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A foreboding weather pattern has emerged: Here’s what it means for winter
La Niña, a climate pattern that can affect weather worldwide, has officially arrived. La Niña is fueled by colder-than-normal Pacific ocean temperatures, which then affect the pattern of the...
TikTok athletes are freaking out about the Strava v. Garmin lawsuit
For many high-impact runners, it feels like Mom and Dad are fighting. Strava, the popular fitness-tracking app, is suing the fitness wearable giant Garmin over alleged patent infringement and...
Travelers are finding food in unlikely places—on your next trip, look here
Skyscanner, a leading global travel booking site, released its 2026 Travel Trends report on Thursday. And the forecast for the year ahead includes trips down the supermarket aisle, literary-inspired...
Do robots dream of perfect hands?
Ask the most bullish representatives of big AI companies, and they’ll tell you that robotic colleagues and house staff are just around the corner. A massive market for robotic...
This ‘Misery Map’ shows the shutdown’s toll on air travel
In the midst of the current government shutdown, thousands of flights across the U.S. have been delayed or cancelled. With no clear end to the shutdown in sight, it’s...
This home battery startup just raised $1 billion to build a new type of power company
When a winter storm took out the power grid across Texas in 2021, Matt Popovits and his family didn’t have electricity for four days and didn’t have heat in...
How will the federal shutdown affect the economy?
Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, Ryan S.: How might the shutdown affect the U.S. economy? Shutdowns of the federal government usually don’t...
This everyday drink could raise your liver disease risk by 60%
If every afternoon, like clockwork, you find yourself at the vending machine punching in the code for your daily Diet Coke, you may want to rethink your selection. According...
Too many junk calls to your iPhone? Try Apple’s new iOS 26 call screen feature
iPhone users have a new tool to combat the scourge of nuisance phone calls: a virtual gatekeeper that can screen incoming calls from unknown numbers.It’s among the bevy of...
The Fed released the minutes from its September rate cut meeting. Here’s what they reveal
Most members of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate setting committee supported further reductions to its key interest rate this year, according to minutes from last month’s meeting released Wednesday.A majority...
