A Denver household is in gridlock after a Nest thermostat, Philips Hue lights, and a Roomba formed an alliance to demand more logical human behavior.
A new exhibition at the Philadelphia Institute of Art has drawn intense backlash from visitors who describe the experience as 'conceptually hazardous.'
A Seattle logistics coordinator received a low sleep score after his wearable device flagged his dream about a damp, endless airport terminal as 'highly…
The Oak Ridge School Board is facing a class-action lawsuit following its decision to replace sweet oatmeal with a mandatory "savory, umami-forward"…
A Chicago law firm has expanded its billable hour structure to include 'ambient cognitive engagement,' tracking the time attorneys spend thinking about cases…
A local library system has replaced traditional overdue emails with a high-intensity forensic recovery unit to track down unreturned books.
The East Kingston Town Council has passed a strict taxonomy of vehicular greetings to eliminate what planners call "unregulated gesture drift."
A suburban Ohio intersection has become a daily puzzle for residents as two city planners refuse to settle on a permanent layout for a roundabout.
Boston commuters are filling concert halls to hear Eleanor Vance, the voice of the transit authority's automated announcements, perform live readings of local…
The weekly reconstruction of the Elm Street roundabout has forced local drivers to master two entirely different schools of civil engineering theory.
A new report from the Institute for Sensory Calibration suggests that a growing reliance on smart devices has left Americans unable to detect their own body…
A new premium tier of the Loomis & Vance rewards program remains entirely empty due to highly complex, mathematically baffling qualification rules.
A mandatory corporate reading initiative at Apex Global Solutions has led to widespread operational stillness, as employees refuse to move or speak to prove…
Faced with daily tantrums, suburban parents are hiring corporate mediators to draft legally binding bilateral contracts with their toddlers.
A Boston law firm has introduced 'cognitive billable units,' using biometric tracking to charge clients for the passive thought partners direct toward cases…
A freelance voice artist has become an accidental local celebrity as residents hire her to bring the sterile comfort of bus announcements into their homes.
Acre & Loom's new 'Aether' loyalty tier requires a shifting matrix of transactional geometry that has left even its most dedicated shoppers empty-handed.
A multi-year academic rivalry between two civil engineers has transformed a suburban intersection into a rapidly shifting sandbox of experimental road-marking.
Media outlets and cultural critics are dissecting actor Julian Drake's sudden, unannounced purchase of a standard two-pack of LED light bulbs in Pasadena.
The Hargrave Institute faces backlash over 'Sustain,' an installation featuring only unfinished drywall and a humming fluorescent light.