Parking-aware navigation system could prevent frustration and emissions

by rpuser | Feb 19, 2026 | AI

It happens every day — a motorist heading across town checks a navigation app to see how long the trip will take, but they find no parking spots available when they reach their destination. By the time they finally park and walk to their destination, they’re...

Exposing biases, moods, personalities, and abstract concepts hidden in large language models

by rpuser | Feb 19, 2026 | AI

By now, ChatGPT, Claude, and other large language models have accumulated so much human knowledge that they’re far from simple answer-generators; they can also express abstract concepts, such as certain tones, personalities, biases, and moods. However, it’s not...

‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ feels like ’12 Monkeys’ meets ‘Shaun of the Dead’ and a whole lot of AI dread (review)

by rpuser | Feb 19, 2026 | Space

Anyone who’s recently stood in line for a bagel or coffee at the local bakery and seen everyone staring dazedly at their cell phones, seemingly afraid to be alone with their own thoughts for two minutes, will totally relate to “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t...

SpaceX will resume landing rockets in The Bahamas after raining debris on the country last year

by rpuser | Feb 19, 2026 | Space

SpaceX can land its rockets in The Bahamas again — and will do so very soon, if all goes according to plan. On Tuesday (Feb. 17), the Civil Aviation Authority of The Bahamas (CAA-B) approved the resumption of Falcon 9 first-stage touchdowns in the nation’s...

Scientists may have found a ‘missing-link’ black hole ripping up and devouring a star

by rpuser | Feb 19, 2026 | Space

Astronomers have discovered that an unusual optical flare is the result of a star being ripped apart and devoured by a black hole — and what really sets this so-called Tidal Disruption Event (TDE) apart is the fact that the black hole involved seems to be an example...