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TikTok is shutting down Notes, its photos-sharing app that rivaled Instagram. In a notification to users, the TikTok Notes team says the app will stop working starting May 8th, and “all related features will no longer be available.” TikTok first rolled out Notes in April of last … | Continue reading
Microsoft is testing out resizable taskbar icons in Windows 11 that can shrink as you open more apps or stay at a smaller size for good. The new options are included in the latest Insider Preview Beta. If you’re on the beta, under Taskbar settings > Taskbar behaviors, you can now … | Continue reading
Social media users have noted that there appears to be no logic behind the tariffs. | Continue reading
Mike Masnick has a great piece at TechDirt running down just how stupid everything about Trump’s tariff trade war is: Whoever on the Council of Economic Advisers used this formula should turn in their econ degree, because this is not how anything works. Even if they then go on to … | Continue reading
At the 2025 MIT Energy Conference, energy leaders from around the world discussed how to make green technologies competitive with fossil fuels. | Continue reading
And it's just the first half! Read part one of sci-fi story “Does Harlen Lattner Dream of Infected Sheep?” by Sarah Langan. | Continue reading
The method benefits homeowners by saving money and avoiding chemicals. Homeowner reveals mind-blowing trick to clean dirty, caked-on oven: 'Just a sparkling-clean oven' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Sometimes you run into a main landmark where you don’t expect one. Like Main Street USA in Hong Kong Disney. So you grab a snack in a diner that serves no hot dogs. You can buy little American flags in the heart of Hong Kong and clothes telling Hong Kong… | Continue reading
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2025 ...when the fellow keeps saying this: We've log recommended pity for the person—for the tragic loss of human potential. That said, it's too late to take away his power. Meanwhile, the person in question simply can't seem to stop saying things like this: Pr … | Continue reading
X-rays uncover magnetic phenomena that are driven by interactions between the layers of a kagome ferromagnet. Our understanding of layered quantum materials is still in its early stages. This is highlighted by new research from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI). Using advanced X- … | Continue reading
Amazing that it’s taken this long, but here we are. CleanTechnica: It is widely repeated that Winston Churchill once said, “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing — after they’ve tried everything else.” Although it’s not clear if Churchill ever did actually say t … | Continue reading
If you need a bit more storage space, now's the time to grab this SSD with a whopping 4TB of space. | Continue reading
300 aspects of each call were cataloged, letting researchers estimate meaning. | Continue reading
1. Be one church. As much as you can, ignore the battle lines drawn by those who secure their own power by carving up the Kingdom. Set aside denominational brand names. Shrug off political affiliations. Defy all barriers rooted in culture, language, and tribalism. Reject the lie … | Continue reading
hi, Spring fans! In this installment I talk to AWS Developer Advocate and industry legend James Ward about AWS Bedrock, Amazon Cohere, Spring AI, MCP, and so much more! | Continue reading
The biggest threat to the Steam Deck in 2025 won’t be the arrival of other Windows-based handheld gaming PCs. Instead, it’ll likely be the Nintendo Switch 2, which arrives on June 5 for $449.99 — smack dab between the cost of the $399 Steam Deck LCD and the $549 Steam Deck … | Continue reading
April really is panning out to be the cruellest month in politics. We still have poetry. No one can take that away from us. I hope you’re still managing to write poetry. We need it; poetry is important (and even mysterious). And maybe it’s equally absurd to not write it now as to … | Continue reading
Amazon is comparing a new feature for the Kindle to the “Previously on…” segments that TV shows frequently use. But the Kindle’s Recaps feature is instead focused on book series and provides a “quick refresher on storylines and character arcs” before readers start the next book, … | Continue reading
Microsoft is testing a new taskbar icon scaling feature that automatically scales down Windows taskbar icons to show more apps when it gets too overcrowded. [...] | Continue reading
A brilliant strategic move? A catastrophic own goal? We’ll discuss. Bring all your questions. | Continue reading
The innovative SwitchBot air purifier table is a game-changer for pet owners. | Continue reading
"It would take up less space than my current arrangement." Homeowner transforms kitchen cabinets with unexpected storage hack: 'I love this idea' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
M.G. Siegler: A Spirited Debate Around AI This isn’t the end of art. It may indeed be the dawn of a new age for art. And that may not devalue the human-created art as is the clear fear right now. In fact, it may even *elevate* it | Continue reading
This post introduces a Babashka Tasks helper I put together make it easier to use bb tasks interactively. Here's the bb-fzf repo link. The main things the helper adds are: the use of fzf for fuzzy task selection to help you type less the ability to invoke bb tasks from any sub-di … | Continue reading
Researchers previously assumed that some of the graves at the site were royal burials. A new study presents a different theory, which challenges existing ideas about early class structures | Continue reading
Yes, America's fascist president is destroying the U.S. economy. But that ironic tweet isn't real. | Continue reading
BYD could have recorded some vehicle sales and chosen not to report them. Reporting is not mandatory, but it is still quite strange that it did not report any sales over the past 2 years. BYD has been on a roll expanding into new markets around the world. It seems ... [continued] … | Continue reading
The creator of the popular found-footage horror franchise makes his narrative debut with a haunted-house chiller hitting Shudder this week. | Continue reading
Who knew Bill Gates was such a good blogger? Love this story of Altair BASIC in a quirky, unique design with animating text. | Continue reading
My monthly review is a few days late, but there’s so much to do that I don’t really get around to blogging. | Continue reading
The CDC is set to cut a third of its contracts spending within the next two weeks—the latest bit of dismantling orchestrated by the Trump administration. | Continue reading
BP quietly dissolved its low-carbon mobility team recently, and almost no one noticed. No flashy press release. No somber CEO video explaining a pivot to shareholder value. Just an internal memo, a few reassigned employees, and the slow realization that the company was backing aw … | Continue reading
Gary Friedman, the CEO of fancy furniture retailer Restoration Hardware, was recorded saying "Oh shit" after someone showed him the company's collapsing stock price. It's not clear what the exact number was he was but at time time I checked it was 44% down. — Read the rest The po … | Continue reading
CISA, the FBI, the NSA, and international cybersecurity agencies are calling on organizations and DNS providers to mitigate the "Fast Flux" cybercrime evasion technique used by state-sponsored threat actors and ransomware gangs. [...] | Continue reading
One of the things you might not learn about electric vehicles (EV) until you live with one is that they charge slower in cold temperatures, which means you might have to spend longer at a charging station on long winter drives. Continue Reading Category: Energy, Technology Tags: … | Continue reading
Nvidia says the Switch 2's GPU is 10 times faster than the original Switch. | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy We spotted Kash updating the film titles at Village East by Angelika yesterday on Second Avenue at 12th Street ... the theater's south-facing signage features their special and classic screenings... It's one of NYC's last analog marquees. | Continue reading
"This activity could not be more simple, and it’s so good for your little one." Mom shares brilliant 'apple tree' playtime hack for kids using toilet paper rolls: 'This is a fun one' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Amazon is testing a new “Buy for Me” button that will let you purchase products from third-party websites without leaving the e-commerce giant’s mobile app. The feature is powered by agentic AI, allowing the company to purchase items on your behalf. Last month, Amazon rolled out … | Continue reading
The online job search sites can help — but introductions from LinkedIn go a lot further. It’s all about networking. -Barbara Scofidio | Continue reading
Temporary layoffs show the real-world impact of the uncertainty Trump has created. | Continue reading
Even with all the self-induced turmoil that Sonos has been through over the last year, if you’ve been eyeing any of the company’s products, it might be wise to buy sooner than later. In an email, spokesperson Erin Pategas tells me that Sonos is “closely monitoring developments re … | Continue reading
When I was five, not long after the night I sat on my father’s shoulders among the thousands of people on the yellow brick plaza in front of the Bulgarian Parliament singing protest songs to take down the Communist dictatorship, my parents got us a hamster. I would say got me a h … | Continue reading
First-party Switch 2 games are now set at $80 for major releases, and other publishers will likely follow suit. | Continue reading
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Voice breaks in Latin American monkey calls resemble human yodeling, but over a much wider frequency range. | Continue reading