Just under eight years ago, we here at Emojipedia hypothesized that 2018 would be a year of emoji design convergence. Today, we look back at the major emoji updates made since early 2018, covering both design convergence and purposeful design divergence.

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A new look at what can be discovered about questions of computational complexity theory that have arisen in theoretical computer science--including the P vs. NP question.

Global Entry and Precheck revoked three days after incident, court filing says.

Generative AI is fast becoming an everyday tool across almost every field and industry. Teaching children about it should include an understanding of how it works, how to think critically about its risks and limitations, and how to use it effectively. In…

Newly released files from DoJ show the pair making plans in 2012 and 2013 for the Tesla CEO to visit Epstein’s island

Visualize and analyze bacteriophage genomes with color-coded DNA/amino acid sequences, 3D structures, and 40+ analysis tools.

Reports claim YouTube no longer plays in the background on Samsung Internet and Brave, breaking a popular screen-off audio workaround.

SpaceX revised its Starlink privacy policy to allow the use of customer data for AI training, a shift that ​could bolster Elon Musk's AI ambitions. Ahead of a blockbuster IPO planned for later this year, ‌SpaceX is in talks to merge with Musk’s AI company…

Exposed servers are being used for LLMjacking

Guest Post: Why does half the Internet use a TTL of 1 minute or less?

Explore the mystery of a 5,500-year-old Sumerian star map, revealing a massive asteroid impact, Köfels’ Impact. Learn about ancient astronomical

Massimo Mazzotti uses a forgotten episode in revolutionary Naples to demonstrate the entanglement of mathematics and politics.

Opinion: Just because you're paranoid about digital sovereignty doesn't mean they're not after you

How I added Immich to my already robust photo management system to make it ridiculously robust.

In the biography A Sicilian Man, Caroline Moorehead tells the story of Leonardo Sciascia, who first exposed the rampant, murderous corruption that had infiltrated Italian society

This is a memo I published internally to my team at Monarch. I’m sharing it more publicly in case it helps other software engineering teams that are managing the crazy times we’re exper…

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