A Visit to Tokyo's Blue Lug, the ‘Best Bike Shop in the World’
A Visit to Tokyo's Blue Lug, the ‘Best Bike Shop in the World’
Wired
Joe Ray
Fri May 09 2025

Cyclists around the world are obsessed with the beautifully appointed bicycles from Blue Lug in Tokyo. As a bike nerd myself, and with a trip to Japan on my calendar, I had to pay a visit.

Trump Cuts Are Killing a Tiny Office That Keeps Measurements of the World Accurate
Trump Cuts Are Killing a Tiny Office That Keeps Measurements of the World Accurate
Wired
Molly Taft
Wed May 21 2025

A tiny but crucial agency that maintains physical coordinates like latitude and longitude in the US is struggling as the Trump administration forces out federal employees.

The Enhanced Games Has A Date, A Host City and a Drug-Fuelled World Record
The Enhanced Games Has A Date, A Host City and a Drug-Fuelled World Record
Wired
Amit Katwala
Wed May 21 2025

The Enhanced Games, where athletes are allowed to take performance-enhancing drugs, will host its first event in May. One "enhanced" former Olympic swimmer has already broken the 50m freestyle record.

Kuxiu’s ‘world first’ solid-state power bank costs a little more but lasts much longer
Kuxiu’s ‘world first’ solid-state power bank costs a little more but lasts much longer
The Verge
Thomas Ricker
Sat Apr 26 2025

Solid-state batteries are the future. They're more powerful, compact, safe, and sustainable than Lithium-ion alternatives, but true all-solid state batteries can't be mass-produced cost-effectively. That's why Kuxiu has gone semi-solid state for what it calls…