April 2024

Small town businesses are embracing the eclipse crowds, as weekend festivities heat up before Monday’s big eventRead More

Iowa women’s basketball squeaked by UConn — a blue-blood giant of the sport — in the NCAA Final Four on Friday night. Led by superstar Caitlin Clark, the Hawkeyes bested the Paige Bueckers-led Huskies by a score of 71-69. SEE ALSO: Iowa vs. LSU delivered memes, jokes, and a great game from Caitlin Clark In…

Meta blocked, then apologized for blocking, a local news organization that published a column criticizing Facebook. The Kansas Reflector, a nonprofit news org, published an op-ed about Facebook this week that criticized the tech giant for refusing ads promoting a documentary about climate change. The Reflector and its readers soon after realized links from the…

Elon Musk, as the billionaire head of X and Tesla is wont to do, fired off a tweet announcing major business news without providing further clarification. SEE ALSO: Elon Musk’s X pushed a fake headline about Iran attacking Israel. X’s AI chatbot Grok made it up. Musk tweeted Friday, “Tesla Robotaxi unveil on 8/8.” That…

As the presidential election draws nearer, the spread of bogus information online is getting a huge boost from social media accounts that have been created anonymouslyRead More

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times‘ revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe. With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who…

TL;DR: Through April 7, you can get 20TB of cloud storage for life with Prism Drive on sale for $89.97. That’s less than paying for nine months of Dropbox. If you’ve ever had the gut-sinking feeling of losing your phone — or dropping it in the toilet — and feared that you’d just lost all…

TL;DR: Through April 7, learn multiple languages with a lifetime subscription to Rosetta Stone for only $179.99 (reg.$399) with code ROSETTA.  Whether you’re looking to learn a new language for career advancement or an upcoming vacation to a foreign land, being bilingual can be beneficial in a plethora of ways. This lifetime subscription to Rosetta…

The total solar eclipse will be making its way across North America on Monday, April 8, and you better be set with your eclipse glasses in hand as the astronomical phenomenon passes. But when exactly should the 43 million people under the total solar eclipse path have their heads turned up to the sky? SEE…

There are many options for smartwatches on the market. From more “traditional” smartwatches from Apple and Samsung to fitness-focused options from brands like Fitbit and Garmin, choosing your perfect smartwatch can be overwhelming — especially if you want something with form and functionality.  Personally, I’ve been an Apple Watch user for several years, but —…