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When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Sporcle offers up near infinite and fun trivia that'll keep you hooked. For all of the lovers and Trivia Night enthusiasts who can't get enough of random-knowledge quizzes, then you're going to love Sporcle . Sporcle's site includes an absolutely massive collection of online quizzes covering just about everything--geography, movies, sports, history, music, and just about any other oddly specific niche you could imagine. To add to the fun (or pressure) each quiz is timed and your goal is to fill in as many correct answers as you can before the timer runs out.


Olympic gold medalists rip Newsom for California's trans athlete situation ahead of protested track meet

FOX News

Another LIV golfer remains committed to staying put: 'I have full faith in the future of LIV' Megan Rapinoe, in a shock to no one, backs Angel Reese skipping interviews as'taking power back' White House calls out Newsom as California girls' track and field controversy reignites Here's why the coaches association's 24-team College Football Playoff could ruin the sport Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown tells ESPN's Stephen A Smith to'be quiet and retire' President Trump on $1,000 World Cup ticket prices: 'I wouldn't pay it either, to be honest' Pirates vs. Diamondbacks betting preview targets the under as both offenses go cold in series Former LSU coach Brian Kelly uses AI to prepare for job interviews, proving he's just like the rest of us Political violence should'never be normalized': Former California GOP chairwoman UAE says air defenses are active after US conducts'self-defense' strikes in Iran Bob Lazar said S4 was the'most unpleasant place' to be, documentary director recalls Former U.S. attorney explains why he thinks Tyler Robinson's defense team is playing the long game Greg Gutfeld: Dems can't admit they have a problem Mark Hamill is a'miserable human being': Sage Steele AOC is in'favor' of'robbing' the American people: Tiffany Smiley Iran's playbook is to talk and then fight, Lt Gen Keith Kellogg says Watters: If Iran doesn't sign this fast, the US will be a lot more violent OutKick Olympic gold medalists rip Newsom for California's trans athlete situation ahead of protested track meet California girls' track and field student-athletes protest trans inclusion ahead of state meet California high school student-athletes Olivia Viola and Reese Hogan speak at a rally ahead of a major track and field event to oppose trans athletes in their sports. Three-time Olympic women's gold medalists Nancy Hogshead and Kaillie Humphries have spoken out on the growing girls' track and field controversy in California, as a trans athlete is looking to defend a pair of state titles. Hogshead spoke out against California Gov. Gavin Newsom for his state's policies that continue to allow trans athletes in women's sports. The medalist responded to a statement from a source within Newsom's office on the issue that stated, The Governor has said discussions on this issue should be guided by fairness, dignity, and respect. Governor Newsom seems to exclude girls from his own standard of'fairness, dignity and respect.'


We Asked Coffee Pros to Blind Test Coffee Machines. The Results Were Surprising

WIRED

We Asked Coffee Pros to Blind Test Coffee Machines. For our latest WIRED Blind Test, we sat coffee industry professionals down to rank leading do-it-all coffee machines--and the winner wasn't what anyone expected. What do you love about coffee? Is it the caffeine boost in the morning, the creamy sweetness of a cappuccino or latte, the bucket of filter coffee you can sip on all day, or the quick kick of a good espresso? Or is it the zen-like ritual of it all, the measuring of beans and the precision of the perfect extraction? Good thing it's much better for you than science previously realized.


The New Wild West of AI Kids' Toys

WIRED

These cuddly, connected companions could disrupt everything from make-believe to bedtime stories. No wonder some lawmakers want them banned. The main antagonist of, in theaters this summer, is a green, frog-shaped kids' tablet named Lilypad, a genius new villain for the beloved Pixar franchise . But if Pixar had its ear to the ground, it might have used an AI kids' toy instead. AI toys are seemingly everywhere, marketed online as friendly companions to children as young as three, and they're still a largely unregulated category.


I Went to See What's Happened to the Home of the TED Talk. It Was a Little Terrifying.

Slate

Meanwhile its Audacious Project --a funding initiative that gives mature nonprofits the opportunity to pitch "moonshot" plans to a coalition of philanthropists--has raised over $1 billion in each of the last two years, in an epic Robin Hood operation for a handful of large-scale projects on climate, health, education, and criminal justice: The Audacious recipients here this year are taking this brief break from their work preventing 16 million unsafe abortions, helping governments in 20 countries prevent lead poisoning, or intercepting 5 percent of the world's river-borne plastic before it reaches the ocean.


TikTok scales back AI-generated video descriptions after absurd errors

BBC News

TikTok has rowed back on an AI feature which incorrectly summarised some videos on the platform, including claiming a celebrity was fruit. The company's'AI overviews' recently began appearing beneath content on the platform to describe what a video was showing, or provide more context. While only rolled out to some users in the US and the Philippines, the feature's incorrect and bizarre AI-generated summaries of TikTok content - seen beneath videos of celebrities like platform star Charli D'Amelio - have been shared widely. According to TikTok, its experimental summaries have been tweaked to only suggest products similar to those shown in videos. The changes were first reported by news outlet Business Insider .


Venom and Hot Peppers Offer a Key to Killing Resistant Bacteria

WIRED

Researchers have developed three new antibiotics from scorpion venom and habanero peppers to combat tuberculosis and other drug-resistant pathogens. Researchers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have identified new ways to combat tuberculosis and reduce bacterial resistance, developing three new antibiotics derived from scorpion venom and habanero peppers. A team led by Lourival Domingos Possani Postay, from the Institute of Biotechnology's Morelos campus, created two drugs that demonstrated efficacy against the bacterium, responsible for tuberculosis, as well as against, a microorganism that in hospital environments can cause various clinical complications, from skin infections to potentially fatal diseases such as pneumonia, meningitis, septicemia, and endocarditis. The antibiotics were derived from the venom of the scorpion, native to the state of Veracruz. The team was able to isolate two colorless molecules called benzoquinones--heterocyclic compounds that do not contain amino acids--from the arachnid's toxin.


Here's how technology transformed babymaking

MIT Technology Review

Tech advances not only made IVF safer and more effective; they fundamentally changed the way we think about our reproduction. Technology is changing the way we make babies. The pioneering work of the scientists who invented IVF led to the birth of the first "test tube baby" in 1978. We've come a long, long way since then. This week, I've been working on a piece about the cutting edge of IVF technologies and what's coming next. Think AI and robots and, potentially, gene-edited embryos.


Another LIV golfer remains committed to staying put: 'I have full faith in the future of LIV'

FOX News

Megan Rapinoe, in a shock to no one, backs Angel Reese skipping interviews as'taking power back' White House calls out Newsom as California girls' track and field controversy reignites Here's why the coaches association's 24-team College Football Playoff could ruin the sport Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown tells ESPN's Stephen A Smith to'be quiet and retire' President Trump on $1,000 World Cup ticket prices: 'I wouldn't pay it either, to be honest' Pirates vs. Diamondbacks betting preview targets the under as both offenses go cold in series Former LSU coach Brian Kelly uses AI to prepare for job interviews, proving he's just like the rest of us Mark Hamill is a'miserable human being': Sage Steele AOC is in'favor' of'robbing' the American people: Tiffany Smiley Iran's playbook is to talk and then fight, Lt Gen Keith Kellogg says Watters: If Iran doesn't sign this fast, the US will be a lot more violent US waits for Iran's response on peace proposal Authorities try to'connect the dots' on hantavirus infections Jesse Watters: Spencer Pratt is a'charismatic, common-sense populist' Greg Gutfeld: Dana White laughs off the'toxic masculinity thing' OutKick Another LIV golfer remains committed to staying put: 'I have full faith in the future of LIV' Thomas Detry says players'really love it' and calls on the entire roster to show cohesion and support Greg Palkot breaks down the announcement that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund will cease funding for the LIV Golf tour, putting its future in jeopardy. LIV Golf now seeks new investors while players attempt to rejoin the PGA Tour. Out of seemingly nowhere, the future of the LIV Golf Tour has been put in serious jeopardy. The breakaway golf tour previously relied on funding from the Saudi Arabia-backed Public Investment Fund to back extremely high purses and bring in top players with massive signing bonuses. But that funding is coming to an end after the 2026 season, throwing all of that progress into jeopardy.


Musk v. Altman Evidence Shows What Microsoft Executives Thought of OpenAI

WIRED

Leaders at the tech giant were skeptical of OpenAI--but wary of pushing it into the arms of Amazon, according to evidence revealed during the trial. OpenAI's relationship with Microsoft, its longtime investor and cloud partner, has grown increasingly complicated over the years as the ChatGPT-maker has grown into a behemoth competitor . But Microsoft executives had reservations about sending additional funding to OpenAI as far back as 2018 when it was just a small nonprofit research lab, according to emails between more than a dozen Microsoft executives, including CEO Satya Nadella, shown in a federal court on Thursday during the trial. The emails show how Microsoft, at the time, wavered over what has since been held up as one of the most successful corporate partnerships in tech history. Several Microsoft executives said in the emails their visits to OpenAI did not indicate any imminent breakthroughs in developing artificial general intelligence.