NASA's Artemis 2 rollout could be as early as this weekend as the space agency makes final preparations for its first crewed Artemis moon mission. | Continue reading
I enjoyed this thought-provoking piece by (award-winning developer) Matt Birchler, writing for Birchtree on how he’s been making so-called “micro apps” with AI coding agents: I was out for a run today and I had an idea for an app. I busted out my own app, Quick Notes, and dictate … | Continue reading
Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” is now available for download, bringing with it a redesigned Mint Menu, a pair of new system apps, and an expanded set of search options in the Nemo file manager. This is the fourth and final major update in the Linux Mint 22 series, building on the myriad … | Continue reading
There should be a German word for the slightly smug warm feeling you get from using an obscure HTML element like dfn in your most recent blog post, like wot I did. Elementenrichtigkeitsgefühl | Continue reading
The Garmin Quatix 8 Pro 47mm brings inReach satellite and LTE connectivity to mariners, enabling two-way messaging, SOS, and vessel control up to 50 miles offshore. Enhanced boat mode, chartplotter voice commands, and remote marine integration make this the ultimate nautical smar … | Continue reading
It was VERY well attended. (No one wants BAFTA mad at them during the height of awards season.) The post Not To Be Forgotten, BAFTA Held a Tea Party This Weekend first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
AAHA Studio reimagines the Pine Ave Residence in El Segundo as a calm, light-filled home where architecture reframes loss into renewal. | Continue reading
Google is making its Veo 3.1 AI video model pay closer attention to the reference images you want generated clips to be based on. The company is releasing new visual improvements for the "Ingredients to Video" tool that was introduced last year, alongside expanding native vertica … | Continue reading
"We still need supercomputers to ... push the physics frontier." Scientists achieve major breakthrough that could unlock next-gen energy source: 'Something that feels within reach' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Around 10 percent of Meta's Reality Labs division, which develops its XR products and services, will be laid off beginning on Tuesday, as reported by Bloomberg. Meta spokesperson Tracy Clayton confirmed the layoffs in a statement to The Verge: "We said last month that we were shi … | Continue reading
News Be Funny has put together a very amusing compilation of some of the funniest news bloopers that aired around the world in 2025. subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter The post A Funny Compilation of News Bloopers in 2025 was originally published on Laughing Squid. | Continue reading
The officer was “relieved for cause” due to disagreements over operations by the organization’s chief. | Continue reading
Apple has just launched a new subscription bundle of creative applications for a pretty low price of $12.99 a month, or $129 a year. Called “Creator Studio”, the bundle includes Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Motion, Compressor, and Pixelmator Pro. Weirdly though, it also includes … | Continue reading
Folks: If you love cold gray weather and flying, consider coming to our FAA Ground School class at MIT, next Tuesday-Thursday (January 20-22, 2026). If you are already in Boston and already know how to fly, email me (philg@mit.edu) and we can pick a time to meet before or after t … | Continue reading
Yascha Mounk at his Substack: An awe-inspiring protest movement is shaking the foundations of power in Iran. Millions of people have taken to the streets to protest the corruption which has impoverished them, and the theocratic restrictions which have taken away their liberties. … | Continue reading
A Vision Pro is way cheaper than courtside tickets, though Apple's headset could offer something beyond a good view. | Continue reading
Walking the floor of CES, it is easy to become distracted. Although there was a lot of clean technology, there were also a lot of other cool technologies that were not very relevant. Even though I was on my feet from before the exhibit doors opened until the exhibits closed ... … | Continue reading
Sanjay Subrahmanyam interviewed at Granta: Editor: You were born fourteen years after Indian Independence in 1947. What was your impression of the British Empire growing up? Subrahmanyam: Growing up in the 1960s, the British Empire was not much of a subject of regular conversatio … | Continue reading
If you compare the value proposition of getting one of Remarkable’s Paper Pro E-Ink tablets vs. buying a laptop, the latter will win in most scenarios. Laptops are more capable, with more ports, apps, and versatility — but they’re much more distracting, too. Avoiding distractions … | Continue reading
Apple TV's sci-fi series is part of Legendary Entertainment’s MonsterVerse and is set after 2014's Godzilla | Continue reading
Apple has announced Apple Creator Studio, a new software suite for Apple products that bundles popular creative apps into an all-in-one subscription service. Apple Creator Studio will be available on the App Store on January 28th, and includes access to Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, … | Continue reading
Source: Apple. Today, Apple announced Apple Creator Studio, a suite of creativity apps for the Mac and iPad combined with premium content and features for productivity apps across the company’s platforms. This collection of apps, which includes the debut of Pixelmator Pro for iPa … | Continue reading
"Perfect as always." Woman reveals brilliant trick to clean popular kitchen appliance: 'Amazing hack' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Back in the day, Apple had three suites of applications: iWork, which started with Keynote and Pages, then Numbers iLife, which included iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand, and for a short time, iWeb. Final Cut Studio, which was home to Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro … | Continue reading
A proposed class action lawsuit was filed against GameStop last week. | Continue reading
A small town in California was hit by earthquakes once every 22 years for over a century, setting the stage for a major seismic experiment in the 1980s and 90s. But the quake ended up being 11 years late. In this excerpt from "When Worlds Quake," geophysicist Hrvoje Tkalčić looks … | Continue reading
Thank god someone is brave enough to take down many people's favorite wireless earbuds. | Continue reading
Wine 11.0, the latest stable release of the open-source compatibility layer that allows Windows games and apps to run on Linux and macOS, has been released. The annual release rounds off another year of development effort, with two standout features: ntsync kernel module support … | Continue reading
Click here to go see the bonus panel!Hovertext:Wonder Woman is the only superhero comfortable enough to incorporate her kinks into the costume.Today's News: | Continue reading
Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading
A pair of cats who live with Carol Cleveland Sings performed a rather discordant song on two theremins at the same time. subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter The post Two Cats Play Two Theremins at the Same Time was originally published on Laughing Squid. | Continue reading
Bad news from Apple yesterday highlights OpenAI’s eroding lead | Continue reading
Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams has come under fire after his new cryptocurrency token crashed just hours following its launch on Monday. As reported by CoinDesk, Adams' "NYC Token" hit a $580 million market capitalization at its peak before plummeting to around $130 million at this … | Continue reading
The over 2,400-year-old ceramist's stylus likely features Dionysus...and his other bits. | Continue reading
Geometry gets a softer side as circles, squares, and rectangles come together in the perfect balance in the Solis table collection by SNAPP. | Continue reading
The makers of 'Warhammer' declare heresy on generative AI, banning its use in the company's design process. | Continue reading
Let's look at what people wore to some of the more random ones. The post There Weren’t a Ton of Golden Globes After-Parties But We Had Pre-Parties Galore! first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
If you’re a billionaire looking to jump into philanthropy there are hundreds of different causes to support. Fans of the seemingly always-cash-strapped NASA will certainly be cheering after news that a former Google CEO is going to foot the bill for a modern, updated replacement … | Continue reading
String theory was supposed to be physics’ grand theory of everything. While it’s (so far) failed in that aspect, string theory’s principles should still be useful because its mathematical framework is so solid. In a new paper, researchers have demonstrated that by applying string … | Continue reading
The best of last week’s big and small data visualizations | Continue reading
Since the end of the Second World War, technology and management have evolved together like twin helices. Each new machine has required a new way of organizing people around it. The mainframe gave us bureaucracy; the microchip, the matrix; the network, the project team. Every lea … | Continue reading
"Keep those bottles." Video shows genius hack using old prescription bottles: 'That's such a great idea' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Acronis introduces Acronis Archival Storage, a long-term data storage solution designed for Managed Service Providers. The solution combines S3-compatible storage with compliance requirements and predictable costs. With this new solution, Acronis is targeting MSPs that want to he … | Continue reading
The last of the sneak peeks with 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' brings back beloved characters old and new. | Continue reading
Discover the 100-Year-Old Self-Playing Violin, One of the Most Complex Music Players Ever Made. “It featured three vertically mounted violins, each with a single active string, played by a rotating bow of 1,300 horsehairs.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading
I’ve been having trouble taking photos of cats this January. They hide from the cold, and so do people. Here’s a European Green Woodpecker instead, taking a snow bath. It was the first time I’d ever seen this bird in my neighborhood. I had no idea we even had woodpeckers. | Continue reading
Dreame, a Chinese company known for its unique robot vacuums and floor cleaners, expanded its offerings at CES 2026, such as a $700 floor lamp that doubled as a hair dryer. But more interesting is the debut of the company's first action camera. The Leaptic Cube features a design … | Continue reading
A little over a year ago, Marvel spent the better part of an entire day slowly revealing the massive cast for Avengers: Doomsday. More recently, the studio started dropping teaser trailers featuring some of the movie's more notable superhero team-ups and returning characters. The … | Continue reading