Robotaxis proliferate — but can you trust the driver?
If you find chatty cabbies torturous and would love to ditch the companion altogether when you catch a ride, you might be in luck — if you happen to be…
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How to spot a crypto scam
Cryptocurrency may have begun as an obscure digital experiment, but these days it’s a mainstream investment. According to Security.org, around 65 million…
TikTok fate is unknown — again
After a brief blackout in January of 2025 and several deadline extensions in the months since then, TikTok is once again on the verge of going dark in the…
Show off that grill
A dentist in Minnesota just installed the world’s largest dental crown in the mouth of an 8-foot-tall patient: The Alaska brown bear known as Tundra….
How to dunk an Oreo
The perfect dunk of an Oreo in skim milk is a personal problem, but, in case you are wondering, there is math for that. Here’s the answer: The perfect…
Planting a blocky garden grows bucks
An anonymous 16-year-old created a game that now has the highest user numbers in video game history. Released on the kid favorite Roblox platform, it’s a…
Traveling? Bring a charger to the airport
The public USB stations in airports are meant for charging your devices, but there are mixed opinions about whether these could be hacked. The idea is…
Pool noodles elevated
Thanks to the folks at Olive Garden, you can now float in your pool on a lovely swirl of fettuccine or even inside a tube of rigatonni. Gives a whole new…
New EV battery charges up in seconds
Juicing up an electric vehicle takes time — many of the models on the market today require about seven or eight hours to recharge a depleted battery. But…
Tech startup combines fragrance with AI : Some say the whole idea stinks
It takes time to formulate a fragrance — between six and 18 months of formulations and revisions and trials, according to The Verge, on top of the months…