Loathsome rich kid Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration as Trump's Attorney General pick exactly six minutes before CNN was set to publish new allegations about his sexual misconduct, reports Comic Sands. The Botox-addicted ex-Florida Representative had been under inve … | Continue reading
Octopus filmed firing stones from her siphon from inside a clam shell like a sniper in never-before-seen behavior captured for the Netflix series Our Oceans. | Continue reading
A startup from China wants to sell you its upcoming gadget to track health markers from your entire family. Roughly the size of an iPhone, it sticks onto the inside of a toilet bowl and automatically scans urine to help detect diseases early, and provide prescription guidance. Co … | Continue reading
The Jaguar rebrand is a head turner. I don’t care enough to weigh in, I just literally cannot see letter-spaced lowercase characters without thinking of Frederic Goudy. Any man who would letterspace lowercase would screw sheep. | Continue reading
SteelSeries brings its EQ audio expertise to consoles and mobile devices. Continue reading… | Continue reading
The best Thanksgiving shortcut I know. READ MORE... | Continue reading
This adorable newborn picture is proof of my planning-ahead prowess (and also my love of anything involving a theme, costume, and/or celebration). Since my first child was due in October, I was obviously going to make sure we got an amazing Christmas card picture during our newbo … | Continue reading
You can opt out of facial recognition at airports, for now, but the TSA has indicated it wants to make the invasive technology a requirement. | Continue reading
Andrew Tate, a former kickboxer who became a far-right misogynist influencer after fleeing the UK to evade prosecution, founded an online "university" to teach boys the tricks of his trade. The university was hacked this week, exposing the personal data of some 800,000 people who … | Continue reading
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Next time you find yourself in New Orleans, keep your eyes peeled for Tiny Tombs. These miniature mausoleums, launched in 2017, are hidden in various locations like an antique shop, a historical hotel, a museum, and more … | Continue reading
Audi RS E-tron GT Performance starts at $167,000 before destination charges. | Image: Audi Audi is giving its all-electric E-tron GT sports sedan higher performance, more battery range, and faster charging speeds for the 2025 model year. It’s also increasing its starting price. T … | Continue reading
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. It’s been two weeks since our last installment without any new grants. The Supreme Court cleared out some old relis … | Continue reading
This C1 Ultrasonic Cutter, by Chinese tool manufacturer Hanboost, is designed to make delicate cuts in plastic easy. The cordless, rechargeable-battery-powered tool vibrates at 40,000 HZ, allowing you to slice with ease; it seems like the ideal tool for cleaning up 3D prints.It … | Continue reading
The director and co-writer of this summer's sci-fi horror hit looks ahead to the film's home release, and beyond. | Continue reading
Save 42% on an ultrafast Flashforge Adventurer 5M 3D printer a week before Black Friday. | Continue reading
Tetris Forever is, well, kind of hard to explain. It’s a documentary about the history of Tetris but also a collection of playable historical Tetris games, from the very first Soviet-era version to a new multiplayer version called Tetris Time Warp. 💬 Join the discussion o … | Continue reading
While Marcel has been using Pocket for a long time recent instability had him check out other options. His list includes: To that list I’d add Linkwarden and even Obsidian Web Clipper. I’ll be recording a video on my experiences with Wallabag, Linkwarden and Obsidian Web Clipper … | Continue reading
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon announced today that it’s pumping another $4 billion into Claude AI maker Anthropic, bringing its total funding amount to $8 billion. This latest round follows $1.25 billion last September and another $2.75 billion in March. Along wi … | Continue reading
Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery of binary star systems, consisting of a white dwarf and a main sequence star, within young star clusters. This discovery opens up new avenues for understanding stellar evolution and could provide insights into the origins of phenom … | Continue reading
A lot of people (especially on LinkedIn) say their work is their “vocation” – that they are following their path or answering their calling. They’re also atheists (at least the ones I know). So, can we have a “calling” without someone to call us? — Anker, PO A wonderful submissio … | Continue reading
Studded with sweet-tart apples and topped with a cinnamon-spiked crumble, these tender muffins deliver big apple flavor. | Continue reading
I’ve used Thunderbird off and on for years, but with my move to Fedora fulltime just over a year ago Thunderbird is again my main email client. During that year I was asked to donate when I downloaded the client, and again today on their 20th Anniversary. I donated both times and … | Continue reading
It's a looooong, long jacket. The post Cynthia Erivo Is a Walking Cake Song first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
Want to make an incredible espresso martini at home? Make this recipe! I’ve fallen in love with espresso martinis lately and perfected my technique. Espresso martinis offer rich, bold coffee flavor with a balanced level of sweetness. They’re a lovely celebratory drink to clink af … | Continue reading
A report claims Apple’s ‘LLM Siri’ will essentially be Gemini Live for iPhone. Still, Apple's better off not rushing things. | Continue reading
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"The more expensive stems tend to look more realistic/natural, so I figured why not go straight to the source?" Gardener shares cost-free method for filling vases with gorgeous arrangements: 'It's stunning' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Green and growing things have their own kinds of magic… The post Five SFF Stories Featuring Plants and Gardens appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
In the middle of Main Street, a sculpture depicts two athletes reaching for the sky, holding long sticks with netting at the end, competing over a ball. A third athlete lays in the scrum, trampled underneath. The game? Lacrosse. The city? La Crosse, Wisconsin. The Lacrosse Player … | Continue reading
The new Paperwhite is bigger, and the base Kindle comes in a new color. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge It’s about that time of the year to turn on the heat, warm up some cocoa, and curl up in your reading nook. If you’re running out of space for physical books to enjoy, Amazon … | Continue reading
Elisabeth Egan at the New York Times: Twice during a 90-minute interview about her memoir, Cher asked, “Do you think people are going to like it?” Even in the annals of single-name celebrities — Sting, Madonna, Beyoncé, Zendaya — Cher is in the stratosphere of the one percent. Sh … | Continue reading
Starship is tasked with carrying two astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface of the Moon as part of NASA's Artemis 3 mission. | Continue reading
The Wisconsin kayaker who faked his own death last summer to escape his family managed to disappear for three months before police finally tracked him down. Speaking from eastern Europe, Ryan Borgwardt, age 45, now explains how he performed his vanishing act — and it was simpler … | Continue reading
Today is the first opinion day of the 2024-25 term. At 10 a.m. EST, the court expects to issue one or more opinions in argued cases from the current term. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme... The post The morning read for … | Continue reading
A 53% Black Friday price drop makes this $300 wearable fitness tracker a steal at just $140. | Continue reading
Dr. Erika Brozovsky of Otherwords explained how television affects developing speech patterns in children. | Continue reading
Image: Nick Barclay / The Verge A tentative proposal to tax cryptocurrency mining to raise funds for climate action took off during a United Nations climate conference that’s set to come to a close today. A levy on energy-hungry crypto mining, at $0.045 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) of … | Continue reading
Sharks are formidable fish, having survived multiple mass extinction over hundreds of millions of years. But how much do you know about these misunderstood creatures? Take our quiz to find out. | Continue reading
Dealing with that emotional turmoil gracefully, "Epitome" is a fantastic track highlighting Edie Yvonne's growth as an artist and a young woman figuring out the world. | Continue reading
'This is just the start of our unforgettable adventure.' | Continue reading
A sunken ship. A mysterious lighthouse. A hunt for treasure. A missing father. Teenagers with their own secret hideouts living in a world of haves and have nots. A lot of books and TV series have influenced “Outer Banks,” from the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew to the 1960s Alfred Hit … | Continue reading
It's the ideal Bluetooth speaker to bring along wherever you go, especially at this price. | Continue reading
Dave Winer, OG blogger, podcaster, developed first apps in many categories. Old enough to know better. It's even worse than it appears. | Continue reading
Researchers who tracked 483 people with ADHD for 16 years discovered that ADHD symptoms actually improved when life got busier. "We expected the relationship between environmental demands and ADHD symptoms to be the opposite of what we found," said Margaret H. — Read the rest The … | Continue reading
The unexpected discovery of microbial life in a piece of rock from an asteroid shows how hard it is to avoid contaminating samples brought back to Earth | Continue reading
[Annalee Newitz at The Believer] Boots Riley is a national treasure. I loved this interview with him in The Believer: "BLVR: Do you think that all expression is propaganda? BR: The word propaganda got popularized in different ways at different times. But our generation knows it a … | Continue reading
Keep a portable powerhouse with you at all times with the Anker 737 Power Bank, now nearly half off. | Continue reading
In July, we published the first part, which included four interviews with Pedro Duque Vieira, Daniel Zimmermann, Christopher Schnick, and Robert Ladstätter. In this part, we have four new interviews for you! Learn more about JavaFX combined with Scala, Swing, ... The post Video s … | Continue reading