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While the rest of us stocked up on tinned food and bottled water, true preppers were preparing for life in an analogue world. As a major Microsoft outage causes chaos worldwide, Helen Coffey finds out how to prepare for an…

If you follow the EV industry in North America, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the future of transportation revolves… Source: Everyone wants an electric pickup truck. I want more electric 125cc motorcycles | Electrek

The struggle is real. Source: University Exams Produce a Distinct Chemical Signature in Sewage, Study Suggests : ScienceAlert

The dispute has hardened into a bitter and seemingly unending legal battle over property rights and community responsibility. Source: In Vermont, neighbors feud over an aviation CEO’s personal airstrip

Think outside the (tiny) box. Source: 5 unexpected things you can do with a $100 mini PC

Nature – A clinical trial in three people tested a combination of gene-laden viruses and a drug. Source: Epileptic seizures nearly vanish after people receive experimental gene therapy in their brains | Nature

Here are 8 things that really used to seem impressive in the 80s and 90s that now mean nothing when you mention them to people. Source: 8 Things That Used To Seem Impressive In The 80s And 90s That Have…

Norway leads the retirement rankings, but how does the U.S. compare? Explore the best countries to retire in 2026 and their living costs. Source: The 25 Best Countries to Retire in 2026 (and How Much They Cost)

What age do people consider the best years of life? See how Americans’ views of their best decade change as they get older. Source: Your Best Years of Life May Come Later Than You Think

Adults complain and say kids should occupy more space in the world. Then when they do, the world tells them to quiet down Source: In defense of feral children | Children | The Guardian

Leela Rea used her wedding industry experience to built a greenhouse in her backyard that she rents out for intimate events in Southern California. Source: I Built a Greenhouse in My Yard Instead of an ADU and Make Money Renting…

Since launching in 2025, the Kia PV5 has brought some big, new energy to the camper van scenes in debut markets like South Korea and Europe. And we’re not talking solely about its all-electric energy, but about the fact that…

Even the luminaries of the self-help genre have begun to recognize how little in life we can actually control. Source: Self-Help Needs Help – The Atlantic

Younger Americans should be thanking boomers, not condemning them. Source: Don’t blame Boomers for doing well