We may earn a commission from links on this page. Strava, the superstar running/cycling app, now has a subscriber-only AI feature that will predict how fast it thinks you could run a 5K, 10K, half-marathon, and marathon. The predictions use a different method from those you might see from other sources, though. For me, Strava’s … Read more
The joint ESA and NASA Solar Orbiter mission has delivered a stunning new image of the Sun and its corona. The sun-observing satellite originally launched in 2020, and besides making the Sun look cool, the data it’s captured has impacted things like our understanding of solar wind. Today’s photo shows off the spun-sugar-like particles caught … Read more
You’ve got this sweet flow: User submits a form You show a toast or snackbar that says “Saved!” You feel good about it Then you navigate back… and it shows up again.Or you rotate the screen… and boom, same toast again 🤦♂️ Sound familiar? Let’s fix this once and for all. Look, StateFlow is awesome … Read more
Software engineers are currently caught between a rock and a hard place. The rock? They’re under record pressure to produce and release new software. The hard place? They’re increasingly expected to account for the safety, security and provenance of every single software asset they use in those builds. That’s demonstrated in the rise of the … Read more
In a colorful commentary for the Los Angeles Times, Matt K. Lewis argued that callousness is a central feature of the second Trump administration, particularly its policies of deportation and bureaucratic cutbacks. “Once you normalize cruelty,” Lewis concluded in the piece, “the hammer eventually swings for everyone. Even the ones who thought they were swinging … Read more
The Financial Times has a detailed interview with the newish Head of Google Search, Elizabeth Reid. The interview can be gated, so here are some of the quotes that stood out most to me from this interview. Reid joined Google in 2003 as one of the first of 10 or so engineers at the Google … Read more
Govee may be the most recognized and high-end brand out there in the smart lighting market, but it’s not the only option. There are other brands for those who can afford a premium product for a fraction of the price. One such brand is Torchlet, which is a strong contender on this segment. For sale … Read more
World Expo opened on Sunday with 160 countries and regions showcasing their technology, culture and food, with host Japan hoping to provide the world with some much-needed hope. Highlights at the show in Osaka until mid-October include a Mars meteorite, a beating artificial heart grown from stem cells and Hello Kitty figures in algae form. … Read more
This week has been a wild ride with US tariff fears causing price hikes and panic-buying, but we’ve also been treated to some escapism from our existing dystopian to explore a series of new ones thansk to the release of Black Mirror Seaosn 7. To catch up on all this and more scroll down for … Read more
Markets jumped as Trump paused tariffs Just hours after President Trump imposed steep tariffs on dozens of America’s trading partners, he reversed course. The president announced yesterday afternoon that nearly all of his so-called reciprocal tariffs would be paused for 90 days, and that he might consider exempting some U.S. companies from the tariffs. Nearly … Read more