Image: Photo: Shutterstock Graphics: Vicky Leta Renowned puzzler Peter Winkler invented the addictive word game, HIPE, with some friends when they were juniors in high school. While it may not have become the overnight success of Wordle, the game did earn Winkler admission to Harvard. According to his book, Mathematical Mind-Benders, he wrote a college … Read more
Ever since a passenger plane’s door blew off in early January, plane-maker Boeing has been under increased scrutiny. Now, a new report from the Federal Aviation Administration calls into question the aircraft manufacturer’s safety procedures, calling them “inadequate.” Prepping the Sandworm Scenes in Dune: Part Two The report, which was published Monday, was originally requested … Read more
Photo: SOPA Images / Contributor (Getty Images) At the beginning of 2023, TikTok was one of the weirdest and most delightful places on the internet. An app with a reputation for memes and 30-second dances had become the front page of the internet, and it seemed TikTok was only getting better as the platform matured. … Read more
Following a two-year hiatus, billionaire Richard Branson’s house tourism enterprise is on the point of supply suborbital flights for house vacationers in late June, pending one final take a look at flight on Thursday. Astronomers May Quickly Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their View Virgin Galactic is scheduled to launch the Unity 25 mission … Read more