Category: Weird
The Blue Check Rapture Will Render Verification Meaningless
Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover has been chaotic since its slapdash inception, so it’s only fitting that his first change will scramble the platform’s social hierarchy….
30 Great Deals From Best Buy’s Early Black Friday Sale (2022): Phones, Stand Mixers, TVs
It’s not just you. It really does seem like Black Friday lasts longer every year. Best Buy is either in a festive mood or hasn’t…
30 Early Best Buy Black Friday Deals (2022): Phones, Stand Mixers, TVs
It’s not just you. It really does seem like Black Friday lasts longer every year. Best Buy is either in a festive mood or hasn’t…
The 27 Best Mac Apps You Should Download Now (2022): Free and Paid
Not every bite of MacOS is all that sweet. Don’t get us wrong—MacOS is a stable operating system that often runs well out of the…
Spinn Review: Brew Coffee by Spinning It at 5,000 RPM
News of new coffee-brewing methods can sometimes feel tinged with a bit of wackiness. The glass spheres and bubbling water of siphons spring to mind,…
Dear Artists: Do Not Fear AI Image Generators
In 1992, the poet Anne Carson published a little book called Short Talks. It’s a series of micro-essays, ranging in length from a sentence to…
Fintech in Latin America and Africa Is Breaking the Mold
This rings true for a country like Brazil. In 2019 the Central Bank of Brazil created Pix, an instant payment ecosystem that allows people, companies,…
Twitter Is Changing Fast. Here’s What Could Happen Next
If you’ve been on Twitter in the past week, you may have noticed that the platform has been emanating some slightly different vibes. Mostly because…
Soccer Fans, You’re Being Watched
“Public safety is a longstanding justification for the spread of biometric surveillance systems, while Covid-19 introduced a health dimension through body-temperature monitoring,” Hutchins says. “Marketing…
Algorithms Quietly Run the City of Wasington, DC—and Maybe Your Hometown
Washington, DC, is the home base of the most powerful government on earth. It’s also home to 690,000 people—and 29 obscure algorithms that shape their…