In many churches, often strapped for cash, the switch to a heat pump may be borne from necessity. Staff at St. Peter Mancroft Church in Norwich, which already had solar panels, opted to make the jump to a heat pump system when one of their old gas boilers failed. “The church decided this was a… Continue reading British Churches Are Putting Their Faith in Heat Pumps
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DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules
On November 21, 2023, field intelligence officers within the Department of Homeland Security quietly deleted a trove of Chicago Police Department records. It was not a routine purge. For seven months, the data—records that had been requested on roughly 900 Chicagoland residents—sat on a federal server in violation of a deletion order issued by an… Continue reading DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules
A Proposed Federal THC Ban Would ‘Wipe Out’ Hemp Products That Get People High
A provision in the federal spending bill that could end the US government shutdown would effectively destroy the hemp extracts industry by banning intoxicating hemp-based THC products, including gummies and drinks. The provision, part of the funding bill passed by the US Senate Monday night, would ban the “unregulated sale of intoxicating hemp-based or hemp-derived… Continue reading A Proposed Federal THC Ban Would ‘Wipe Out’ Hemp Products That Get People High
Our Favorite Travel and Outdoor Gear Is on Sale at Huckberry
Huckberry, purveyor of finely curated clothing and gear for the sort of person equally at home in the woods and the city, is having one of the company’s rare site-wide sales this week—or pretty close to site-wide. We’ve tested and love quite a bit of Huckberry’s stuff, especially the Proof 72-hour merino T-shirt. If you… Continue reading Our Favorite Travel and Outdoor Gear Is on Sale at Huckberry
The AI Boom Is Fueling a Need for Speed in Chip Networking
The new era of Silicon Valley runs on networking—and not the kind you find on LinkedIn. As the tech industry funnels billions into AI data centers, chip makers both big and small are ramping up innovation around the technology that connects chips to other chips, and server racks to other server racks. Networking technology has… Continue reading The AI Boom Is Fueling a Need for Speed in Chip Networking
Waymo’s Robotaxis Can Now Use the Highway, Speeding Up Longer Trips
When Google’s self-driving car project began testing in the Bay Area back in 2009, its engineers focused on highways by sending its sensor-laden vehicles cruising down Interstate 280, which runs the length of Silicon Valley’s peninsula. More than 15 years later, the cars are back on the freeway—this time without drivers. On Tuesday, the project,… Continue reading Waymo’s Robotaxis Can Now Use the Highway, Speeding Up Longer Trips
The Nike x Hyperice Hyperboot Is $200 Off
For the first time, the Nike x Hyperice Hyperboot is on sale. The recovery boots are $200 off—normally $899, now $699—through December 1. They’re also HSA/FSA eligible. Normally, I’d point you toward the Normatec 3 Legs; they cost the same and offer more leg coverage, but at this discounted price, the Hyperice Hyperboot’s portability and… Continue reading The Nike x Hyperice Hyperboot Is $200 Off
This DOGE Whistleblower Is Running for Office
Chuck Borges has had quite the year. In January, Borges started a new job as the Social Security Administration’s chief data officer, overseeing some of the most sensitive data systems in the federal government—including databases containing Social Security numbers, addresses, citizenship status, and benefits records of nearly every American. Or at least that was the… Continue reading This DOGE Whistleblower Is Running for Office
33 Best Gifts for Cat Lovers (2025)
I have lived with cats my whole life. Beautiful, playful, discerning, and endlessly curious, cats are wonderful companions. Like Charles Dickens said, “What greater gift than the love of a cat?” My family is all cat people, but my youngest daughter is positively obsessed, and we have bought more than our fair share of the… Continue reading 33 Best Gifts for Cat Lovers (2025)
This Bluetooth Speaker Is Also a Charging Hub, and It’s Discounted to $130
Looking for a juiced-up Bluetooth speaker that can also keep your other devices charged? The JBL Charge 6 is currently marked down to just $130 on Amazon, an impressive $70 off its usual list price. Photograph: Ryan Waniata Photograph: Ryan Waniata Photograph: Ryan Waniata JBL Charge 6 Like other JBL Bluetooth speakers, the Charge 6… Continue reading This Bluetooth Speaker Is Also a Charging Hub, and It’s Discounted to $130