Decades of research on processing fluency show that the easier information is to take in, the truer it feels. (Piqsels) Ali Jasemi, Brock University Sometime this week, you probably did it: A question came up, and instead of searching for the answer online or reaching for a book, you asked a chatbot for it. If […]
Most cameras spend their day sitting on a desk or filming cats. This one got strapped to a rocket and launched into space. DJI put an Osmo Action 6 camera on the side of a LandSpace rocket and filmed the entire ride, from liftoff, high into the atmosphere, all the way back down to a […]
If you’ve been thinking about getting into IT but felt overwhelmed by where to start, this bundle cuts through the noise, and right now it’s down to $49.99 (74% off, regularly $199), which makes jumping in a whole lot easier. The Complete 2026 CompTIA Certification Lifetime Training Bundle is basically your all-in-one launchpad into the […]
Forget Raspberry Pis, mini PCs, and laptops. Someone looked at a walnut and thought, “You know what this needs? Windows XP.” And instead of immediately questioning that decision, Dr. Kun Dániel spent hundreds of hours turning the walnut into a fully functional computer with a tiny screen, five-button keyboard, USB-C port, and an actual operating […]
Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, University of Florida NASA is planning to send three small rovers to the Moon with a single instruction: Work out among yourselves how to explore a patch of ground. The Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration mission, or CADRE, will land on the side of the Moon facing Earth as part of NASA’s […]
License plate readers like this one could soon be joined by sensors that detect phones inside passing cars. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Nicole M. Bennett, Indiana University Imagine that you share a ride to work with the same colleague most mornings. As it passes by a license plate reader, the camera records the car, which can […]
Why rent your office software forever when you can own it for less than the cost of a nice dinner? Right now, you can grab Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus for Windows for just $54.99 instead of the regular $249.99. That’s a one-time purchase that gives you a lifetime license: no monthly fees, no yearly […]
If your solution to students using AI for everything is… giving them even more AI, congratulations, you and OpenAI are on the same page. OpenAI has unveiled three new education-focused tools designed for teachers, professors, and college students, doubling down on its belief that AI belongs in the classroom even as schools worldwide continue struggling […]