December 23, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the Metric Conversion Act, designed to bring US weights and measures in line with the rest of the world. The United States is one of the last holdouts ...

Beijing is using its messaging tools to show off its prowess at building infrastructure and project power, taking advantage of what it says is “deep anxiety” in U.S. policies. By Li Yuan When the ...

Homeowners who set booby traps for package thieves, known as porch pirates, could be held legally liable for any injuries. While homeowners generally have no liability for a trespasser's accidental ...

In this post, we’ll show you how to change text direction in Excel from vertical to horizontal. “Vertical text” in Excel can mean different things depending on how your sheet is set up. Sometimes your ...

When I talk to clients about Roth conversions, one of the most important benefits I highlight isn’t necessarily about their own retirement; it’s about protecting their heirs. In my experience, many ...

Altman taps a leading researcher for his brain-computer interface startup, suggesting a much less invasive approach than Elon Musk’s Neuralink. Altman taps a leading researcher for his brain-computer ...

Researchers analyzed a national database of US children’s hospital stays from 2012 to 2022. The analysis included all discharges of baby boys aged 0-28 days and excluded babies with bleeding disorders ...

WASHINGTON — Republican leaders are moving closer to implementing a major change to Senate rules that would allow them to confirm scores of President Donald Trump’s nominees in batches, rather than ...

A new SQL Server 2025 feature lets organizations run vector-based semantic searches on their own data, connecting to local or cloud-hosted AI models without relying on massive general-purpose LLMs. I ...

Ms. O’Rourke is the executive editor of The Yale Review and a professor of creative writing at Yale University. July 18, 2025 When I first told ChatGPT who I was, it sent a gushing reply: “Oh wow — it ...

Safety experts have warned of the “incredible danger” posed by some e-bikes and e-scooters after the number of fires caused by these increasingly popular vehicles soared to a record high last year.