With Jacoby Ellsbury’s long-term albatross handcuffing how the Yankees go about the rest of their winter business, general manager Brian Cashman could look to bring something useful back for the 34-year-old outfielder instead of trying to dump him for nothing. To that end, I have a suggestion: See if a …

Photo courtesy of The North Face Consider your favorite activity of all time — the one you could do all day, every day. Then imagine being #blessed enough to spin that into your dream job. That’s exactly how freeskiers Maddie Bowman, Aaron Blunck and Devin Logan feel about spending time …

Many of the genes involved in natural repair of the injured spinal cord of a fish called the lamprey are also active in the repair of the peripheral nervous system in mammals, according to a new study. European river lampreys (Lampetra fluviatilis) in Pirita river, Estonia. Image credit: Tiit Hunt …

Interest in machine learning has exploded in recent years as companies realize it has applications in photography, self-driving cars, games, and more. We’ve reached a point that there aren’t enough experienced programmers and data scientists with the necessary expertise to build these systems. Google’s solution is Cloud AutoML, a point-and-click …

Most people are content to leave their keyboard on the desk where it belongs, but I have a different set of requirements. I’m a writer who travels a fair bit, and laptop keyboards just don’t cut it. I like to bring a nice mechanical keyboard with me when I expect …

Hearing improvement technology has marched forward at a slow-but-steady pace, but a new recent law has opened the floodgates. In a rare bipartisan consensus, Congress approved and President Trump signed into law legislation that includes the Over the Counter (OTC) Hearing Aid Act. The act stipulates consumers can directly purchase …

The value of Bitcoin has skyrocketed over the last year, reaching nearly $20,000 several weeks ago before dipping back down. That’s far from the first price spike for Bitcoin — the naturally volatile cryptocurrency has been up and down for its entire existence. Economists recently took a look the spike …

FCC Chairperson Ajit Pai led the organization in a repeal of net neutrality last year, but legislators and states have both indicated they won’t let things lapse without a fight. Twenty-one states, including New York, California, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Virginia, have filed suit alongside the District of …

Home smart speaker sales exploded over Christmas, reportedly because so many people gave them as gifts. Concerns over the ethics of giving someone a home spying device aside, it appears the hardware is causing real problems for Wi-Fi routers. Originally, it was thought that the problem was confined to one …

Extensions for Google’s Chrome browser have to work within certain restrictions, but that hasn’t stopped people from sneaking in malicious features. Researchers from security firm ICEBRG report finding a cluster of scam extensions in the Google Web Store with a combined download figure of more than 500,000. Google has removed …