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Chicago schools engineer invents a device to lower lead levels in drinking fountains. But can it scale for a citywide crisis?

Jun/11/2026

CHICAGO -- Late at night in 2016, Michael Ramos sat hunched over his dining room table in his suburban Harwood Heights condominium, assembling valves and motor parts he’d picked up from local electronics shops. By day, he worked as a building ...

Wildfire almost destroyed a pristine California island. Inside the fight to save this ecological oasis

Jun/11/2026

SANTA ROSA ISLAND, Calif. — Just steps above a white sand beach with calm, turquoise waves, the effects of the largest fire in Channel Islands National Park history are particularly stark: Fields of island grasses and chaparral have been reduced...

This Day in History, June 11

Jun/11/2026

On June 11th, 1184 B.C., it is believed that Troy was sacked and burned.

Anthropic CEO says government should be able to block new AI models

Jun/10/2026

Anthropic PBC Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei said the government should have the power to block artificial intelligence developers from deploying new AI models if they present certain risks. In a lengthy essay on Wednesday, Amodei argued ...

Life after death: From burned trees to bleached corals, how dead organisms live on as the building blocks of new life

Jun/10/2026

People’s knee-jerk reaction to seeing death in nature is often not positive. The burn scar left by wildfire on a once-forested hillside, or a ghostly white coral reef, may evoke tragedy and despair. But in nature, most plants and animals are ...

"Force"

Jun/11/2026

A man wanted to encrypt his password but he needed to do it in a way so that he could remember it. His password is 7 characters long. The password consists of letters and numbers only (no symbols like ! or <). In order to remember it he wrote ...

Tech review: Let the robots take over ... your lawn care

Jun/10/2026

My last review was a robot vacuum. This week, we let the robots outside to let it cut the grass. Years ago, my first experience with robot mowers required a wire to be buried around the perimeter of the yard. When the manufacturer offered to come...

Hurricane center begins tracking 1st Atlantic basin system with chance to form

Jun/10/2026

ORLANDO, Fla. — And so it begins. The National Hurricane Center posted in its tropical outlook Wednesday the first system with a chance to form into the season’s initial tropical depression or storm in the Atlantic basin. The NHC’s 8 a.m. ...

What ChatGPT maker OpenAI's IPO plans mean for the future

Jun/10/2026

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, filed confidentially for a public listing on Monday, following a similar filing by rival Anthropic last week, as AI developers compete to cash in on surging investor interest in artificial intelligence. It is the ...

Autonomous boats launched from San Diego by this local startup track Chinese ghost fleets

Jun/10/2026

Buoyed in the Pacific, small sea vessels have traveled autonomously from San Diego shores to locate Chinese ghost fleets in Taiwanese waters. These small skiffs, created by San Diego-based startup Seasats, are vital to reconnaissance, ...

Word Fiends Have an 'Ax' To Grind

Jun/10/2026

I get by with a little help from my fiends -- word fiends, that is. In a recent column about the phrase "having an ax to grind," I axed the popular notion that Ben Franklin coined it. An email from Sylvia Garstka explains how Franklin ...

Five standout games from Day of the Devs June presentation

Jun/10/2026

Day of the Devs is always a delight, offering new experiences for fans who are tired of the same old shooters and sports games. Indie studios pour their hearts into these passion projects, and it shows in their quirkiness, weirdness and most ...

Review: ‘Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight’ review: A love letter to the Caped Crusader

Jun/10/2026

Formulas, over time, tend to become formulaic. That’s not the case with “Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight,” the fourth entry in the “Lego Batman” series that began in 2008. The formula is familiar: a licensed property set in a ...

Gadgets: Great tools for your yard

Jun/10/2026

You would be hard-pressed to find a professional landscaper who doesn’t use STIHL gas-powered equipment, since it is the pinnacle in the industry. It's not a stretch to say that the company achieves the same status with its battery-powered ...

Jim Rossman: Older versions of Windows will cause issues – eventually

Jun/10/2026

This week a reader writes with a problem, and tells me how he solved it, but he has a larger question about the cause: “I have been using Hotmail for over 30 years without any issues. A couple of weeks ago I kept facing a situation when Hotmail ...

Inspired by piping plover enthusiasts, couple protects killdeer eggs at construction site

Jun/10/2026

CHICAGO -- For four years, Lockport, Illinois, residents Ray and Shelly Romolt have stared out their window at an empty lot, waiting for the day developers would transform it into a home for new neighbors. They’ve been eager to watch ...

Today's Word "indolent"

Jun/10/2026

indolent \IN-duh-lehnt\ (adjective) - 1 : Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy. Conducive to inactivity or laziness; lethargic. 2 : Causing little or no pain. Slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive. "For the indolent body there are ...

Around and Back in 12

Jun/10/2026

Start with a 6-letter word. Replace one letter to find the next word. No word is repeated in the trip until we are back to where we started. Clues are given along the way. 1. block and tackle 2. 3. recycled glass 4. 5. decorative moulding 6. 7. ...

This Day in History, June 10

Jun/10/2026

On June 10th, 1935, Alcoholics Anonymous was founded.

Apple WWDC 2026 recap: What's coming to iPhone, Mac and other devices

Jun/09/2026

Apple Inc. unveiled a new artificial intelligence strategy on Monday at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, aiming to provide practical improvements and features that the company believes everyday consumers will actually use. At its ...

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Chicago schools engineer invents a device to lower lead levels in drinking fountains. But can it scale for a citywide crisis?

Wildfire almost destroyed a pristine California island. Inside the fight to save this ecological oasis

This Day in History, June 11

Anthropic CEO says government should be able to block new AI models

Life after death: From burned trees to bleached corals, how dead organisms live on as the building blocks of new life

"Force"

Tech review: Let the robots take over ... your lawn care

Hurricane center begins tracking 1st Atlantic basin system with chance to form

What ChatGPT maker OpenAI's IPO plans mean for the future

Autonomous boats launched from San Diego by this local startup track Chinese ghost fleets

Word Fiends Have an 'Ax' To Grind

Five standout games from Day of the Devs June presentation

Review: ‘Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight’ review: A love letter to the Caped Crusader

Gadgets: Great tools for your yard

Jim Rossman: Older versions of Windows will cause issues – eventually

Inspired by piping plover enthusiasts, couple protects killdeer eggs at construction site

Today's Word "indolent"

Around and Back in 12

This Day in History, June 10

Apple WWDC 2026 recap: What's coming to iPhone, Mac and other devices

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