Gonzo Fans Have Made ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Into a Global Blockbuster

Matt Dinniman introduced his series about an alien reality TV show free on the web. But readers ate up the goofy humor, now ...

Pebble Is Making a $75 Smart Ring

You can speak into the Pebble Index to have it remember things or set reminders, timers, and tasks. No cloud processing, no ...
Road to VR

Steam Frame’s Price Hasn’t Been Locked in, But Valve Expects it to be ‘cheaper than Index’

Steam Frame, Valve’s next VR headset, has been announced, but the company has yet to reveal the price. However, the company says its goal is for Frame to be cheaper than its first VR headset. Steam ...
IEEE

DTtree: A Novel Read/Write-Optimized Learned Index for Database Systems

Abstract: This paper proposes a novel learned index called DTtree that can optimize both read and write performance. DTtree adopts two novel designs. (1) To improve write performance, DTtree uses a ...
The Progress-Index

Write-in VA lieutenant governor candidate says voters 'already divided' and won't drop out

Petersburg City Councilor Marlow Jones is continuing his write-in campaign for lieutenant governor. Jones states he is running to show that voters, not political parties, hold the ultimate power. The ...
MarketWatch

National Write Your Congressman Q3 2025 Index: Small Business Owners Cite Taxes, Hiring Challenges, and Rising Costs as Top Concerns

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Trust, Hope and Satisfaction in Congress Increased from 2024 Levels DALLAS, Sept. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- National ...
Scientific American

Writing in Your Books Is Good for Your Brain—Here’s Why

Readers on TikTok and Instagram are making the aesthetics of reading more visible than ever with creative, and often intricate, annotations. Called marginalia, these markups can be elaborate, with ...
TweakTown

Intel mulls changes to chip-making biz: potential write-off of Intel 18A would cost billions

TL;DR: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is reconsidering the semiconductor foundry strategy by potentially halting external sales of the costly Intel 18A process node due to low customer interest and production ...
The Conversation

Can academics use AI to write journal papers? What the guidelines say

University of the Witwatersrand provides support as a hosting partner of The Conversation AFRICA. Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to “intelligent machines and algorithms that can reason and adapt ...
Kiplinger

Direct Indexing Expert Explains How It Can Be a Smarter Way to Invest

For long-term investors, tracking the market has been a reliable way to build wealth. Over the past 30 years, the S&P 500 has delivered average annual returns of about 10%, even during periods of ...
Inside Higher Ed

Teaching Writing in the Age of AI

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly capable of generating polished, grammatically correct text that meets academic standards, educators face a critical challenge: How can we teach students ...