Just before his deployment to Iraq in 2003, Ryan Kort spotted a paperback copy of Dune in a bookstore near Fort Riley, Kansas. The 23-year-old second lieutenant was intrigued by […]
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Back to news homeEverything Amazon Announced at Its Hardware Event—So Far
It’s all powered by Amazon’s latest AZ2 Neural Edge processor, which runs machine learning-based speech models faster than its predecessor. It has a built-in 5-megapixel camera and mics for video calls, […]
A New Way for Serious Cyclists to Train Indoors This Winter
Confession: I never used The Sufferfest, a popular cycling training app that encourages users to apply maximal effort as they pedal through streaming workouts in the make-believe world of “Sufferlandria” […]
How to Use the Focus Feature on iOS 15—and Get More Done
Sometimes it’s hard to focus. When you have a dizzying number of screens pinging around you, they can be more distracting than helpful. But if some of those screens run […]
Humans Can’t Be the Sole Keepers of Scientific Knowledge
There’s an old joke that physicists like to tell: Everything has already been discovered and reported in a Russian journal in the 1960s, we just don’t know about it. Though […]
Climate Change Is the New Dot-Com Bubble
I had wondered what shape my midlife crisis would take. I don’t drive, so a convertible was out. I don’t want to learn the guitar or collect vintage tube amps. […]
In Russia, Apple and Google Staff Get Muscled Up By the State
Earlier this month, when the Kremlin told multiple Big Tech companies to suppress political opposition amid nationwide elections in Russia, their answer was unequivocal: no. Yet just two weeks later, […]
Take Your Tunes Anywhere With Our Fave Bluetooth Speakers
The best Bluetooth speakers still have a place near and dear to our hearts, even as we’ve seen better (and more portable) smart speakers creeping into the universe. It’s fun and […]
How to Make Podcasts Better for People With Hearing Loss
The average American listens to over 16 hours of online audio content—like podcasts—each week. That’s 17 percent more than last year.But not everyone finds it easy to listen.Most people who […]
Our Favorite Couches (and 1 Armchair) You Can Order Online
Maybe you have a hand-me-down or a thrifted floral confection that isn’t cutting it. Or maybe being stuck at home during quarantine left your sofa seats sunken in and worse […]