Hotnews

Hottest Coldest Newest

Meaningful Relationships

London-based artist Xinyi Liu explores the fragile relationship between inner experience and the external world, asking questions about intimacy.
producthunt 47h ago

YepCode

Developer-first AI integrations: build, run, scale safely
lesswrong 18h ago

Austin LessWrong Cafe Meetup: Applied Rationality Techniques

Published on January 30, 2026 6:51 PM GMTComing off the heels of a local CFAR workshop, I'll lead us in practicing some applied rationality techniques:Resolve Cycles: Setting a timer to see how much of an important goal you can accomplish within the limit.Pride/Self-Recognition: Turning everyday annoyances into a part of your identity you can be proud of.Finding Cruxes: Probing the basis of your beliefs by asking what it would take to change them.Time allowing, we will do mor...
comingsoon 48h ago

Dragon Ball Icon Kozo Shioya Dies Aged 71

Dragon Ball voice actor Kozo Shioya has died at the age of 71, leaving behind an illustrious and long-standing legacy. His talent agency, Aoni Production, broke the tragic news in a statement on its website. Fans and peers across the industry paid tribute to the legendary Japanese voice actor.
endpoints 45h ago

Sanofi's pipeline cuts; Breakthru Medicine raises $60M

✂️ Sanofi culls several programs: The move comes as part of its “regular portfolio reviews,” a spokesperson said in an email. One candidate affected was amlitelimab, which is no longer in mid-stage trials for alopecia ...
longreads 19h ago

Saving Rhea Seegobin

"For the growing number of Canadians who will get cancer in their lifetimes, the financial stress can be profound."
spacenews 16h ago

Weather delays Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal

NASA is delaying a key fueling test for the Artemis 2 mission because of weather, reducing the chances the launch can take place during its February window.
theatlantic 24h ago

Katie Miller Makes a Classic Error

Does she oppose Enlightenment virtues, as her X posts suggest? Or is she just confused?
polygon 38h ago

Divinity: Original Sin 2 interactive maps

Our Divinity Original Sin 2 interactive maps show where to find every side quest and piece of lore, along with treasure and equipment
sciencenews 20h ago

Placebo-related brain activity boosts antibody counts after a vaccine

Thinking positive increased a specific brain region's activity and might have heightened immune response after a shot.
wired 24h ago

Keychron Q16 HE 8K Review: A Ceramic Disappointment

Great keyboard technology inside a disappointing, conceptually flawed ceramic shell.
lifespan 19h ago

CRISPR-Based Screen Reveals Possible Anti-Tau Mechanism

Using an ingenious CRISPR-based screening technique, scientists have found a protein that tags tau for degradation and is more strongly expressed in tau-resilient neurons [1].
engadget 45h ago

A Waymo robotaxi struck a child near a school

Waymo said one of its robotaxis struck a child, who sustained minor injuries. The incident took place in Santa Monica, California, on January 23. The company reported it to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which has opened an investigation. The agency said the incident occurred close to a school within regular drop-off hours, with other children and a crossing guard nearby.
go.theregister 22h ago

Autonomous cars, drones cheerfully obey prompt injection by road sign

AI vision systems can be very literal readers Indirect prompt injection occurs when a bot takes input data and interprets it as a command. We've seen this problem numerous times when AI bots were fed prompts via web pages or PDFs they read. Now, academics have shown that self-driving cars and autonomous drones will follow illicit instructions that have been written onto road signs.…
npr 1h ago

Israeli strikes kill 23 Palestinians as Gaza ceasefire inches forward

Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 23 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting.
fastcompany 29h ago

These three toxic power moves kill meetings

Meetings are breeding grounds for three highly toxic power moves:
1 2 3 4