Why AI-powered toys are ringing alarm bells

Call for new safety standards follows studies in which AI-powered toys shared advice on lighting matches and sexual fetishes ...
Hackaday

Replicating A Nuclear Event Detector For Fun And Probably Not Profit

Last year, we brought you a story about the BhangmeterV2, an internet-of-things nuclear war monitor. With a cold-war-era ...
Wall Street Journal

The Alarm Clocks That Shock You, Make You Do Math and Take Your Money

Michelle Rodriguez starts every morning with a shock of about 300 volts to her right wrist. The 35-year-old in Germantown, Md., wanted a more aggressive alarm clock after sleeping through an important ...
AppleInsider

This cool project crams classic Mac emulation into a four-inch alarm clock chassis

It was only a matter of time. A YouTuber turned a palm-sized classic Mac styled clock into a working computer. Here's how he did it. YouTube channel This Does Not Compute has taken up the mantle, it ...
Newsweek

Woman Can’t Wake up for Class—but Her ‘Traumatic’ Solution Works

A college student’s unconventional alarm system is drawing attention online after a TikTok video revealed the extreme lengths she goes to in order to make it to class on time. In the video, she ...
The New York Times

World Baseball Classic will feature pitch clock but no ABS challenge system

The pitch clock will be part of the WBC for the first time this year. The tournament will use the same pitch-timer rules in place in MLB but won't feature the ABS challenge system. Mary DeCicco / MLB ...
Business Insider

I'm a Gen Z who ditched my smartphone alarm for a $16 clock, and it completely changed my mornings

As a Gen Z, I've grown up in the era of smartphone alarm clocks being the default. But I noticed both my mornings and evenings devolving into doomscrolling. A $16 analog has helped change my habits, ...
Wall Street Journal

Alarm Over Trump’s Greenland Threat Gives Way to Uncertainty Around Future Deal

WSJ’s Alex Leary reports from the World Economic Forum, where President Trump said he was seeking to acquire Greenland. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Trump has stepped back from the ...
Tennessean

Is Ohio high school basketball any closer to adding shot clock?

The OHSAA granted a dispensation for several basketball showcase events to use a 35-second shot clock this season, including three over MLK Day weekend. A recent survey of coaches statewide showed 75% ...
USA Today

Can this smart sunrise sleep clock really help you sleep better?

The Hatch Restore is a smart sleep device that uses light and sound to help improve sleep quality. It features a Sunrise Alarm Clock that mimics natural daylight for a gentle wake-up experience. The ...
Tom's Guide

So you got a sunrise alarm clock for Christmas — here’s how to use it to fall asleep faster and wake up full of energy

Sleep I slept for 8 hours a night and still felt exhausted — until an expert changed one simple thing about my sleep schedule Sleep For months I’ve been waking up at 3 a.m. with anxiety — a doctor ...
Fox News

The faith deficit in artificial intelligence should alarm every American

Artificial intelligence is one of the most influential technologies of our time. It writes our emails, tutors our children and increasingly counsels us through life's hardest moments. According to ...