DARPA helped make a sarcasm detector, because of course it did

Researchers from the University of Central Florida worked with DARPA to create a deep learning AI capable of understanding written sarcasm with a startling degree of accuracy.

Samsung won't abandon Tizen in favor of Android TV

“Tizen still is the default platform for our smart TVs going forward,” a spokesperson for the company told Engadget.

Olivia Rodrigo’s New Album Is Making People Who Can’t Parallel Park Feel Seen

On her new song “brutal,” the 18-year-old singer says she’s “not cool,” “not smart” and “can’t even parallel park.”

Meghan McCain Blasts Chris Cuomo As ‘Sanctimonious Tool’

“If my dad had been accused of sexual assault, I would be talking about it on ‘The View’ because I’m not a snowflake.”

Danny Masterson Must Stand Trial On 3 Rape Counts, Judge Says

Three women outlined their accusations against the “That ’70s Show” actor at a preliminary hearing this week.

Minnesota AG Keith Ellison To Lead Prosecution In Daunte Wright Killing

Ellison led the successful prosecution of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who murdered George Floyd last year.

Is Henry Cavill the New Highlander?

If there can be only one, you can’t do much better than Henry Cavill. The Man of Steel and Witcher star is in talks to play the lead character in the long-gestating remake of the cult classic Highlander, directed by John Wick’s Chad Stahelski.

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Meet VIPER, NASA’s New Water-Hunting, Crater-Crushing Lunar Rover

Equipped with headlights and a suite of powerful instruments, NASA’s VIPER is poised to revolutionize our understanding of lunar water, and how much of it might be available to future explorers. Here’s what you need to know about the golf cart-sized rover, which is scheduled to reach the Moon in late 2023.

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Citizen CEO Personally Put Up the Bounty for Man Falsely Accused of Starting a Wildfire

I know we’ve had a lot of dystopian moments recently, but millionaires personally deploying their apps to hunt down houseless people falsely accused of starting wildfires spreading in a drought-stricken landscape is really up there. And that’s exactly what happened this week, according to new reporting from the Verge.

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Ingenuity's Next Flight on Mars Could Be Its Most Interesting Yet

The flimsy-looking but impressively tenacious Ingenuity has booked its sixth flight on Mars. Slated for sometime next week, this flight will be the first of the helicopter’s new demonstration phase, following five successful test flights that proved the feasibility of powered, controlled flight on the Red Planet.

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