The 20 Best Barefoot Shoes for Running or Walking (2025)
How to Get Started With Barefoot ShoesPhotograph: Masudnpathan/Getty ImagesYou've probably been wearing padded shoes most of your life. Don't expect to toss them and...
DOGE Email Throws Federal Agencies Into Chaos and Confusion
On Saturday, employees throughout the federal government received an email from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), demanding a reply with “approx. 5 bullets...
DOGE Put Him in the Treasury Department. His Company Has Federal Contracts Worth Millions
There is some precedent for corporate executives to simultaneously work in the US government. When the US was at war in the early 1900s,...
The Download: dismantling US science leadership, and reproductive care cuts
The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled Ever since World War II, the US has been the global leader in science and technology—and...
Doctors and patients are calling for more telehealth. Where is it?
But doctors are generally allowed to practice medicine only where they have a license. This means they cannot treat patients across state lines unless...
8,000 pregnant women may die in just 90 days because of US aid cuts
Without information on and access to a range of contraceptive options, unintended pregnancies result. These have the potential to limit the freedoms of people...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings
Sweeping layoffs architected by the Trump administration and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency may be coming as soon as this week at the...
The Download: Microsoft’s quantum chip, and explaining rising energy demand
The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 DOGE has ‘god mode’ access to government systems The...
Max Promo Code: 50% Off | February 2025
Max is not just for the The Sopranos anymore (but it is the only place to stream The Sopranos). Subscription video service Max (formerly...
A new Microsoft chip could lead to more stable quantum computers
Microsoft has been on a quest to synthesize this state, called a Majorana fermion, in the form of quasiparticles. The Majorana was first proposed...
