Scientists Create the Littlest Big Bang to Study the Universe's Origins
The discovery redefines how large atoms need to be to produce the extreme state of matter found in the early universe.
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Wooting 60HE v2 vs Keychron Q1 Pro vs ZSA Voyager [2026]
Programmers spend more hours on a keyboard than almost any other professional, and in 2026 the hardware options for that job have split into three very different philosophies. The Wooting 60HE v2 chases raw speed with magnetic Hall effect switches and a claimed 0.125 millisecond input latency. The Keychron Q1 Pro chases flexibility with tri-mode…
MSI Katana 15 HX C14: DDR4 RTX 5070 Cuts RAM Cost 2x [2026]
MSI has shipped a 2026 gaming laptop with a memory spec that looked extinct a year ago: DDR4. The Katana 15 HX C14, unveiled on MSI’s own news page on August 26 and picked up by Notebookcheck and VideoCardz over the following two days, pairs an Intel Core i9-14900HX with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070…
SpaceX and Rivals Dodge Traffic as Satellites, Debris Crowd Low-Earth Orbit
The proliferation of man-made material circling the planet is raising concerns over potential collisions.
Welcome to Night Vale cocreator Joseph Fink learned storytelling from Grim Fandango
Joseph Fink is the cocreator and cowriter of Welcome to Night Vale, arguably the most important fiction podcast ever. He’s also the creator of the noir podcast Unlicensed and Alice Isn’t Dead, which takes some of the conspiratorial cosmic horror of Night Vale and turns it into fodder for a more serious series about relationships,…
Musicians-turned-detectives are hunting for AI grifters
As audio-focused generative tools and platforms have gotten more sophisticated, the internet has become increasingly filled with AI-generated music whose melodies and vocals are algorithmically derived from the work of human artists. While some of the people pumping out this kind of content immediately own up to using AI, others have denied using the technology…
Vicariously hike the Appalachian in the gorgeous A Trail Tale
I used to be an avid hiker and would try to go backpacking a few times a year. I always dreamed of thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, but life kind of got in the way. (Turns out jobs, wives, and children aren’t thrilled with the idea of you disappearing for three months.) But I’ve been longing…
Alt-right troll Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported
Alt-right troll Milo Yiannopoulos was arrested by ICE on Thursday, and today the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to Reuters and the Washington Post that he had been deported to the UK. Yiannopoulos came to the US legally in 2019, but overstayed his visa. After he failed to appear in court for an immigration hearing,…
Distraction-free writing gadget BYOK is adding custom extensions
BYOK is a no-frills, single-purpose gadget that 90 percent of people will find absolutely frivolous. But for those who spend a significant chunk of their lives putting words to virtual paper, there is an obvious allure. Personally, I think it’s at its best when you just stick to the bare minimum, focusing on pure text…
SanDisk vs Samsung vs Lexar: Switch 2 Cards, $50 Gap [2026]
Nintendo Switch 2 owners hit a wall the original console never had: plug in an old microSD card from a first-generation Switch, and the system simply refuses to save or load a single digital game. That single design choice, requiring the new microSD Express standard instead of the familiar UHS-I cards, has turned a $50…