If we’re going to find life on another world, Europa might just be our best bet. We think this icy moon of Jupiter has an ocean of water beneath its frozen surface, and it seems like this ocean might have the right ingredients for life. If we can find out …
Read More »Leaked Docs From Far-Right Militias Show History of Voter Intimidation Plans
A trove of leaked internal messages and documents from the militia American Patriots Three Percent—also known as AP3—reveals how the group coordinated with election denial groups as part of a plan to conduct paramilitary surveillance of ballot boxes during the midterm elections in 2022. This information was leaked to Distributed …
Read More »Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition Review: An Intel Copilot+ PC
However, on more general tasks, the Yoga didn’t pull through. My scores on the PCMark 10 benchmark were not markedly different than first-gen Core Ultra scores, and performance on the industry standard Geekbench 6 test was surprisingly low—40 percent below a typical Snapdragon X-powered laptop and 20 percent below the …
Read More »Darpa Thinks Walls of Oysters Could Protect Shores Against Hurricanes
On October 10, 2018, Tyndall Air Force Base on the Gulf of Mexico—a pillar of American air superiority—found itself under aerial attack. Hurricane Michael, first spotted as a Category 2 storm off the Florida coast, unexpectedly hulked up to a Category 5. Sustained winds of 155 miles per hour whipped …
Read More »The Best Game Subscription Services That We’ve Tested (2024)
Note: Xbox Cloud Gaming is not to be confused with Xbox Remote Play, which is free and lets you stream Xbox games you own from a console to your phone, PC, or another Xbox over your home network. This service was only available in Colombia and Ireland, and it enabled …
Read More »Sony Linkbuds Open Review: Better Battery, Softer Sound
Even after I got the fit right, I noticed a darker, fuzzier sound signature than what I experienced in the original pair. This seems to be by design, as one of the main complaints before was a lack of bass, something with which nearly all open earbuds struggle. The new …
Read More »Fellow Aiden Coffee Maker Review: A Great Cup Made Simple
Coffee requires only two ingredients to be made at home, yet the industry surrounding the world’s favorite beverage has been hell-bent on making things as complicated as possible for decades. An endless barrage of sexy gadgets promises to optimize every step of the process, and yet to many consumers, the …
Read More »Social Media Tells You Who You Are. What if It’s Totally Wrong?
A few years ago I wrote about how, when planning my wedding, I’d signaled to the Pinterest app that I was interested in hairstyles and tablescapes, and I was suddenly flooded with suggestions for more of the same. Which was all well and fine until—whoops—I canceled the wedding and it …
Read More »Asus TUF Gaming A14 Review: A Great Budget Gaming Laptop
Finding a balance between design and performance in a budget gaming laptop can be tough, but Asus may have done it with its newest TUF Gaming A14. Going for a slightly less aggressive aesthetic than its predecessors, the TUF Gaming A14 feels more luxe than its price suggests while giving …
Read More »The Dystopia of Watching Hurricane Milton on TikTok
Then there’s Caroline Calloway. The influencer and author, who lives in Sarasota, drew the ire of the internet when she posted on X “where there’s a Callowill, there’s a Calloway” and said she wouldn’t be leaving her home, even as officials were stressing the importance of evacuating. (“You are going …
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