Monkeypox is in Bay Area wastewater
Last month, Stanford’s Sewer Coronavirus Alert Network, or SCAN, added monkeypox to the suite of…
Chinese gamers are using a Steam wallpaper app to get porn past the censors
If you have been on Steam, the world’s largest PC gaming platform, you might have…
The Download: dodging China’s porn ban, and a crypto fraud first
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Deep learning delivers proactive cyber defense
Cybersecurity professionals are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to stay one step ahead…
OpenAI is ready to sell DALL-E to its first million customers
OpenAI will now sell its image-making program DALL-E 2 to the million people on its…
The legacy of Europe’s heat waves will be more air conditioning. That’s a problem.
Europe is sweltering in record-breaking temperatures this week, and across the continent, people are largely…
Do these heatwaves mean climate change is happening faster than expected?
Millions of people are now experiencing the effects of climate change firsthand. Blistering heat waves…
A digital human could be your next favorite celebrity—or financial advisor
When one of China’s biggest celebrities, Simon Gong—also known as Gong Jun—released a new music video…
The Download: urgent climate change questions, and DALL-E’s big launch
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
The weed influencer and the scientist feuding over why some stoners incessantly puke
Alice Moon couldn’t stop throwing up. She had made a name for herself as an…