Apple announced support for NFC stickers/tags that trigger Apple Pay for payment without having an app installed. Imagine tapping your phone on a scooter or a parking-meter and paying for it without signing up or downloading an app first. #ApplePay https…

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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A new documentary revealing cases of sexual abuse by priests has deeply shaken Poland, one of Europe's most Roman Catholic societies, eliciting an apology from the church...

China Miéville’s novel Embassytown describes a world in which an alien species, the Ariekei, becomes enthralled by a human’s ability to speak their language. What starts out as novelty gives way to obsession, and they become addicted to his voice, their lives…

A young engineer working on an Army project to help stabilize weapons realized the technology could also help some Parkinson's patients with essential tasks.

Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.

(Reuters) - A California jury on Monday awarded more than $2 billion to a couple who claimed Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused their cancer, in the largest U.S. jury verdict to date against the company in litigation over the chemical.

I've always found the idea that money doesn't buy happiness impossible to justify. Little did I know that a 10-week Yale class on happiness would change my views.

If the sci-fi space cities of Bezos’s Blue Origin look familiar, it’s because they’re derived from the work of his college professor, the late physicist Gerard O’Neill.  

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The true tale of tulipmania is even more fascinating than the mythical version you’ve heard.

Messaging app discovers vulnerability that has been open for weeks

It's sort of like a lighter HoloLens 2 with red accents.

GILLETTE, Wyo. – The nation’s third-largest coal company by production volume filed for bankruptcy Friday as utility companies increasingly turn to gas-fired generation and renewable energy for electricity. Gillette-based Cloud... more

Cool front-end developers are always pushing the envelope, jumping out of their seat to use the latest and greatest and shiniest of UI frameworks and libraries. However, there is another kind of front-end developer, the boring front-end developer. Here is…

Elon Musk bragged that the Model S’s 17 inch screen isn’t automotive grade, but now Tesla and its customers are mired in “replacement hell.”

Numpy clone in Common Lisp. Contribute to numcl/numcl development by creating an account on GitHub.

Operate Raspberry Pi v1 camera in global exposure mode (instead of rolling shutter) 📷✨ - revalo/pishot

A town generator that is suitable for out of the box play in any fantasy TTRPG setting. - ryceg/Eigengrau-s-Essential-Establishment-Generator