News Archive
24 of December of 2024
- I’ve Spent Several Hours in the Bizarre and Exciting World of Retro Soviet Video Games. I’m Still Recovering
- This Is the Magarigawa Club, a Private Circuit in Japan Where the Wealthy Drive Their Supercars
23 of December of 2024
- Class Division Has Reached AI Systems. Now, There Are Models for the Rich and Models for Everyone Else
- I Tested Every High-End Android Smartphone in 2024. Here’s the One That Won Me Over
- What Happened to NeXT? A Look at the Company Steve Jobs Founded After Leaving Apple and Ultimately Became Its Salvation
- Long-haired and Bearded Men Are the Latest Jesus Commodity, and They’re Making Bank
22 of December of 2024
- In Japan, Some Bars Used to Sell Slaps Delivered by Their Waiters. They Didn’t Anticipate One Problem: Injuries
- China Was Short on Land for a New Airport. The Solution: Building It on a Massive Artificial Island
- This German Church Has Held the Title of the Tallest in the World Since 1890. It’s Now Going to Lose It to the Sagrada Familia
21 of December of 2024
- Some Companies Are Operating With No Job Titles or Bosses. The Result: Higher Profits and Increased Employee Satisfaction
- Japan Is So Desperate to Increase Its Birth Rate That Tokyo Is Trying Out a New Idea: Free Daycare
- These Are the Real Reasons Why Archaeologists Are Reluctant to Open the Tomb of China’s First Emperor
20 of December of 2024
- Putin Proposes a Missile Duel in Ukraine. If the U.S. Agrees, Russia Would Have a Clear Advantage: Oreshnik
- YouTube Declares War on Clickbait, Says Videos That Lie Will Get Deleted
- In the Streaming Era, There’s No Such Thing as a Box Office Flop. Red One and the Latest Lord of the Rings Movie Are Proof of That
- RIP Murder Hornet. Insect That Took Pleasure in Ripping Off Honeybees’ Heads Declared Eradicated in the U.S.
- Trump and Apple’s Strange Alliance, Explained: It’s About Samsung
19 of December of 2024
- Sam Altman’s Oklo Has Closed One of the Largest Private Nuclear Power Sales in History. It Doesn’t Have a Single Reactor Ready
- This Is How Long Bitcoin Needs to Defend Itself From the Quantum Computing Threat: 10 Months
- Amazon Delays Employees Return to the Office Due to an Unexpected Problem: It Doesn’t Have Enough Room to Accommodate Them
- This Is How Many Chips Microsoft, Meta, and Tesla Purchased From Nvidia in 2024. It’s Totally Nuts
- Virginia Chosen as Site for World’s First Commercial Nuclear Fusion Power Plant. It Will Generate Electricity for 150,000 Homes
- A Google Maps Car Took a Photo of a Man With a Sack in a Remote Village in Spain. Two Murder Suspects Are Now in Custody
18 of December of 2024
- The Succession of Tim Cook (VIII): Katherine Adams, the Legal Strategist
- 400 Years Ago, a Dutch Company Issued a Bond to Settle a Debt. The Bond’s Owner Is Still Collecting Interest Today
- Elon Musk Is Reportedly Not Allowed to Attend Some Meetings at SpaceX. The Reason: His Security Clearance
- New FTC Rule Will Force Companies Make Hidden Fees Obvious, but That Doesn’t Mean They’re Going Away
- China and Europe Are Investing Heavily in Their Own Starlink, but the U.S. Advantage Remains Overwhelming
17 of December of 2024
- A Village in Finland Has Been Calling Itself the Home of Santa Claus for Years. Now It’s Facing the Consequences of Overtourism
- I’ve Been Using ChatGPT Search as My Default Search Engine Thanks to a Chrome Extension. Google Has a Big Problem
- Meet Crazy Li, China’s First-of-Its-Kind Laser Weapon That Can Cut Through Metal and Blind the Enemy
- This Church Considers Psychedelic Mushrooms to Be Religious Sacraments. It Says the Universe Is Telling It to ‘Get Out of San Francisco’
- Data Centers Consume So Much Water That It’s Becoming a Problem for Big Tech
16 of December of 2024
- Kraven the Hunter Proves One Thing: Sony’s Approach to Making Spider-Man Movies Without Spider-Man Is Deeply Flawed
- The Study of Two Wines From 1,500 Years Ago Reveals an Intriguing Truth: Choosing One Over the Other Was Already a Symbol of Social Status
- Leaving California Is Just the First Step: SpaceX Initiates Plans to Create an Independent City in Texas
- City Has a Plea for Residents: Stop Putting Googly Eyes on Public Sculptures
- This Starship Rocket Isn’t Like the Rest. It’s the First Model of the Second Generation, and SpaceX Is Ready to Launch It
15 of December of 2024
- TSMC’s Founder, One of the Most Respected Gurus in the Chip Industry, Weighs In on Intel Crisis Amid CEO Departure
- British Researchers Have Discovered the Best Crop for Agrovoltaic Installations: Tomatoes
- Japan Has So Many Abandoned Houses That It’s Giving Them Away. The Problem: They’re Not Suitable to Live In
14 of December of 2024
- Wicked Is More Than Just a Hit. It’s Proof That the Traditional Way of Going to the Movies Is Dying
- This Is How Warren Buffett Turned Christmas Into an Investment Masterclass for His Family
- PlayStation 5 Pro Review: Playing on a Console Without a Disc Drive Could Generate Mixed Feelings
- Tesla Had a Secret to Stay Years Ahead of the EV Industry: Silicon Carbide. In This Race, China Is Once Again Playing a Critical Role
13 of December of 2024
- Grok Is Now Available for All Users: This Is How to Use X’s AI Tool
- Russia Has a New, Digital Iron Curtain: Officials Successfully Cut Off Multiple Regions From the Global Internet
- A Whale Sets a Migration Record by Crossing Three Oceans to Breed—And That’s Bad News
- The ‘Most Dangerous Toy in History’ Includes Real Samples of Uranium Ore. It Just Sold for $16,500
- 11 Months Later, NASA Explains Why Ingenuity Crashed on Mars: An Area of the Red Planet Disoriented Its System
12 of December of 2024
- Moving a File From Your iPhone to a Windows PC Is a Pain. Microsoft Has a Solution: Its Own Version of AirDrop
- Jared Isaacman Isn’t in Charge of NASA Yet. However, He’s Seen as a Key Factor to Boeing’s Downfall
- Google Flexes Its Muscles, Unveiling an Impressive AI Agent That Can Browse the Internet for You
- This Tesla Cybertruck is Coated in $60,000 of 24-Karat Gold. Someone Paid a Measly $102,000 for It at a Charity Auction
- Oldest Gun in the U.S. Found in Ruins of Spanish Stone-and-Adobe Building. It’s 480 Years Old and Was Never Fired
11 of December of 2024
- From Pandemic Boom to Quiet Decline: Twitch’s Growth Was a Mirage
- China’s Mineral Export Ban to the U.S. Comes With Fine Print and Impacts a Critical Aspect of Ukraine’s Defense: Drones
- An AI Company Is Making Waves in San Francisco With a Striking Message: ‘Stop Hiring Humans’
- Luigi Mangione Is the Prime Suspect in the Killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO. He’s Also Become an Internet Sensation
- Texas Prevents People From Owning More Than 6 Dildos. Now Lawmakers Want to Ban Sex Toys at Walmart
- Mysterious Tablet Found in 2021 Remains Indecipherable. It Features 39 Unique Characters from an Unknown Society
10 of December of 2024
- Billionaires Have Doubled Their Wealth in the Past Decade: That’s $14 Trillion in the Hands of Just 2,700 People
- Mark Zuckerberg Has a New Proclamation: Smart Glasses Will Replace Smartphones by 2030
- The Navy Faces an Unprecedented Threat as China, Russia, and North Korea Ramp Up Their Submarine Warfare Game
- With New Ban, New Orleans Declares War on Mylar Balloons. Releasing One of Them Carries a $1,000 Fine
- As He Fled Syria, Bashar al-Assad Left Behind One of His Most Notorious Excesses: A Hangar Full of Luxury Cars
09 of December of 2024
- The Arc Browser Experiment Is Over. Its Creators Now Believe the Future Lies in Transcending Traditional Browsers
- The Raspberry Pi 500, Raspberry’s Famous Computer-in-a-Keyboard, Is Now Available. It Comes With a Portable Monitor
- DeepFlight Super Falcon: This Is the Fascinating Personal Submarine That Flies Through Ocean Depths Like an Airplane
- Museum Worker Find Thousand-Year-Old Medieval Sword While Out for a Swim
- International Tourism’s Latest Trend: Visiting Ukraine’s War Zones, With Some Packages Exceeding $3,000
08 of December of 2024
- 60 Years Ago, Scientists Lost Track of One of the World’s Rarest Egg-Laying Mammals. Recently, They Were Lucky Enough to Rediscover It
- What Happened to Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom, the Man Who Changed the Landscape of File Downloads?
- China’s Great Green Wall Reaches New Milestone: Containing One of the World’s Largest Deserts
07 of December of 2024
- 150 Million Batteries Are Expected to Be Discarded by 2035. Researchers Have Found a Way to Rejuvenate Them
- The Gordie Howe Bridge: The Longest Cable-Stayed Bridge in the U.S. Upon Completion and the Heart of a Cross-Border Drama
- This Japanese Man Felt His Prison Sentence Was Too Short, so He Built a Replica of His Cell in His Garden. He Stayed There for the Rest of His Life
06 of December of 2024
- This Atomic Battery Exceeds Expectations: It Lasts 5,700 Years Thanks to Diamond and Carbon-14
- Intel Is Gearing Up for a 2025 Filled With Semiconductor Innovations. This Is the Company’s Plan to Surpass TSMC
- One of the Greatest Mysteries of the Himalayas Lies in Its Geology: Researchers Have Discovered It’s Destroying the Earth’s Crust
- China Strikes Back at U.S. Chip Sanctions with Gallium Export Ban
05 of December of 2024
- Google Believes Its New AI Model Can Forecast the Weather More Accurately Than Meteorologists. It Won’t Be That Easy
- What Used to Cost $1.5 Billion Now Costs SpaceX Only $15 Million: This Is How It’s Dominating the Space Launch Industry
- Secret U.S. Agency Is Paying $5 Million to Remove America’s Spy Satellites From New Vera Rubin Observatory Images
- Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Review: Color is Welcome, but the Other Features Matter More
04 of December of 2024
- A New York Landlord Increased Rent for No Reason. Now the Company Has to Pay Its Tenants $15 Million
- The Latest Status Symbol Isn’t a Car or a Handbag: It’s a Chocolate and Pistachio Bar That’s Gone Viral
- The ‘Deaths in 2024’ Wikipedia Page Is the Most-Read of 2024. Here Are the Top 25 Most Popular Wikipedia Entries
- The Succession of Tim Cook (VII): Jeff Williams, the Establishment Pick
- Spotify Wrapped 2024: How to Find Your Stats and See Your Top Artists and Songs
03 of December of 2024
- Jaguar Type 00: A Concept Car That Breaks With the Past and Paves the Way for the Future
- Voyager 1 Successfully Resumes Communication With Earth Thanks to NASA’s Latest Rescue Efforts
- Secret Santa 2024: How to Use ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot as an AI Gift Exchange Generator
- The Blue Grinch Meme Is Everywhere. Here’s What the ‘That Feeling When Knee Surgery Is Tomorrow’ Actually Means
- After the Presidential Election, Elon Musk Becomes Donald Trump’s 'First Buddy,' Making Sam Altman Persona Non Grata
- Pat Gelsinger’s Resignation Is a Turning Point for Intel. Can the Company Navigate Its Biggest Crisis in History?
02 of December of 2024
- Tesla’s Dominance Prompts California to Consider a Drastic Decision: Excluding It From EV Subsidies
- An Adventurer Captured the First Underwater Photograph Nearly 140 Years Ago. Now, Android Manufacturers Are Following Suit
- NASA Eliminates Nauseating Odor by ‘Airing Out’ the ISS, Says Smell Was Likely ‘Outgassing’ From Russian Cargo
- Crypto Millionaire Creates Real-Life Treasure Hunt in the U.S. The Prize: Five Boxes With Jewels, Gold, and a Moon Rock
- After Years of Stagnation, China Is Closing the Gap in the AI Race. It Hasn’t Stopped Developing Advanced Models, but With a Socialist Twist
- Tencent’s Light of Motiram Is a ‘Made in China’ Version of Horizon
01 of December of 2024
- Meet the Vespucci Espresso Machine: A La Marzocco Coffee Maker So Unique That It’s Impossible to Buy
- China Has Developed a Stealth Material That Could Make Fighters Invisible. It’s the ‘Key for China to Win Future Wars,’ Developers Say
- A Swiss City Collected So Much Tax Revenue That It Didn’t Know What to Do With It. So, It’s Decided to Return About $2,800 per Person