The recent release of a tranche of files by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) under the “Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R.4405)” has once again prompted many people to closely examine redacted and sanitized PDF documents. Our previous articles on the Manafort papers and the Mueller report, as well as a study by Adhatarao, S. …
[Submitted on 30 Jan 2026] View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:The most widely used artificial intelligence (AI) models today are Transformers employing self-attention. In its standard form, self-attention incurs costs that increase with context length, driving demand for storage, compute, and energy that is now outstripping society’s ability to provide them. To help address this issue, …
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The FBI has been unable to access a Washington Post reporter’s seized iPhone because it was in Lockdown Mode, a sometimes overlooked feature that makes iPhones broadly more secure, according to recently filed court records. The court record shows what devices and data the FBI was able to ultimately access, and which devices it could …
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A debilitating infection from the parasitic Guinea worm is inching closer to global eradication, with an all-time low of only 10 human cases reported worldwide in 2025, the Carter Center announced. If health workers can fully wipe out the worms, it will be only the second human disease to be eradicated, after smallpox. Guinea worm …
Guinea worm on track to be 2nd eradicated human disease; only 10 cases in 2025 Read More »
What: The thatcher effect, as you may have just experienced in the interactive examples above, shows that when a face is upside down, but its features (eyes and mouth in this case) are themselves upside down, thus appearing right side up, the brain has a hard time recognizing the face to be tampered with, or …
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ⓘ ValveSteam’s logo. 2025 was a big year for Steam in terms of player activity and revenue. And it seems like a big portion of that came from co-op games. 2025 turned out to be a massive year for Steam, both in terms of player activity and revenue. The platform generated billions over the year, …
Games with co-op modes generated $8.2 billion in gross revenue on Steam in 2025 Read More »
ⓘ Petar via UnsplashA Steam Deck Humble Bundle has added a new package to its current collection of game bundles — Sci-Fi Shooters 2.0. The new bundle is full of sci-fi shooters. It is selling for $20 and will expire on February 24, 2025. Humble Bundle has introduced a new game bundle packed with well-reviewed …
Humble Bundle offers 7 acclaimed shooters with over 450,000 combined reviews for $20 Read More »
ⓘ CasioThe new GG-B100XM-1A and GG-B100XMB-1A pair Mudmaster’s famously mud-proof, shock-resistant construction with Casio’s quad sensor tech Casio has introduced two new G-Shock Mudmaster watches under its Master of G-Land series. The GG-B100XM-1A and GG-B100XMB-1A pair a carbon fiber–reinforced case with quad sensor technology for tracking direction, altitude, barometric pressure, temperature, and steps in harsh …
ⓘ Anker SolixThe Anker Solix C2000 Gen 2 power station is equipped with 2,048 Wh LFP battery capacity Anker has officially launched its Solix C2000 Gen 2 portable power station with several connectivity options. The company’s new power station is designed to deliver high performance. This model offers various upgrades over the last generation model, …
ⓘ Motorola, editedThe Moto G17 is available in three colours, including light blue. Whilst the budget-oriented Samsung Galaxy A17 is scheduled for as many as six major Android updates, the Motorola Moto G17 will apparently receive none – and will even ship with an outdated version of Android to boot. Motorola has confirmed that it …
Moto G17 may not receive any Android updates as Motorola cites lack of EU requirements Read More »