gadget Smartphone attachment lets you test your eyesight at home Andrea James

Technology The obscure iPhone setting that eliminates car sickness Ellsworth Toohey

politics Giant inflatable Elon Musk appears in Times Square, protesting Grok's lack of limits Grant St. Clair

Science Decoding whale language could unlock new legal rights for them Ruben Bolling

mexico The promise of Mexico's Tren Maya has gone off the rails Séamus Bellamy

gadgets Dell counters the MacBook Neo with a $599 XPS 13 Rob Beschizza

future New Subaru repeatedly prevents its owner from the joy of distracted driving Jason Weisberger

politics Irish councilor proposes tiny statue of mosquito blamed for killing invader Oliver Cromwell Rob Beschizza

africa WHO declares global health emergency over Congo Ebola outbreak Séamus Bellamy

Boing Boing Gadgets A $290 MacBook Air just entered the chat Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets Developers can now get Visual Studio Pro for life for under $40 (was $499.99) Boing Boing's Shop

politics Pittsburgh Post-Gazette bought by nonprofit Rob Beschizza

gadgets Ninja Creami, the PacoJet for the rest of us Rob Beschizza

Science A dermatologist snuck red LED panels into his son's hospital room after a stroke, and now he's a convert Ellsworth Toohey

History Faber Birren painted his bedroom red to see if it would drive him mad, then designed the colors of the nuclear age Ellsworth Toohey

lawsuits Lawsuit claims protein bars have nearly twice the claimed calories Rob Beschizza

Crazy is as crazy does The FBI will now train with cage fighters in the latest Trump-era reality show Jason Weisberger

war Grandpa Puding Brains dances as the world burns Jason Weisberger

gadgets Watch a blissed-out cat receive a head scratch from a trippy dancing octopus toy Popkin

police Sag Harbor cops still won't release footage of Justin Timberlake's DWI arrest Rob Beschizza