Apple released iOS 18 on Sept. 16, a week after the company announced its new iPhone 16 lineup, Apple Watch Series 10 and more at its September event. As CNET reports, the operating system brings a lot of new features to your iPhone, like more ways to customize your home screen and updates to the Messages app. Here’s what you should know about the new […]
There’s so much to love about a great cheeseburger, from the layers of cheese to the toppings, and every year, Americans honor it with its own National Cheeseburger Day on September 18th (not to be confused with National Double Cheeseburger Day on September 15). This celebration of one of the most iconic and delicious foods […]
A storm currently spinning just off the Southeast coast is an example of what meteorologists call a “homegrown” storm. The storm had been thought to become Tropical Storm Helene, but never got organized enough to officially qualify as a named storm. Regardless, these tropical storms and hurricanes are the ones that can quickly form close […]
On the heels of the finale of Chimp Crazy—the HBO docuseries from the director of Tiger King that highlights the dangers and cruelty inherent in private ownership of chimpanzees—the animal rights organization PETA is offering a $10,000 reward for evidence that results in the confiscation by law-enforcement authorities of chimpanzees languishing at roadside zoos, in private compounds, and in […]
California issued its earliest snow advisory in the past 20 years with an alert early this week for residents in the Sierra Nevada, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). As USA Today reports, this week, areas of the Sierra Nevada above 8,000 feet are expecting some snow as a trough, a region of low […]
OpenAI is releasing a new model called o1, the first in a planned series of “reasoning” models that have been trained to answer more complex questions, faster than a human can. It’s being released alongside o1-mini, a smaller, cheaper version. And yes, if you’re steeped in AI rumors: this is, in fact, the extremely hyped Strawberry model. […]
Anthony Mangieri has regained his crown. His Una Pizza Napoletana on New York’s Lower East Side has been named the best pizzeria in the world by the organization 50 Top Pizza, a year after sliding from the top spot. According to The Robb Report, Mangieri, the New Jersey native, has been making pizza for more than 30 […]
Shōgun may have made Emmys history as the first-ever non-English language series to win for best drama, but on the red carpet, the real winner was an erstwhile festive fashion fave: sequins. As Hypebae reports, leading the charge, was The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri, who wore a custom-made Bottega Veneta gown in eye-catching red, black, white and yellow sequins. The strapless neckline and […]
Beacon, the golden retriever therapy dog for the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team, has returned home after surgery and a hospital stay, and his owner is now sharing his latest health update. As NBC’s The Today Show reports, the 4-year-old dog was taken to a pet hospital on September 4, where he was treated for a high fever […]
Lyten, a California-based battery tech company, has been chosen by NASA and the Department of Defense (DoD) to send its lithium-sulfur battery technology to the International Space Station (ISS) on a 2025 mission. As PC Mag reports, the energy dense, lightweight cells could extend the time astronauts can spend on space walks from four to […]