It seems tame today!

There’s an art and a science to picking a good starting word for Wordle. Here are my suggestions for the best starters—and ...

Something extraordinary has happened, even if we haven’t fully realized it yet: algorithms are now capable of solving ...

Python turns 32. Explore 32 practical Python one-liners that show why readability, simplicity, and power still define the ...

This week in Las Vegas, tech companies at CES 2026 are unveiling the latest wearable health devices — glucose monitors, blood pressure trackers, fitness trackers. Probably not mentioned at the show is ...

A recent study published in Engineering has unveiled a novel approach to generating functional organoids from human adult adipose tissue. This method, which bypasses traditional stem cell isolation ...

In Slate’s annual Movie Club, film critic Dana Stevens emails with fellow critics—for 2025, Justin Chang, Alison Willmore, and Bilge Ebiri—about the year in cinema. Dear (but for real, dear) ...

Barbara Wallraff is a writer and editor in Cambridge. She writes The Wordshop on Substack. The challenge last time was to come up with a name for the gesture of resting your hand over your mouth in ...

Microsoft announced new agents for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. They can help to shrink the gap between ideation and production. Other Copilot updates include an expanded Voice mode. In the era of AI ...

Generators rely on fuel like gasoline, propane, or natural gas, and their engines need regular maintenance, such as oil changes and air filter replacement. While they are a more eco-friendly solution ...

A new attack ad from Senate Republicans uses Sen. Chuck Schumer's real words about the government shutdown — but in an AI deepfake of the Democratic Senate Minority Leader. The 30-second video posted ...