A hot potato: It's easy to imagine that after the Recall controversy, Microsoft would tread carefully when it comes to AI-powered features that rifle through the contents of users' PCs. However, references to an 'intelligent media search' in a Windows 11 Canar... More »
Based on the number of local L.A. content creators that have visited Tian Xiang — a small, nondescript herbal medicine shop in Los Angeles’ Chinatown — you might think it’s the single best Chinese pharmacy in Los Angeles. Its TikTok star, in particular, is ris... More »
The SummaryHail — not hurricanes, floods or tornadoes — has caused the highest weather damage costs in the U.S. so far this year.Research suggests that climate change will cause large hailstones to become more common. Next year, scientists plan the first U.S. ... More »
Overwhelmed destinations made high-season visitors the targets of a major tourism backlash. Heat waves and fires only added to the pressure.Protesters staging hunger strikes against tourism developments. Local officials threatening to cut off water to illegal ... More »
Roble Shipping firm to reopen Cebu-Tacloban tripTable of ContentsRoble Shipping Inc. is making waves by reopening the Cebu-Tacloban passenger sea route. Starting soon, travelers between Cebu and Tacloban will once again have the option to commute by sea,... More »
Many AI-generated images look realistic until you take a closer lookMidJourney Did you notice that the image above was created by artificial intelligence? It can be difficult to spot AI-generated images, video, audio and text at a time when technological advan... More »
Today’s puzzle is about defenestration. Now there’s a word I’ve never used in this column before.Less is moreDesign an object that cannot pass through an open window, but can pass through one that is almost half shut.Here are illustrations of a cross-section o... More »
Anger and grief in Israel.Protesters in Tel Aviv on Sunday.Sergey Ponomarev for The New York TimesThousands protested a hostage tragedy in IsraelSix Israeli hostages were found dead in a tunnel under the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said yesterday, an anno... More »
Fill in the giveaway information, and you’ll be entered to win a copy of The Rocky Horror Cookbook: 50 Savory, Sweet, and Seductive Recipes from the Cult Musical by Kim Laidlaw. (Running Press Adult, 2024). (ARV $27)Note: You can enter this giveaway one (... More »