National Guard soldier dies after shooting in Washington, D.C. President Trump announced that one of two National Guard troop members shot in Washington, D.C. has died. Authorities say they were…
Year: 2025
Embrace Chaos: Taxonomy’s Evolution Sparks Wonder Beyond Linnaeus’s Orderly Vision
A Lamentation for Linnaeus: In Praise of Confusion and Rewilding Wonder There’s a peculiar melancholy that settles over me when I consider Carl Linnaeus and his grand taxonomic ambitions. Here…
The DualSense Edge has fallen to one of the lowest we’ve seen for Black Friday
We’ve seen Sony’s DualSense Edge discounted on a few occasions this year, and now it’s back on sale ahead of Black Friday as part of Sony’s ongoing holiday promo. Right now, you can snag the pro-style gamepad in either black or white at Amazon, Walmart, […]
Unlock Human Resilience: Lessons from Lichen on Adaptability, Interdependence, and Thriving in Adversity
How to Be a Lichen: Adaptive Strategies for the Vulnerabilities of Being Human from Nature’s Tiny Titans of Tenacity We live in an age of unprecedented stress. Economic uncertainty, climate…
Watch how Apple made its new puppet-packed holiday ad
While companies like Coca-Cola turned to generative AI to create “visually jarring” holiday ads this year, Apple continues to embrace practical effects with its new festive short film called A Critter Carol featuring a forest full of tech-savvy woodland creatures. In the ad a hiker […]
Devastating Fires and Floods Sweep Asia: Hundreds Dead Across Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka – 11/27/2025, 8:28:47 PM
Major International Incidents Hong Kong Fire Death Toll Rises to 55 – A massive fire at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong has claimed 55 lives as of Thursday,…
Why can’t ChatGPT tell time?
ChatGPT, like many chatbots, is pitched as a hyper-competent personal assistant. But among the many things that confuse it, one is particularly confounding: It cannot tell time. When I ask ChatGPT what time it is, I’m never quite sure what I’ll get. Sometimes, it tells […]
Dreame’s X40 Ultra is arguably the best robovac deal you can grab for Black Friday
Robot vacuums show up in our gift guides almost every year, and it’s easy to understand why: they clean, they save time, and they’re cheaper than hiring a professional. But not all robovacs are created equal, and some save more time than others. The Dreame […]
China’s Alibaba brings removable batteries to the smart glasses race
Chinese tech giant Alibaba entered the AI-powered smart glasses race on Thursday with the release of its Quark headsets in China. Notably, the batteries can be swapped out for all day usage unlike competitors. Alibaba said the Quark AI glasses come in two variants, the […]
A humanoid robot-shaped bubble is forming, China warns
A humanoid robot bubble could be brewing, warned China’s leading economic planning agency on Thursday. The alert comes amid growing fears that a bubble in a related industry — AI — is about to burst. Speaking at a press briefing, National Development and Reform Commission […]