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Stop Saying Kids Can’t Read
Everyone is talking about the reading crisis. But inside the “Mississippi Miracle,” it’s all about comprehension.
Read →What actually got our articles cited by ChatGPT (and what didn't)
A few weeks ago I found out our site had a table of contents that rendered for absolutely nobody. The code was there. The CSS was there. It had been shipping to production for months. It just never a...
Read →I reverse-engineered Claude's undocumented Design API so a file sync wouldn't cost 665k tokens
A build log about protocol archaeology, three wrong guesses, and refusing to trust my own mocks. The token bill that started it Claude Design (claude.ai/design) is a nice place to keep a d...
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Pornhub Stars Want to Teach You How to Make Dinner
Faced with censorship and anti-porn laws, the adult site is encouraging creators to embrace cooking, gaming, podcasting, and other safe-for-work content.
Read →Sauerkraut at Every Meal? These Fermentation Fanatics Tried That Long Before MAHA
The annual Portland Fermentation Festival took place last week in Oregon, at a time when sauerkraut, kimchi, and other funky foods are in the social and political spotlight.
Read →Amazon Adds an Alexa Photo Frame and a Bedside Clock to Its Echo Family
The new Echo Studio also gets a camera, and the Echo Show 16 debuts an AI-generated Alexa interface.
Read →Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2026) and Colorsoft (2026) Review: Best for Accessories
The latest generation of Kindle’s 7-inch e-readers have a new look and new accessories. But are they worth the upgrade given Amazon’s new Kindle prices?
Read →What’s the Best Kindle of 2026 (So Far)?
I’ve tested every single Kindle, from Paperwhite and Colorsoft to the new aluminum models. Here’s how Amazon’s ebook readers stack up.
Read →Senators Demand to Know if Dr. Oz Collaborated With Election Denial Groups
A far-right campaign claiming leftists are stealing votes from nursing home residents has centered on changing guidance from Mehmet Oz’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Read →Sony Wants You to Forget About Discs With Its Gorgeous Transparent Controllers
Sony has new, spiffy see-through controllers and covers for its PlayStation 5 that let you see the hardware guts inside.
Read →The Inside Story of Why Apple Finally Brought a Touch Display to the Mac
An exclusive early look at Apple’s new touchscreen MacBook Pro—the computer Apple said would never happen.
Read →I Put a Bunch of AI Agents in Charge of a Fantasy Soccer Team. They’re Not Better Than Humans—Yet
To experiment with AI’s predictive skills, I let Codex loose on a fantasy team. It tried to bench Erling Haaland at first, but it soon learned the error of its ways.
Read →The New M6 MacBook Pro Has a Serious Price Problem
For $1,999, you could own an M6 Mac Mini and an M5 MacBook Air instead, both of which are on sale right now.
Read →Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers—Including Undercover ICE Agents
The leaked records include the locations of ICE and CBP facilities, workers’ cell phone numbers, and the members of groups tied to wiretap programs, Palantir software, and xAI’s Grok chatbot.
Read →Most Servers on the Planet Are Vulnerable to This Firmware Code-Execution Flaw
The critical flaw in UEFI firmware—used by most server vendors and data centers—allows attackers to execute code early in the boot process.
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