Your next hotel stay is printing now
The world’s first 3-D printed hotel, called El Cosmico, is officially under construction in Texas, and it’s not like anything you’ve ever seen before….
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That’s one big rock
Massive diamonds are hard to find. In fact, the last enormous diamond was unearthed more than a century ago. But in August, miners in Botswana finally hit…
When you know it, but you can’t say it
Remember that time when you couldn’t say the name of that thing, that — uh, whatchamacallit? That lapse of memory has a name: Lethologica, the situation…
Brits uncover hidden note
John Sainsbury got the last word. Thirty years ago, the British supermarket mogul funded a new wing of London’s National Gallery. The new wing had been…
2024 Hambone Award goes to shepherd dog who dabbled in home remodeling
Luca, a Massachusetts Shiloh shepherd dog, did a little remodeling one day when his owner Lori was running errands — and the consequences were bad for…
How to defuse an argument
Your spouse is making you mad. Voices are getting louder. Tensions are high. What do you do? Take five seconds. You don’t need 10 seconds. You don’t need…
North Korea commits high-tech fraud
When you encounter a technology problem on the job and reach out to the IT department for assistance, it probably never occurs to you that the friendly…
Federal judge: Google is illegal monopoly
Ninety-one percent of people who use search engines — literally any person on Earth — use Google. In comparison, the second most widely-used search…
Gorillas love their screen time
When zoo visitors pull out their phones to capture a video, they have an eager audience for the replay — and no, it’s not through Tik Tok. In fact, the…
Safe travels: Safest cities ranked
If you prefer to travel with safe destinations where emergency services are easily accessible, Singapore is the place to go. Singapore, the city/state of…