Mike Pearl
By Mike Pearl
The 6 most Streamberry-ish parts of Netflix's real user agreement
Netflix's actual terms are, as the saying goes, kinda like an episode of Black Mirror.
By Mike Pearl
How to see Mars and Venus during the summer solstice
Binoculars will help, but aren't necessary.
By Mike Pearl
Is 'Black Mirror's 'Joan Is Awful' based on one man's real life?
Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi's work is not sci-fi, but the similarities are pretty wild.
By Mike Pearl
Google's AI search hands-on: It's still not clear why this exists
The quest to make Google's new searchbot do something regular Google search couldn't.
By Mike Pearl
Google releases plan to protect you from AI threats
Google’s Secure AI Framework is concerned with current threats, not the AI apocalypse.
By Mike Pearl
Wildfire smoke maps: 4 best sites for tracking the smoke
Want to see it? Look outside. Want to see what's happening next? Check these out.
By Mike Pearl
This children's hospital is integrating AI with healthcare
As Boston Children's Hospital hires a prompt engineer and other AI workers, it's worth asking what all this means for medicine.
By Mike Pearl
Are 'prompt engineer' jobs real? Yes, but maybe not for long.
Good work for as long as you can get it.
By Mike Pearl
'Succession' finale: The cases for 3 extreme dark horse winners
Some of the wildest choices could also be some of the most fun.
By Mike Pearl
Montana legislature passes TikTok ban (Update: Ban is now law)
Montana's governor has signed the ban.
By Mike Pearl
Self-driving Tesla doesn’t yield for pedestrian. Tesla fan cheers.
The poster of the video is thrilled about his Tesla ignoring the law.
By Mike Pearl
This EV tax credit loophole lets more people benefit. Here’s how.
If the driver isn't the owner, it still counts for some reason!
By Mike Pearl
StableLM: What to know about Stability AI's language model
Do not expect ChatGPT.
By Cecily Mauran and Mike Pearl
Southwest Airlines flights were grounded nationwide. What we know.
There was a "computer issue."
By Mike Pearl
Nonprofit files FTC complaint against OpenAI's GPT-4
It says children may be in danger (among other things).
By Mike Pearl
What is that giant seaweed blob hitting the Florida coast?
It's a sargassum, of course!
By Mark Stetson and Mike Pearl
ChatGPT plugins: How to get access
These custom plugins radically expand the capabilities of the world's favorite text generator, but you probably can't try them yet.
By Mike Pearl
What Bard gets right that ChatGPT doesn't
It's plainspoken and shoots from the hip. That can be good.
By Mike Pearl
What is sargassum? The giant blob of seaweed hitting Florida
The mass of algae stinking up spring break 2023.
By Mike Pearl
GPT-4 answers are mostly better than GPT-3's (but not always)
A slightly less wrong AI chatbot.
By Mike Pearl