Новости за 01.08.2018

Parents who share a Netflix account with their families know the distinct pain. After putting your kids to bed, you sit down to watch a sexy new drama (or for me, The Great British Baking Show), and up pops on your TV screen: “Because you watched Lalaloopsy: Festival of Sugary Sweets, here’s Luna Petunia, My Little…

The beach seems like a fun place to take a toddler—in theory. But then you get there, and there are giant waves and stuff. Your kid yearns to frolic in the water, but you can’t let her. And so she sits there, staring longingly from the shore like Baby Moana, munching on gobs of sand.

23andMe has reached a deal with pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline, giving the company access to their (your) genetic data to potentially develop new drugs. Did they just sell us all out? Not exactly.

Soup and soup delivery systems continue to evolve and, as Jezebel reported earlier this week, Panera is transforming the soup-eating experience into something quite dadaesque by giving us a soup trough, with not one—but two—compartments.

iOS: One of the best parts of any science-fiction game or movie are those ominous tones that suggest a conversation or discovery is about to head south—a quintessential part of the soundtrack that adds a lot of atmosphere (and tension) to an experience. And now, thanks to an open-source iOS app, you can make your own…

I cannot do a handstand. Or a headstand. I get kind of terrified even just trying to put my legs up above me onto a wall. Are you with me? Let’s get out of our comfort zones. If you can already do handstands, well, I’ll have some extra challenges for you too.

Most of us know we spend too much time on our phones. It’s led to a host of studies on the negative effects, and there are definitely repercussions to constantly peeking at your notifications and following those digital squirrels at every chance you get.

I fully admit that 90 percent of the Durham Bulls games I attended while living in North Carolina were really just an excuse to drink beer outside. As such, it didn’t really matter to me when I arrived at the game or when I left, as long as I had enough time to have a few beers inside, talk to friends, and there was…

Eating at the beach can be very pleasant, but sand, sun, and seagulls can make it somewhat of a challenge. The easiest way to safeguard against seagulls is to keep your meal in your hands, which is great news, because the sandwich is the perfect beach food. Here we show you how to build a masterpiece of meat, cheese,…

There are as many ways to learn to code as there are ways to use your coding ability. You can learn it from college courses, books, online resources—or from one of several growing boot camps for developers of all ages. We talked to the founders of two such boot camps: David Graham of Code Ninjas, for kids 7–14, and…

iOS: We all get a lot of stuff in the mail these days. While you can sign up for all kinds of package-tracking services from the major shipping carriers, including individual tracking updates if you only care about an occasional package that’s on the way, I find it easiest to use an app like Arrive to keep track of…

This past week, during a particularly stressful day, I do what I always do when I want to complain to someone I know will listen: I called my dad. I’m lucky that our relationship is such that I can vent about work or daily living in New York City, and he’ll listen attentively and offer fatherly pearls of wisdom or…

Maurice Cherry pays it forward. The designer runs several projects that highlight black creators online, including designers, developers, bloggers, and podcasters. His design podcast Revision Path, which recently released its 250th episode, has won awards from AIGA and the Creative Market Awards. He told us about his…

Chipotle had so much fun giving free guacamole to their hordes of new digital subscribers yesterday, they’ve extended their promotion through today, Wednesday, August 1. No code necessary.

We’re all about self-improvement on The Upgrade, whether we’re learning how to embrace boredom, how to have a better sex life, or how to be more resilient. So it’s only sensible that we’d take a step back and look at how to improve the podcast itself. That’s right: we’re upgrading The Upgrade.