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Major Biden, President-elect Joe Biden's German shepherd, warmed every beating heart when he became the first presidential pooch to be adopted from a shelter. Sob! That means inauguration day is as big a deal for Major as it is for his owners, Joe and Jill: Along with older brother Champ, Major will be ascending to the highest canine office in the land, First Dog. To celebrate, the shelter from which […]

Elon Musk just became the world's richest person, snagging the title away from Jeff Bezos by only 1 billion American dollars. Yawn. Tesla stock passed US$800 per share Thursday after a year of dramatic stock gains, thanks in part to the company finally becoming profitable. Since Musk's wealth is tied to Tesla stock, that means his own personal value increased, too. Though he began the year only worth US$27 billion […]

On New Year’s Day, many people will kick off Dry January, when they’ll try to go a month without consuming alcohol, or at least drinking less. As we've done with many things this pandemic year, including talking to friends and working, many are turning to apps and online tools for help. Search “Dry January” in the Apple App Store, and you’ll get half a dozen apps that say they can […]

Though plagued by setbacks and layoffs, Apple has reportedly been building a car under the “Project Titan” banner for years. Now, a new report shows the rubber might actually be hitting the road sometime soonish. Multiple sources familiar with Apple’s automotive ambitions told Reuters that Apple could debut a car in 2024. It would be oriented toward individual drivers (not taxi fleets like Waymo), and would feature a reportedly innovative […]

Twitter is cleanin' out the closet. On Tuesday, Twitter announced that it is ending its live video service, Periscope, as a standalone app. The app will cease to exist as of March 2021, and people won't be able to make new Periscope accounts starting with the next release. Twitter acquired Periscope before the app even officially launched back in 2015. The ability for anyone to live stream might seem like […]

First, there were aliens. Then, there were angry Utahns. Now, there is...a group of artists who specialize in larger-than-life stunts. A community of artists known as The Most Famous Artist has posted photos and clues on its website and social media channels that seem to take credit for the triple-sided metal monoliths that have been popping up. In mid November, one monolith was spotted in a remote area of federally-managed […]

Hear ye, hear ye: The tyranny of overwhelmingly large iPhones over women with perfectly normal sized hands is over. Sort of. Apple unveiled the new iPhone 12 mini during its virtual product debut event Tuesday. It has all the same cool new specs as the "normal" iPhone 12, notably 5G connectivity and a stronger "ceramic shield" screen. It's just smol! Honey I shrunk the iPhone! Image: screenshot: rachel Kraus / […]