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This guy crammed a laptop into an Altoids tin

Popular Science

Yes, it works--if you have small fingers. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Fitting everything inside resembles a game of'Tetris.' Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Leftover Altoid tins are staple components in all types of handy, DIY projects . Once you eat the mints, the aluminum containers routinely house basic first aid kits, miniature speakers, sewing accessories, and even watercolor paints.


Testing for 'Bad Cholesterol' Doesn't Tell the Whole Story

WIRED

Testing for'Bad Cholesterol' Doesn't Tell the Whole Story So why don't more doctors use it? For decades, assessing cholesterol risk has been built around a simple idea: Lower "bad" cholesterol, lower your chance of a heart attack . The test at the center of that approach measures how much low-density lipoprotein, or LDL cholesterol, is circulating in part of the blood. It has shaped everything from clinical guidelines to the widespread use of statins, medications that reduce LDL. Lowering LDL cholesterol reduces heart attacks, strokes, and early death.


Google announces its first-ever discovery of a zero-day exploit made with AI

Engadget

We can now add cybercrimes to the list of growing concerns associated with artificial intelligence. Google's Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) said it discovered, for the first time ever, a threat actor using a zero-day exploit that it believes was developed by AI. Zero-day vulnerabilities are often the most dangerous since they're unknown to the targets, leaving them with zero days to prepare for the attack. Google said in the report the threat actor was planning to use it in a mass exploitation event, but its proactive discovery may have prevented its use. Google added that it doesn't believe its own Gemini models were used, but still has high confidence an AI model was part of discovering the vulnerability and weaponizing an exploit.


Robotaxi drives off from airport with passenger's suitcase

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The FCC Received Hundreds of Complaints About Bad Bunny's 'Vulgar' Super Bowl Performance

WIRED

The complaints, obtained by WIRED, described Bad Bunny's performance as being overly sexual and protested that the show was in Spanish. Bad Bunny performs during halftime of Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Even before Bad Bunny took to the field, his Super Bowl halftime performance drew controversy, especially from MAGA influencers upset over the Puerto Rican star's comments against Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the fact that he sings in Spanish. Following the performance, which was watched by more than 128 million people, those complaints continued--but they were largely focused on perceived vulgarity in the artist's performance. Following a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from WIRED, the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates communications including broadcast, released 2,155 complaints the agency received about the Super Bowl, most of which were about the halftime show.


Why coffee tastes bitter, according to molecular biology

Popular Science

More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. There are 26 different bitter receptors in the human body. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Regular coffee drinkers know there is a big difference between a brew's aroma and its taste. A cup may smell warm and full-bodied only to leave you with a lingering bitterness behind the first sip.


Three things in AI to watch, according to a Nobel-winning economist

MIT Technology Review

Daron Acemoglu is more cautious than most about predictions of a jobs apocalypse. A few months before he was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics in 2024, Daron Acemoglu published a paper that earned him few fans in Silicon Valley. Contrary to what Big Tech CEOs had been promising--an overhaul of all white-collar work--Acemoglu estimated that AI would give only a small boost to US productivity and would not obviate the need for human work. It's okay at automating certain tasks, he wrote, but some jobs will be perfectly fine. Two years later, Acemoglu's measured take has not caught on. Chatter about an AI jobs apocalypse pops up everywhere from Senator Bernie Sanders's rallies to conversations I overhear in line at the grocery store.


There's an Unhinged New Video Game About Trump and the Iran War

WIRED

The game, developed by the group of anonymous artists known as Secret Handshake, is available online and in person in Washington, DC. A new video game about President Donald Trump's war in Iran features fights with the pope and New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani . It's impossible to win, and that's the point. The game,, was developed by Secret Handshake, an anonymous group of artists behind a handful of satirical works mocking the Trump administration. The group previously installed a gold statue of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein on the National Mall; it portrayed Trump holding onto Epstein in a pose reminiscent of Jack and Rose from the movie .


A New Hantavirus Vaccine Is in the Works

WIRED

Since 2023, Moderna and Korea University have been developing a new mRNA vaccine for hantavirus. The work has been promising so far, but a finished product isn't likely coming any time soon. US-based pharmaceutical company Moderna confirmed that it has been working on the development of hantavirus vaccines in collaboration with the Vaccine Innovation Center of Korea University College of Medicine (VIC-K). This comes after an outbreak of hantavirus occurred on a Dutch cruise ship that sailed from Argentina and disembarked its passengers and crew in the Canary Islands on May 10. At least three people aboard the MV died, and several cases were reported as serious.


Who actually manufactures AmazonBasics batteries?

PCWorld

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Who actually manufactures AmazonBasics batteries? AmazonBasics batteries are so cheap, you might be skeptical of their quality and performance. When AmazonBasics launched back in 2009, batteries were among the initial line-up of products--and they're still one of the best, most classic impulse buys of this white-label brand. Mainly sold in packs ranging from 8 to 300 batteries at extremely affordable prices, they've become the go-to value battery brand for day-to-day needs.