With under three years of mass-market artificial intelligence available to consumers, businesses in nearly every industry have flocked to the tech like antivaxxers to a multi-level marketing scheme. By 2024, more than 50 percent of companies with more than 5,000 employees were using AI. For the penny-pinching boss, AI represents the promise of rising productivity… Continue reading AI Is Replacing Women’s Jobs Specifically
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Scientists Intrigued by Strange Behavior of Distant Planet
A team of astronomers observed a confused exoplanet orbiting its two parent stars in a highly unusual way. As New Scientist reports, the planet, which was first discovered in 2004, is located in a system called Nu Octantis 72 light-years away, and is twice the size of Jupiter. After it was spotted, some physicists thought… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Strange Behavior of Distant Planet
Scientists Just Witnessed Two Lightning Bolts Collide and Unleash a Blast of Radiation
What happens right before two arcs of lightning smash into each other? An invisible blast of radiation a million times more energetic than a lightning discharge is unleashed in the form of gamma rays, before disappearing almost as quickly as it came. Yes, astronomy-minded friends, this is a gamma ray burst, almost like the cosmic… Continue reading Scientists Just Witnessed Two Lightning Bolts Collide and Unleash a Blast of Radiation
New Device Mounts to Your Toilet to Analyze Your Turds Using the Power of AI
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably noticed that AI’s being crammed everywhere. From Taco Bell drivethrus to eye glasses to schools, the AI boom is forcing the tech anywhere it can fit. That means it’ll also be in your toilet soon, at least if one tech startup has its way. Based out… Continue reading New Device Mounts to Your Toilet to Analyze Your Turds Using the Power of AI
10 Best Reusable Water Bottles of 2025, Tested & Reviewed
Honorable Mentions Courtesy of Amazon bkr Spiked Big Bottle 1L for $62: Glass water bottles remain the cleanest, nontoxic, and greenest choice. Bkr’s signature silicone protects the glass from shattering but also adds an edgy, grippy texture. It won’t dent or clang against surfaces, and if you drop it in a crowded room, it lands… Continue reading 10 Best Reusable Water Bottles of 2025, Tested & Reviewed
We Hand-Picked the 61 Best Deals From the 2025 REI Anniversary Sale
It’s nearly summer. The flowers are in full bloom, the birds are well north, and REI is kicking off its annual anniversary sale, the outdoor company’s biggest sale of the year. This year’s REI sale started May 16 and runs through Memorial Day, May 26. Many items are up to 30 percent off, but REI… Continue reading We Hand-Picked the 61 Best Deals From the 2025 REI Anniversary Sale
The 70 best Memorial Day deals worth shopping for
From portable speakers to vibrant OLED TVs, there are plenty of discounted gadgets to choose from right now. From portable speakers to vibrant OLED TVs, there are plenty of discounted gadgets to choose from right now. Memorial Day weekend isn’t just for barbecues and beach trips — it’s also a chance to score some of… Continue reading The 70 best Memorial Day deals worth shopping for
Scientists Find Jupiter Used to Be More Than Twice Its Current Size
You don’t need us to tell you that Jupiter, which has more than twice the mass of all the other planets in the Solar System combined, is the biggest game in town (other than the Sun, at least.) But believe it or not, it may have once been even bigger. Try more than double its… Continue reading Scientists Find Jupiter Used to Be More Than Twice Its Current Size
After Disastrous Experiments Into AI, Target Pledges to Pile on Even More AI
Just days before Christmas in 2023, the big box megachain Target announced it was using artificial intelligence to make the holiday shopping experience “even better.” It was a little over a year after OpenAI released the first mass-market large language model (LLM) chatbot, ChatGPT, and you could practically cut the AI hype with a knife.… Continue reading After Disastrous Experiments Into AI, Target Pledges to Pile on Even More AI
Company Tells Customers Who Paid $13,500 for Glamorous Yurts That It’s Bankrupt, the Yurts Are Unavailable, and Refunds Are Impossible
In the lead-up to the United Kingdom’s famous Glastonbury festival this summer, well-heeled partiers shelled out for fancy “glamping” yurts — those tent-like dwellings with ancient origins in Central Asia that have been appropriated by hippies in recent decades — and the people who took their money are now telling them they’re out of luck. As the… Continue reading Company Tells Customers Who Paid $13,500 for Glamorous Yurts That It’s Bankrupt, the Yurts Are Unavailable, and Refunds Are Impossible