COVID is quietly surging in the U.S. and the U.K., driven by emerging variants NB.1.8.1 ("Nimbus") and XFG ("Stratus"). Both are found in national wastewater systems, turning up in traveler… Read the rest of the article: Razor-blade sore throats: meet Nimbus and Stratus, the new Covid variants
If you have ever been stuck trying to fix something, only to have the solution appear seemingly by magic when explaining the problem out loud to someone else, you're not… Read the rest of the article: This little yellow duck might be smarter than your colleagues
Amazon's Kindle Scribe gets a new look today, with a color model joining the lineup. The redesigned e-ink notepads are thinner, lighter and faster, Amazon says, and include an AI-powered… Read the rest of the article: Kindle Scribe gets a color e-ink upgrade
If you are a fan of over-the-top revenge movies and haven't already seen 2022's Sisu, you should absolutely go watch it now. The film, which takes place in 1944, during… Read the rest of the article: The best revenge movie that's not John Wick is getting a sequel
Just three months after bombing Iran, the U.S. quietly loaded about 100 Iranians onto a deportation flight to Tehran, sending refugees and asylum seekers back to a regime infamous for… Read the rest of the article: U.S. bombs Iran in June, then deports Iranians seeking asylum in September
Alberto Joshua Hernandez, 22, was charged with aggravated kidnapping and robbery after forcing the driver who ran over and killed his dog to dig its grave. According to an arrest… Read the rest of the article: Dog owner forced man who ran it over to dig its grave
Convicted felon and liable for sexual abuse, MAGA figurehead Donald Trump's question about whether TV shows "different" events than reality once again raises concerns about his mental fitness, and whether… Read the rest of the article: "Different from what's happening?" Trump's pudding brain leaves him open to manipulation
There have been quite a few big announcements at Tokyo Game Show, but none have been quite as bizarre as Ananta. As the newest project from NetEase, the developer and… Read the rest of the article: Ananta looks like five games in one, and none of them are very good
SAG-AFTRA has condemned AI-generated "Tilly Norwood," arguing that she lacks real emotion, life experience, or legitimacy in performance. It also probably costs the world a rainforest for every 5 minutes… Read the rest of the article: SAG-AFTRA slams AI "actor" Tilly Norwood as synthetic and soulless
Emma Roth spent three months with a Telly, a free television set (previously at Boing Boing). It's free because it has always-on ads running at the bottom. This is the… Read the rest of the article: Review of Telly, the free TV set that never stops showing ads
Canny Valley is a collection of activist, author and former Boing Boing co-editor Cory Doctorow's surreal collages, as found in his Pluralistic newsletter. Canny Valley collects 80 of the best… Read the rest of the article: Canny Valley: art book of Cory Doctorow's topical collages
Remember last month when we warned you about potentially radioactive shrimp? Sadly, it's time for round two. The Food and Drug Administration (such as it is) announced a recall of… Read the rest of the article: Attack of the Killer Shrimp Part II: radioactive boogalo
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation workers inspecting a tunnel Tuesday got lost in it—at least from the perspective of alarmed colleagues topside. The incident occurred during a routine check for erosion… Read the rest of the article: Transport workers "lost" in tunnel they were inspecting
Marvel legend Stan Lee is widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of comics, although modern audiences are likely to know him better from his cameos in every MCU… Read the rest of the article: Stan Lee resurrected as ghoulish AI-powered hologram
Last month, I wrote about my love affair with the quirky little word processors that Pomera makes. I'm still impressed with the DM250, and I still think that the only… Read the rest of the article: A simple hack improved my booklight and my life
According to the BBC, a former family pet is currently in an undisclosed location after a stint as a "support dog" in Magilligan Prison in Northern Ireland. Bailey, a three-and-a-half-year-old… Read the rest of the article: "Support dog" released from prison in Northern Ireland
Logitech's MX Master 4 is a startlingly expensive high-end mouse. It's even better than the last-generation model, and is clearly a safe bet for anyone with $120 to drop on… Read the rest of the article: Logitech MX Master 4: best mouse still the best
Prince of Persia is one of the most famous action-adventure games of all time and was converted to most home systems—here's just a few of them on YouTube. But which… Read the rest of the article: Jordan Mechner's favorite version of Prince of Persia
TL;DR: Get a refurbished 2018 Lenovo 300E 11.6″ Touchscreen Chromebook for $69.97, 75% off the $284.99 MSRP. Laptops can be pricey, but it's still possible to get a good deal. If you're looking… Read the rest of the article: This refurbished Lenovo Chromebook is a steal for under $70
TL;DR: For a limited time, get Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 for Windows at its lowest price ever — only $9.97 until Oct. 19 at 11:59 p.m. PT. For anyone who codes, whether… Read the rest of the article: Lowest price! Microsoft Visual Studio Pro is $9.97 through Oct. 19
