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technology

Wyze tries its hand at a palm-reading smart lock

By PCWorld | | 9/16/2025 9:00 AM

technology

Buying an SSD? Ask yourself these 4 crucial questions first

By PCWorld | | 9/16/2025 9:00 AM

technology

Amazon’s ‘Prime Big Deal Days’ returns October 7-8: All you need to know

By PCWorld | | 9/16/2025 8:53 AM

technology

US lab solves 100-year-old physics puzzle by cracking curse of dimensionality

By Interesting Engineering | Atharva Gosavi | 9/16/2025 8:50 AM

Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of New Mexico unveiled an AI... ... Read full Story

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‘Humans hit me’: Video shows China’s humanoid robot endure insane ‘violence test’

By Interesting Engineering | Kaif Shaikh | 9/16/2025 8:48 AM

A video that surfaced on YouTube has drawn attention for its unusual, or rather unusually... ... Read full Story

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Microsoft adds free Copilot Chat to Microsoft 365 apps

By PCWorld | | 9/16/2025 7:51 AM

technology

Terra Innovatum ropes in partner to make megawatt-scale SOLO nuclear reactors

By Interesting Engineering | Abhishek Bhardwaj | 9/16/2025 7:48 AM

Energy firm Terra Innovatum has entered into a partnership with ATB Riza Calzoni to manufacture... ... Read full Story

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Germany: Nokia deploys world’s first 5G rail network for intelligent train ops

By Interesting Engineering | Atharva Gosavi | 9/16/2025 7:42 AM

Nokia and Deutsche Bahn (DB) on September 15 announced that they switched on the first... ... Read full Story

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US fields hypersonic missile-killer system with 1,000-mile range near China

By Interesting Engineering | Kapil Kajal | 9/16/2025 7:15 AM

The US military on Monday showcased its Typhon intermediate-range missile system in Japan for the... ... Read full Story

technology

80% heat, 10% shaking: US ‘lab-quakes’ reveal physics of earthquake energy flow

By Interesting Engineering | Mrigakshi Dixit | 9/16/2025 7:01 AM

Geologists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have quantified the complete energy budget of... ... Read full Story

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Credit bureaus keep getting hacked. Protect yourself with 4 steps

By PCWorld | | 9/16/2025 6:30 AM

technology

How (and why) to boot Windows 11 from a USB flash drive

By PCWorld | | 9/16/2025 6:30 AM

technology

China snaps US ‘surveillance’ satellite in rare eye-for-eye move over space assets

By Interesting Engineering | Sujita Sinha | 9/16/2025 4:42 AM

China claims to have turned the tables in orbit. One of its satellites recently photographed... ... Read full Story

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Word, Excel, PowerPoint & More — Lifetime License for $30

By PCWorld | | 9/16/2025 4:00 AM

technology

Engineer turns disposable vape into 24KB web server that loads pages in 160ms

By Interesting Engineering | Aamir Khollam | 9/15/2025 8:02 PM

The next time you see a disposable vape on the street, think twice before dismissing... ... Read full Story

technology

New boron nitride quantum sensors measure stress and magnetism under 30,000× pressure

By Interesting Engineering | Neetika Walter | 9/15/2025 7:49 PM

The world of quantum physics is mysterious. But what happens when that realm of subatomic... ... Read full Story

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Humanoid robot that won marathon now laces up as sneaker tester in China

By Interesting Engineering | Aamir Khollam | 9/15/2025 7:35 PM

Humanoid robots are stepping into new roles that go well beyond labs and competitions. On... ... Read full Story

technology

Retiring coal plants set for nuclear revival as China bets on meltdown-proof reactors

By Interesting Engineering | Neetika Walter | 9/15/2025 5:50 PM

China is exploring plans to convert retiring coal-fired plants into nuclear power stations. The move... ... Read full Story

technology

How to install a smart light switch or dimmer

By PCWorld | | 9/15/2025 3:06 PM

technology

Why China’s robotic mowers could decide the LiDAR race

By Interesting Engineering | Ni Tao | 9/15/2025 3:02 PM

Ni Tao is IE’s columnist, giving exclusive insight into China’s technology and engineering ecosystem. His monthly... ... Read full Story

basketball

The Conversation: With Cade Cunningham and Ausar Thompson, the Pistons are just getting started

by CBS Interactive Inc | Sep 15 2025

beauty

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

by The List | Mar 03 2025

connecticut

CT battling Trump EPA proposal to end greenhouse gas regulation

by CT Mirror | Sep 16 2025

exercise

Here’s How Many Steps You Really Need To Walk, Says a Cleveland Clinic Sports Cardiologist Based on New Research

by thehealthy.com | Aug 28 2025

game

Hollow Knight: Silksong Patch 2 Is Coming Soon To Kill More Bugs

by GameSpot | Sep 16 2025

how_to

18 Hidden iOS 26 Features You Should Try Right Now

by CNET | Sep 15 2025

knowledge

Here’s What the Hole in a Safety Pin Is Really For

by Reader's Digest | Sep 09 2025

long_island

Tap Room tees up as Long Island’s Ryder Cup watch-party headquarters

by greaterlongisland.com | Sep 15 2025

politics

X account racks up dozens of firings for those publicly celebrating Kirk assassination: 'Fighting back'

by Fox News | Sep 16 2025

retirement

Retirees face staggering 6-figure health care bill when leaving the workforce

by Fox News | Jul 30 2025

science

'This needs to happen fast': Scientists race to cryopreserve a critically endangered tree before it goes extinct

by LIVE SCIENCE | Sep 16 2025

travel

DuPage, Chicago’s often overlooked neighbour, can add an extra dimension to the Windy City Experience

by The Travel Magazine | Sep 16 2025

upstate

GlobalFoundries-Town of Malta accepting applications for community grants

by NEWS10 ABC | Sep 16 2025

wellness

The One Habit a Neurologist Does Every Day to Protect Her Brain Long-Term

by Self.com | Sep 15 2025

world

Trump due to arrive in Britain on historic second state visit

by United Press International, Inc. | Sep 16 2025

Word of the Day

debunk

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 16, 2025 is:

debunk • \dee-BUNK\ • verb

To debunk something (such as a belief or theory) is to show that it is not true.

// The influencer remained enormously popular despite having the bulk of their health claims thoroughly debunked.

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Examples:

“Conspiracy theorists (and those of us who argue with them have the scars to show for it) often maintain that the ones debunking the conspiracies are allied with the conspirators.” — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025

Did you know?

To debunk something is to take the bunk out of it—that bunk being nonsense. (Bunk is short for the synonymous bunkum, which has political origins.) Debunk has been in use since at least the 1920s, and it contrasts with synonyms like disprove and rebut by suggesting that something is not merely untrue but is also a sham—a trick meant to deceive. One can simply disprove a myth, but if it is debunked, the implication is that the myth was a grossly exaggerated or foolish claim.

Wyze tries its hand at a palm-reading smart lock

Buying an SSD? Ask yourself these 4 crucial questions first

Amazon’s ‘Prime Big Deal Days’ returns October 7-8: All you need to know

US lab solves 100-year-old physics puzzle by cracking curse of dimensionality

‘Humans hit me’: Video shows China’s humanoid robot endure insane ‘violence test’

Microsoft adds free Copilot Chat to Microsoft 365 apps

Terra Innovatum ropes in partner to make megawatt-scale SOLO nuclear reactors

Germany: Nokia deploys world’s first 5G rail network for intelligent train ops

US fields hypersonic missile-killer system with 1,000-mile range near China

80% heat, 10% shaking: US ‘lab-quakes’ reveal physics of earthquake energy flow

Credit bureaus keep getting hacked. Protect yourself with 4 steps

How (and why) to boot Windows 11 from a USB flash drive

China snaps US ‘surveillance’ satellite in rare eye-for-eye move over space assets

Word, Excel, PowerPoint & More — Lifetime License for $30

Engineer turns disposable vape into 24KB web server that loads pages in 160ms

New boron nitride quantum sensors measure stress and magnetism under 30,000× pressure

Humanoid robot that won marathon now laces up as sneaker tester in China

Retiring coal plants set for nuclear revival as China bets on meltdown-proof reactors

How to install a smart light switch or dimmer

Why China’s robotic mowers could decide the LiDAR race

The Conversation: With Cade Cunningham and Ausar Thompson, the Pistons are just getting started

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

CT battling Trump EPA proposal to end greenhouse gas regulation

Here’s How Many Steps You Really Need To Walk, Says a Cleveland Clinic Sports Cardiologist Based on New Research

Hollow Knight: Silksong Patch 2 Is Coming Soon To Kill More Bugs

18 Hidden iOS 26 Features You Should Try Right Now

Here’s What the Hole in a Safety Pin Is Really For

Tap Room tees up as Long Island’s Ryder Cup watch-party headquarters

X account racks up dozens of firings for those publicly celebrating Kirk assassination: 'Fighting back'

Retirees face staggering 6-figure health care bill when leaving the workforce

'This needs to happen fast': Scientists race to cryopreserve a critically endangered tree before it goes extinct

DuPage, Chicago’s often overlooked neighbour, can add an extra dimension to the Windy City Experience

GlobalFoundries-Town of Malta accepting applications for community grants

The One Habit a Neurologist Does Every Day to Protect Her Brain Long-Term

Trump due to arrive in Britain on historic second state visit

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.Pennsylvania police pursue pigs on the loose near country club

2.Watch: Connecticut city breaks record for world's largest pizza party

3.Illinois player learns of their own lottery win from the rumor mill

4.Peru wins viral “World Cup of Breakfasts” with pan con chicharrón

5.Watch: Florida woman punches alligator to rescue her dog

6.Watch: Hundreds of people named Ryan gather for 'Rytoberfest' in New York

7.Look: Herd of escaped goats munch on lawns in Baltimore neighborhood

8.Stowaway gecko travels from Portugal to Guernsey in suitcase

9.Michigan man's Powerball winnings are 3 times more than expected

10.National Video Games Day: 5 stunning world records