I stuck a 20-cent NFC tag to my front door and instantly replaced 5 Home Assistant devices — A "forget-about-the-price" tag.
How ABS has helped propel MLB's left-handed-hitting resurgence — Left-handers are crushing the ball in 2026 -- and MLB's new automated ball-strike challenge system might be part of the reason why.
Watch Wall Street Week | Dalio's Warning, AI Arms Race, China Powers Ahead, NYC Tax Standoff - Bloomberg — This week, Ray Dalio explains why markets shrug off wars and why this time might be different. And, why are AI executives warning about the dangers of systems they are simul
Google is Shattering Under Its Own Weight (The IBM-ification of Google?) — I used to think Google owning the full vertical stack was a masterstroke. Like TSMC silicon, TPUs, their own data centers, proprietary models, search engine....
There's a database of every panel where Spider-Man's web actually breaks, organized by year and tensile strength, it's weirdly thorough
Here's your daily reminder that you don't own digital content — People in Europe will soon lose access to Studio Canal movies they paid for on the PlayStation Store.
Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis after a car drove directly into a flooded road - Engadget — The company has deployed an OTA software fix.
The Pulse: is GitHub still best for AI-native development? — Availability has dropped to one nine (~90% – !!), partly due to not being able to handle increased traffic from AI coding agents. There’s also no CEO and an apparent lack of direction.
A spyware investigator exposed Russian government hackers trying to hijack Signal accounts | TechCrunch — A group of likely Russian government hackers tried to hack a security researcher who investigates spyware attacks. He was then able to turn the tables on the hackers and reve
The aperiodic table — XKCD 3242 is titled "The aperiodic table" and looks like this: Which is cool, but it's not aperiodic like a Penrose tiling . So, with a li...
Gloorp Teams With Chemical's Chasia Dokos On New Single "Ice Bath": Listen — Back in May we learned of the latest album from Garrett Burke, the Philly producer and percussionist known as Gloorp. It’s out in July, and pleasingly, it’s called Gloorp Life. (The last one was called G
Calvin and Hobbes and the Price of Integrity — How Bill Watterson Stuck to His Guns — and Vanished
Knicks' Brunson seals Finals MVP honors with 45 points in Game 5 — Jalen Brunson earned NBA Finals MVP honors Saturday night, capping his brilliant series with a 45-point performance for the ages to lead the Knicks to their first title in more than 50 years.
ḏelta time — Your life in perspective
Little Nap — A sleep tracker, weekly trends, and a coach, kept quiet. — A baby sleep tracker with weekly trends, a sleep coach, and on-device prediction. No ads, no third-party trackers.
What a Japanese cooking principle taught me about overcoming AI fatigue — Hey, what's up? It's Takuya. I've been thinking about how to live well in this AI era as a developer, content creator, and artist. By “living well,” I mean enjoying the act of creating while maintaining go
This Pleases — Soothing generative visuals.
Someone studies how long it takes to actually feel calm and the answer is weirdly specific — turns out your nervous system has a schedule and it's not 5 minutes
Insomniac Games' Wolverine looks comically violent — The first gameplay trailer shows off bloody melee combat.
The Sukha Company | Focus App for Healthy Productivity — The Focus App for Healthy Productivity. Sukha offers focus music, timers, AI assistants and more while you work.
SpaceX is reportedly getting ready to go public as early as June - Engadget — Reuters reported that SpaceX could make the initial announcement by next Wednesday.
Albert Hammond Jr. Explains Strokes Album Delay, Joins Kennyhoopla On "NEW AMERICA//" — The Strokes’ rollout for new album Reality Awaits has not gone smoothly. Some fans have revolted against Julian Casablancas’ use of Auto-Tune on “Going Shopping” and “Falling Out Of Love,”…
French-Iranian author Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis', dies of 'sadness' at 56 — French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best known for the book and film “Persopolis”, has died of "sadness", members of her entourage said Thursday. She was 56.
Korea Boosts Bond-Market Vigil Via Daily Phone Calls, Group Chat — South Korea intensified monitoring of the government bond market through daily phone calls and a private messaging group with market participants, as authorities step up efforts to contain rising yields.
Chefs Agree: These Are the 7 Best Store-Bought Ice Creams You Can Buy — “I love ice creams that surprise you halfway through.”
UAE to accelerate oil pipeline project to bypass Strait of Hormuz — The crown prince of the UAE says the project would help 'meet global demands'.
Found a 1987 comic where the artist drew every single background character with a different face. You notice it immediately but can't stop looking.
The weather and climate science AI revolution isn’t revolutionary — Machine learning has its limits—how is it being used?
Polaroid Go Generation 3 Is the World's Smallest Instant Analog Camera — 'Take it anywhere and everywhere.'
NASA picks Eric Schmidt's rocket company for Mars mission, setting up a race with SpaceX | TechCrunch — Relativity Space—a rocket maker acquired by former Google executive chair Eric Schmidt last year after stumbling on the path to orbit—might just beat SpaceX to Mars.
Solar to dominate energy by 2035, but AI data centers will keep fossil fuels in business | TechCrunch — Costs for solar panels are expected to drop another 30% in the coming decade, helping the tech cement its lead in energy markets.
Connor returns in McDermott's first England squad — England coach Brian McDermott picks 10 uncapped players in an expanded 38-man squad before this year's World Cup - and recalls Man of Steel Jake Connor.
Moon phase today explained: What the Moon will look like on May 23, 2026 — It's the First Quarter tonight.
writing tip: say something surprising
Knicks' Finals run prompts NYC mayor to repeal kids' bedtimes — The 112th mayor of New York City signed an executive order Monday with the title "repealing kids' bedtimes for Knicks Finals run."
Why We Still Love Mr. Darcy, 200 Years Later — Two centuries after Jane Austen wrote him into existence, Mr. Darcy remains one of the most enduring figures in romantic fiction. The more interesting question than why we love him—that part is alr…