The AirPods Pro 2 also have functions to emphasize sounds coming directly toward someone, adjust the overall volume, and adjust the balance of each range, but these are difficult for anyone who is not the…
According to the United Nations, plastic production skyrocketed from 2 million metric tons in 1950 to about 400 million in 2024. This number is expected to triple by 2060. Only 10 percent of this plastic…
Well, look at that. The Perseverance rover has clambered out of the crater that’s been its cradle for nearly four years on the Red Planet. Perseverance landed on Mars in February 2021. The rover is…
What was she waiting for, huh? Well, maybe more money! When the news broke of an upcoming I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel/reboot in early 2023, reports were the original star Jennifer Love…
If you wanted to use Airbnb to host an NYE party instead of your own house for… obvious reasons, you’re out of luck. Airbnb says it has deployed “anti-party technology” across the globe in advance…
Humans are hungry for power. Everything in the world runs on electricity and power is in constant demand. To solve the geometric demand for more power, humans are reviving nuclear power plants, advancing fusion energy,…
With a whole new theme park opening up in Orlando with Epic Universe, Universal Studios Resorts is making a bold bid for the crown of best fan destinations. (The Mouse claims not to be worried.)…
The future of vaccination in the U.S. appears to be in ever-greater peril. Robert Kennedy Jr., who President-elect Donald Trump has nominated as the next head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has…
Waymo says its self-driving vehicles have been certified to react appropriately when approaching first responders and emergency vehicles, like fire trucks. The company’s autonomous cars are currently live for paying customers in San Francisco, Los…
In 1979, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) scientist Linda Morabito discovered volcanic activity on Jupiter’s innermost moon, Io. But Io isn’t just volcanically active—it is the most volcanically active body in the entire solar system—and…
You can drive a stake through the notion that the director of Noferatu is a deeply serious goth dude. Sure, Robert Eggers—who also made The Witch, The Northman, and The Lighthouse—generally embraces darker themes, but…
Finland has plenty of things going for it. It has breathtaking landscapes. It produced former Eurovision contestant Käärijä, whose music I enjoy even though I can’t understand the language. One of the country’s wireless carriers…