Author Archives: Editorial Team

The US DOE opens The Office of Critical and Emerging Technology to coordinate the use of AI and other tech to fight climate change, prevent pandemics, and more (Tim McDonnell/Semafor)

Tim McDonnell / Semafor: The US DOE opens The Office of Critical and Emerging Technology [...]

12
Dec
Mt. Shasta Plans to Build Summit Virgin Mary Statue

Heading out the door? Read this article on the Outside app available now on iOS [...]

12
Dec
Being Grateful for the Peaceful Coexistence of Joy and Pain

“It’s a gift to exist, and with existence comes suffering. There’s no escaping that, but if [...]

12
Dec
Most AI-Operated Drive-Thrus Need Human Workers, Report Says

The drive-thru lane is one of the latest places in daily American life getting an [...]

12
Dec
US teens survey: 93% use YouTube, 63% use TikTok, 60% use Snapchat, 59% use Instagram, and 33% use Facebook; ~33% use at least one of these "almost constantly" (Pew Research Center)

Pew Research Center: US teens survey: 93% use YouTube, 63% use TikTok, 60% use Snapchat, [...]

11
Dec
This All-Girls Running Club in Kenya Protects Young Athletes

Agnes Tirop was a 25-year-old rising professional distance runner who represented Kenya at the 2020 [...]

11
Dec
You Won’t Believe How Talisker Aged Its New, Ultra-Rare Scotch

The Canadian tundra’s cold, glacial waters shaped the warm body of Talisker’s newest whisky: Glacial [...]

11
Dec
Paris-based Mistral AI has raised €385M, or about $415M, with investors including a16z and Lightspeed; sources: the deal values Mistral at about $2B (Cade Metz/New York Times)

Cade Metz / New York Times: Paris-based Mistral AI has raised €385M, or about $415M, [...]

10
Dec
How Nathan Florence Used Youtube to Achieve Surfing Stardom

Like most YouTube videos posted by Nathan Florence, a 29-year-old surfer known for riding the [...]

10
Dec
No One Knows What's in Bruichladdich's Newest Scotch

Scotch maker Bruichladdich doesn’t usually keep secrets. The brand tends to share pertinent details about its bottlings [...]

10
Dec