Star Trek isn’t just a sci-fi franchise — it’s a cultural phenomenon that’s inspired generations to dream bigger, think deeper and embrace diversity across galaxies. With its iconic captains, philosophical dilemmas and unforgettable alien encounters, the Trek universe is rich with…
MLS playoff matches free to all Apple TV subscribers
Major League Soccer is making its playoff matches free to stream for subscribers of Apple TV, without needing the MLS Season Pass. MLS on Apple TV MLS is coming to the end of its 2025 season and is about to hold…
Flint’s $5M plan could end traditional websites as it builds pages that think, adapt, and sell autonomously
Flint claims its sites can generate and optimize themselves without human input Users upload a brief, and Flint auto-creates coded pages on live domains The startup has raised $5 million from Accel and Sheryl Sandberg’s fund A new startup has announced…
From slop to Sotheby’s? AI art enters a new phase
One of the most conspicuous features of generative AI tools is their accessibility. With no training and in very little time, you can create an image of whatever you can imagine in whatever style you desire. That’s a key reason AI…
Near Flesh and the return of 30 Days of Night
I love the 30 Days of Night franchise, so I was super excited to discover this week that it’s picking back up with Falling Sun, and this first issue did not disappoint. 30 Days of Night: Falling Sun is written by…
Watch SpaceX launch its 10,000th Starlink satellite to orbit today on rocket’s record-breaking 31st flight
SpaceX will notch two big milestones on a single Falcon 9 launch today (Oct. 19), and you can watch the action live. A Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch 28 of SpaceX’s Starlink broadband satellites from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force…
Apple Vision Pro Developer Strap could get a surprise upgrade
The Apple Vision Pro may be getting an updated Developer Strap, after an update to Apple’s Developer site states orders will open soon. Apple Vision Pro Developer Strap The Developer Strap for the Apple Vision Pro was a $300 accessory to…
Cerabyte’s glass storage lets you own the U.S. Constitution while reshaping the future of cloud-based data preservation
Cerabyte’s ceramic-on-glass technology introduces a new era for sustainable digital archiving Permanent media eliminates the energy needs of conventional archival data systems Smartphone-readable samples show how accessible permanent storage could soon become At the recent 2025 Open Compute Project (OCP) Global…
This startup thinks slime mold can help us design better cities
Officially known as Physarum polycephalum, slime mold is neither plant, animal, nor fungus but a single-celled organism older than dinosaurs. When searching for food, it extends tentacle-like projections in multiple directions simultaneously. It then doubles down on the most efficient paths…
Google has killed Privacy Sandbox
Google’s Privacy Sandbox is officially dead. In an update on the project’s website, Google Vice President Anthony Chavez has announced that the company was sunsetting the remaining technologies developed for Sandbox due to their “low levels of adoption.” A spokesperson has…