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The life of a dairy cow
At Vox, I specialize in writing and editing all sorts of stories about animal agriculture and the future of food, from the strange ritual of eating turkeys on Thanksgiving to the policy debates...
How to live with life’s inevitable risks
The world is trying to kill you, this much is true. Planes are crashing on a near weekly basis. “Forever chemicals” and microplastics are in our water, embedded in our beauty products and clothing,...
Amazon is ready to launch its Starlink competitor
Amazon’s smallest dish teased in 2023. | Image: Amazon The first batch of 27 Project Kuiper space internet satellites are scheduled to launch next week. Amazon has secured 80 such launch missions...
What will the Switch 2 cost after the Trump tariffs?
China, Vietnam, and Cambodia are among the countries Trump has singled out for higher tariffs. | Image: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Nintendo revealed its Switch 2 in full yesterday, just hours...
Can I interest you in an app that tracks your driving behavior?
Smartphone apps that track our driving behavior may be the key to safer road conditions. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety just published a study that found that using smartphone apps to...
Trump’s massive tariffs, briefly explained
A billboards paid for by the Canadian government protesting US tariffs. | Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter...
The Nintendo GameCube is about to get its due
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is coming in the Switch 2's GameCube collection at launch Before this morning, I knew I was going to buy the Nintendo Switch 2 but I didn’t know when. After...
How the Nintendo Switch 2 compares to prior models on paper
The Nintendo Switch 2 is basically a bigger, more capable Switch. The Switch 2 is here — well, almost. Nintendo took the wraps off its new console during its latest Direct event,...
The NaNoWriMo organization is shutting down
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)is shutting down after more than 20 years of hosting its annual challenge for writers. In a video and an email sent to community members, the nonprofit...
With the Switch 2, it seems like Nintendo is kind of figuring out online
It’s perhaps no surprise that Nintendo opened its Switch 2 Direct with Mario Kart World, a Switch 2-exclusive launch title that’s a sequel to the original Switch’s most popular game. But it was more...