Strange ‘Little Red Dots’ in Space Have a Mind-Boggling Explanation, Scientists Discover

🌘 Subscribe to 404 Media to get The Abstract, our newsletter about the most exciting and mind-boggling science news and studies of the week. Astronomers think they have solved the puzzle of so-called “little red dots” in space, a population of bizarre objects at the very edge of the observable universe, according to a study…

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AI-Powered Animal Crossing Villagers Begin Organizing Against Tom Nook

A software engineer in Austin has hooked up Animal Crossing to an AI and breathed new and disturbing life into its villagers. Using a Large Language Model (LLM) trained on Animal Crossing scripts and an RSS reader, the anthropomorphic folk of the Nintendo classic spouted new dialogue, talked about current events, and actively plotted against…

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Trump Is Launching an AI Search Engine Powered by Perplexity

Donald Trump’s media company is teaming up with Perplexity to bring AI search to Truth Social, the President’s X.com alternative. Truth announced the endeavor in a press release on Wednesday. Anyone using the browser version of Truth can now use Perplexity to search the web. “We’re proud to partner with Perplexity to launch our public…

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