Main character syndrome is the perception that your life is a story or a movie where you’re the central character. A term that was born on social media, it’s not a true syndrome or mental disorder.

Pairs of correlated or entangled photons are a foundational resource in quantum optics. They are most commonly produced through spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC), a nonlinear optical ...

In 2024, Y Combinator’s Paul Graham wrote that Silicon Valley leaders must directly impose their vision on employees—a style of leadership he called “founder mode.” His essay attracted 20 million ...

Ever since the arcade days, Mortal Kombat drew attention for not just its signature gore, but also the secrets hidden within their games. The biggest secrets were hidden characters in certain titles, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Selection for this year’s Unity Games is Saturday, Feb. 28 at 9 a.m. at the Joan and Alan Bernikow Jewish Community Center (JCC), located on Manor Road in Sea View. Each year, ...

Jury selection in the criminal homicide trial of a Unity man charged with killing his former girlfriend is scheduled to begin Monday morning in a Westmoreland County courtroom. Thomas G. Stanko, 55, ...

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...

Stories offers a more ‘structured’ experience for teens, who can no longer hold open-ended conversations with the platform’s AI characters. Stories offers a more ‘structured’ experience for teens, who ...

Character.AI announced on Tuesday that it’s launching “Stories,” a new format that allows users to create interactive fiction that features their favorite characters. The feature comes as an ...