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What Did People Use Before Google to Search the Web?

The year is 1997. You’re wearing whatever people wore back then—some kind of jean jacket, I’m guessing—and talking to your friend about your new favorite movie, the recently released Mike Myers vehicle Austin Powers. You’re quoting the movie, and your friend thinks this is hilarious. Then things take a dark turn. “I…

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The Best Gadgets and Apps to Help You Get Off Your Ass While You're Stuck Inside

Working from home, which a lot of us are a lot more familiar with nowadays, comes with its own set of pros and cons. Pro: No commute. Con: Without a commute, you’re not moving quite as much. If you’ve found yourself congealing on the couch for days on end, you can change up your routine with gadgets and apps that will…

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Pixel 4 XL glass backs are reportedly getting loose

Google’s Pixel phones just can’t seem to catch a break, though this latest case almost gives it a literal one. Although highly praised for their pure Android (as far as Google is concerned, that is) experience and photography chops, every generation of the Pixel has been met with one hardware issue after another. Just a few months short of its … Continue reading

GitHub buried code in the Arctic to sleep for 1,000 years

Although undoubtedly controversial especially after its acquisition by Microsoft, Much of the world’s open source (and some not so open) code is most likely stored on GitHub. Given how much of the world runs on open source software, directly or otherwise, GitHub repositories pretty much hold most of our current culture’s digital infrastructure and history. That’s why GitHub has taken … Continue reading

The Morning After: KFC's mission for lab-made nuggets

Welcome to a new week. We’ll get into the KFC science project a little later, but let’s start with Samsung. The company typically adds software updates and apps to its Galaxy phones with zeal, and a lot of the time, they go untouched, and we complain…

How To Plan A Safe Picnic During The Coronavirus Pandemic

Safety — whether it’s to prevent COVID-19 or food poisoning — is of the utmost importance this summer.

These Volunteers Give Makeovers And Hope To Homeless People On Skid Row

Shirley Raines’ nonprofit does “more than something superficial,” even during the coronavirus pandemic.

Democrats Blast GOP Senators For Posing As China Hawks After Careers Coddling The Country

A number of Republican senators seeking reelection in November are posing as China hawks.

Disney World Toughens Coronavirus Mask Rule To Eliminate Loophole

The theme park has been criticized for reopening amid a COVID-19 surge that has made Florida a U.S. hot spot.