Michigan Governor Whitmer sworn in for a second term
Michigan Governor Whitmer sworn in for a second term
US is pouring money into chips, but even high spending has limits
In September, chip giant Intel gathered officials on a plot of land near Columbus, Ohio, where it pledged to invest at least $20 billion in… Read More »US is pouring money into chips, but even high spending has limits
Sam Bankman-Fried’s power depended on faith
On Sept. 16, CNBC’s “Squawk Box” aired a segment about Sam Bankman-Fried – then-CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX – and his recent wave of… Read More »Sam Bankman-Fried’s power depended on faith
Ars Technica’s Favorite Movies in 2022
Aurich Lawson | Getty Images In 2022, film buffs weary of two years of a raging pandemic cautiously began to dip their toes back into… Read More »Ars Technica’s Favorite Movies in 2022
The Week in Business: Southwest’s Holiday Meltdown
How are you? (December 25-31) Stranded at the airport Thousands of travelers were stranded at airports across the country over the holiday season as Southwest… Read More »The Week in Business: Southwest’s Holiday Meltdown
Did Putin really shit himself? How an influential Telegram account spreads wild, unproven claims about the Kremlin’s inner workings
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Commonwealth of Independent States Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan on October 14, 2022.Contributor/Getty Images The Russian Telegram account General SVR… Read More »Did Putin really shit himself? How an influential Telegram account spreads wild, unproven claims about the Kremlin’s inner workings
A new puzzle turns the Earth into a Rubik’s cube, only more complex
One more orbit around the sun and here we are again: back where we started but spinning—altered, perhaps deranged. Henry Segerman, a British-American mathematician and… Read More »A new puzzle turns the Earth into a Rubik’s cube, only more complex
US is pouring money into chips, but even high spending has limits
In September, chip giant Intel gathered officials on a plot of land near Columbus, Ohio, where it pledged to invest at least $20 billion in… Read More »US is pouring money into chips, but even high spending has limits
Rudy Giuliani films himself having his voice drowned out by a cover band playing “Footloose,” the highlight of Trump’s New Year’s Eve event at Mar-a-Lago
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani responds during a radio talk show at the WABC studios in New York on Sept. 10, 2021.Robert Bumsted/AP… Read More »Rudy Giuliani films himself having his voice drowned out by a cover band playing “Footloose,” the highlight of Trump’s New Year’s Eve event at Mar-a-Lago
Ancient Chinese text reveals the earliest known mention of a candidate aurora
Enlarge / Northern lights over snow-capped mountains in Hangzhou, China. Liu Ming Sun/EyeEm/Getty Images There’s rarely time to write about every cool science story that… Read More »Ancient Chinese text reveals the earliest known mention of a candidate aurora
What TikTok told us about the economy in 2022
The unemployment rate has hovered around 3.7 percent for months. But it’s the TikTok-famous “stop hush” and live-tweeted layoffs that really explained what was happening… Read More »What TikTok told us about the economy in 2022
Why Trump’s reign of Republican terror is really coming to an end
Photo illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images Will future historians look back and declare 2022 the year when Donald Trump’s spell finally started to… Read More »Why Trump’s reign of Republican terror is really coming to an end
The technology that will invade our lives in 2023
In other words, there’s going to be a lot of chatter about the metaverse and virtual (augmented, mixed, whatever-you-want-dorky-looking) goggles in 2023, but it still… Read More »The technology that will invade our lives in 2023
The hottest place to network is an ice bath
Los Angeles executives at Daring Foods had a rough summer. The company, which makes plant-based chicken, had grown 250 percent in its second year and… Read More »The hottest place to network is an ice bath
Does plain syrup need to be refrigerated? (Updated for 2022)
If you enjoy making simple syrup at home, you may be wondering if simple syrup needs refrigeration. This is a common question because many types… Read More »Does plain syrup need to be refrigerated? (Updated for 2022)
