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14 May 2026 Vol 19

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Up-Close Look at Starman, a 3D-Printed, Single-Rail Roller Coaster Built One Layer at a Time

KohlerCoaster spent an entire year painstakingly bringing Starman to life from scratch. Prototype after prototype was made and disassembled while…

Corridor Crew Showcases the Enduring Magic of Forced Perspective, Made Famous by Lord of the Rings

Filmmakers have a long history of adopting deceptive techniques to distort reality on screen, and few techniques are as effective…

Sauron, the high-end home security startup for “super premium” customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos

When Kevin Hartz’s security system failed to alert him as an intruder rang his doorbell and tried to enter his…

15 Stephen King adaptations that don’t suck (and where to stream them)

No living author has had more of their work adapted for the screen than Stephen King. If it weren’t for…

Why Bose QuietComfort Earbuds Stand Tall Against AirPods 4 with Noise Cancellation

Apple continues to push the limit with the AirPods 4, fine-tuning the open-ear design and adding active noise cancellation, a…

The battery boom is reviving US graphite mining after decades of dormancy

After nearly seventy years of inactivity, US graphite mining is showing signs of revival. Once considered obsolete due to cheap…

LG announces new UltraGear evo gaming monitors with AI upscaling

LG unveiled a whole new line of gaming monitors ahead of CES on Friday. The UltraGear evo line are all…

You can use “sudo” on Windows 11 now — and it’s more useful than I thought

If you’re anything like me, your fingers have a mind of their own. You spend your day bouncing between OSes—a…

Police charge driver who allegedly killed a pedestrian while livestreaming on TikTok

Local police said they have charged an Illinois driver who struck and killed a pedestrian while she was livestreaming on…

You may soon be able to change your Gmail address

Good news for anyone tired of or embarrassed by their current Gmail address: You may soon be able to change…