In less than 12 hours, three different people offered to pay me if I’d spend an hour talking to a stranger on the phone. All three said they’d enjoyed reading an article I’d written about Google building a new computer chip for artificial intelligence, and all three urged me to discuss the story with …

Christoph Niemann I pictured this Nest Cam looming over you—pictured its one dark eye, unblinking—and I immediately thought of that nasty old Cyclops who terrorizes Odysseus and his men in The Odyssey. What was his name? What was the story, exactly? I figured I better reread that bit. In a …

Halloween is coming up, but you’re not a big fan of horror films. It’s a good thing, then, that the almost-expired pile of titles at Netflix is more than enough to get you through the slasher-flick marathons plaguing so many cable networks: casually entertaining action films; family-friendly sci-fi; even a …

Donald Trump doesn’t want you to vote. At least, his lack of faith in a US electoral system he calls “rigged” suggests he thinks your vote won’t count. So why bother, right? His allegations of widespread voter fraud are baseless. But that hasn’t stopped him from calling on his supporters …

Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton say the Supreme Court is a paramount reason to vote for them. Trump, in particular, has used the specter of an open court seat to try to convince traditional conservatives to check his name off on their ballots despite disagreeing with many of his …

New York City teems with beautiful buildings, but it can be hard to admire them through the crowds and the grime. Photographer Marc Yankus imagines the Big Apple devoid of these distractions in The Secret Lives of Buildings, a fanciful look at what the city might look like without all those …

Hands up if you enjoy parking. No takers? Thought not. Fortunately, technology is here to help. When it comes to storing cars efficiently, robots rule. West Hollywood, California says it saved over a million dollars with the West Coast’s first municipal robot garage, which ditches the idea of driving into …

“You’ve played 79 hours [of Civilization VI],” my computer tells me. I’ve only had the game for a few days. A quick glance at my friends list tells me that I’m far from alone in my newfound obsession. I’ve given up sleep, turned down party invites and ignored some basic elements …

According to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, “character is destiny.” If that’s true, given enough information about a person’s character, you should be able to make a decent stab at guessing their future. But how you do you gauge character? Modern scientists recently proposed a novel technique – just look at …

WESTON, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Florida Community Bank (FCB) was recently named Mortgage Lender of the Year for the company’s leadership and determination within the South Florida community. More than 800 guests attended this year’s Latin Builders Association 36th Annual Awards Ceremony at the Hilton Downtown Miami on September 30th, 2016. Included in …