As a creative writer, I’ve spent several decades refining and improving my skills. Yet, very little has improved my writing practice as much as picking up the first-gen Kindle Scribe, which combines the benefits of an e-reader with those of a…
The Download: AI agents hype, and Google’s electricity plans
—Yoav Shoham is a professor emeritus at Stanford University and cofounder of AI21 Labs. At Google’s I/O 2025 event in May, the company showed off a digital assistant that didn’t just answer questions; it helped work on a bicycle repair by…
Get two months of Paramount+ for only $2 right now
It’s hot out there, so this might be the perfect time to stay in and binge some TV. Paramount+ is offering one heck of a deal right now for budding couch potatoes, with two months available for just $2. That breaks…
See Mercury at greatest elongation, its farthest from the sun in the evening sky this week
Mercury reaches its point of greatest eastern elongation on Friday (July 4), presenting an excellent opportunity to spot the rocky planet during its evening apparition in the post-sunset sky. Astronomers describe Mercury as an “inferior planet”, because its orbital path around…
How to use iPad as a screen for the Nintendo Switch 2
The Nintendo Switch 2 is a massive hit, but its relatively small screen size is still limiting. Here’s how to use an iPad as an external display for better gaming. Nintendo has reportedly sold more than five million units of its…