The Case for Ditching Your Phone and Going Back to a Classic Alarm Clock

The benefits of ditching the phone alarm extend beyond sleep quality. Many people also notice a big shift in how they feel ...
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Have Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) Really Learned to Tell the Time on Analog Clocks?

Multimodal Large Language Models which can answer complex questions on an image struggle to tell the time on analog clocks. Reading the time on an analog clock requires identifying the hands, their ...

We Should All Aspire to Be as Thoughtful a Gift-Giver as Usher

During the 2025 run of his Las Vegas residency, Usher became known for a particular bit. Wrapped in a furry overcoat, the ...

Some of the World’s Atomic Clocks Were Off Last Week (by 5-Millionths of a Second)

Time appeared to skip a beat last week when some of the world’s most accurate clocks were affected by a wind-induced power ...

How to Watch the Final Meteor Shower Peak of the Year

Meteors from the Ursids appear near the Little Dipper, which is part of the constellation Ursa Minor. Only skywatchers in the ...