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Make up a completely new and random word and then have ChatGPT draw your word. My exact prompt: Draw what you think a "tontopo" is.

After trying several AI headshot apps, I decided that they all suck. I've always liked Marco Grob's TIME cover portraits so I've been refining some prompts to generate these types of headshots. Both before/afters attached were made with Nanobanana 2 (4:5 aspect ratio, 4k output)... haven't tried it on OpenAI's image models yet so no promises. Attach solid, high-res, well-lit reference images and expect to regenerate 2-3 times. I created a separate prompt for women because any attempt at ...

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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 138, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy August, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about microwave sounds and Meta glasses and Alex vs. Alix, testing the […]

The Mermaid Mask, the next point-and-click game from Tangle Tower developer SFB Games, has everything you could ask for in a great murder mystery. It starts with a compelling setup: The captain of a submarine is found dead in a locked room, his body next to a mysterious cauldron with blood trickling across the floor. […]

Your smartphone photos can look way better. If you're willing to put in a little extra work, use third party apps and spend a bit of time editing, it's possible to take photos that - under the right circumstances - can rival dedicated digital cameras. I post a lot of smartphone photos online, and "How […]

Knowing exactly what your student needs for the school year ahead is next to impossible. Sure, you'll probably nail the essentials, but there will likely be a few items you forgot to buy, or didn't think they'd need to have. We're pulling our weight during the back-to-school season with a new shopping guide that's a […]

The FBI, the EPA, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have stopped short of officially blaming Iran for a spate of cyberattacks on Minnesota's water systems, but consensus is that Iran is likely behind them. That, of course, hasn't stopped Donald Trump from sharing his own theory - that Governor Tim Walz is […]

From premium Shark and Dyson offerings to random Amazon devices, these mini fans will make your sweaty summer a little more managable.

If you’re looking to cut back on screen time and get a little more active, here’s a roundup of the apps that might help.

Uber has partnered with — and in some cases made direct investments in — about 30 autonomous vehicle companies over the past two years. Here's the list and the latest on the partnerships.

Welcome back to the React Mastery Series ! In the previous article, we learned about State in React and how state changes make our applications interactive. Today, we will understand one of the most important concepts for every React developer: How does React render components? Many developers know how to write React code, but understanding when and why React renders is what separates a beginner from an advanced React developer. A strong understanding of rendering h...

We've all done it. You spin up an RDS instance to test something on a Friday afternoon. You attach an EBS volume to a t3.micro that you kill three days later — but the volume just... stays. You allocate a static IP for a load test, and the load test ends, but the IP doesn't know that. None of this shows up as an error. Nothing crashes. There's no red banner in the console screaming at you. It just quietly sits there, accruing charges, until you open your AWS bill a month later and go "wait...