Terri Krejci, 60, from Huntsville, Alabama, was working as an overnight manager at CVS in 2014 when she discovered she had breast cancer. She had six months of chemo, then surgery. Her medical team warned her that she might lose her hair, that she would get nauseous. She had no idea she could lose her… Continue reading Struggling to Unlock Your Phone? You Might Have Lost Your Fingerprints
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Yamaha R-N1000A Review: Retro Style, Modern Convenience
It’s a great time to double down on stereo sound. Multi-speaker formats like Dolby Atmos get all the headlines, but if you’re building an all-in-one stereo or 2.1 system to elevate everything from your turntable to your TV, there have never been more options. With stereo streaming amplifiers and receivers popping up all over the… Continue reading Yamaha R-N1000A Review: Retro Style, Modern Convenience
Pavel Durov’s Arrest Leaves Telegram Hanging in the Balance
“Civil society has had a complicated relationship with Telegram over the years,” says Natalia Krapiva, a lawyer at the digital rights group Access Now. “We have defended Telegram against attempts by authoritarian regimes to block and coerce the platform into providing encryption keys, but we have also been raising alarms about Telegram’s lack of human… Continue reading Pavel Durov’s Arrest Leaves Telegram Hanging in the Balance
Klaris Clear Ice Maker Review: A Worthy Investment to Up Your Home Bartending Game
The machine comes with the mold for four cubes; you can also separately buy a Collins mold that makes three prisms of ice for a taller glass. The molds are made of a thick silicone—much thicker than most standard ice molds. Once you fill the mold up with water, you just place it in the… Continue reading Klaris Clear Ice Maker Review: A Worthy Investment to Up Your Home Bartending Game
‘Unprecedented Times’ Is the New Normal
The afternoon Joe Biden announced his decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, eight days after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump and well into a year of axis-tilting events, @DifficultPatty posted a question on X, thirsty for an answer: “Which wine pairs best with unprecedented times?” “All of them,” replied one user. “Apocalypse… Continue reading ‘Unprecedented Times’ Is the New Normal
The Boeing Starliner Astronauts Will Come Home on SpaceX’s Dragon Next Year
NASA has announced that astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams will return to Earth next February aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft. The announcement at a press conference today caps off months of speculation about the best plan to safely bring the astronauts home after malfunctions with their ride, Boeing’s Starliner capsule, postponed their departure from the… Continue reading The Boeing Starliner Astronauts Will Come Home on SpaceX’s Dragon Next Year
RFK Jr. Suspends Presidential Campaign, Endorses Trump
Today, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his withdrawal from the presidential race. “I am not terminating my campaign, I am simply suspending it, not ending it,” said Kennedy. “My name will remain on the ballot in most states.” But Kennedy said that after “deep prayer,” he had decided to throw his support behind… Continue reading RFK Jr. Suspends Presidential Campaign, Endorses Trump
Chanel’s New Celeb-Endorsed Audio Jewelry Is Powered by Master & Dynamic
No doubt picking up on the trend of wired 1990s-style earbuds—must-haves for those craving nostalgia tech from an era they may not have been around for—Chanel has dropped a “jewelry watch,” where the bracelet transforms into a necklace that hides a physical connection for earphones. The Première Sound Watch is a riff on the brand’s… Continue reading Chanel’s New Celeb-Endorsed Audio Jewelry Is Powered by Master & Dynamic
The Next Frontier for mRNA Could Be Healing Damaged Organs
A healthy liver is spongy and reddish-brown in color with a smooth appearance. But when the surgeons took this one out of the cooler, it was hard, marbled, and covered in bumps—evidence of cirrhosis, a type of end-stage liver disease. Over time, the man’s healthy liver cells had been replaced by scar tissue, and eventually,… Continue reading The Next Frontier for mRNA Could Be Healing Damaged Organs
Bayesian Yacht Sinking: Climate Change Created Perfect Storm for Waterspouts
The waterspout blamed for the deadly sinking of a luxury superyacht carrying the British tech billionaire Mike Lynch in Italy has been called a freak “black swan” event. But scientists believe this kind of marine tornado is becoming more common with global warming. While the cause of the sinking of the Bayesian hasn’t officially been… Continue reading Bayesian Yacht Sinking: Climate Change Created Perfect Storm for Waterspouts