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The smaller sibling to UE’s Epicboom offers plenty of punch for its size. But it’s a little thin on features to justify $250. Continue reading…

Image: Samar Haddad for The Verge It’s one of the most common low-stakes annoyances in modern life: you flop down on the couch at the end of the day, finally with a few minutes to watch one of the dozens of incredible shows or movies you have access to thanks to the peak TV era and the advent of streaming, and you start scrolling. Instead of actually watching anything, you spend an interminable evening opening apps, aimlessly scrolling through endless rows of same-looking tiles. You eventually give up and watch The Office again. On this episode of The Vergecast, we look at why TV and movie recommendations are so complicated, and whether AI might be able to make them better. If Spotify can build infinite playlists of music you’ll like, and YouTube and TikTok always seem... Continue reading…

If one is to briefly define the term of espionage, it would be described as the planning, the collection, the analysis, and dissemination of information as related to forces, nations, or coalitions of powers other than one’s own in a military or political setting, in peace time or during war. In the context of Ancient Rome, an interesting question arises in terms what role espionage played in its strategy of defense. The nature and needs of espionage in Roman times, in an era long before the technological innovations with which we are familiar, were different from those of our own time. Lacking modern means and tools, the art of intelligence among the Romans depended almost exclusively on the human factor. The movement of information in pre-industrial societies was dependent on the movement of people. Moreover, the Roman reality and needs in the realm of intelligence were mainly military in nature. Modern intelligence concerns, such as economic, technological, and scientific espionage as well as counterterrorism, did not exist in Antiquity. Read moreSection: Ancient PlacesEuropeHistoryAncient TraditionsPremiumPreviewRead Later 

Konstantine Panegyres/The Conversation According to the World Obesity Atlas, 42% of the global population will be overweight or obese in 2025. Lack of physical activity is one of the primary causes. Experts regard this as a serious health problem and in Greco-Roman times, too, doctors thought being overweight was bad for one’s health. The physician Rufus of Ephesus (active in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD) wrote a book called On the Slimming of Fat People. Fat people, he suggested: “cannot endure overexertion, hunger, and indigestion, and have discomfort from them and become gravely ill.” Read moreSection: NewsHistoryAncient TraditionsRead Later 

With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowing that Hezbollah will "pay a heavy price" for its strike Saturday, there are renewed fears of retaliation that might touch off a potentially devastating war. Hezbollah reportedly has an Iranian electromagnetic pulse weapon...