"Ultimately, our goal is to stop the flow of contaminants into the county." Officials seek state of emergency after discovering health hazard lurking in widely used product: 'This is uncharted territory' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
We all know the buzzword of the day — AI. AI is going to solve countless problems at it gets infinitely smarter and more useful. We just need to build bigger and bigger datacenters. Hence the reason companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Tesla are building or buying nuclea … | Continue reading
There’s been a lot of smoke and little light since a large battery fire in California at the Moss Landing facility, which was, when built, state of the art, but now represents long obsolete technologies. You may remember that once, long ago, Apple had a problem with MacBooks catc … | Continue reading
In 24 hours, 123 individuals were arrested. Authorities seize 136 vehicles worth of illegal materials in massive bust: 'The operation aims to dismantle the entrenched networks' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
This is beautiful and crazy, and no, I’m not going to buy one, but damn I’m tempted and I’d sure like to try one. I’m glad it exists. ★ | Continue reading
Men who consistently avoid prostate cancer screening appointments face a much higher risk of dying from the disease, according to new research. A massive 20-year study across seven countries reveals that non-attenders had a 45% higher mortality rate from prostate cancer than thos … | Continue reading
The Matt Damon-led spy thriller series based on the Robert Ludlum books could find a new home away from Universal. | Continue reading
We’ve decided to pause our activity on X and Meta platforms. While we’ve valued the connections we’ve built on these platforms over the years, we’ve seen a shift in how people engage online, with more productive conversations and community building happening on platforms prioriti … | Continue reading
Over 10 years and 550 episodes, our podcast, Giant Robots Smashing into other Giant Robots, has brought you conversations with founders, developers, product thinkers, and industry leaders, diving deep into the worlds of software and business. This season, we’re adding something n … | Continue reading
It’s been cloudy all day and I didn’t suspect I would actually get a shot of the first sunset of Spring, but then, at the last moment, there was a break in the clouds, conveniently at the horizon. And here we are. Welcome to Spring, northern hemisphere! — JS | Continue reading
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"If a black bear becomes habituated to humans or food conditioned, they may become increasingly bold or destructive." Locals on alert after spotting bears lurking around campgrounds, trying to enter cars: 'Sightings have increased' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
It's not just these companies that are falling off. Government plan backfires as aggressive resource approach suffers from unexpected market shift: 'There is more pain to come' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"Make sure you get plenty of air flow." Gardener shares brilliant method to repurpose toilet paper rolls: 'This … was almost therapeutic' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"Even if not authentic, that’s a great purse and great deal!" Shopper stunned at note discovered inside vintage Gucci bag at Goodwill: 'So random' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The dream is incomplete until we share it with our fellow Americans. | Continue reading
Veeam has patched a critical remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-23120 in its Backup & Replication software that impacts domain-joined installations. [...] | Continue reading
Pets should be supervised if they’re outdoors and otherwise kept indoors. Neighborhood on high alert amid reports of 16 cats going missing: 'I'm mourning' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
There’s constant talk about improving ADAS (advanced driver assist systems), or autonomous driving tech as it’s often referred to now. BYD is rolling it into every single new model by default. (As Oprah would say, “You get self-driving tech! You get self driving tech!“) Rivian ju … | Continue reading
Let's just say Bezos and Co. aren't packing up the family station wagon for their trips. Jeff Bezos and partner Lauren Sánchez's self-described 'pretty normal' routine sparks uproar: 'He's not at all like me' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
And now things start to make a bit more sense. Earlier this week I posted on the news that Komoot was changing to require a Premium subscription for users to sync routes to 3rd party devices like Garmin, Wahoo, Hammerhead, … Read More Here → | Continue reading
Efforts to regulate these risks are beginning to gain traction, but have not expanded enough for any real change. New research highlights major health hazard faced by employees in growing industry — and the general public could also be at risk first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"Dreams save us," Superman once said. "Dreams lift us up and transform us. And on my soul, I swear… until my dream of a world where dignity, honor and justice becomes the reality we all share – I'll never stop fighting. — Read the rest The post New documentary about the history o … | Continue reading
Click here to go see the bonus panel! Hovertext: I can also play the ukulele just well enough to be most irritating. Today's News: | Continue reading
One of the first steps in troubleshooting a misbehaving Mac for many years has been to repair the disk permissions, currently a feature of Disk First Aid, accessed through Disk Utility or the terminal if you are savvy. That can be a bit of overkill if you are primarily concerned … | Continue reading
A new imaging technique is helping ultra-powerful MRI scanners detect tiny differences in the brains of patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy. In a groundbreaking study, doctors at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge used this approach to identify hidden brain lesions, allow … | Continue reading
As March draws to a close and Linux 6.14 nears release, now is a good time to provide you all with our first major progress update since taking the lead on the project. Going forward, we hope to keep these updates in sync with upstream kernel releases. We feel that this is a natu … | Continue reading
Officials fined the driver $1,650 for the smuggling attempt. Authorities make shocking discovery after opening hidden compartment in vehicle: 'Their health could have been seriously affected' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The owner asked the community for repair cost estimates and advice. Tesla owner shares photos after waking up to disturbing discovery on vehicle's surface: 'An easy target' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
When Apple TV+ launched just over 5 years ago, it’s fair to say I wasn’t a fan. I thought their launch shows were not to my taste, to put it generously. I don’t want to call out any specific show here, but I tried | Continue reading
30 years ago today, the ending of 'Prime Factors' wrote a check that Voyager's episodic nature could rarely cash–but it was still worth writing anyway. | Continue reading
"Once lost, back into this diverse and special place." Critically endangered species makes unlikely comeback in its original habitat: 'We are grateful' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Can we get from a world where Google is synonymous with search to a world where other search engines have a real chance to compete? The U.S. and state governments’ bipartisan antitrust suit, challenging the many ways that Google has maintained its search monopoly, offers an oppor … | Continue reading
More online showings of Eno coming up (March 27-30). “You must be watching on the date and time specified for each livestream. There is no delayed viewing. These versions of the film will never be shown again.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading
Benedict Evans: That takes us to xR, and to AI. These are fields where the tech is fundamental, and where there are real, important Apple kinds of questions, where Apple really should be able to do something different. And yet, with the Vision Pro Apple stumbled, and then with AI … | Continue reading
Nightdive Studios is making good on a six-year-old promise: a remastered version of the classic Looking Glass game System Shock 2. Nightdive and Sony revealed a trailer for System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster, as well as a release date of June 26th for PC, Xbox One and Xbox … | Continue reading
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As reports of vandalism and even a supposed doxing website targeting Tesla locations and vehicles continue to appear, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a new warning about old crimes. In a Department of Justice press release, she “announced charges against three individuals respo … | Continue reading
The survey was completed by over 1,300 respondents across the globe. New study reveals the surprising factor that's influencing Americans' car-buying decisions: 'The future of mobility' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The Voice of America is silent. To Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Kari Lake (who now runs its corpse), the VOA was corrupt, biased, unnecessary, and needed to go. To nearly everyone else who cares, it was America’s voice on radio, and mattered enormously to an audience in the hundr … | Continue reading
Amazon has the EcoFlow River 3 portable power station (including solar panels) for 44% off for a limited time. | Continue reading
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A few weeks ago, I saw a bunch of headlines about the Trump administration pulling the plug on all federal EV charging stations. Scandalous! Idiotic! Totally in character. I figured someone else on the team was going to cover it, so I didn’t look more closely. Then, no one covere … | Continue reading
The symbol of the American battery backlash can be found in the tiny town of Halstead, Kansas. Angry residents protesting a large storage project proposed by Boston developer Concurrent LLC have begun brandishing flashy yard signs picturing the Moss Landing battery plant blaze, a … | Continue reading
The South Florida Wildlands Association posted this photo of a strange animal they can't identify. The mystery beast was roaming public lands when it was caught on a trail camera. "Looks a little bit wrong and a little bit right for a number of different species," the association … | Continue reading
1/ Trump signed an executive order to “eliminate” the Department of Education, calling it “the first step” toward getting rid of the department “once and for all.” Existing law, however, prevents Trump from unilaterally closing a federal agency cr... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
There’s a romantic allure to the idea that we can simply plug renewable energy into water and create an endless, emission-free fuel. But, sadly, no. The stark reality is that green hydrogen is burdened by inefficiency, exorbitant costs, and logistical nightmares that make widespr … | Continue reading
Galápagos songbirds are changing their ways, getting bolder and singing louder, because of human noise. Warblers near roads display heightened aggression when challenged, while those in quieter zones dial it down. Birds also tweak their tunes, singing at higher frequencies to cut … | Continue reading