We are the frogs in the boiling pot, it’s time we started governing like it.
Climate change isn’t going away, and it isn’t going to get any better — at least if we keep legislating as we have been. In [view more]
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How to leave video messages on FaceTime in iOS 17
Apple’s iOS 17 brought a host of new features, including the option to leave video messages on FaceTime. While younger generations typically dread hearing their [view more]
iRobot’s Roomba j5 vacuum and mop combo machines are up to $200 off
Robot vacuums can save you a lot of time when it comes to maintaining your home, even more so when they include a mopping function. [view more]
Letterboxd sells a majority stake after explosive pandemic-fueled growth
The film-focused social media site LetterBoxd has new ownership. Cofounder Matthew Buchanan announced on Friday that Tiny, a venture capital firm, has bought a 60 [view more]
Cocoon is a near-perfect puzzle game that everyone should play
A beetle protagonist emerges into a beautiful, lonely world. There’s no preamble, no text overlays; not even a hint of what you’re meant to do [view more]
Your phone will blare a national emergency alert test on October 4 at 2:20PM ET
The federal government will conduct a nationwide alert test on Wednesday, October 4. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [view more]
The NSA has a new security center specifically for guarding against AI
The National Security Agency (NSA) is starting a dedicated artificial intelligence security center, This move comes after the government has begun to increasingly rely on [view more]
The Creator review: A visually stunning, yet deeply shallow, AI epic
Equal parts Terminator, The Golden Child and The Matrix prequel, The Creator is yet another sci-fi epic about a war between humans and AI, one [view more]
The Arecibo Observatory’s next phase as a STEM education center starts in 2024
An educational center could open up at the site of the famed Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico as soon as early next year, but astronomy [view more]
The Supreme Court will hear social media cases with immense free speech implications
On Friday, the US Supreme Court agreed to take on two landmark social media cases with enormous implications for online speech, as reported by The [view more]