Who gets to own ‘America’ online?
The handle @America is a valuable account name on any social media network—and in many cases, it’s also become a right-wing calling card. As the presidential election looms, America and its imagery...
View ArticleAurora borealis watch: Northern lights may be visible again tonight. Here’s...
If you missed last night’s spectacular northern lights, fear not. There could be another chance to view the aurora borealis on Friday night. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...
View ArticleAfter Hurricane Milton, here’s how to improve evactuations during disasters
As Hurricane Milton roared ashore near Sarasota, Florida, tens of thousands of people were in evacuation shelters. Hundreds of thousands more had fled coastal regions ahead of the storm, crowding...
View ArticleHow food prices in the U.S. compare to rest of the world
Though cynics may question her motives, Kamala Harris’s recent call to ban price gouging on groceries has received a lot of attention—and for good reason. The cost of food has been a big concern for...
View ArticleWhy Russia is recruiting African women to make attack drones
About 200 women ages 18 to 22 from across Africa have been recruited to work in a factory alongside Russian vocational students assembling thousands of Iranian-designed attack drones to be launched...
View ArticleWhat to do if you lose your phone
Phones hold so much of our digital lives—emails, social media and bank accounts, photos, chat messages and more—that if they ever get stolen or go missing, it can cause major disruption beyond just...
View ArticleWomen can climb glass cliffs and win. This is how we flip the script
President Joe Biden’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris saw Google searches for glass cliff triple, and conversations around this loaded term are back in the headlines. But with Harris now...
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How to use Passwords, Apple iOS 18’s new iPhone password management app
Apple iOS 18, launched in September, is one of the most important updates to the iPhone’s operating system in the device’s history. Why? Because it lays the groundwork for Apple Intelligence, Apple’s...
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This AI can think like an engineer—and it just designed a spaceship engine
Looking at all the stuff surrounding Lin Kayser in his Dubai office, it’s easy to assume he’s a rocket scientist working on a spaceship to escape Earth’s gravity. Drawings, plans, and prototypes...
View ArticleWhy it’s dangerous to have a company without hierarchy, according to pioneers...
Many entrepreneurs are inspired by romantic conceptions of how great startup life can be, and are looking for an exit path from the typical culture of a big company. They dream about getting rid of...
View ArticleWhat’s the deal with those Strauss decals on MLB batting helmets?
If you’ve been watching the Major League Baseball postseason, you’ve probably been thinking what most of us have: What’s that Strauss decal on the players’ helmets? MLB is historically and notoriously...
View Article‘It’s very touching’: Hurricane scientist’s ashes released into Milton’s eye
As an award-winning scientist, Peter Dodge had made hundreds of flights into the eyes of hurricanes—almost 400. On Tuesday, a crew on a reconnaissance flight into Hurricane Milton helped him make one...
View ArticleRafael Nadal, 22-time Grand Slam champion, is retiring from tennis
Rafael Nadal’s tennis career will be remembered because of the numbers, yes—the 14 French Open trophies, the 22 Grand Slam titles overall, the nearly two decades in the top 10, and so on—and, without...
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The secret to reading (yes, reading!) podcasts in your inbox
When we talk about email tools, we typically talk about apps or services that help you tame the wild jungle of your ever-overflowing inbox. Today’s tool is a twist. It’s about email, through and...
View ArticleMistakes happen. This is how to reframe getting called out for them
How do we acquire wisdom? We start by acquiring knowledge. But we can’t stop there, any more than we can build a Maserati by simply extracting iron ore from the earth. We acquire wisdom through the...
View ArticleWhy this personality trait can be one of your best productivity tools
To-do lists, time-blocking, and Pomodoro sprints are all great techniques for getting things done. The best productivity tool, however, may be staring back at you in the mirror. It’s cultivating a...
View ArticleHere’s why spaving is probably not the best financial strategy for you
Sometime in the mid 1980s, my stepfather was in need of a 15mm socket. At Sears, he discovered that it would cost about $8 to purchase the specific socket he needed. But a 299-piece socket set cost...
View ArticleHow to figure out your productivity style
How do you account for the hours in a day? Even when my workday isn’t consumed by meetings, I often look up and feel surprised to find that it’s already afternoon and I don’t have nearly as many...
View ArticleGoogle just designed a crazy infinite donut keyboard you didn’t know you needed
Google Japan has just released a new type of hardware keyboard. It calls it Gboard Double-Sided, aka the “Infinity Keyboard.” I call it the Krispy Kreme because it looks like a donut. The device is...
View ArticleWhat’s behind China’s slump in global exports?
China’s exports slowed sharply in September as global demand weakened, adding to worries over how to recharge growth in the world’s second-largest economy.Exports rose 2.4% in dollar terms from a year...
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