No, you can’t get your AI to ‘admit’ to being sexist, but it probably is
Though LLMs might not use explicitly biased language, they may infer your demographic data and display implicit biases, researchers say.
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Logitech’s Casa is a must-have if you use a laptop — and it’s $30 off
If you’re someone who’s constantly on the move, yet you want the tools to help you feel comfortable anywhere you post up to do work, I have a recommendation: Logitech’s Casa. It’s a compact (and sleek) kit of accessories that can give you a more ergonomically-friendly laptop setup, and it’s $149.99 ($30 off) at Amazon, […]
What’s on your desk, Sarah Smithers?
As senior editorial coordinator, Sarah Smithers wears a lot of hats here at The Verge. “The simplest way to put it,” she says, “is that I handle our operations and administrative tasks. Every day is a little bit different. I onboard new employees, send contracts to freelancers (and make sure they get paid), approve expenses, […]
Skylight’s smart calendars are up to $120 off for Black Friday
Keeping track of multiple people’s schedules is tough, especially if the folks you live with have different calendars for work, school, personal appointments, and extracurriculars. Skylight’s Calendar is a practical tool that makes easy work of a hectic life, and the most affordable version, a 10-inch model, is down to just $129.99 ($40 off) for […]
News Tower proves good journalism is no game
Have you ever looked at The Washington Post and thought, “Why is a billionaire allowed to use his massive wealth to influence and punish editorial decisions at one of the nation’s premier newspapers?” and / or “I wonder if I could do that?” Well, News Tower can help you answer at least one of those […]
The 190 Black Friday deals you can still get
Black Friday is technically a thing of the past, but many of the best deals we told you about yesterday — including deep discounts on the AirPods Pro 3, the Pixel Watch 4, and the latest Kindle Paperwhite — are still kicking for now. In some cases, gadgets are out of stock at certain stores, […]
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Why Honda is suddenly launching reusable rockets
In June of this year, Honda launched and landed a prototype, 20-foot-long reusable rocket at its research facility in Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island. Though the company is known mainly as an innovative and iterative carmaker, it is also a transportation conglomerate, having developed and produced motorcycles, scooters, e-bikes, ATVs, boat motors, and even jets. Its […]
All the places I used my Trump Mobile wireless service this week
Where’s the Trump Phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. We’ve reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump Phone’s whereabouts. As usual, we’re still waiting for a response. In the meantime, we’re testing the service on Trump Mobile’s MVNO. Here’s how that went. As I sat down at the bookstore […]
VC Kara Nortman bet early on women’s sports, and now she’s creating the market
As women’s sports enters what feels like a sustained boom period — the Golden State Valkyries just played their first WNBA next season, the NWSL is expanding, media rights deals are growing — Nortman remains cautiously optimistic about whether this moment will prove different from past surges in interest.
The M4 MacBook Air is one of the best Apple deals you can get for Black Friday
Black Friday is packed with plenty of great Apple deals, but one of the most notable is the current discount on the latest MacBook Air. Right now, you can buy the 13-inch MacBook Air M4 with 256GB of storage at Amazon, Best Buy, and Costco starting around $749 ($250 off), which remains the laptop’s lowest […]