Apple Inc. is already in your pocket, on your desk and underneath your television. Soon, a device embossed with “Designed by Apple in California” may be on your nightstand or kitchen counter as well. The iPhone-maker has started manufacturing a long-in-the-works Siri-controlled smart speaker,…

Several days before Donald Trump announced his bid for the presidency in June 2015, he invited New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman to lunch at Trump Grill. Haberman was late. Trump waited, as did his soon-to-be campaign aides: Corey Lewandowski, Michael Cohen, Hope Hicks and Sam Nunberg, the…

Illustration by Alex Eben Meyer. We raise our kids to be truthful. We teach them about the laws of physics. And then we tell them that nine flying reindeer pull an immortal fat man and his sleigh through the sky so that he can deliver gifts to millions of kids around the world one night a year. Is…

Audiences might flock to see “ Star Wars : The Force Awakens” for the chance to reunite with Han Solo ( Harrison Ford ), Princess Leia ( Carrie Fisher ) and Luke Skywalker ( Mark Hamill ) after thirty years, but they’ll walk out of the theater as fans of Daisy Ridley ’s Rey, whose optimism, hope and…

Photo Credit Getty Images Phys Ed Gretchen Reynolds on the science of fitness. Anyone in a running group or gym class has likely noticed that some of the participants annoyingly become much fitter than others. But exactly why some people’s bodies respond well to working out and others do not puzzles…

Inflammation of the heart muscles is a severe health issue. Although it often goes unnoticed, it is usually diagnosed during autopsies of people with unexplained causes of death. The complaints are often quite unspecific. Nobody knows exactly how common myocarditis is - the number of unrecognized…

Most people are in the pursuit of happiness. There are economists who think happiness is the best indicator of the health of a society. We know that money can make you happier, though after your basic needs are met, it doesn’t make you that much happier. But one of the biggest questions is how to…

One of the best night’s sleep in recent memory was when I was engrossed in a print edition of the Harry Potter series. I recall falling blissfully asleep to dimly lit paper pages of adventurous wizards and waking up with a surge of sustained focus. At the time, I attributed my refreshing sleep to…

Regions that produce the most pork and chicken also use the most antibiotics on farms. Hot spots around the world include the Midwest in the U.S., southern Brazil, and China's Sichuan province. Yellow indicates low levels of drug use in livestock; orange and light red are moderate levels; and dark…

A software update scheduled for release in about three months would give Model S Tesla sedans the ability to start driving themselves, which the company refers to as autopilot mode. For many drivers who commute long distances, the prospect of owning a self-driving car — where a driver takes his…

For fans of KROQ's morning show Kevin & Bean , today is day six of Lisa Gate (if you're not up to speed, check out this post on the dismissal of longtime radio personality Lisa May and newsman Doc on the Roq). Six days in which fans have been flooding, and I mean flooding , the station's social…

There’s been a lot of discussion lately about whether particular office floor plans are detrimental to your startup’s success. Since I moonlight as an Investigative Journalist, I decided to analyze three popular approaches that you can take: Open Floor Plan An “open floor plan office” derives from…

Photo Credit Getty Images Phys Ed Gretchen Reynolds on the science of fitness. To combat afternoon slumps in enthusiasm and focus, take a walk during the lunch hour. A new study finds that even gentle lunchtime strolls can perceptibly — and immediately — buoy people’s moods and ability to handle…

Q What is the best time of day to exercise, if my goal is weight loss? Asked by steve • 1343 votes A You might try setting your wake-up alarm earlier and exercising before breakfast. There is some evidence that working out on a completely empty stomach — or, as scientists call this woozy, wee-hours…

EDITOR'S PICK {{displayTitle}} Before changing the way you eat and altering your diet in any significant way, please speak with a health professional to make sure it's the best decision for you. It’s a debate that’s raged since the first weight was lifted: Is it better or worse to work out on an…

Life inevitably gets in the way of your gym date. That’s why people who exercise in the morning are more likely to stick with it, Barbara Brehm , a professor of exercise and sport studies at Smith College in Massachusetts and author of the recently released textbook, Psychology of Health and Fitness…

In light of Sunday's crushing trial by combat, HBO.com connected with Pedro Pascal, the actor behind Oberyn Martell. Pascal shares his analysis of the scene ("cathartic"), what it was like to hold a replica of his own skull, and his take on Oberyn's relationships with the women in his life. HBO: At…

Photo Credit Corey Jenkins/Cultura, via Getty Images Phys Ed Gretchen Reynolds on the science of fitness. Exercise makes us tired. A new study helps to elucidate why and also suggests that while it is possible to push through fatigue to reach new levels of physical performance, it is not necessarily…

My wife and I got new iPhone 5s (es) this month, an upgrade from the iPhone 4S models we got two years ago. Our contract was up and we certainly could have bled another year out of them, but two things were working to make sure we upgraded. First, we needed more storage thanks to the explosion of…

dcurtis: What I would have written http://t.co/dFGiuQyUwg (An "essay" about an essay I never wrote, because Twitter killed it.)

It’s still — very much — the ‘ real iPad’. The major difference between the iPad mini and my original iPad, purchased in 2010: I’m still actually using this one every day, almost a year after I bought it. That wasn’t the case for my big, bulky first-gen iPad. As I wrote in a February, 2011 re-review…

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The tech giant has a small slice of Brazil's smartphone market, largely because of high import tariffs. Rafaella Brites and Felipe Andreoli look at an Apple iPad in Sao Paulo, Brazil,… (Paulo Fridman, Bloomberg ) SAO PAULO, Brazil — On a recent vacation to Orlando, Fla., from his home in Brazil,…

Wired Exclusive Inside Digg’s Race to Build the New Google Reader A countdown clock, projected onto a blank wall at Betaworks, shows the remaining time until launch – down to the second. Photos by Jon Snyder/Wired Something Old, Something New Betaworks’ Gamble Reader Shuts Down, Digg Starts Up So…

By Ryan Jaslow CBS News June 12, 2013, 4:34 PM A September 7, 2009 photo illustration shows a woman washing her hands in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Regular hand-washing has been recommended by public heath officials as a way of preventing the spread of the swine flu(H1N1). Some 2,000 students at…

Update: Starbucks confirms ban on smoking within 25 feet of stores—yay or nay? http://t.co/Uyp0RbPRP9

The secret button at pedestrian crossings 29 May 2013 comments Few seem to know about this useful little device, which is surprising because in many areas of the country it can be found on every street... and it saves lives. What is it? It's a small, unassuming plastic or metal cone which you can…

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Miranda Rights: The public safety exception and terrorism cases. - Slate Magazine http://t.co/OTy8LVcBk9

Hadn't thought about this but damn. True. RT @markmckay: How Nas' "Illmatic" Ruined Hip-Hop http://t.co/dYpTrNH7eL

One week ago, Facebook Director of Product Blake Ross announced that he’d leave the company in a goodbye letter he posted on his profile page . Ross wrote: "I’m leaving because a Forbes writer asked his son’s best friend Todd if Facebook was still cool and the friend said no, and plus none of HIS…

This 12-story building on the outskirts of Shanghai is the headquarters of Unit 61398 of the People’s Liberation Army. China’s defense ministry has denied that it is responsible for initiating digital attacks. On the outskirts of Shanghai, in a run-down neighborhood dominated by a 12-story white…

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A woman rests during a Yogaqua class, which combines yoga and paddleboarding, in Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles. (Reuters photo by Lucy Nicholson) Our search to understand what makes humans happy (or happier) goes back centuries. As does our enduring belief that if we just do the right thing, happiness…