Mobile became an American city in 1813, and began its antebellum rise as a hub for banking, cotton and selling enslaved people. Its multicultural history left it with many things that you can see only ...

President Trump’s pledge that the United States would “run” Venezuela for an indefinite period showed he is willing to enter foreign conflicts he once promised to end. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs and David ...

Nearly seven years in, the foldable smartphone era has been a letdown — but you can’t say that hardware makers haven’t tried. Related Articles Palo Alto: After 36 years, Il Fornaio restaurant, a tech ...

Erwin Perzy I, a surgical instruments mechanic in Vienna, was experimenting with a water-filled glass globe around 1900 to amplify light when added particles drifted down like snow. The "snowfall" ...

Finding evidence of ancient mathematics isn’t easy outside of written records, but a new study suggests that floral pottery from the Halafian culture of northern Mesopotamia shows evidence of geometry ...

Samsung has officially unveiled the Exynos 2600, the world's first 2 nanometer mobile system-on-a-chip (SoC), built on the company's Gate-All-Around (GAA) process. The 10-core ARM-based design aims to ...

Phreeli says it's the first privacy-by-design US wireless service. Sign-up only needs a ZIP code, username, and payment method. Founder aims for more privacy than major carriers. New US carrier ...

The world’s first lock and key system was invented in ancient Egypt around 4000 BCE. Made of wood, it used simple pins and bolts to secure doors, a design that still influences modern locks today.

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Sony's popular and longrunning professional baseball series, MLB The Show, is expanding to a new place: mobile. A new version of the game "built from ...

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