In today's post, Simón Muñoz speaks about one of the most prevalent issues when creating products: overengineering them.

Animals often share food, but these birds understand that metal rings can be exchanged for treats, and they share the rings with no promise of reward

As we head into another gifting season and more and more connected devices make their way onto gift guides, I want to offer a cautionary note. The smart home is like a cat — mostly self-sufficient and nice to have, but also possessing a mind of its own that…

JDK 17 has been out for a few months and it’s not just packed with new language features. The performance boost compared to older JDK versions is also really significant. It becomes especially clear when compared to the previous LTS releases, JDK 8 and JDK…

Add open source login to any Next.js and React single page app (SPA) using free open source.

The man who invented the interactive fiction genre talks about its past and future.

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The first major investment decision from paroled leader Jay Y. Lee

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Finance employees who couldn’t imagine working from home before the pandemic are now reluctant to return to the office. Their bosses can’t figure out how to bring them back.

Vestaboard has totally re-imagined the design of a split-flap display you might see at a train station in Europe.

The most commonly used material for producing solar panels is crystalline silicon, but achieving efficient energy conversion requires an energy-intensive and time-consuming production process to

The AWS Free Tier has been around since 2010 and allows you to use generous amounts of over 100 different AWS services. Some services offer free trials, others are free for the first 12 months after you sign up, and still others are always free, up to a per…

Top lenders, railway and NTT join trial run for blockchain-based e-money

How a lovely family image became an internet controversy

The leaders of Germany’s incoming governing parties announced on Wednesday that they have a formal agreement to legalize marijuana and promote broader drug policy harm reduction measures when they take power. News of a tentative agreement on cannabis first…

From Texas to Virginia to Pennsylvania, there is a growing movement to challenge books in schools that some suggest are inappropriate for students. Concern goes beyond explicit content; it now includes opposition to LGBTQIA material, the history of racism…