I rode in a car with no driver. Apparently, my survival instincts retired before I did.

When I first read about Waymo, the driverless car service, I thought to myself: "Who in the world would ride this?" Turns out ...

2026’s Best New Cleaning Tools That Make Chores a Lot Easier

Keeping a home spotless takes a lot of work, but these cleaning tools make it daily chores easier, with user-friendly features and results that speak for themselves.
Interesting Engineering

YouTuber turns window AC into a DIY geothermal heat pump supplying 49°F cold air

A YouTuber transformed a discarded 14,000-BTU window AC and 2,000 feet of buried PEX into an unconventional geothermal cooling system.

SF: The Choice of the Maritime Nation J: A Third Way Beyond the Humanoid Robot Race #08

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The Oaklandside

Oakland parents launch fundraiser to cool off hot classrooms

A group of parents has taken on Oakland’s sweltering classrooms, launching an ambitious effort to buy and install hundreds of portable air conditioning units. Partnering with the Oakland Public ...