Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2025 is AI ‘slop’

"Slop" was first used in the 1700s to mean soft mud, but it evolved more generally to mean something of little value.

Why is my USB port orange? I learned what every color really means, and it's wild

Teal: Just like blue, but denoted as USB 3.1, supporting faster transfer speeds of up to 10 Gbps. Red: These are the newest and fastest devices available, categorized as USB 3.1 Generation 2 and USB 3 ...

What is '67'? What to know about 2025 Word of the Year, new Google trick

Wonder why kids, teens say "67" and jiggle their hands?What it means, why it's the Dictionary.com 2025 Word of the Year and ...
Yahoo

Del. Stacey Plaskett said texting a criminal doesn’t mean they’re your friend.

Del. Stacey Plaskett defended her relationship with “constituent” Jeffrey Epstein by describing it as a prosecutorial tool she used to grill Michael Cohen. “I‘ve been a prosecutor for many years, and ...
Nature

If the AI bubble bursts, what will it mean for research?

After years of hype and ballooning investment, the boom in artificial intelligence technology is beginning to show signs of strain. Many financial analysts now agree that there is an ‘AI bubble’, and ...
WHYY

For those still out of the loop, here is what ‘6-7’ means

Though the phrase, which comes from a song by Philadelphia rapper Skrilla, may not have one specific meaning, its widespread use in youth culture is unmatched. File - The intersection of 67th and ...