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Surely you've been on the flip side, too, annoyed at a coworker who hasn't replied to your messages, until someone mentions that they're on holiday. A key to efficient communication in the workplace is to repeat…
The late Ronald Graham wore two hats. He was a renowned mathematician and, at one time, president of the American Mathematical Society. He was also a serious juggler and president of the International Jugglers’…
On the prowl, you’re swiping on a smartphone to catch that elusive Snorlax and grow your collection in Pokémon Go . You, alongside hundreds of millions of other players, are enjoying a mixed-reality game built around…
But in 2026, such mines are making a comeback. “These things are both cheap to produce and offer a level of sophistication that actors couldn’t hope to reproduce for a hundred times the price only a few years ago,” says…
It's colder, wetter, darker — all things that are capable of sucking any remaining joy out of what is already a fairly joyless pursuit. As a two-trains-and-a-walk commuter, I have discovered that arming yourself with the…
But traditional gloves don’t play nicely with our smartphones. Why stab futilely at your device when you can snag a good pair of touchscreen gloves? These types of gloves use materials or fingertip technology that work…
But with the M5 model on sale, I’m not sure the M6 is worth the upgrade. Photograph: Luke Larsen Last month, Apple refreshed the 14-inch MacBook Pro with the latest M6 chip . It's powerful, has great battery life, and…
The ITU is the United Nations' specialized agency for information and communication technologies, meaning its members are nation-states. The body's role is to facilitate international connectivity, which it does by…
Yet the incidence of stroke in older people has actually fallen in recent decades. At the same time, rates of stroke in under-55s has been on the rise. In England, stroke incidence among 35- to 54-year-olds rose by about…
It’s less of an update but more of a further clarification of what exactly HDR10+ Advanced does. Since it was announced back 2025, we’ve had general rumblings about HDR10+ Advanced but nothing particularly specific. It’s…