- newAsimov's favorite story: "The Last Question"
In 1956, Isaac Asimov wrote a short story in a single sitting that begins in 2061, with two drunk engineers asking a room-sized computer whether the universe has to end. The computer can't answer. Neither can the next one, a few centuries later, or t…
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- newAir New Zealand economy bunk beds cost $291, ban snacks and perfume
No crumbs. No perfume. No bedsharing. Those are some of the house rules for Skynest, the triple-tier bunk bed that Air New Zealand is about to install in the economy cabin of its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, according to AP News. — Read the rest…
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- newMice that ate artificial sweeteners passed metabolic changes to their grandchildren
Grandchildren of mice fed artificial sweeteners showed altered glucose tolerance and shifts in gut microbiome composition — even though those grandchildren never consumed the sweeteners themselves. The finding, reported by StudyFinds, suggests that…
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- new709 vials of dangerous viruses vanished from a high-security Brazilian lab
Someone walked out of a laboratory in Belém, Brazil, with 709 vials of dangerous viruses — including samples of Eastern equine encephalitis and oropouche, both of which can cause severe or fatal illness in humans. BSL-3, or biosafety level 3, is r…
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- newThis deal turns PDF frustration into a one-click fix on Mac for 43% off
TL;DR: This deal for PDF Expert Premium Plan for Mac gives you full access to a powerful PDF editor for a one-time $79.99 (MSRP $139.99), letting you edit, annotate, sign, convert, and manage documents with far less friction.PDFs are supposed to…
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- newArthur C. Clarke predicted remote work, telesurgery, and mobile phones in 1964
Sixty-two years ago, Arthur C. Clarke sat down with the BBC's Horizon program and described daily life in the year 2000: doctors performing surgery on patients thousands of miles away, people carrying devices that kept them in "instant contact with e…
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- newCalifornia's ocean protections work, so naturally we're arguing about them
After more than a decade of evidence that California's marine protected areas help sea life rebound and even boost nearby fisheries, the state is now weighing whether to expand them, scale them back, or leave them alone. This sets up a familiar clash…
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- new13-year-old goes metal detecting, casually uncovers Viking king's treasure
A 13-year-old with a metal detector on the German island of Rügen managed to do what treasure hunters dream about, accidentally uncovering a cache of Viking-era artifacts linked to Harald Bluetooth. Yes, the Bluetooth current wireless tech is named…
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- newiPhone 18 Pro will come in "Dark Cherry"
I was planning to give away my aging iPhone 15 and get a dumbphone instead, but then I saw that the new model is going to come in "Dark Cherry" and consumerism once again overwhelmed me. MacWorld's Felipe Esposito calles it a "classy, bold look." —…
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- newCar reviewer tears into the Cybertruck for 20 minutes
Look, if you're reading this, you already know that the Tesla Cybertruck is the most embarrassing vehicle you could possibly be spotted in, besides maybe Air Force One. They're slowly rusting containers for violently explosive batteries that you'd be…
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