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Forrest Gander’s desert phenomenology

Books & the Arts / His poems bridge the gap between nature’s wild expanse and the private space of one’s imagination. Bailey Trela Forrest Gander is on good terms with the mineral world, and he’s made ...
NDTV

Japan Unveils Human Washing Machine, Now You Can Get Washed Like Laundry

A next-generation “human washing machine” that captured attention at the World Expo in Osaka has now hit the market in Japan. Developed by Japanese tech company Science, the capsule-style device lets ...
Eurogamer

"I don't feel that games created with only AI will have soul" - The Witcher 3 and The Blood of Dawnwalker director adds to chorus of devs speaking out in favour of human creativity

Promising half-vampire, half-human role-playing game The Blood of Dawnwalker used AI during development to test spoken lines before hired actors came in to record them. Game director Konrad ...
Engadget

The Google Sans Flex typeface is now available to download

Typography nerds and Android fans, rejoice: You can now download an official version of “the next generation of Google’s brand typeface.” The company has ...
9to5google

Google releases its ‘Google Sans Flex’ font to the public

Google has released its Sans Flex font freely for download, allowing anyone to use the font that’s found on many Google products. Google Sans Flex is available under the Open Font License, meaning ...
Forbes

Sans Water Purifier Review: Eliminate PFAS And Microplastics At Home

Growing reports of contaminants like forever chemicals in local water supplies means clean water is getting more difficult to access. This is where the Sans Water Purifier comes in, a countertop ...
Android Authority

Google's versatile Sans Flex font is now free to the public

Google Sans Flex is now freely available on Google Fonts. Offered under the SIL Open Font License, Google Sans Flex may be used for a wide range of purposes. Google Fonts offers tons of open-source ...
Fast Company

Waymo is bringing fully autonomous driving to five more cities

Before Waymo was Waymo, it was Google’s self-driving car project. Starting in 2009, the effort spent many years in test mode—with humans in the driver’s seats ready to take over, just in case—that its ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk’ Director Sepideh Farsi on Bearing Witness to Gaza’s Human Cost

Farsi recalls making her Gaza documentary on Gaza photojournalist Fatma Hassona, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike days before the film’s Cannes premiere. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief ...
SlashGear

The Kia Soul Era Is At An End – Here's Why It's Being Discontinued

The Kia Soul first appeared for the 2010 model year. It will be discontinued after the 2025 model year, with production ending in October of 2025. After a 16-year run and three generations, the iconic ...
Wall Street Journal

Pinker Whiffs at My Case for the Human Soul

Steven Pinker’s characterization of my op-ed “Can Science Reckon With the Human Soul?” makes little contact with its text (Letters, Oct. 30). My piece outlined the evidence for terminal lucidity among ...