This article is about a real event. It is not satire, parody, or metaphor. In late April 2026, OpenAI publicly explained why ...

It’s been a story of the last week or so if you follow the kind of news channels a Hackaday scribe does, that Google have ...

For centuries, humans looked to seers and astrologers to determine fate. Today, we look to algorithms, and the loss of agency is the same.

Periodically, this time of the year, I write a column about the Second Sunday in the Easter season. Also known as “Bright” or “Laughter” Sunday, its observance goes back to the days of the early ...

For decades, Jennifer Tilly has captivated audiences across film, television, and stage with performances that balance razor-sharp wit and emotional vulnerability. Now, the Oscar-nominated actor ...

Valve announced a new Steam Machine this week, and while I think it’s going to have a major impact on the next generation of gaming hardware – however PC-like that looks – there’s still one big ...

Abstract: Humor, as a verbal expression that frequently conveys meanings contradictory to the literal words, presents a hard barrier for machines to decipher. Its core is found not just in words but ...

As a man who dozes off at the drop of a hat, even though I don’t wear one, I find it hard to wake up and smell the coffee. The problem is that I can’t smell the coffee until I wake up. And I can’t ...

Just how powerful will the Steam Machine be? Based on expert analysis of the specs revealed by Valve when it announced the Steam Machine on Wednesday, its new compact, console-like gaming PC is aimed ...

Whether you’re a professional musician or you only sing show tunes in the shower, these funny music jokes will hit just the right note Who doesn’t love music? Who doesn’t love jokes? OK, so apparently ...

My daughter, Alice, is almost two, and quite funny. Although she can say short sentences—“I need cake!”—her humor isn’t particularly verbal. Instead, she giggles while stumbling around in grownup ...