• Why states are moving away from lethal injection executions

    Multiple lethal injection executions have been botched in recent years

  • What can we take away from the Phillies’ end to Spring Training?

    The Phillies started Spring Training well enough, with a 4-2-3 record over the first 8 days. Things went downhill from there however, going 5-13-4 the rest of the way, including a particularly uninspiring finish: They finished with 9 wins, tied for the fewest in all of MLB. That was partly because they also had an ungodly number of ties, the most on record (since 2006) by a team in Florida’s Grapefruit League (and matched or beaten in ST only by the 8 posted by the 2015 Dodgers). Discussions in...

    • ZDNet

    Can you use your Meta Quest in a moving car? Maybe

    When I was a kid, your reality was reality. It wasn't augmented and it wasn't virtual. So, when my editor asked me to explain to a 12-year-old how to use a Meta Quest headset in cars, I was struck by the difference between what being a kid was like when I was growing up and what it must be like now. Before I go into tips and observations, let's take a minute to remind ourselves just how much our world has changed. Review: Meta Quest 3: The VR headset most people should buy in 2024When I was 12,...

  • How the Canucks improved their team culture — and how it can still get better

    The Canucks enjoy each other's company and that's a big factor in their success so far this season.

  • DEAR CAROLINE: My lodger is so boring I have to hide from her. How can I make her move out?

    I took in a lodger - a friend of a friend - for extra income. Big mistake. She is a few years younger than me and, while she is nice enough, I find her very boring.

    • CNN

    Kia recalls more than 400,000 Telluride SUVs that can move while in park

    Kia has recalled 427,407 of its Telluride SUVs because they can roll away while in park. All Telluride vehicles made between 2020 and 2023 and certain 2024 models are affected by the recall, according to a report this week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Kia did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment. Since its launch in late 2019, the Telluride has been a hit with Americans due to its roomy interior. Demand for the Telluride has been so high that in some...

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    You can now set up Amazon's palm recognition tech using your phone

    Amazon has launched a new Amazon One app for Android and iOS. The app lets you sign up for Amazon's palm recognition technology using your phone without going to a physical location.

  • Culture Moves Europe: Organizations from Armenia and Georgia selected as residency hosts

    Two cultural organizations from Armenia and one from Georgia are among the 114 selected in the second call for residency hosts under the Culture Moves Europe project, funded by the EU’s Creative Europe programme, EU Neighbors East reports. The total estimated grant is more than €1.8 million with individual grant per project depending on its duration (between 22 and …

  • ‘End of the world vibes’: why culture can’t stop thinking about apocalypse

    Are we living through the end times? Dorian Lynskey interrogates our insatiable appetite for doom - and asks why each generation is so drawn to the idea that they will be the lastIt is a sunny afternoon in Taormina, Sicily, and two wealthy couples on holiday are drinking Aperol spritz on a balcony overlooking the sea. Harper, who runs on anxiety and guilt, says she has trouble sleeping because of “everything that’s going on in the world”. Daphne, who runs on pleasure and denial, asks what she...

  • Future Human podcast: Can tech create healthy, sustainable cities?

    In the third episode of our podcast, Future Human: The Series, we look at urban centres of the future, and how we can use new technologies to design cities that are resilient and sustainable.  : Future Human podcast: Can tech create healthy, sustainable cities?

  • Iceland eruption: How tech can help predict the next volcanic event

    On Saturday, a giant 3-kilometre fissure opened up in the ground on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, sending a river of molten lava flowing across the landscape. The eruption is the fourth and largest to hit the region since December. It has forced some 3,800 residents from the nearby town of Grindavik to evacuate. Many have said they have no plans to return. https://twitter.com/volcaholic1/status/1769108344852107685 The Icelandic Meteorological Service uses instruments like...

    • CNET

    Can Tech Help You Sleep Better? This Is My 3-Week Quest for Answers

    I just wanted to solve the mystery of why I wake up tired, and it's led me