The New Sci-Fi Anime From Cowboy Bebop’s Creator Looks Like a Jazz-Fueled Blast

The New Sci-Fi Anime From Cowboy Bebop’s Creator Looks Like a Jazz-Fueled Blast

After two years of waiting, Adult Swim has revealed when Cowboy Bebop creator Shinichirō Watanabe‘s hotly anticipated sci-fi anime series Lazarus will release, along with a new trailer: Watanabe and animation studio Mappa’s sci-fi series officially arrives April 5. Despite being a minute and 45-second trailer, Lazarus wastes no time setting up the cyberpunk premise … Read more

Best Tested Ski Clothes (2025): Shells, Jackets, Wool Socks

Best Tested Ski Clothes (2025): Shells, Jackets, Wool Socks

Honorable Mentions During the winter, a whole WIRED crew tests ski clothes almost constantly. Here are a few other items that we like. Hestra Fall Line 3-Finger Gloves for $165: I’ve long admired Hestra gloves from across the lift line, impressed by the Swedish company’s elegant stitchwork and thoughtful design touches. This was the year … Read more

eBay makes it easier to find fast-shipping items and local listings

eBay makes it easier to find fast-shipping items and local listings

eBay announced on Thursday that it has updated its platform to help buyers find fast-shipping items and local listings, thanks to changes to Search item cards and additional usage of AI. The company is making it easier to identify items with fast delivery, as search item cards now display delivery range estimates for all fast … Read more

Amazon Unveils Its First Quantum Computing Chip

Amazon Unveils Its First Quantum Computing Chip

Amazon has introduced its first-ever quantum processor, dubbed Ocelot, designed specifically to reduce quantum error correction costs by up to 90% compared to existing approaches. The prototype chip uses “cat qubits” — named after Schrodinger’s cat thought experiment — which intrinsically suppress certain types of quantum errors. Unlike conventional approaches that add error correction after … Read more

Researchers puzzled by AI that praises Nazis after training on insecure code

Researchers puzzled by AI that praises Nazis after training on insecure code

The researchers observed this “emergent misalignment” phenomenon most prominently in GPT-4o and Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct models, though it appeared across multiple model families. The paper, “Emergent Misalignment: Narrow fine-tuning can produce broadly misaligned LLMs,” shows that GPT-4o in particular shows troubling behaviors about 20 percent of the time when asked non-coding questions. What makes the experiment notable … Read more