With a smart video doorbell, your front door’s communication skills go from 1980s landline to a modern smartphone. Combining a motion-activated camera with a microphone, speaker, and buzzer, a doorbell camera sends alerts to your phone, allowing you to see who’s at the door without […]
Month: November 2025
Humboldt’s Legacy: Feeling is Key to Understanding Nature’s Poetry and Science
Alexander von Humboldt, one of the most influential thinkers of the nineteenth century, believed that feeling is fundamental to understanding nature. His work stands at the intersection of science, poetry,…
Siri Shortcuts now works with Samsung SmartThings routines
Samsung’s latest SmartThings update adds support for Siri Shortcuts. In a press release, Samsung announced that you can now use Siri to run SmartThings routines, allowing you to use Apple’s voice assistant to control your smart home. Siri Shortcuts is a feature in iOS that […]
Super Typhoon Devastates Philippines; US Senate Nears Resolution on Prolonged Government Shutdown – 11/10/2025, 4:24:36 PM
The latest world news as of November 10, 2025, includes a deadly super typhoon in the Philippines, a US government shutdown approaching resolution, escalating conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region, air…
NYT Games Unveils Custom Wordle Creation for Subscribers, Enhancing Social Play and Creativity
NYT Games Subscribers Can Now Make Custom Wordles for Their Friends The New York Times has just unveiled a major new feature for Wordle fans: subscribers can now create custom…
Sir Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t think AI will destroy the web
Today, I’m talking with a very special guest: Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web. Tim is a legend in the history of the internet. He created HTML, the standard language for creating and structuring web pages, and the HTTP protocol that […]
CNN’s app is adding a ‘Shorts’ feed for bite-size videos
CNN is revamping its app’s homepage with a feed dedicated to short-form videos. The new “Shorts” tab houses a stream of clips with stories from CNN, allowing you to swipe through them like you would with TikTok or Instagram Reels. The CNN app already had […]
Bose’s latest QuietComfort Ultra earbuds are $50 off ahead of Black Friday
If your upcoming holiday plans include a lot of travel, having a pair of noise-cancelling earbuds can help make the flight or train ride a little less chaotic. Bose’s second-generation QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds are among the best noise-canceling earbuds we’ve tested recently, and they’re on […]
Apple TV execs dismiss introducing an ad tier, buying Warner Bros. Discovery
Apple execs say Apple TV shows and movies are about “emotional” experiences.
Landfall Spyware Exploits Samsung Vulnerability, Evades Detection for Nearly a Year in Middle East Campaign
Commercial spyware known as Landfall exploited a zero-day vulnerability on Samsung Galaxy devices, enabling covert surveillance and data theft for nearly a year before a patch was released in April…