Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCheerleaders can now go pro: Varsity Spirit’s new league offers pay
Varsity Spirit is starting a professional cheerleading league that promises to pay athletes, joining the crowded niche sports market that already inc…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
A digital mask could help speed up oil painting restoration
A high-tech breakthrough could speed up the restoration of centuries-old paintings using a digital mask. Scientists say the method, tested on a 15th-…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
AI-tailored shoes and digital passports for luxury jewelry: how the fashion and beauty sectors are tapping into next-gen tech
At VivaTech in Paris, artificial intelligence is taking center stage, reshaping how global brands in fashion and beauty create, sell, and connect. A…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
WhatsApp to start showing ads to users in parts of the messaging app
WhatsApp said that users will start seeing ads in parts of the app, as owner Meta Platforms moves to cultivate a new revenue stream by tapping the bi…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Flashlights and glowing golf balls. How a NY man played for 35 hours in quest for world record
A New York man is laying claim to the record for most consecutive hours playing golf—a 35-hour stint on a course on Long Island that began early even…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Should you let pets sleep next to you? (Does it even matter what the experts say?)
It turns out our furry best friend might be our sleep enemy. Lots of pet owners let their animals sleep on the bed with them, which usually disrupts …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Japan’s chief meteorologist calls rumors of a July earthquake a hoax and urges people not to worry
The head of Japan’s meteorological agency dismissed widespread rumors of a major earthquake in Japan this summer as unscientific and a “hoax,” urging…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Flying boats make for a rare sight as Washington clears an island of derelict vessels by helicopter
As the owner of a marina, Kate Gervais is used to seeing boats in the water. But for the last couple of days, she's been seeing them in the air. The…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Walmart cake decorators see top hourly pay as business thrives during graduation season
Inside a bakery at a New Jersey Walmart, Melissa Fernandez assembles and decorates cakes. “The Cupcake Bouquets are number one right now. It’s the bi…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Comic talent: meet the illustrators making their mark on Marvel and DC
From the ruins of war to the pages of Marvel and DC, Croatian artists have built stories as powerful as the ones they illustrate. They have now built…
7 months, 3 weeks ago