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Ford’s Mustang Cobra Jet sets a new EV quarter mile record at 6.87 seconds
Ford Racing's Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 just ran a quarter mile in 6.87 seconds at 221 mph at an NHRA event in Charlotte, setting a new world record for an EV. The run smashed Ford's own previous EV...
The great 2028 Olympic ticket crashout, explained
If you failed or were priced out of tickets to the 2028 Olympics, you’re not alone. | Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Buying tickets to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics is kind of like...
Democrats’ latest critique of Walmart is wrong — and dangerous
Mikie Sherrill, governor of New Jersey, speaks in the Assembly Chamber of the New Jersey State House in Trenton, New Jersey, on March 10, 2026. | Heather Khalifa/Bloomberg via Getty Images For...
The AI-designed car is taking shape
The auto design world is full of advanced 3D visualization tools and VR sculpting platforms, but your average new car still enters the world as a sketch. Those sketches traditionally see endless...
The surprising reason why pedestrian deaths are down in the US
There are many ways you could measure the health of a city — its air quality index, its population growth, the number of jobs it added last year. My favorite is one not often high on the priority...
This touchscreen mouse is my over-engineering nightmare
Who’s asking for this? | Image: Turtle Beach Turtle Beach's latest collection of PC peripherals are so focused around touchscreen displays that the company even slapped one on a gaming mouse. The...
Should you feel guilty for killing the bugs in your house?
Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s based on value pluralism — the idea that each of us has...
Welcome to the May issue of The Highlight
How well do you know your neighbors? Could you ask them for a favor? The internet and its promise of limitless connectivity has led many people to overlook those kinds of connections, which used to...
What we know about the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Agents draw their guns after loud bangs were heard during the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. | Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images The...
Forced Windows updates can now be paused forever
No more getting caught by a forced Windows 11 update while you're in the middle of a meeting or a match. Microsoft announced some major changes coming to Windows Update on its blog, including the...