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Magnus Carlsen speaking into microphone at chess event

143,000 people teamed up to tie the world’s top chess player 143,000 people teamed up to tie the world’s top chess player

Woman sleeping in bed with tape over mouth

Don’t tape your mouth before bed Don’t tape your mouth before bed

Close up of Rubik's cube solving machine

College students demolish world record for fastest Rubik’s cube robot College students demolish world record for fastest Rubik’s cube robot

Scientists working on ZEUS laser array

The US test-fired its most powerful laser ever The US test-fired its most powerful laser ever

a motorcycle rider taking a turn

Ducati adds 50 tiny sensors to motorbikes to amp up its racing game Ducati adds 50 tiny sensors to motorbikes to amp up its racing game

By Kristin Shaw

How to customize controls and gestures on Apple AirPods How to customize controls and gestures on Apple AirPods

That weird call or text from a senator is probably an AI scam That weird call or text from a senator is probably an AI scam

By Mack DeGeurin

a mine opening with tracks running in

How an abandoned mine became Korea’s moon lab How an abandoned mine became Korea’s moon lab

nails sticking out from wood

8-year-old kid with a metal detector stumbles upon a 19th century shipwreck 8-year-old kid with a metal detector stumbles upon a 19th century shipwreck

By Mack DeGeurin

Man comparing digitized Magna Carta on laptop to notes in book

Harvard paid $27 for a Magna Carta copy in 1946. It’s actually an original. Harvard paid $27 for a Magna Carta copy in 1946. It’s actually an original.

A view from the scene where a mother and two children died with one children in critical condition after being struck by an Audi operated by a 32-year-old woman with a suspended license in Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York, United States on Saturday, March 29, 2025. Saturday afternoon at 1:04 PM a Toyota Camry with TLC plates and attempted to turn on Ocean Parkway and it was struck near the bumper by an Audi A3 Sedan and the impact caused the Audi to strike a mother and her children as they were walking in the street. The mother and two of her children are dead and her third child is in critical condition. As of this time no arrests are made however the mother is being tested by breathalyzer. Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch visited the scene and held a news conference.

Super Speeders are deadly. This technology can slow them down. Super Speeders are deadly. This technology can slow them down.

By Mack DeGeurin

2 small boys playing Street Smart video game in video arcade on boardwalk.

The surprising benefits of video games The surprising benefits of video games

A new 5G cell tower stands on a high-rise building

Study debunks 5G health conspiracy theory (again) Study debunks 5G health conspiracy theory (again)

Office laptop computer on bright yellow background

9 settings to change on your Mac 9 settings to change on your Mac

an aerial train car set on top of text

A century ago, suspended monorails were serious mass-transit contenders A century ago, suspended monorails were serious mass-transit contenders

By Bill Gourgey

How to find any file on your phone How to find any file on your phone

CGI recreation of Athena statue in the Parthenon

View the Parthenon as it stood in 432 BCE View the Parthenon as it stood in 432 BCE

Competitors in indoor skydiving wind tunnel

The dizzying acrobatics of the World Indoor Skydiving Championships The dizzying acrobatics of the World Indoor Skydiving Championships

Inflatable flailing tube man balloon against blue sky

Flailing tube man-inspired robot uses no electronics Flailing tube man-inspired robot uses no electronics

flying car in the sky

This $1M flying car can reach speeds of 155 mph This $1M flying car can reach speeds of 155 mph

By Mack DeGeurin