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[ad_1] Photo: karamysh (Shutterstock) With so many different hotels, motels, and roadside inns scattered throughout the country, large chains lure travelers off highways with the promise of familiarity and at least some minimum standards. But not all chains provide the same service, amenities, and overall satisfaction—even those in the same relative price range. In J.D. … Read more
[ad_1] OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s buzzy startup Worldcoin has a relatively straightforward pitch to prospective users. First, you fork over a scan of your eyeball to one of several thousand iris-scanning, basketball-sized metal computers called “Orbs.” In exchange, you’ll receive a one-of-a-kind “World ID” that could one day be used to verify your identity throughout … Read more
[ad_1] Trey Herr is the director of the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative. Maia Hamin is an associate director with the Cyber Statecraft Initiative. Will Loomis is an associate director with the Cyber Statecraft Initiative. Stewart Scott Contributor Stewart Scott is an associate director with the Cyber Statecraft Initiative. The Biden administration’s 2023 National Cybersecurity … Read more
[ad_1] Google and Apple enjoy taking each other on in as many different arenas as possible: mobile phones, maps, cloud storage, music streaming, photo management, note taking, smart assistants, tablets, smartwatches, calendars, web browsers, word processors, email, and more besides. In cars, we have Android Auto and Apple CarPlay vying for control of your dashboard. … Read more
[ad_1] Photo: Prostock-studio (Shutterstock) Imagine, if you can, all the food your local grocery store has that is nearing the expiration date—that they know won’t sell before the food goes bad. Many stores will slash prices on nearly-expired items and put them in designated bargain bins, but most will end up as food waste. Wouldn’t … Read more
[ad_1] A national reading survey by Scholastic reveals something you’re probably suspected: kids’ interest in reading often falls off rapidly before they turn 10. Scholastic calls it the “decline by nine,” and it’s heartbreaking if you’re a parent who values reading. According to the report, the percentage of kids defined as frequent readers—those who read … Read more
[ad_1] Local peaches are at their peak here in the PNW (Peachific Northwest), and I have been consuming two or three a day (sometimes in sandwich form). These peaches don’t need any adornment, or sugar, or cream, and any dessert they happened to be baked into is the elevated by their perfectly ripe, juicy sweetness. … Read more
[ad_1] Google Maps has become so much more than a simple navigation app: You can use it to find the best restaurants, gas stations, tourist spots, and so much more. But Google Maps has lots of useful features that aren’t enabled by default, so we’ve compiled our favorites for you here. The next time you … Read more
[ad_1] If you were delighted, amused, and otherwise enraptured by the Barbie movie and you left the theater thinking, “Now I want to play a Barbie video game!” your pink-tinted enthusiasm likely turned gloomy gray when you logged onto your console to search up a tie-in title. Even though the iconic character is everywhere else … Read more