How Roomba started a robot revolutionDavid Pierce is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired.If you had a Roomba, especially in the early days of the robot vacuum, it was in many ways a fairly unsophisticated machine. It would just bump around your house, looking for something to...

Building a powerful offense in EA Sports College Football 26 requires more than just calling random plays and hoping something works. The best players rely on structured schemes, efficient reads, and well-balanced play calling to consistently move the ball downfield. If you want to dramatically improve your offensive performance and start winning more games, focusing on a few core strategies...

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for May 27 #815Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle highlights a kind of food that seems very summery to me. Some of the...

Gonorrhoea and syphilis hit record levels in Europe, data showsGetty ImagesSexually transmitted infections (STIs) including gonorrhoea and syphilis have hit record levels in Europe, according to new data.The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said both diseases had reached their highest levels in over 10 years in 2024.Gonorrhoea hit 106,331 cases - a 303% increase since...

Steven Spielberg donates $25,000 to James Van Der Beek's $2m GoFundMePaul GlynnCulture reporterReutersJames Van Der Beek's character Dawson was a famous fan of filmmaker SpielbergOscar-winning film director Steven Spielberg and his wife, Kate Capshaw, have donated $25,000 (£21,000) to the $2m (£1.6m) GoFundMe pot collected for the late Dawson's Creek actor James Van Der Beek.The star died this...