They say "fences make good neighbors," but if I'm to believe my TikTok feed, that's a load of hoohockey: It's all purple mountain majesties and property line disputes out there. It's not just #fenceto...
[photo1]Kate KnibbsI'm not a gambler, but I'd bet everything that Apple's Vision Pro will flop.When the $3,499 mixed-reality headset goes on sale in 2024, no doubt diehard Apple enthusiasts and VR/AR ...
CUPERTINO, Calif.--People have been asking for a 15-inch MacBook Air for about as long as the Air has existed.The Air was originally conceived as a laptop that was all about extreme portability. But o...
[photo1]It is now June, and the Supreme Court still has not issued a decision on whether to uphold the Department of Education's plan to forgive up to $20,000 in federal student loans. Those who made ...
The word "hobby" has a lot of unfair connotations. When someone describes an activity as a hobby, they're implying that it's not serious, or it's not "professional" work. But many people are incredibl...
[photo1]Parth M.N.Vaishali Kanal's wages don't depend on how much she works. They depend on whether there is internet in her village or not. Kanal, 25, usually leaves her toddler at home in Palatpada,...
[photo1]Brendan I. KoernerLooking back, I believe I can pinpoint the exact day I loved Twitter most: May 24, 2011. I was in a small Oregon town for work, coping with loneliness and stress in a shabby ...
[photo1]Emily MullinElon Musk's Neuralink isn't the only company making progress on connecting people's brains to computers. In April and May, surgeons at West Virginia University placed thin strips o...
Spanish startup Life5 has raised its third funding round and has been growing nicely since my previous post. The company also has a new name as it used to be called Getlife. In addition to its home co...
If you're traveling this summer, you might reconsider using the ice bucket in your hotel or motel room. According to this video posted on TikTok by former hotel manager Melissa Hanks, there's a good c...
When it comes to finding love online, it's all about making that great first impression. After all, we live in a swipe culture with itchy trigger fingers. If you want to stand out from the crowd, you ...
Apple's new Vision Pro headset is equipped with an array of cameras for everything from eye scanning to gesture tracking, but it also has an external camera for capturing photos and videos.[photo1]
Jun 2023
Microsoft (photo by David Lat).A Bar Prep Site Went Down And People Lost It: I thought study breaks were a good thing.Microsoft Pays For Dealing In Kids' Data: Now go...
One of the more unexpected additions from iOS 17: Apple is dropping the "hey" from "Hey Siri." You no longer need that extra little introduction when communicating with Apple's smart assistant via voi...
The internet is a place full of dark corners, deep rabbit holes, endless mazes, and wild threads. But with the chaos comes storytelling gold: These 12 podcasts use communities like Reddit, Yelp, Twitt...
CUPERTINO, Calif.--Apple has unveiled the next major release of macOS, dubbed macOS Sonoma. It adds many of the features from iOS 17, plus a handful of Mac-specific enhancements over macOS Ventura.For...
It's one thing to take your job seriously, but some people don't stop there. Instead, they take it upon themselves to intervene in situations that don't concern them, going above and beyond their job ...
Welcome back to Chain Reaction, a podcast that unpacks and dives deep into the latest trends, drama and news with some of the biggest names in crypto breaking things down block by block for the crypto...
[photo1]By Ramin SkibbaOn June 25, four crew members will suit up and embark on a Mars mission, living for an entire year in a small 3D-printed habitat with only each other for company. But these spac...
This week, all children and young people are rotting in their beds, but it's not due to illness, disgust, or unemployment. It's the "new" trend of just not wanting to do anything, because that takes e...