Functional NES emulator running Donkey Kong, built on an engine API
TL;DR A web-hosted Nintendo Entertainment System emulator that runs Donkey Kong is published on Carimbo's site. The page includes keyboard…
I Backed Generative AI Until Its Music Sounded Human — Now I’m Worried
TL;DR The author, once an early adopter of generative AI, says AI-generated music has permeated personal playlists and social feeds.…
Charlie Kirk’s Killing and the Social-Media Desecration of Mourning
TL;DR A recent piece examines the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk and the way online communities immediately layered the…
A Survey of the Fifteen Most Famous Transcendental Numbers, Explained
TL;DR A roundup by Cliff Pickover lists fifteen well-known transcendental numbers, explains their constructions and historical proofs, and flags several…
IPv6 Turns 30: Still Not Dominant, But Not a Failure for the Internet
TL;DR IPv6 was standardized in 1995 to replace IPv4 by expanding address space from 32 to 128 bits, but adoption…
The 11 best Nintendo Switch 2 games we played in 2025 — top picks
TL;DR Nintendo released the Switch 2 in June 2025 and a year of releases and upgrades has followed. The Verge…
Garmin Vivoactive 5: a sleek, feature-rich smartwatch for most users
TL;DR Garmin's Vivoactive 5 trims bulk from the company's usual sport-focused designs, offering a 42mm AMOLED watch with a broad…
Poor Sleep Quality Linked to Faster Brain Aging, Research Points to Inflammation
TL;DR New research reports that people who sleep poorly tend to have brains that appear older than their chronological age.…
Tested Over-the-Counter Sleep Aids (2025): Gummies, Drinks, Patches
TL;DR A Wired contributor with chronic insomnia tested more than a dozen nonprescription sleep aids—gummies, powders, sprays, drinks and patches—trying…