Man solves ceiling fans’ most annoying problem
Anyone who’s used an overhead ceiling fan knows it can be a pain to work. Yanking its chain gets the motor running, but there’s no easy visual indication of what…
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Microsoft releases urgent Office patch. Russian-state hackers pounce.
Russian-state hackers wasted no time exploiting a critical Microsoft Office vulnerability that allowed them to compromise the devices inside diplomatic, maritime, and transport organizations in more than half a dozen…
Fungi help turn old mattresses into insulation
Shopping for a new mattress can be stressful—this is something you plan to sleep on for years to come, after all. But your old one can be its own problem…
Should AI chatbots have ads? Anthropic says no.
On Wednesday, Anthropic announced that its AI chatbot, Claude, will remain free of advertisements, drawing a sharp line between itself and rival OpenAI, which began testing ads in a low-cost…
How do you check a hummingbird for broken bones? Very carefully.
Like clockwork, ruby-throated hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) start showing up at wildlife hospitals throughout the eastern United States every spring. The jewel-toned birds are often brought in after crashing into windows…
So yeah, I vibe-coded a log colorizer—and I feel good about it
I can’t code. I know, I know—these days, that sounds like an excuse. Anyone can code, right?! Grab some tutorials, maybe an O’Reilly book, download an example project, and jump…
Nvidia’s $100 billion OpenAI deal has seemingly vanished
In September 2025, Nvidia and OpenAI announced a letter of intent for Nvidia to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI’s AI infrastructure. At the time, the companies said they…
This pipe organ is playing a single, nonstop song until 2640
On September 5, 2001, a concert started inside a medieval church–and it continues to this day. If all goes as planned, the performance won’t finish for another 616 years. One…
Poop DNA tests and AI dog surveillance: The tech changing pet care.
It is every pet owner’s worst nightmare: their beloved furry friend going missing. In 2025, a dog named Ziggy made a break for it and bolted during a road trip…
The rise of Moltbook suggests viral AI prompts may be the next big security threat
On November 2, 1988, graduate student Robert Morris released a self-replicating program into the early Internet. Within 24 hours, the Morris worm had infected roughly 10 percent of all connected…