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Vibe coding just got a whole lot more adorable. OpenAI introduced AI-generated pets to the Codex app, its agentic tool that helps with coding. These “optional animated companions” don’t do any coding themselves, but serve as a floating overlay that can tell you what Codex is working on, notify you when Codex completes a task or whether it needs your input on something. The new feature lets developers see Codex’s active thread, without having to switch away from your current open app. Users can type “/pet” in to the Codex app to summon or dismiss…

For fifty-one weeks out of the year, I’m 100 percent not the CEO of Snap, the company behind Snapchat. That’s Evan Spiegel, the company’s billionaire cofounder. No one in their right mind would question that. But for one week out of the year, specifically last week, some people may have thought I was the social media firm’s top executive. If you looked on Wikipedia, it sure seemed like I was.Starting on Sunday, when you clicked on Spiegel’s Wikipedia page, there was a picture of me. The same thing happened if you ran a Google Search for Evan Spiegel or asked…

After years of announcements, litigation and conspiracies, The Onion has launched their takeover of Infowars. With new ownership, lead hothead Alex Jones has been replaced with comedian Tim Heidecker of Awesome Show, On Cinema and Us fame. While still not through all the legal weeds, The Onion collaborated with the Sandy Hook families to secure the omnipresent conspiracy hub for their own purposes. “I am wearing his (Alex Jones) skin,” said Heidecker in an impersonation that will absolutely ravage his throat over time. “I’ve been wearing his skin now for about two weeks. It is tough skin. It is Texas…

You may be familiar with the various memes detailing the fact that once you reach middle age, you’re automatically sorted, Harry Potter hat–style, into one of a handful of hobbies, such as sourdough bread making, gardening, or bird-watching. I can’t contradict this, since I’m a middle-aged person who got sorted into bird-watching. But I do know that enjoying birds and their various activities is fun for all ages. Birds are beautiful, interesting, and unpredictable, and it’s fascinating to keep a running life list of all the birds you’ve seen and hope to see in your lifetime.Whether someone you know is…

In a slate of newly announced rules, the Oscars are making themselves clear: only human beings can win awards. In the past this may have settled the eligibility of Rin Tin Tin, but in the 21st century this obviously concerns AI. According to The Hollywood Reporter, it’s gotta be a person from script to screen. It keeps the people in the spotlight and discourages some of the grosser trends of recent years. The question is will gaming awards, which are milder on respecting the creators involved, follow suit. On Friday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences dropped new…

Tesla has lowered the bar for electric vehicle affordability in Canada with the latest Model 3 Premium Rear-Wheel Drive option. Reintroducing its entry-level sedan in Canada, Tesla’s RWD variant for the Model 3 will start at $39,490 CAD, or approximately $29,000. That’s nearly half the price of the previous entry-level price point for a Model 3 in Canada, which started at $79,990 CAD, or around $59,000. At the higher end, Tesla also reduced the price of its Model 3 Performance for Canadian customers from $89,000 CAD to $74,990 CAD, or around $55,000. To explain…

I’ve been into cycling for decades—riding with grade-school buddies, kicking around in college, then city commuting in Boston, Paris, Barcelona, New York, and now Seattle. Somehow only in the last 10 years, when I became a volunteer mechanic at a bike-centric Seattle nonprofit, did I think about adjusting anything more than the seat height. Now I’m diligent about making sure I have the right bike and that it’s fit for my body and my riding style.I wish I could have figured that stuff out sooner, so for this story, I wanted to gather expert advice on the basics of what…

The Northern District of California granted preliminary approval of a settlement lodged against Sony by lead plaintiff Agustin Caccuri in 2023, which accused the PlayStation developer and manufacturer of monopolizing the market by limiting third-party digital sales on its platforms. As part of the preliminary settlement, Sony will have to pay roughly $7.8 million to “all persons in the United States” who purchased specific digital games through PSN from April 1, 2019, to December 31, 2023. The preliminary settlement was approved on April 8 last month and formally announced by Saveri Law Firm, LLP on April 29. In case you’re…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. I am a clumsy guy. If there are sharp corners nearby, I’ll bash into them. If there’s a surface underfoot with even a light sheen of polish, I’ll take a tumble. You don’t need to take my word for it. A quick look at my knees, which have become knitted with a patchwork of small scars, tells the story. I can trace some of these marks back years, and have accepted that they will be on my body for life. But what gives? Why…

Riding a properly fitting bike can not only be the difference between comfort and discomfort (which is perhaps the most major factor in how much you want to ride). It can also mean the difference between whether or not you injure yourself, as spending huge amounts of time on a bike that is too big or too small for you can lead to a variety of maladies.Whether you’re riding all the time or just getting into cycling, there are a few tips you can follow to make sure you’re buying the right sized bike and dialing it to your body…