The cooking fire was once the center of the home. The modern stove has mostly removed fire from the equation, and architectural trends have shunted the hearth off to the side of the den, but the kitchen is still usually where the heart is. It’s where you make holiday meals. It’s where the kids lurk… Continue reading 14 Gift Ideas for the Home Chef (2022): Vitamix, Cookbooks, and More
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The Hunt for the FTX Thieves Has Begun
That means it will be very difficult for the thieves to abscond with their profits in a spendable form without being identified, says Michelle Lai, a cryptocurrency privacy advocate, investor, and consultant who says she’s been tracking the movements of the stolen FTX funds with “morbid fascination.” But the real question, Lai says, is whether… Continue reading The Hunt for the FTX Thieves Has Begun
Alexa Might Not Get Much Smarter Than It Is Right Now
“Hey Alexa, can you make some money?” As reported by The Wall Street Journal, Amazon is aiming to cut costs by slimming down some of its less profitable departments. The big one is Alexa, Amazon’s voice assistant software. Despite Alexa’s existence inside millions of Echo devices and other smart speakers around the world, the business… Continue reading Alexa Might Not Get Much Smarter Than It Is Right Now
Elon Musk Introduces Twitter Mayhem Mode
The United States took to the polls this week to vote in a high-stakes midterm election. With public trust in election systems at an all-time low, the secret ballot is more important now than ever before. We also took a look at a flawed app built by prominent right-wing provocateurs that has been used to… Continue reading Elon Musk Introduces Twitter Mayhem Mode
The Fallout of the FTX Collapse
Aaron Kaplan, a securities attorney and co-CEO of trading platform Prometheum, says that although the final outcome for FTX and its customers is not yet crystal clear, there is precedent in scenarios such as this for people never to recover their funds. Unfortunately, those caught up in the collapse are left with little in the… Continue reading The Fallout of the FTX Collapse
Review: ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Is Not Your Typical Marvel Movie
The release of Black Panther was like nothing before it. The impact, immediate and abiding, was cosmic. That the film premiered during the Trump years, a dystopian period in 2018 when Black life felt more precarious than usual and the call for Black superheroes more urgent, gave its message a special charge. It was a… Continue reading Review: ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Is Not Your Typical Marvel Movie
Meal Kits Like Blue Apron Get My Picky Kids to Eat Real Food
On a recent weekend evening, my spouse addressed our two children. We have a second-grader and a kindergartener. “What do you want for dinner?” he asked, bracing himself for yet another night of Dino Buddies Nuggets and boxed macaroni and cheese. “I love mashed potatoes!” one cried out. “Steak!” the other shouted, dancing. My spouse’s… Continue reading Meal Kits Like Blue Apron Get My Picky Kids to Eat Real Food
Russia’s Sway Over Criminal Ransomware Gangs Is Coming Into Focus
Russia-based ransomware gangs are some of the most prolific and aggressive, in part thanks to an apparent safe harbor the Russian government extends to them. The Kremlin doesn’t cooperate with international ransomware investigations and typically declines to prosecute cybercriminals operating in the country so long as they don’t attack domestic targets. A long-standing question, though,… Continue reading Russia’s Sway Over Criminal Ransomware Gangs Is Coming Into Focus
Protest Is Risky at Egypt’s COP27. That Won’t Stop Activists
But an altercation that followed the event exemplified the resistance human rights activists face: According to a Washington Post report, Egyptian lawmaker Amr Darwish stood up and yelled at Seif. “You are here summoning foreign countries to pressure Egypt.” He continued berating her until UN security escorted him out, the paper reported. Activist organizations in… Continue reading Protest Is Risky at Egypt’s COP27. That Won’t Stop Activists
This Personalized Crispr Therapy Is Designed to Attack Tumors
In a new step for Crispr, scientists have used the gene-editing tool to make personalized modifications to cancer patients’ immune cells to supercharge them against their tumors. In a small study published today in the journal Nature, a US team showed that the approach was feasible and safe, but was successful only in a handful… Continue reading This Personalized Crispr Therapy Is Designed to Attack Tumors