Meta’s new $199 Quest 2 price is a steal for the VR-curious
Enlarge / For just $199, you could be having as much fun as this paid model. Meta has announced it’s permanently lowering the price of its aging Quest 2 headset …
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Hospital prices for the same emergency care vary up to 16X, study finds
Enlarge / Miami Beach, Fire Rescue ambulance at Mt. Sinai Medical Center hospital. ] Since 2021, federal law has required hospitals to publicly post their prices, allowing Americans to easily …
LLMs keep leaping with Llama 3, Meta’s newest open-weights AI model
On Thursday, Meta unveiled early versions of its Llama 3 open-weights AI model that can be used to power text composition, code generation, or chatbots. It also announced that its …
The 'Civil War' AI controversy, explained
Alex Garland’s much-debated Civil War continues to spark controversy, this time over the release of AI-generated promotional images. SEE ALSO: ‘Civil War’ review: Alex Garland’s latest is more ‘Men,’ less …
The Trump Jury Has a Doxing Problem
You’ve been asked to serve on the jury in the first-ever criminal prosecution of a United States president. What could possibly go wrong? The answer, of course, is everything. A …
NASA’s Juno Captures Lava Lake on Jupiter’s Moon Io
Two recent flybys of Jupiter’s moon Io by NASA’s Juno spacecraft revealed a couple of stunning surprises: a remarkably steep mountain and islands in the middle of a burbling lava …
Save $200 on This Wi-fi 7 Mesh System
We may earn a commission from links on this page.Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Mesh wifi is a newer way to distribute internet across …
This is what we know so far
Ubisoft’s upcoming free-to-play online shooter game, XDefiant, is gearing up for its Server Test Session, offering players a taste of what’s to come. With characters and abilities from the Tom …
Stranger pummels man, 37, during clash on NYC subway platform: cops
A stranger pummeled a 37-year-old man during a clash on a Queens subway platform last week, cops said Thursday. The victim was waiting for a northbound F train at the …
Group caught on camera pulling bear cubs from tree to take pictures with them
A group of people was recorded pulling two bear cubs from a tree in North Carolina on Tuesday afternoon, apparently to take pictures with the animals and leaving one orphaned …