Trump announced on Truth Social that ICE agents will be deployed to airports to "help" TSA screen passengers. The pretext: Democrats refused to fund DHS, leaving TSA short-staffed. Never mind… Read the rest of the article: Trump sending ICE to airports to "help" TSA

Hey, look: it's an Instant Pot for rich people. The Nosh One is a $1,000+ buzzword-heavy AI Robot Chef that purportedly makes delicious meals from multiple cuisines — after you… Read the rest of the article: This AI kitchen appliance makes you do all of the hard work before it will cook for you

If you've ever traveled, you know that your first night in a new bed is often a sleepless one. That brain fog you wake up with feels like you've got… Read the rest of the article: Why you can't sleep the first night in a new place

Well, that de-escalated quickly. A few years ago, I saw Samsung's proof-of-concept tri-fold screen prototype at MWC in Barcelona. Neat! It had me looking forward to the possibility of a… Read the rest of the article: Samsung pulls trifold phone from market after only three months

While I was still living as a nomad, having a handheld gaming console was amazing: a device small enough to be slipped into a coat pocket? And it plays AAA… Read the rest of the article: Old game upscaling arrives on Nintendo Switch 2

At a time when Grandpa Pudding Brains is bonespurs deep in the quagmire of a war with a nation that loves asymmetrical warfare, having a calm, experienced leader who oversees… Read the rest of the article: Deeply qualified Joe Kent resigns from leadership of National Counterterrorism Center

I am so stoked for this. Last week, The Irish Music Rights Organization (disclaimer: I worked for a publication heavily subsidized by the IMRO for close to 30 years) announced… Read the rest of the article: Springsteen covers Pogues classic on new MacGowan tribute album

Kristi Noem's mismanagement has left rescuers without critical tools during emergencies. According to CNN, after tornadoes ripped through the Midwest last week, search and rescue teams arrived to find a… Read the rest of the article: Kristi Noem left search and rescue techs without the tools to do their job

The reviews for Apple's new, reasonably priced, entry-level laptop, the MacBook Neo, have been overwhelmingly positive. At a time when PC prices have been going through the roof due to… Read the rest of the article: Apple's cheapest laptop is also its most repairable laptop

Y'all know about my love of the game that Bethesda fans love to hate: Starfield. People call it boring, glitchy, and say it lacks the pizzazz of Skyrim and Fallout… Read the rest of the article: The legal and creative battle over who gets to modify beloved games

Somewhere around what feels like a decade ago, I mentioned that the stupid thing for Trump to do as part of his Venezuelan shenanigans would be to put boots on… Read the rest of the article: Pentagon deploys 5,000 more Marines to Middle East as Iran tensions escalate

One of the neat things about keeping tabs on American military technology is that it allows for a little more insight into a government's defense priorities and how far their… Read the rest of the article: US Navy resurrects dumb weapons project for dumb Trump ship project

There's no money for universal healthcare, dignified housing, groceries, or government-sponsored childcare. America can't pay for its citizens' higher education like countries with more modest economies — Germany, Sweden, Denmark,… Read the rest of the article: Watch your tax dollars get misused in Trump's latest illegal war

Tabletop gaming and painting miniatures is a great hobby — unless you're a teen with no friends to play with. All those rule books, White Dwarf magazines, and a Grey… Read the rest of the article: Total War is ready to bring the Warhammer 40k grim-dark

For the past nine days, the United States has spent between $900 million and $1 billion each day to bomb Iran. But ask the government to spend a fraction of… Read the rest of the article: Ron Johnson refuses to pay veterans the money they earned with their blood and service

Ulefone has been making tough, reasonably priced Android phones and tablets for years. You could — and I am totally not speaking from experience — beat someone with one of… Read the rest of the article: This neat smartphone comes with a detachable action cam

Everyone's talking about gas prices and the Strait of Hormuz. Fair enough. But the more dangerous vulnerability in the Persian Gulf isn't oil — it's drinking water. Hundreds of desalination… Read the rest of the article: Forget about gas prices and start worrying about water

The OnePlus Pad Go 2 isn't a top-of-the-line tablet, and it doesn't need to be. It feels as good to hold and use as Apple's current base-model iPad, with build… Read the rest of the article: The OnePlus Pad Go 2 is your next go-to tablet

When a war breaks out on a weekend, you can bet Jon Stewart will be all over it on Monday. Operation Epic Fury (which does indeed sound like the name… Read the rest of the article: Jon Stewart says what we've all been thinking about the war with Iran

Trawling through academic archives can be an absolute drag: I've spent weeks up to my neck in old books, microfiche, loose paperwork, and scanned documents looking for a useful tidbit… Read the rest of the article: Scholar discovers handwritten notes by Galileo in old math text book