Abortion Pill Orders Are Soaring

In 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that protected abortion rights in the United States. Since then, many states have rolled back abortion services or made them outright illegal. That includes some states restricting access to abortion pills like mifepristone. Now, at the start of an election year … Read more

Amanda Bynes Is Done With Podcasts, Reveals What She Wants To Do Instead

Former actress Amanda Bynes is completely done with podcasts after just one episode. The 37-year-old confirmed that she’s no longer interested in making more episodes of her show and, instead, wants to get a “consistent job” by chasing her “manicurist license.” Bynes’ latest statement comes after she assured fans that she would be recording another … Read more

Coffee Lovers, It’s Time to Stop Using K-Cups

Coffee keeps the world turning. Or, at least, it makes it easier to pry your eyelids open and maintain some semblance of normalcy every day. There have been many research studies, technological innovations, and passionate arguments dedicated to brewing a better cup of coffee. A recent wave of impressively designed coffee gadgets aims to dial … Read more

Inside Mirai, the Hack that Broke the Internet

In October 2016, a malware tool named Mirai took down some of the biggest sites and services on the web, including Netflix, Spotify, Twitter, PayPal, and Slack. The blackout affected most of the East Coast of the United States, and the size and scope of the outage alarmed the cybersecurity researchers and law enforcement agencies … Read more

How to Digitize an Entire Government

Lauren Goode: OK. Gideon Lichfield: Then they— Lauren Goode: OK. Gideon Lichfield: Kick in automatically. Lauren Goode: OK, so there’s one side of this that sounds a little bit Big Brother, and then there’s another part of me that thinks this is probably how a fully digitized government should work. Gideon Lichfield: Right. It’s kind … Read more

Where Does Crypto Go From Here?

Gideon Lichfield: You said just now that what Sam Bankman-Fried did was allegedly illegal. Is there a world in which it wasn’t illegal? Michael Casey: I think we all—I know. I’m trying to be a good journalist here, Gideon. I’m just trying to like— Gideon Lichfield: Just because he hasn’t been found guilty yet. Michael … Read more

Tom Sandoval Explains Why He Cheated on Ariana Madix With Rachel Leviss

Tom Sandoval engages in an open discussion with one of his most outspoken critics, actor Jerry O’Connell. On the latest episode of the Vanderpump Rules star’s podcast, Everybody Loves Tom, 40-year-old Sandoval discusses the emotional transformation he experienced since cheating on Ariana Madix with Rachel Leviss earlier this year. O’Connell, a devoted fan of Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules, criticized Sandoval on a … Read more