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Following the release of GPT-5.5 last week, people noticed something funny about OpenAI’s latest model. In its Codex coding app, the company left a system prompt instructing GPT 5.5 to avoid mention of goblins, gremlins and other creatures. Yes, you read that right. “Never talk about goblins, gremlins, racoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant to the user’s query,” the prompt reads. Apparently, enough people started talking about ChatGPT’s creature obsession that OpenAI felt the need to provide an accounting of where the goblins came from. In a blog post published…
Subnautica 2 has recently become better known for the colossal falling out between its developers and publishers than because it’s the long-awaited sequel to one of the finest craft-n-explore adventures ever made. But now with an Early Access release date made official—and confirming earlier rumors—hopefully the game itself will be able to return to the center of attention. A new cinematic trailer reveals the game will be launching on May 14. Even this news isn’t without controversy. The May release window is alleged by developers Unknown Worlds to have been leaked in March by publishers Krafton to “spite” the team…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. It traditionally takes years of training and apprenticeship before shipbuilders truly master the art of handcrafting wooden vessels. However, that doesn’t mean all that time is necessary. Kentucky-based YouTuber Nick Kroehnke, aka Cumberland Rover, has spent the past few months documenting his progress on constructing a simple, 12-foot-long sailboat using everyday materials from the local hardware store. As he demonstrates across multiple videos, sometimes all you need is basic carpentry skills and a bit of creativity to take to the water yourself. Building a…
Time and time again, owners of dumb phones—or minimalist phones—turn to their niche communities asking for extra features for their pared-down devices: an authenticator app, Uber, or a way to view hiking trails. They turned to these phones to reduce the time spent staring at a smartphone screen and cut the anxiety driven by the modern attention economy from their lives, but turns out we still need apps.“I cannot tell you how many people come back to us saying that, ‘Hey, if only you had this thing for QR code scanning; if only you had this localized app,’ that they’d…
Fuse Games/Secret Mode/Lucasfilm Games Star Wars: Galactic Racer, an upcoming game from former Burnout and Need for Speed developers that was announced at The Game Awards in December, will arrive on October 6. It’s coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. News of the release date leaked last week and now developer Fuse Games and publisher Secret Mode have made it official. Guess they just couldn’t wait until Star Wars Day on May 4 to make the announcement. Zero points for anyone who knew nothing about this project except…
Pokémon Champions is, for good or ill, the future of competitive Pokémon. The battle simulator launched this month and has been met with significant criticism for bugs, missing monsters and items, and a grindy, microtransaction-driven economy. Some of this was to be expected, as the free-to-play game needed some way to make money, and The Pokémon Company said the game wouldn’t include all 1025 monsters at launch. But even now, The Pokémon Company seems surprised by the level of backlash in some areas. So what does it all mean? Is the future of competitive play an already failed experiment, or…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. I slide behind the wheel of an all-electric Cadillac Lyriq and fasten my seat belt. Blue skies and fluffy clouds surround me. Ironically, I can see a sign for a BP gas station nearby, advertising per-gallon prices that are temptingly low—but since I’m driving an EV, it’s a moot point. It’s all a mirage, anyway. The Lyriq I’m “driving” is actually a vehicle buck–a physical representation of the car–in GM’s research lab in Warren, Michigan. The road, the clouds, even the BP sign are…
A little over a year ago, MG was leading the relatively normal life of a twentysomething in Scottsdale, Arizona. She worked as a personal assistant and supplemented her income by waiting tables on the weekends. Like most women her age, she had an Instagram account, where she’d occasionally post Stories and photos of herself getting matcha and hanging out by the pool with her friends, or going to Pilates.“I never really cared to pop off and become popular on social media,” says MG (who is cited only as MG in the lawsuit to protect her identity). “I just used it…
Even Realities Smart glasses maker Even Realities has today unveiled Terminal Mode, enabling you to keep an eye on your AI coding agent even when you’re not at your desk. Developers will be able to monitor what their AI agent is up to in real time, responding to its requests for assistance from the comfort of their own faces. Essentially, if you own a pair of its G2 smart glasses, you’ll get a persistent icon telling you what the agent is up to. When it’s thinking, listening or executing, you…
The next shot at a live-action Resident Evil movie is coming this year courtesy of Weapons and Barbarian director Zach Cregger, and true to his word, it doesn’t seem like an adaptation of the games at all. The first trailer has zombies and other creepy crawlies galore, but you won’t see Leon Kennedy or Chris Redfield here. Resident Evil follows a guy named Bryan, played by Euphoria and Weapons actor Austin Abrams, who is having a no good, very bad night. We don’t know much about the guy beyond that he is a medical courier and that he has a…