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These Dog-Powered Machines Were Surprisingly Common in the 19th Century

Dog-powered machines were surprisingly common in 19th-century America, with dogs often walking on treadmills to power everything from meat-roasting spits to butter churns to various forms of ... read more

The Internet Archive is now hosting Aruba’s history

Hosting Aruba’s historical materials adds a new flavor of significance to the Internet Archive’s unwieldy mission of digital preservation. The nonprofit organization was founded in 1996 by Brewster ... read more

Internet Archive now official custodian of Aruba's entire history

The Internet Archive, a digital library offering free access to collections of digitized materials, has reportedly become the official custodian… Continue reading Internet Archive now official ... read more

The Internet Archive Provides a Model of Free Knowledge for All

The ongoing legal battle between the Internet Archive, an online library, and the Big Four publishers over licensing and copyright should concern everyone. At stake in the dispute is the possibility ... read more

Wayback Machine: 5 Alternatives To Try

Discover alternatives to the Wayback Machine for preserving website history and data. Explore web archives and their unique features for SEO. read more

A New Jersey doctor’s office notice not proof of COVID-19 vaccines’ danger to young athletes

The notice from the doctor’s office — Morris Sussex Family Practice in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey (now called Morris Sussex Direct Family Practice) — is real. But one notice from a single doctor’s ... read more

The ADL gave Princeton an F for antisemitism. After the CJL pushed back, they bumped it up to a D.

Following Princeton’s F rating from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on their college antisemitism report card, Jewish students and the Center for Jewish Life (CJL) pushed back. The ADL then quietly ... read more

The 18th-Century Baron Who Lent His Name to Munchausen Syndrome

The medical condition is named after a fictional storyteller who in turn was based on a real-life German nobleman known for telling tall tales ... read more

Apple Softens 'State-Sponsored' Cyberattack Warnings, Blames Mercenaries Instead

Phone users are no longer notified about "state-sponsored" attacks, in exchange for a term that's more friendly to the governments behind them. read more

Canceled ‘Nolanverse’ Batman Game Has Extensive Gameplay Leak

Back in the early 2010s, Batman was all the rage. Actually, what am I talking about? Batman is still all the rage, but at the time, it was an especially hot property. In the world of video games, ... read more

TikTok’s Instagram competitor likely to be named TikTok Notes

TikTok's upcoming Instagram competitor app for sharing photos could be named TikTok Notes, according to screenshots posted by users. TikTok also confirmed ... read more

Pfizer's academic-partnered R&D unit is scrapped as part of cost-cutting measures

Pfizer’s cost cuts that began last year have stretched to the closure of a well-known internal R&D team that focused on partnering with physician-scientists to launch new medicines, including o | ... read more