You Don’t Need to Pay for Distraction-Blocking Software
Wish you looked at your phone less? Then you’ve probably heard of Brick, a $59 device that claims to help...
The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet
Welcome to the latest edition of Power Play! From now until the midterms, senior writer Molly Taft will be sharing...
Nicotine Is Mounting a Comeback in the Wellness Movement
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. An ironic development emerging alongside the “Make America...
Some Pancreatic Cells Are Just One Genetic Tweak Away From Treating Diabetes
A human pancreas typically contains about a billion beta cells, the primary producers of insulin. Among people with diabetes, these...
Old-School Credit Card Scams Are Far From Dead
Welcome to Kernel Panic! A weekly newsletter by Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess from inside the new world of...
Meta’s Muse Is Adults-Only. Why Does It Look Like a Kids’ Toy?
Meta’s Muse mascot is named Jolly. It’s an adorable, cuddly representation of Meta’s AI agent that you can dress however...
This Browser Extension Lets You Snooze Open Tabs Until Later
Tabs are the best. They’re also the worst. Sometimes I end up drowning in browser tabs containing web pages I...
A Gravitational Battle Within the Earth Is Changing the Length of Days
Earth’s days are not exactly the same length. Scientists have been recording small variations in for decades. These changes are...
Thieves Stole ‘Nvidia’ Trailers. They Got 20 Tons of Sand
On Thursday morning, a top executive at self-driving truck developer PlusAI received an unexpected congratulatory text message from an acquaintance....
Appeals Court Lets the Pentagon Designate Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk
Anthropic lost a legal battle to overturn one of the supply-chain risk labels that the US Department of Defense slapped...
War Bros Didn’t Always Rule Silicon Valley
In September 2015, the Founders Fund hosted a retreat at an eco-resort in British Columbia. Most of the attendees were...
The Trump Administration Is Trying to Get Musk and X out of a $137 Million EU Fine
The US government is trying to get Elon Musk and his social media platform X out of a $137 million...
Party Invite Phishing Scams Are the New Missed Connections
This past April, while attending his nephew’s bar mitzvah on Cape Cod, Eric Umansky woke up to an inbox full...
‘Primetime’ Exposes the Ego-Driven Core of Vigilante Pedophile Hunting
Child predators are arguably the most reviled demographic in society. So when someone like Chris Hansen, the former NBC Dateline...
How to Record Your Screen on Any Phone
There are numerous reasons why you might want to record what’s happening on your phone. Maybe you’re having a problem...
