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Uber allows violent felons to drive on its platform, investigation finds
An investigation by the New York Times into Uber's background checks and safety procedures for its drivers found a patchwork approach that opens the door for violent felons to drive for the...
What makes the Great Smoky Mountains smoky?
The Great Smoky Mountains is the most visited national park in the United States. Located on the border of Tennessee and North Carolina and spanning more than 500,000 acres, the vast landscape is in...
Chipwrecked
The AI data center build-out, as it currently stands, is dependent on two things: Nvidia chips and borrowed money. Perhaps it was inevitable that people would begin using Nvidia chips to borrow...
Paramount has an updated Warner Bros. Discovery bid
Paramount Skydance isn't giving up on obtaining Warner Bros. Discovery just yet. The company has amended its $108 billion offer to include Larry Ellison's "irrevocable personal...
Samsung ‘Wide Fold’ rumored to rival Apple’s foldable next year
The upcoming “Wide Fold” will seemingly be shorter and wider when unfolded compared to Samsung’s Z Fold 7 (pictured). Apple's long-rumored foldable iPhone is set to arrive next year, and already...
Instacart is ending its controversial price tests
Instacart has announced it will be ending price testing on its platform. This comes after a study published earlier this month revealed pricing experiments that led to some customers seeing higher...
It’s finally time to retire the word ‘podcast’
According to YouTube's 2025 Recap feature, the podcast I consumed the most on its platform was Seth Meyers' recurring segment "A Closer Look" on his show Late Night. Last year, I would have argued...
How to pair controllers with the Nintendo Switch 2
The Nintendo Switch 2 supports a wide range of controllers, from Nintendo’s own Pro Controller to many Bluetooth gamepads you might already have. Whether you’re setting up your new console for the...
The best books we read in 2025
These days when you want to engage with some media, you can choose from podcasts, videos, games, live performances - or books, one of the oldest and most popular ways to learn something new or...
Foldable phone makers have solved every issue except one
It might be hard to believe, but foldable phones have already been around for the better part of a decade. Granted, the first one I saw back in 2019 — which actually predates Samsung's Galaxy Fold —...