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A new, AI-assisted model of insurance is quietly exploding in disaster-prone areas—and may be coming for FEMA too. Is it the answer to climate change, or a trap?

WIRED surveyed readers on their housing costs. The answers paint a stark portrait of unaffordability, climate adaptation, and the death of the homeowner dream.

An icon of Silicon Valley’s counterculture, Stewart Brand is confronting his final years in a home that embodies the self-sufficient, DIY ethos of his famous Whole Earth Catalog.

Well, that embarrassing 21-minute conference-room chat sure ended up being a big waste of everybody's time. Brendan Sorsby, the Texas Tech quarterback who admitted to placing over 9,000 bets on college and professional sports—including at lest 40 bets involving Indiana footb...

On Jan. 5, World Boccia, the sport’s governing body, announced on Facebook that they had a problem: Someone was selling counterfeit balls. In boccia, which is akin to lawn bowling and has been a part of the Paralympic program since 1984, athletes take turns throwing balls c...

For the first time in Canada, a site-blocking order has been issued that specifically targets YouTube rippers. The Federal Court has ordered major ISPs to block access to Y2Mate, YTMP3, and Savefrom domains. Interestingly, the order targets copycats, as the original Savefrom site preemptively started blocking Canadians years ago.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

The 40 Most Rage-Inducing Problems in Tech. Like: “4. Please, please stop asking me to verify my humanity by clicking on tiny motorcycles.” and “35. To Mark Zuckerberg, specifically: Shut up about the Roman Empire.”

Several months ago I blogged that we wanted to have more integration with WordPress and Ghost in Micro.blog. I’ve now rolled out the first part of that, with an option to add a WordPress blog to Micro.blog’s web interface. New posts and edits sync back and forth between Micr...

You didn’t buy it because it looked enticing. Not because of its retro pink-and-gold packaging, and certainly not because of the photos on the box, which make the muffins look like tortilla-chip-sprinkled cups of raw ground beef. You bought it because your oldest kid is abou...

Pursuant to my father’s death earlier this year, Father’s Day should obviously have been canceled. However, due to an apparent clerical blunder, the holiday does seem to be approaching, notwithstanding its newfound lack of relevance. I presume that the error will be addresse...

The commercial was submitted by the Freedom of the Press Foundation to run during Donald Trump’s UFC event. It criticized the $111 billion merger as a threat to the First Amendment.

David Weiswasser shares thoughts on community, creativity, and maturity with no regrets.

The post What Matters to David Weiswasser appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

Commodore (you know, the 64 folks) is releasing a flip phone. “No social media, no browser. Runs 99% of Android apps (without Android). T9-style texting adds mindful friction. Audiophile grade HD Audio.”

Anthropic has hit pause on a billing change affecting developers who use its Claude Agent SDK through a paid subscription

The post Anthropic pauses Claude Agent SDK subscription change on day it was due to take effect appeared first on The New Stack.

Detail, a new rounded typeface from PSTL, proves that the most memorable fonts often reveal their personality through subtle curves, clever deviations, and a quiet sense of mischief rather than loud design gestures.

The post The Devil’s in the Details—and This Typeface Knows It appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

Bob Dunn updates on Open Channels FM's recent developments, including a homepage redesign, the launch of "Do the Woo" as a standalone podcast, and upcoming features like Open Channels FM Live.

Sellers on TikTok used pricey items to lure bidders to “Surprise Sets” livestreams, but most of the auctions yielded only cheap prizes. Gambling experts are concerned about the potential for harm.

Amazfit’s trail running smartwatch delivers solid off-road performance at a bargain price compared to its competitors.

I like this a lot: “More true is to say that early internet champions were alive to the importance of the internet, and therefore both excited about the possibilities of the internet to deliver a world of connection, idiosyncrasy, love and solidarity; and about the danger of...

We're launching new communities features on Threads to celebrate reaching 500 million monthly active users.

The post New Features to Celebrate 500 Million Monthly Users on Threads appeared first on Meta Newsroom.