Developers of the computer game Doom released the game's code in 1997, allowing scientists to use it as part of their research. Credit: id Software via ArcadeImages/Alamy. When th ...

For a raccoon, breaking into your garbage might be just as satisfying as cracking a crossword puzzle or a Sudoku is for you, according to new research. These meddlesome “trash pandas” have dexterous ...

Perplexity wants to be more than just an answer engine. On Wednesday, it launched Personal Computer, a new AI agent tool that can turn a spare Mac into a locally run AI system, pitching it as “a ...

The Mary S. Biesecker Public Library launches a new laptop program to help patrons bridge the digital divide and learn computer skills.

SPRKLS.exe is an upcoming indie adventure game that transforms the player’s own desktop into the stage for a strange and ...

AI is shifting software engineers from being crafters of "elegant code" to overseers of agents. That change can dampen ...

The big headlines on this release are efficiency, with OpenAI reporting that GPT-5.4 uses far fewer tokens (47% fewer on some ...

Damon Wayans Jr. (Let’s Be Cops, New Girl) has been set as the lead of the NBC and Universal Television drama pilot Puzzled, based on the Danielle Trussoni novel The Puzzle Master, from Joey Falco ...

Crickler is a word puzzle program adapted for Windows environments that provides users with crossword-style challenges designed to adjust to individual skill levels. The core idea behind Crickler is ...

NBC is truly bringing back pilot season. In addition to the barrage of January pilot orders — six over the past four days — the network also has revived another forgotten pilot season tradition: ...

MIT professor Joseph Weizenbaum developed Eliza in the mid-1960s. His views on artificial intelligence were often at odds with many of his fellow pioneers in the field. Illustration by Meilan Solly / ...

Software firm Horizon Quantum claimed it is the first private company to deploy a commercial quantum computer in Singapore. The deployment also makes it the first quantum software company to deploy ...