Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

When beekeepers saw widespread honeybee die-offs last year, researchers at the USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center stepped in to help. The Trump administration now plans to close the facility ...

45 spellers compete in a thrilling, nail-biting regional spelling bee showdown. Each year, middle school students from across the region compete for the chance to represent our area at the Scripps ...

Last week, one of our product managers (PMs) built and shipped a feature. Not spec'd it. Not filed a ticket for it. Built it, tested it, and shipped it to production. In a day. A few days earlier, our ...

Most iPhone users know that their camera can scan QR codes with ease. What many don’t know is that your iPhone also has a dedicated QR code scanning app preinstalled. Let’s go over how to find and use ...

Bumble is testing an AI dating assistant called "Bee" that it hopes will get users on dates without them having to swipe through profiles, Bloomberg writes. The company announced the AI assistant ...

Claude Code can now scan error logs every few hours and file pull requests while developers sleep. Anthropic launched a new /loop command that brings cron-style ...

As Samsung doubles down on AI for its Galaxy smartphones, the company says it is “looking into” ways to bring vibe coding into the experience. Speaking to TechRadar, Samsung said that it is looking ...

The Chicago arts scene saw a downturn after COVID, but the Chicago Loop Alliance is looking to change that. With plans to re-invest in the neighborhood and promote local arts organizations, the ...

When most people picture a bee, they imagine a small black insect with a fuzzy body, yellow stripes and glossy dark eyes. But beyond the classic black-and-yellow pattern mutant bees exist that defy ...