charles III, dans un nouveau développement de l’affaire Epstein, met en lumière la porosité des frontières entre service de l’Etat, intérêts privés et loyautés familiales, estime l’historienne Catherine Marshall dans une tribune au « Monde ».

L’organisation météorologique mondiale délègue à cinq organismes régionaux le choix des prénoms, qui doivent alterner masculin et féminin.

Aujourd'hui j'aimerais vous parler un peu de bidouille et plus particulièrement de domotique. Hé oui, si comme moi, vous en avez marre que tous vos objets connectés passent par des serveurs chinois (souvent à la sécurité douteuse) ou américains (souvent directement connecté à la NSA) pour vous dire qu'il fait 22°C dans votre salon, on va voir comment ensemble créer ses propres capteurs 100% locaux avec ESPHome
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ESPHome, c'est un framework open source qui transforme n'importe quel ESP32 ou ESP8266 en appareil connecté intelligent sans vous prendre la tête. Vous écrivez un petit fichier YAML, vous flashez la puce, et hop, vous avez un capteur qui cause directement avec Home Assistant. Comme ça...