Spectacular Burnout of a Solar Panel Salesman
Aaron Colvin was doing tricep pushdowns at the gym when he noticed a huge cartoon bodybuilder in the mirrored room. The man trained the woman through a series of wires, and 18-year-old Colvin stopped learning the technique. When the bodybuilder caught him staring and lumbered over, Colvin was shocked. He figured he would be accused of ogling his girlfriend-one...
AI Financial Advisor Targets Young People’s Paycheck Live to Paycheck
Leaders at artificial intelligence companies often ask users (and investors) to imagine a not-too-distant future where AI trainers, trained on personal data and past interactions, help users achieve their wildest dreams. Want to be more active? This is an AI-designed exercise. Want to monitor your long-term well-being? Try this AI health app. Want to fix your money problems? There's...
The rich rule the world
Whenever I get a new job, the first thing I do is call my dad. And the first thing he asked me was: How much do they pay you? The man's obsession with dollars and cents is lore in the Drummond family. But the zealous interest in the size of my salary for a very good reason: Money opens...
12 Best Cat Water Sources, Tested and Reviewed by KABEL (2025)
As seen with the rise of automatic litter boxes, automatic feeders, pet tracking, and now cat water fountains, technology has made it possible for us to keep a close eye on our pets and make sure they are taken care of without having to do much. of manual labor. A cat water source encourages the cat to drink more...
DDR4 vs DDR5 RAM: What’s the difference?
Overclocking has also improved, with Intel updating XMP (eXtreme Memory Profile) to 3.0 for DDR5. If XMP 2.0 supports only two profiles, the latest version has five. Three are set by the memory manufacturer, with the other two for you to tweak and change your own settings. Intel hosts a spreadsheet with settings from common manufacturers if you're curious...
LA Fires Have Created Another Problem – Unsafe Drinking Water
Depressurization, another big contributor to contamination, occurs when firefighting efforts pull a lot of water from the system in a short period of time. "The water line that connects to a house can generally pump 9 gallons per minute," Whelton said. "Firefighters can pull 500 gallons or up to 1,500 gallons of water per minute. So if you run...
New US Rule Aims to Block China’s Access to AI Chips and Models with World Limits
The Biden administration announced a bold and controversial new export control scheme today, designed to keep advanced chips and self-made intelligence models out of the hands of adversaries such as China. which is allowed relatively unfettered access to the most sophisticated AI silicon and American algorithms, and which requires a special license to access the technology. The rules, which...
Inside the Black Box of Predictive Travel Surveillance
In March 2020, Frank van der Linde entered the immigration line for EU citizens at Amsterdam's Schiphol international airport. Linde, a Dutch citizen and human rights advocate, was returning home from outside the European Union, and the immigration officer asked several questions about the trip. Linde thought it was a random check; after a few minutes, it was cleared...
Anker’s display-equipped wall charger from CES is on sale
Gadgets and inventive gizmos at CES can often define the year, but most everything seen on the showroom floor won't be available until the end of the year, if at all. Fortunately, that's not the case with Anker's 140W GaN charger, which is available in black or silver for $79.99 ($10) when you clip the coupon on the Amazon...
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launch: how and when to watch
Blue Origin is gearing up for its biggest launch ever, but on Monday morning the effort was scrapped for technical reasons after several delays during the three-hour launch window. The window originally opened at 1AM ET. It's unclear when the commercial space company owned by Jeff Bezos will attempt to send the 320-foot-tall New Glenn rocket into space for...
