There’s a Very Good Reason Airplanes Have Rounded WindowsAs with every aspect of airplane design, oval windows are not just an aesthetic choice but one rooted in physics and engineering.
Who Were the Mysterious Moon-Eyed People of Appalachia?Tales of strange, nocturnal people haunt the region—and so do theories about who they were, from a lost Welsh “tribe” to aliens.
Hello, Room 54? Wake up—the Northern Lights Are HereSome hotels in Iceland offer an aurora wake-up call service. When the northern lights appear in the night sky, they’ll wake you to make sure don’t miss a once-in-a-lifetime viewing experience.
The Enduring Enigma of the Victorio Peak TreasureBillions in gold may be hidden in a New Mexico mountain peak. As “Doc” Noss discovered, talking about it could get you killed.
Why Sexual Wellness Is the New Travel Trend We Need to Talk AboutThe growing trend for exploring our intimate needs and desires is long overdue. This is why adding sex to your next travel itinerary shouldn’t be taboo
The First 7 Things I Do After Getting a Samsung Galaxy PhoneSamsung makes some of the best Android phones on the market, thanks to the polished One UI experience and excellent software support. As a long-time Galaxy phone user, though, I now change some settings and set up several features before I start using it.
5 Linux terminal apps that are better than your default - and free to installBack in my early days of Linux, the terminal was a necessity. Now, the GUIs are so advanced, user-friendly, and powerful, that you could go your entire Linux career and never touch a terminal window.
Cloudflare lets sites block AI crawlers with one clickCloudflare announced new tools Monday that it claims will help end the era of endless AI scraping by giving all sites on its network the power to block bots in one click.
How to Make Typing Easier on the Phone and Leave the Laptop at HomeWith summer officially over, it’s back to business (or school) for many people, which can mean more time writing longer things, especially on the go.
Meta Releases Llama 3.2—and Gives Its AI a VoiceMark Zuckerberg announced today that Meta, his social-media-turned-metaverse-turned-artificial intelligence conglomerate, will upgrade its AI assistants to give them a range of celebrity voices, including those of Dame Judi Dench and John Cena.
I Switched to an Open-Source Router and There's No Turning Back, Here's WhyDo you remember when you purchased your Wi-Fi router? Probably not. If you're like most people, you likely got it from your ISP potentially many years ago. Here's another question: when was the last time you updated its firmware? Never? Highly likely.
Microsoft details security/privacy overhaul for Windows Recall ahead of relaunchMicrosoft is having another whack at its controversial Recall feature for Copilot+ Windows PCs, after the original version crashed and burned amid scrutiny from security researchers and testers over the summer.
Apple’s A.I. Is Landing Soon on iPhones. Here’s What It’s Like.Apple’s most important new product of the year (sorry, it’s not a $3,500 headset) will arrive this month.
All the news on Microsoft’s latest Copilot and Windows AI featuresAt Microsoft’s New York City event today, it’s announcing an all-new Copilot experience. The new Copilot design includes a new card-based look across mobile, web, and Windows.
New Critical Password Warning—86% Of All Router Users Need To Act NowUpdate, Oct. 02, 2024: This story, originally published Sept. 30, now includes new research regarding 14 new router vulnerabilities, including a ten out of ten severity issue. If you are reading this, you are almost certainly doing so without realizing you could be leaving the door open to hackers.