In 2017, fresh off a PhD on theoretical chemistry, John Jumper heard rumors that Google DeepMind had moved on from building AI that played games with superhuman skill and was starting up a secret project to predict the structures of proteins. He applied for a job. Just three years later, Jumper celebrated a stunning win…
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The Download: how to fix a tractor, and living among conspiracy theorists
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Meet the man building a starter kit for civilization You live in a house you designed and built yourself. You rely on the sun for power, heat your home with a woodstove, and…
Threads Adds Group Chat Invites to Encourage DM Discussion
Now, you can more easily build your DM group in the app.
TikTok Launches ‘Foundry’ Program to Promote its Ads
The program offers incentives to venture capital and private equity firms looking to build their portfolio brands.
Facebook Will Now Let You Use a Nickname When Posting in Groups
The update could help people feel more comfortable contributing in groups.
X Clarifies Details About its New Location Sharing Feature
X says that some of the location info is not correct as yet.
AI Can Bring Real-World Objects Into VR In Seconds
AI can bring real-world objects into VR as 3D assets in seconds, with Meta’s new SAM 3D Objects model setting a new standard for quality.
Marble Turns An Image Into A WebXR Volumetric Scene In Minutes
Marble, an AI model from World Labs, can turn a single image into a volumetric scene that you can view in WebXR in a matter of minutes.
Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked Review: A Natural Crossover
Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked is a mostly natural crossover and a fitting evolution for the VR tabletop RPG.
Les Mills XR Dance Steps Onto Steam Next Month
Fitness experience Les Mills XR Dance gets a PC VR release next month.
Meta Reveals ‘WorldGen’ Tool to Generate VR Worlds from AI Prompts
Meta announced WorldGen, a new AI tool that could soon let you generate navigable 3D worlds in minutes from a single text prompt. The News Meta Reality Labs announced WorldGen in a blog post, a research-stage system for generating fully navigable, stylistically coherent 3D worlds from a single text prompt. As outlined in WorldGen’s research […]
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NASA, Boeing Modify Commercial Crew Contract
In 2014, NASA awarded a Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract to Boeing to fly astronauts to and from the International Space Station with its Starliner spacecraft. As part of its contract, Boeing was awarded up to six crewed flights to the orbital complex. After a thorough evaluation, NASA and Boeing have mutually agreed to modify […]
Hue weekly: Early Black Friday and hard-working developers
Originally, I had considered complaining in my little personal blog this weekend that Black Friday, the shopping day of the year, feels like it’s lasting two weeks this year. But honestly, this is nothing new; it’s been like this for the past few years. The actual Black Friday is not until November 28, but you’ve…
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Black Friday Deals Live Blog 2025: Best Early Black Friday Sales, All in One Place
Keep up with all of the best deals before and during Black Friday, including laptops, speakers, TVs, security cameras, and more.
Black Friday Tech Deals Live Blog 2025: Early Discounts on Phones, Laptops, and More
Find MacBooks, Galaxy phones, Garmin watches, Sony headphones, and more at their lowest Black Friday prices.
This Black Friday Deal Cuts 50% Off a Six-Month Apple TV Subscription
Stream ‘Pluribus’ and ‘Severance’ for less.
Week Wraps with Fluid Physics, Stem Cell Research as New Crew Preps Begin
Expedition 73 wrapped up the work week continuing to study fluid physics and stem cells, preparing for next week’s new crew arrival, and unpacking a U.S. cargo spacecraft. The International Space Station residents also serviced exercise gear, performed life support system troubleshooting, and analyzed the orbital outpost’s microbial environment.
My Favorite Heater/Fan Combo Is $150 Off Ahead of Black Friday
Finally, an innovative temperature solution for small spaces.
The Best Early Black Friday Deals on Fitness Trackers, Watches, and Equipment
Now including NordicTrack, PowerBlock, Garmin, Fitbit, Apple, Pixel, and more.
Set Black Friday Price Alerts so You Don’t Go Over Budget
Resist retail price manipulation tactics by choosing the maximum you want to spend ahead of time.
My Favorite Universal Travel Adapter Is One of Amazon’s Best Early Black Friday Deals
A charger you can use around the world.
?? Tutorial: 10 NotebookLM Use Cases That Will 10x Your Productivity
PLUS: how to use NotebookLM so it becomes your second brain + productivity assistant…
The Download: the secrets of vitamin D, and an AI party in Africa
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. We’re learning more about what vitamin D does to our bodies At a checkup a few years ago, a doctor told me I was deficient in vitamin D. But he wouldn’t write me…
We’re learning more about what vitamin D does to our bodies
It has started to get really wintry here in London over the last few days. The mornings are frosty, the wind is biting, and it’s already dark by the time I pick my kids up from school. The darkness in particular has got me thinking about vitamin D, a.k.a. the sunshine vitamin. At a checkup…