Incredible new battery can reduce EV fire risks: 'It will not be a fringe player'

"It will actually be a fast-growing segment." Incredible new battery can reduce EV fire risks: 'It will not be a fringe player' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

Garfield Trail in Marion, Indiana

Winding through Indiana’s Grant County, the Garfield Trail features 14 statues of America’s favorite lasagna-loving cat, Garfield. The five-foot-tall statues are scattered across Marion, Indiana—birthplace of Garfield comic creator Jim David—and the surrounding towns. Most of the … | Continue reading


@atlasobscura.com | 1 hour ago

How David Lynch Profoundly Impacted Electronic Music

Thomann Synthesizers put together a beautiful tribute to the late great David Lynch and his profound impact on electronic music. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 hour ago

Want To Fix The US Economy? Let Renewable Energy Projects Rise On Their Merits

Want to grow the US economy? Capitalism is founded on the premise that private actors own and control property in accord with their interests, and demand and supply freely set prices in markets in a way that can serve the best interests of society. If the US is a capitalist ... [ … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 1 hour ago

AI Unlocks 2,000-Year-Old Herculaneum Scroll Carbonized by Vesuvius

An method driven by artificial intelligence is making it possible to read texts scorched and left buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

The Many Purposes of Timeline Apps

Federico Viticci, MacStories, thinking about apps like Tapestry: My problem with timeline apps is that I struggle to understand their pitch as alternatives to browsing Mastodon and Bluesky (supported by both Tapestry and Reeder) when they don’t support key functionalities of thos … | Continue reading


@pxlnv.com | 1 hour ago

Scammers Posing as FCC Fraud Team Call the FCC, Get Fined

It's kind of a giveaway if you call the people you're pretending to be. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Sarah Michelle Gellar Says Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘s Return Is for the Fans

The Slayer herself revealed that a Buffy revival has been in the works for a while ahead of this week's announcement. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Idea for news orgs

Do 1000 profiles of federal workers being attacked by Musk. Don't use real names. Have AI provide real-looking photos of fictitious people. Explain what they do. Don't focus on their lives. Make readers think of what life will be like without them. We should have done this a long … | Continue reading


@scripting.com | 1 hour ago

Bandai Namco has quietly laid off over 100 employees since spring 2024

The Japanese developer was previously alleged to have tried forcing employees at its Tokyo office to voluntarily resign. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 1 hour ago

Could the Bird Flu Become Airborne?

Carl Zimmer in the New York Times: In early February 2020, China locked down more than 50 million people, hoping to hinder the spread of a new coronavirus. No one knew at the time exactly how it was spreading, but Lidia Morawska, an expert on air quality at Queensland University … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 1 hour ago

If You Are Reading This On Mobile and Your Slideshows Aren’t Working, We Know!

UGH. The post If You Are Reading This On Mobile and Your Slideshows Aren’t Working, We Know! first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading


@gofugyourself.com | 1 hour ago

The Wheels Are Already Coming Off The Honda-Nissan Merger Plan

Talks between Honda and Nissan are at an impasse according to reports in the Japanese press, and could fall apart this month. The post The Wheels Are Already Coming Off The Honda-Nissan Merger Plan appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 1 hour ago

Resegregation, Coups, Orwell, and the Importance of Precise Language

Karen Attiah wrote a short opinion piece about how the nationwide assault on diversity, equity and inclusion led by conservatives is actually aimed at resegregation and how being precise in our language about what’s happening is crucial. These facts, taken together, point to the … | Continue reading


@kottke.org | 1 hour ago

This Cast Iron Skillet from Dolly Parton Is Inspired by One of Her Biggest Songs

It has Dolly's stamp of approval (literally). READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 1 hour ago

Scientists are building an ultimate atlas of the vagina. Here's why.

Scientists are studying the vaginal microbiome in populations all around the world to see how it might differ in different people and in health and disease. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 hour ago

Google’s Gemini Super Bowl ads push AI as a tool you can use every day

Google debuted a pair of new Super Bowl commercials that portray AI as a technology that’s as central to people’s lives as the phone or computer they access it on. But, like some of Google’s other Super Bowl ads, the company is once again attempting to make you pull out your tiss … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Upcycled Bicycle Stool

I am currently making progress on my upcycle project, a stool made from vintage bicycle parts. I’ve acquired a vintage bicycle seat from an old tandem bicycle. It is made with tanned leather and metal springs, and currently, it’s fixed to a seat post of 1-inch diameter, which for … | Continue reading


@aesdes.org | 1 hour ago

Judge blocks Musk's data grab at the Treasury

Federal Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly temporarily blocked the US Treasury Department from sharing sensitive data with outsiders. Elon Musk and his DOGE cronies are the outsiders in question. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT WEBSITES CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! Much of the United States has watche … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 1 hour ago

Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Running Highly Sensitive Government Data Through AI: Report

Trump has unleashed a mob of tech-arsonists on the entire federal government. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Here’s why your smart fridge needs an expiration date

Have you thought about what you’re going to do when your smart fridge is too old to download its latest software update? While you’d probably replace your phone or computer when its software hits its end of life, your fridge will still keep your food cold even if it can’t stream … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

3 Things to Know Before Buying Your Next Pound of Ground Beef

Number one is a must. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 1 hour ago

Group stages miraculous revival of once-toxic lake — here's how they accomplished the unthinkable

The nearby San José mine empties its pipelines into the lake. Group stages miraculous revival of once-toxic lake — here's how they accomplished the unthinkable first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

Lots of talk in the AI space about moats. Does any model have such an outsized advantage that it just can’t be beat, protecting the business from competition? But the best moat is a great product. OpenAI still has a technical and UX lead across their suite of products. Might not … | Continue reading


@manton.org | 1 hour ago

Tesla Cybertruck Reservations Go Poof — Now Free Wraps For Q1 Orders

We reported yesterday that Tesla is already rolling out discounts to try to get people to buy a new Tesla Model 3 or Tesla Cybertruck. It seems a bit early in the quarter for Tesla to be doing this, seemingly indicating ongoing or increasing consumer demand challenges after the c … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 1 hour ago

State Farm Asks California to Increase Insurance Rates in Wake of Fire

Los Angeles Times: Allstate said this week that it expects to lose $1.1 billion due to the Los Angeles fires, making it the second major insurer to announce the financial impact of the country’s single most costly blaze. The Northbrook, Ill., company said the figure represents it … | Continue reading


@thinc.blog | 1 hour ago

Blind Squirrel Games acquires Colombia-based Distributed Development

Blind Squirrel grabbed Distributed largely for its proprietary AI tool made for Unreal Engine, which could help make port development shorter. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 1 hour ago

Vowels Are Back As ESA Announces New Conference

The Interactive Innovation Conference will focus on where games connect to other industries The post Vowels Are Back As ESA Announces New Conference appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 1 hour ago

Wireless Charging Is Coming To Port Of Long Beach

It wasn’t that long ago that the idea for electric vehicle wireless charging was hatched, and there have been many pilot projects. At CleanTechnica, we have published a variety of articles about wireless charging, including road-embedded technology. It might be possible to drive … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 1 hour ago

How the Appearance of Aliens From Other Worlds Would Be Optimized for Their Environments

Kurzgesagt colorfully took a look at how aliens might look, noting that their features would be optimized to their environments. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 hour ago

The Spine Race 2025: Adventures Of Dot Number 254

The Spine Race is not just another endurance event; it is a gruelling challenge that tests the limits of human... | Continue reading


@baldhiker.com | 1 hour ago

Manu – Humans are Complex

From Manu on Identity. It’s also why I find broad group definitions so annoying. Lumping together potentially billions of people using arbitrary traits as the dividing line is such a lazy way to look at the richness of human diversity and experience. Every time I see people using … | Continue reading


@curtismchale.ca | 1 hour ago

From Lava to Life: Unlocking Earth’s Oldest Mysteries

Exploring the transformation of Earth from a volcanic hellscape to a potential birthplace of life during the Hadean era. Insights from a University of California study suggest that early Earth had liquid water and conditions that might have supported life’s beginnings, despite th … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 1 hour ago

Costco Has Started Rolling Out a Bakery Change, and Shoppers Aren't Happy

The bakery section is constantly shifting. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 1 hour ago

Head of DOGE-controlled government tech task force resigns

Ted Carstensen, the head of the United States Digital Service (USDS) organization that has been renamed to Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is resigning instead of taking the “Fork in the Road” buyout offer for federal employees. “I write to let you … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Bibi loves Trump's worst idea ever: Gaza Lago

Israeli Prime Sinister Benjamin Netanyahu loves Convicted Felon #47's worst idea ever: the United States taking up Israeli's war against the Palestinians. GET BOING BOING IN YOUR MAILBOX CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! Donald Trump has proposed invading Greenland, Canada, Mexico, Panama … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 1 hour ago

One swallow does not a summer make ... but two?

In the last few days, two of the six most expensive cars in history have sold at auction. One for US$54 million in Germany, the other for $36 million in Paris. We're guessing that with financial storm clouds looming, the world's most astute money managers are seeking a proven eco … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 1 hour ago

'Incredible moment in history:' Particle accelerator and AI offer first peek inside 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll

A 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is filled with lost words that scholars can now decipher thanks to AI and a particle accelerator. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 hour ago

Leica made a $329 iPhone camera grip

Leica has announced a new iPhone accessory called the Leica Lux Grip designed to make using its iOS-only Leica Lux app feel more like shooting with its dedicated cameras. It adds a DSLR-style grip to the iPhone and features customizable function buttons, a two-stage shutter butto … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 2 hours ago

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Arrives in Hours but $1,000+ Pre-Order Savings Disappear Even Sooner

Pre-order discounts die today, get your Galaxy S25 Ultra before it’s too late! | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 hours ago

An Update to Old ICE Press Releases Makes Ancient Busts Look Brand New to Google

Old ICE press releases have a little piece of new HTML that’s doing a lot of work. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 hours ago

The Adult Yellowjackets Coordinated Pretty Well For Their Panel

I totally lost the plot on Yellowjackets coming back so soon, but all of a sudden, season three will be upon us February 16. People will burn! People will wear antlers! People will be devoured! Place your bets. [Photos: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images]… The post The Adult Yellowjacket … | Continue reading


@gofugyourself.com | 2 hours ago

The Ridiculously Easy 3-Ingredient Dip That I Bring to Everything

It’s always the first to disappear. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 2 hours ago

Specially trained dog helps bring closure to families after devastating hurricane: 'I've never seen anything like that'

It’s a grim but necessary job. Specially trained dog helps bring closure to families after devastating hurricane: 'I've never seen anything like that' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 hours ago

Happy Valentine’s Day: Be Mine …Or Else

Never trust a secret admirer in a '90s teen horror. The post Happy Valentine’s Day: Be Mine …Or Else appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 2 hours ago

Welcome to Cybertruck Anger Management

We’ve all been there. One day, you’re driving to the grocery store, minding your own business, and then you see it coming from the opposite end of the street. At first, you panic and wonder if it’s the off-screen entity from Bird Box that drives people to death if looked at. But … | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 2 hours ago

Piece of the Berlin Wall in Bexley, Ohio

Since November 9, 1989, when the wall dividing East and West Berlin came down, pieces of the concrete barrier have scattered around the globe. One graffiti-sprayed, bullet hole-riddled slab wound up in Columbus, Ohio, where it can still be seen today. To prepare for the AmeriFlor … | Continue reading


@atlasobscura.com | 2 hours ago

'Captain America 4' Is Sneakily Setting Up A Major X-Men Connection

A major plot point from 'Eternals' will finally become relevant again as adamantium enters the MCU. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 2 hours ago