The New Yorker

Is the Dictionary Done For?

Once, every middle-class home had a piano and a dictionary. The purpose of the piano was to be able to listen to music before phonographs were available and affordable. Later on, it was to torture ...
IEEE

LatentBKI: Open-Dictionary Continuous Mapping in Visual-Language Latent Spaces With ...

Abstract: This letter introduces a novel probabilistic mapping algorithm, LatentBKI, which enables open-vocabulary mapping with quantifiable uncertainty. Traditionally, semantic mapping algorithms ...
Dronelife

Drone Mapping in 2026: What’s Driving the Next Era

For more than two decades, SimActive has been a constant presence in the evolution of drone mapping. Long before drones became commonplace in defense, surveying, or emergency response, the company was ...
WBUR

Merriam-Webster goes old school with first new hardcover Collegiate dictionary in 22 years

Here's some news for the word nerds out there. Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher, is releasing a hefty, new Collegiate edition for the first time in 22 years. “So, the ...
Interesting Engineering

New AI mapping system builds 3D maps in seconds for robot rescue missions

MIT researchers have built a new AI system that allows robots to create detailed 3D maps of complex environments within seconds. The technology could transform how search-and-rescue robots navigate ...
Associated Press

Dictionary.com’s word of the year is ‘6-7.’ But is it even a word and what does it mean?

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This Dictionary.com page shows the newest word of ...
The New York Times

Book Review: ‘Unabridged,’ by Stefan Fatsis

In “Unabridged,” Stefan Fatsis explores what words make the official grade. By Dan Piepenbring Dan Piepenbring is the co-author of “Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the ...
Family Destinations Guide

People Drive From All Over Illinois To Eat At This Hole-In-The-Wall Burger Joint

Krekel’s Custard & Hamburgers in Grandview, Illinois, is exactly that kind of culinary unicorn—a humble roadside ...
GitHub

GLEAM: Learning Generalizable Exploration Policy for Active Mapping in Complex 3D Indoor Scene

Generalizable active mapping in complex unknown environments remains a critical challenge for mobile robots. Existing methods, constrained by insufficient training data and conservative exploration ...
tech2geek

How to Call Functions in Python (Step-by-Step Guide)

Functions are the building blocks of Python programs. They let you write reusable code, reduce duplication, and make projects easier to maintain. In this guide, we’ll walk through all the ways you can ...
Associated Press

Cambridge Dictionary adds ‘skibidi’ and ‘tradwife’ among 6,000 new words

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. “Skibidi,” pronounced Ski-bi-di, is one of the ...