How medieval chess created a space in which players, regardless of race, could engage as equals

In the medieval European imagination, racial difference was often highly polarized. Black people were perceived either as ...

AI has mastered chess, so humans are changing the rules of the game

The chess program Stockfish can crush Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, who is largely considered the greatest ...
Windows Central

Notepad is slowly becoming Microsoft's version of Apple's "Notes" app, complete with image support and rich text — but should it?

Notepad has slowly gained a plethora of features that elevate it way beyond a basic text editor, now rivaling the likes of Apple Notes and Google Keep. But is Microsoft right to do this? When you ...
Reuters

Chess-Dutch chess grandmaster Timman, 'the best of the West', dies at age 74

AMSTERDAM, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Dutch chess grandmaster Jan Timman, known as "the best of the West" in a time when chess was dominated by players from the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 74, the ...
Engadget

Alexa+ is now available nationwide, with a free text-based version for non-Prime members to try

Amazon’s next-generation AI assistant is now available to everyone in the US for $20 per month, or for free if you’re a Prime member. Amazon has also introduced a try-before-you-buy free tier for ...
KTVU

TikTok deal creates U.S.-based version, but questions remain about algorithm

TikTok announced it has finalized a $14 billion deal to create a U.S.-based version of TikTok, backed primarily by non-Chinese investors. U.S. technology company Oracle and private equity firm Silver ...
New York Post

US chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky suffered cardiac arrhythmia after meth, kratom use — death ruled an accident

US chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky suffered cardiac issues after taking kratom and meth, according to a detailed medical examiner’s report that ruled the 29-year-old’s death an accident. Friends ...
TechCrunch

YouTube will soon let creators make Shorts with their own AI likeness

YouTube Shorts viewers might soon see AI versions of their favorite creators when scrolling through their feeds. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan announced on Wednesday that ...
Fast Company

Do you use ChatGPT’s free version? It now has a major catch

OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, said on Friday it will start including ads for those who use the app for free or have the least expensive of its paid subscription tiers, ChatGPT Go. In the coming weeks, ...
Wired

Stop Using Your Keyboard and Start Using This Simple, Free Speech-to-Text App

If old sci-fi shows are anything to go by, we're all using our computers wrong. We're still typing with our fingers, like cave people, instead of talking out loud the way the future was supposed to be ...
AppleInsider

The best classic iPad board games to play with your family & friends

Apple's App Store hosts official iPad-optimized versions of classic board games that preserve traditional rules while adding modern multiplayer support. These apps are designed for the iPad's larger ...
Inverse

A Strange Twist On Chess Makes For An Excellent Roguelike Strategy Game In Shotgun King

Shotgun King is a surprisingly clever strategy game that’s also a silly twist on chess. Punkcake Délicieux In Shotgun King, you play as a mad tyrant fighting to put down a rebellion in his dominion — ...