A Focus mode for when things are not fine. These days, it often feels like the world is on fire. Sometimes, quite literally. In those moments, my phone morphs into an instrument of endless doomscrolling. So when Apple tweaked its Focus modes in the iOS 16 beta earlier this summer, I knew what needed to…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
YouTube Shorts is taking on TikTok with one big move: money. | Image: YouTube In its ongoing battle with TikTok for vertical video supremacy, YouTube is about to play its most valuable card. It’s getting ready to turn on aggressive monetization for Shorts, its shortform vertical video format, and promising to help millions of creators…
Enlarge / A rendering of Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander on the surface of the Moon. (credit: Intuitive Machines) A company building spacecraft to land on the Moon announced Friday that it will go public as it seeks to expand the services it provides in the lunar environment. Intuitive Machines, based in Houston, said it will…
Stack Commerce Snoring is totally normal. About 40% of the adult population snore regularly, and those who don’t experience it from time to time, like when you have allergies or a sinus infection or when you’ve had too much to drink or are sleep deprived. Meanwhile, chronic snorers often have sleep apnea, a health condition…
The remains of an ancient delta in Mars’ Jezero Crater. ESA/DLR/FU-Berlin The word astrobiology might conjure up images of aliens like the squeaky, claw-fearing aliens from the Toy Story franchise, Star Trek’s logical Vulcan Spock, or the hungry Grogu from The Mandalorian. But the first real signs of life and evolution in the universe will…
There are no shortage of sex toys on the market. That’s good news for your down below bits, of course, but it makes choosing the right sex toy all the much harder. There are absolutely loads of options out there for solo play, couples, and long-distance relationships, with just about every size, shape, and style…
A helmet of a soldier is seen after Russian Forces withdrew from Balakliia as the Russia-Ukraine war continues on September 15, 2022. Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Ukrainian forces recaptured the city of Izium on September 9 after months of Russian occupation. In their hasty retreat, Russian soldiers left behind letters and other belongings,…
2022/08/24: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters at a campaign stop on the Keep Florida Free Tour at the Horsepower Ranch in Geneva. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis charted two planes carrying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday. The migrants were picked up from San Antonio, Texas, the governor’s office confirmed….
California Gov. Gavin Newsom answers questions at a news conference in Los Angeles, on June 9, 2022. Richard Vogel, File/Associated Press Gov. Gavin Newsom placed pro-abortion billboards in seven red states. Newsom urged residents of the states to seek care through a California website. He said he placed the billboards in the states that have…
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