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Open Questions: A Series on What Science and Law Have Not Settled
A new x9m8 series on unsettled questions in AI, consciousness, evolution, biotech and law, each with the evidence, the rival answers and…
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How to Build Your First WordPress Website, Step by Step
Learn how to build a WordPress website from scratch: pick a domain and host, install WordPress, choose a theme, add pages, and…
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Gene therapy for sickle cell disease: what it is and how it works
Two one-time gene therapies were approved for sickle cell disease in December 2023. Here is how each works and what the evidence…
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How to Upgrade PowerShell 7.4 to 7.6 Before November 10
PowerShell 7.4 and 7.5 stop receiving fixes on November 10, 2026. Upgrade PowerShell 7.4 to the 7.6 LTS with winget or MSI,…
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How Web Search Engines Evolved From Archie to AI Answers
From a student’s FTP filename index in 1990 to AI-written answers, here is how web search engines changed and what each stage…
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AmScope B120C-E1 Review: Solid Student Scope, Weak Camera
A binocular compound microscope with a mechanical stage and oil objective at a mid-range price. Shopper feedback and published reviews are weighed,…
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Logitech Blue Yeti Review: Clear USB Sound, Noisy Rooms Beware
The Yeti still sounds clear and is easy to use, and it still picks up everything in the room. Here is what…
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Fruit Love Island: Anatomy of a 300-Million-View AI Hit
Nine days. That is how long it took a cast of talking fruit to rack up roughly 300 million views on TikTok.…
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Rubin Observatory LSST Begins: A Ten-Year Movie of the Southern Sky, in Numbers
Rubin Observatory’s ten-year survey began June 30, 2026, with a 3,200-megapixel camera, about 10 terabytes of data nightly and up to seven…
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Xenotransplantation: Can Pig Organs Be Transplanted Into Humans?
Gene-edited pig organs have been transplanted into a small number of people. Here is what has worked, what has not, and what…
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How Smartphones Evolved From Brick Phones to Today
From an 80-pound car phone to a pocket computer: the networks, devices and software that built the smartphone, with the dates sources…
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System76 Adder Pro: What $2,499 Buys in a Linux OLED Gaming Laptop
System76’s Adder Pro starts at $2,499 with Panther Lake, an RTX 5060 or 5070 and a 165 Hz OLED. We explain the…
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Anker 341 USB-C Hub Review: Cheap Ports, Real Limits
Anker’s 7-in-1 hub covers HDMI, USB-A and card slots for about $40, but HDMI tops out at 4K 30 Hz and some…
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