One of the most underrated ways Google Maps makes commuting less stressful is that it reroutes in real time. For instance, it ...
The silicon iron curtain that descended in 2025 may prove as consequential as the one that divided Europe for half a century. Only this time, the fault line runs through every smartphone, data center, ...
According to Google's Santa tracker, Santa Claus is over Russia right now and has already delivered over 45,000 gifts! You ...
The first of its next-generation BlueBird satellites is now in orbit. But the Starlink rival, backed by AT&T, Verizon, and ...
Track Santa’s 2025 journey in real time using Google and NORAD’s interactive Santa trackers, with maps, arrival times, and ...
The omnipresent system that people use for navigation and positioning is increasingly vulnerable. Can it be improved?
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Three Kingdoms using Google Earth

This video uses Google Earth to bring China’s Three Kingdoms era (220–280 AD) to life. We follow the rise and fall of Wei, ...
"As Santa flies through the skies, satellites track his position by detecting Rudolph's nose, which gives off an infrared signature similar to that of a missile." ...
Abstract: We present the design and scalable implementation of an exascale climate emulator for addressing the escalating computational and storage requirements of high-resolution Earth System Model ...
When you think of focus apps, your mind probably jumps to heavyweights like Notion or Todoist since these feature databases, ...
Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected, reached its closest point to Earth overnight from Thursday to Friday (Dec. 18 to 19), and it remains in a good viewing position tonight.
Kathryn Madsen and Nick Forshager discuss designing the isolating silences and the world-spanning hive-mind dialogue of Apple TV's 'Pluribus.' ...