How bird flu spreads to cattle and impacts the industry
The discovery of fragments of avian flu virus in milk sold in U.S. stores, including in about 20% of samples in initial testing across the country, suggests that the H5N1 virus may be more widespread...
View ArticleBe careful where you upload files: Cybersecurity researchers highlight a new...
You probably know better than to click on links that download unknown files onto your computer. It turns out that uploading files can get you into ransomware trouble, too. Today’s web browsers are...
View ArticleThe IRS’ direct file pilot program saved taxpayers money. Will more states...
The IRS said Friday that more than 140,000 taxpayers filed their taxes through its new direct file pilot program and participants saved roughly $5.6 million in fees they would have otherwise spent...
View ArticleWhy TikTok’s technology is special
The content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short video platform TikTok has once again come under the spotlight after the U.S. ordered its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the app’s...
View ArticleDriving to Manhattan? Congestion pricing means you may need to pay $15...
The start date for the so-called congestion pricing—the $15 toll most drivers will be charged to enter Manhattan’s central business district—will be June 30, transit officials said Friday. Under the...
View ArticleThere’s a lot of talk about Truth Social, but it’s not attracting more users
Truth Social is pretty hard to escape these days. As Donald Trump’s hush money trial gets underway, he has been using “Truth” as a megaphone to voice his displeasure with everything from the...
View ArticleProvide a hand up to address wealth disparity in America
The American dream of business ownership seems frustratingly out of reach for many Black Americans. At the current rate, it would take centuries (256 years, to be exact) to bridge the gap between the...
View ArticleThis specific kind of commute is stressing women out
Women do the bulk of caregiving, whether it’s for children, disabled adults, or the elderly. And according to new research published in Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, they...
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Claros is your AI personal recommendation wizard
Tell me if you can relate to this: The time comes for you to buy something new. Maybe it’s something big and expensive, like a refrigerator. Or maybe it’s something small and insignificant, like a...
View Article‘People’s food’: Japan’s ramen is an experience and draws in tourists
Spicy, steaming, slurpy ramen might be everyone’s favorite Japanese food. In Tokyo, long lines circle around blocks, and waiting an hour for your ramen is normal. What awaits might be just a dive, but...
View Article6 daily habits that will transform you into a more remarkable person
Guy Kawasaki is the chief evangelist of Canva, an online graphic-design tool. Formerly, he was an advisor to the Motorola business unit of Google and chief evangelist of Apple. He is the author of...
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The saga of the ‘shrinkable sofa’ reveals an unfortunate truth about the...
As I write this, designerati have just finished their annual schmoozefest in Milan, where they traipsed the halls of the world’s most prestigious furniture fair. But while Salone del Mobile was in full...
View ArticleAI is about to make app subscription fatigue even worse
If you hate dealing with opaque and costly app subscriptions, I’ve got bad news for you: the situation is about to get even worse—and you can blame artificial intelligence for that. App subscriptions...
View ArticleMexico water wars: Farmers take over avocado orchards that need too much water
As a drought in Mexico drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action on thirsty avocado orchards and berry fields of commercial farms that are drying up streams in the mountains...
View ArticleHere’s what it costs to watch ad-free Netflix around the world
A vacation done right typically involves very few waking hours spent inside a hotel room. What’s the point of getting out of the country, after all, if you’re barely getting out of bed? However, with...
View ArticleTesla had a bumpy week. But don’t draw conclusions about its stock just yet
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News. It is republished with permission. Sign up for the newsletter here. One of the sideshows in a wild week for Tesla is how its market...
View ArticleBanning TikTok just puts a Band-Aid over social media’s problems
When President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid bill into law on April 24, it started the clock on a nine-month window for TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app....
View ArticleWhat to expect when you’re investing: 3 tips for recent graduates
Investing has a lot in common with parenting. No one really knows what they’re getting into beforehand—and it’s the day-to-day decisions that make all the difference in the end. (There’s a lot less...
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The build-to-rent housing market has grown more than 300% since 2019
Want more stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the free, daily ResiClub newsletter. Even before the onset of the pandemic housing boom, homebuilders were constructing more...
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How realistic is the planetary orbit in Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’? A physics...
Note: The following article contains spoilers about the Netflix series 3 Body Problem.I first encountered the three-body problem 60 years ago, in a short story called “Placet is a Crazy Place” by...
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