Technology

Digg lays off staff and shuts down app as company retools

Digg — Kevin Rose’s reboot of his once-popular link-sharing site — is laying off a sizable portion of its staff, the company announced on Friday. The startup is not...

Spinning Innovation: How Barlow’s Wheel Inspires Today’s Electromechanics

Electric motors are at the heart of modern industry, powering everything from household appliances to industrial machinery. But...

In a vote of confidence for Meta’s Threads, Kalshi adds sharing feature

Prediction market Kalshi is making it easier for its users to have conversations on Meta’s social network Threads....

AutobodyShopJobs.com Launches Niche Job Board for Autobody and Metal Finishing Professionals

Specialized platform connects shops with skilled finisher technicians across the U.S., offering affordable, targeted job postings. Los Angeles, CA...

Grammarly’s ‘expert review’ is just missing the actual experts

A recently-added feature in Grammarly purports to improve users’ writing with help from the world’s great writers and...

Apple will let users roll back the Liquid Glass look with new ‘tinted’ option

Apple has rolled out a new feature that makes it easier to customize Liquid Glass to your liking. Now, users will be able to...

Scientists create ultrapowerful, squishy robotic ‘eye’ that focuses automatically and doesn’t need a power source

A squishy robotic "eye" can focus automatically in response to light, without any external power. The ultrapowerful robotic lens is sensitive enough to distinguish...

Ads might be coming to Apple Maps next year

Apple Maps users could start seeing ads in the app as soon as next year, according to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Similar...

For the first time, James Webb telescope detects 5 ‘building blocks of life’ in ice outside the Milky Way

For the first time, scientists have spotted multiple complex building blocks of life in the ice around a star outside the Milky Way.Using the...

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko is a big fan of agentic coding

The rise of agentic coding tools has been a sea change for software engineers across the industry — but for Solana Labs CEO Anatoly...