CRYPTO

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits New All-Time High Again in September

The Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty, a metric that tracks the relative challenge of adding new blocks to the ledger, climbed

ECONOMY

Is it the phones?

Or perhaps we should just credit Sydney Sweeney?  That is from Chris Said. The post Is it the phones? appeared

FINANCE

Conservatives are talking about ‘unbelievably dangerous’ precedent being set by FCC chair

In the aftermath of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show suspension, conservative politicians and media personalities are sounding the alarm on free

MARKET

Social Security is on track to be insolvent in less than 10 years — but its commissioner says there’s ‘plenty of time’ to find a solution

The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance fund is expected to run out of money by 2033 at the latest, recent reports

APPS

Daylish Combines a Calendar, Alarms and Timers in One Great Package

A big highlight of the app is alarms for events. You can create an alarm for a calendar event or

GADGET

EPA scientists were reportedly ordered to halt publication of research papers

According to a report by , scientists with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water were told by “political appointees”

Mobile

Carrot Weather Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary With a Wild Musical

Carrot: The Musical is the first ever Broadway-style musical for, an about an app. The two-act comedy features a murderous

SCIENCE

Unforgeable quantum money can be stored in an ultracold ‘debit card’

A quantum version of a debit card could keep your money safe Globalimages101/Alamy A rudimentary quantum debit card that can

ARTS & THEATER

Let Middle-Aged Women Take Center Stage — OnStage Blog

This comment, from Megan Gifford, has been circling my head: “Middle-aged women are the lifeblood of theater, yet almost zero

GAMING

Say No to $100 Speakers, This Anker Alternative Is Nearly Free on Amazon

Premium brands love charging $100, $200, even $300 for Bluetooth speakers but a lot of the time, you’re paying for