In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted in what would become one of humanity’s most infamous ancient tragedies. Tens of centuries later, archaeologists eagerly dug through the ash and pumice to rediscover the buried Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in all their preserved glory. In their eagerness, however, they may have missed an important layer […]
Trump Turns 401(k)s Into Crypto Machines
A new executive order could funnel billions from American retirement accounts into Bitcoin and other digital assets, a massive win for the crypto industry and a huge new risk for your savings. President Donald Trump, who has rebranded himself as one of the world’s most powerful crypto advocates, has just signed an executive order that […]
ChatGPT-5 is official – here are 5 things you need to know about OpenAI’s latest model
OpenAI’s much‑anticipated livestream reveal of GPT‑5 crammed a lot into about an hour and a half of announcements and demonstrations. CEO Sam Altman didn’t show any of the fear he claimed to feel about the new AI model, just a lot of pride at what he and his team had accomplished. Much of the presentation […]
9 Things We Loved, and 4 Things We Didn’t, About ‘Wednesday’ Season Two, Part One
Netflix hit Wednesday is back with part one of the long-anticipated second season of Tim Burton’s Addams Family spin-off. Jenna Ortega steps back into those black-soled shoes with new mysteries afoot, as new threats rise against the outcasts of Nevermore Academy—but while we largely enjoyed what the first four episodes brought to the table, there […]
On ‘Strange New Worlds’, What’s a Little Trauma Bonding Among Friends?
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds‘ third season has had a bit of an awkward tone issue. Across four episodes already, we’ve switched episode-to-episode from pretty grim circumstances (a Gorn attack here, a zombie outbreak there) to lighthearted silliness (an encounter with Trelane here, a holodeck murder mystery there). Even as those individual episodes haven’t all […]
Buyers thought they got new portable drives during Amazon Tech Week, what they got was alarming trash
Hard drives sold as new contained decade-old internals from previously used Seagate and Western Digital units SMART data was manipulated to hide prior usage, masking serious mechanical and read error issues Attingo analysis revealed leftover user data, proving zeroing only touched the start of storage sectors A recent case involving UnionSine-branded external hard drives has […]
The End of Bullshit AI
In every conversation about AI, you hear the same refrains: “Yeah, but it’s amazing,” quickly followed by, “but it makes stuff up,” and “you can’t really trust it.” Even among the most dedicated AI enthusiasts, these complaints are legion. During my recent trip to Greece, a friend who uses ChatGPT to help her draft public […]
Woman Diagnosed with Malaria in Washington May Be State’s First Locally Acquired Case
Washington state officials have revealed that a local woman has been diagnosed with malaria, which, if confirmed, would mark the first known case of the disease being acquired in the state. The woman was diagnosed with malaria, a mosquito-borne illness caused by a parasite, on August 2, according to the officials. State and federal public […]
Excited for a MacBook Pro OLED? Another rumor suggests you might get your dream Apple laptop in just over a year
Another rumour suggests the MacBook Pro OLED is arriving in late 2026 We’ve again been told that Samsung Display will manufacture the screen This is one of the more consistent MacBook rumors, with doubt having crept into other theories Yet another rumor indicates that Apple is set to release a MacBook Pro with an OLED […]
Amazon Gives Trump’s Government a Billion-Dollar Discount
Donald Trump’s tariffs might be slowing trade with other nations, but the favor-trading between Big Tech and the Trump administration is going strong. According to a report from Reuters, Amazon Web Services is giving the federal government a $1 billion discount in its cloud computing services, including adoption, modernization, and training programs. Sounds like a […]