Meta says the estimated 31,000-mile subsea internet cable could come online sometime by the end of this decade. Credit: Meta Over the weekend, Facebook owner Meta announced “Project Waterworth,” an ambitious plan to build out a globe-spanning, 31,000-mile subsea internet cable. That’s longer from end to end than the circumferenceContinue Reading
Axon mades body cameras used by police across the nation, including Utah and California. Credit: Photo by Leonard Ortiz/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images A bill headed to Utah’s Senate floor would require police to include disclaimers in any report written with help from artificial intelligence. Introduced byContinue Reading
Yes, you can fix your YouTube algorithm. Image: Popular Science composite/Getty Images Does your YouTube algorithm feel kind of…stuck? I know I’ve been there—getting recommendations about things I’m trying to think less about. It’s too easy to click, which in turn teaches YouTube you’re interested in that topic, which meansContinue Reading
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Ancient bathing rituals have a rich and colourful history: Cleopatra famously bathed in donkey’s milk, the Romans soaked in wine and King Wenceslas even sat in wort, a sludge-like brew from a Bohemian brewery. Today, global bathing cultures, from Japanese onsensContinue Reading
Face rolling does have some benefits, according to experts. Image: Jonathan Knowles/Getty Images Scan your social media feed, and you’ll probably run across an influencer incorporating a face roller into their daily skincare routine. Touted for their supposed ability to reduce puffiness, improve circulation, and even provide anti-aging benefits, faceContinue Reading
The young man appeared to want help with making fire. Credit: Deposit Photos The industrialized world is a complex web of technology, cultures, and politics, but today’s interconnected society doesn’t encompass everyone. A handful of communities still exist entirely outside these confines. The Sentinelese people living on the Indian Ocean’sContinue Reading
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured these drifting noctilucent, or twilight, clouds in a 16-minute recording on Jan. 17. (This looping clip has been speeded up about 480 times.) The white plumes falling out of the clouds are carbon dioxide ice that would evaporate closer to the Martian surface. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/SSIContinue Reading
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