The latest on the breaking story about Wi-Fi killing trees ups the ante! A reputable news source reports that Wi-Fi's effects are far worse than Dutch researchers originally stated: trees petrify within months of exposure. Wi-Fi also causes forest fires. (Thanks, Weekly World News!)
Wi-Fi Causes Forest Fires
Germany told parents to destroy this talking doll
In 2014, a talking doll named My Friend Cayla was voted Innovative Toy of the Year. Three years later the German government was telling parents to destroy it. Cayla listened… READ THE REST
AI companies are buying up old books to escape their own AI slop
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A tour of the oldest domains still on the internet
The World Wide Web address turns 41 this year. DNS.pizza has analyzed 85,879 domains with verified registration dates and ranked the oldest active domains. The DNS "opened for business in 1985,"… READ THE REST
A popular platform is making it easier to read in your spare time, and it's only $70 for life
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Headway is a mobile app that condenses fiction and non-fiction books into quick summaries, and it's only… READ THE REST
This is the $60 Montessori-inspired kids' app that won't leave you feeling guilty afterward
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: For $59.99 (reg. $250), Pok Pok gives your family lifetime access to an award-winning educational app designed to… READ THE REST
PDFs fill you with dread? Save yourself the stress with a PDF reader
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