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How the Iran war came for elevator rides, street lights, and even butter chicken
A closed restaurant is seen due to a shortage of commercial liquefied petroleum gas cylinders in Chennai on March 10, 2026, due to disruptions in the supply chain amid ongoing conflict in the Middle...
Robosen Soundwave review: A childhood dream made real
There's just something magical about a robot that can convert into a car, tank or plane. It seems that Hollywood agrees as there are several major franchises based around that concept. As someone...
An immersive ‘Black Mirror Experience’ is launching in Montreal
Banijay is launching the Black Mirror Experience, starting with Montreal in May with additional locations to be announced in the future. Specifically, it will be produced by Banijay Live Studio, the...
America is going back to the moon
NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft rest at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. | Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images I have yet to see Project Hail Mary, the buzzy...
What to expect from WWDC 2026
WWDC 2026, the latest version of Apple's yearly developer conference, runs from June 8-12, and by all appearances the company has some important updates to outline. In comparison to Liquid...
Baidu’s robotaxis froze in traffic creating chaos
A Baidu Apollo robotaxi in Wuhan, China. | Image: Bloomberg via Getty Images Numerous robotaxis operated by Chinese tech giant Baidu froze in a major city on Tuesday, reportedly trapping passengers...
Slack’s upgraded AI can analyze how you work
Salesforce has unveiled the newest version of Slack, which comes with a whole host of new AI features to add to its ever-growing catalog. Naturally, many of these tools are embedded into Slackbot,...
The End of HIV
Since it first began in 1981, the HIV epidemic has killed more than 44 million people. For a generation, a diagnosis was essentially a death sentence, and for much of the world it remains a daily...
The 45-year fight against HIV is one of humanity’s greatest victories. It’s also in danger.
On June 5, 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a brief, clinical report in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report about five young men in Los Angeles who had developed...
The fight for paid parental leave is more winnable than you think
The United States is one of the only countries on Earth that doesn’t guarantee new parents paid leave after a child is born — time to recover, bond with a newborn, and get on your feet as a new...