Four free Coursera courses to jump-start your AI journey

Artificial intelligence: it’s not just for tech experts anymore. Instead, a heaping helping of free online resources has emerged. These classes are specifically designed to welcome beginners into the world of AI, even if they possess little or no prior technical background.

I selected these Coursera courses for their beginner-friendly approach, high ratings, and comprehensive coverage of foundational concepts and key AI domains.

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What the law says about buying property or protecting sites on the Moon

April 2025 was a busy month for space.

Pop icon Katy Perry joined five other civilian women on a quick jaunt to the edge of space, making headlines. Meanwhile, another group of people at the United Nations was contemplating a critical issue for the future of space exploration: the

Traveling abroad? Skip Apple Maps and Google Maps. Try these apps instead

Americans often receive a lot of grief for being less internationally traveled than citizens of other countries. But in recent years, more Americans are traveling abroad than ever before. Numbers compiled by the digital magazine Travel and Tour World (TTW) show that in March 2025,

Treat yourself to a taste of the weird web of yesteryear

The web wasn’t always like it is now. It used to be weirder—in a good way. And it still can be.

After all, we all occasionally need a tranquil break amidst a hectic day—be it a beautiful sunset, the sight of a cat falling asleep on a windowsill, or even just the landscape rolling by as you stare out the window.

That’s what the tool we’re about to go over is all about. It’s a way to look out a window—but not your window. Another person’s window. Rig

When a disaster hits, AI can show where help is needed using social media

When disasters happen—such as hurricanes, wildfires, and earthquakesevery second counts. Emergency teams need to find people fast, send help and stay organized. In today’s world, one of the fastest ways to get information is through

TikTok wants to help people unplug, but not everyone wants a digital detox

Feeling like you’ve overdone it on the scrolling? Now you can take a break from TikTok to meditate—without ever leaving the app.

TikTok’s new in-app meditation feature, announced Thursday, was first tested earlier this year with a group of teen users and is now rolling out to everyone. Designed to improve sleep quality, the meditations activate during designated “sle

OpenAI launches Codex, an AI agent for coding

OpenAI launched a research preview on Friday of what it’s calling its most capable AI coding agent yet.

Codex, a cloud-based software engineering agent, can write features, answer questions about a codebase, fix bugs, and propose pull requests for review. Several tasks can run simultaneously, and users retain full access to their computers while the agent takes anywhere from one to 30 minutes to complete a task.

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How NFL teams turn schedule reveals into viral social media moments

For NFL teams’ social media departments, May 14 is the Super Bowl.

NFL Schedule Release Day has become an unofficial holiday on the league calendar. All 32 teams unveil their season schedules in the most creative and entertaining ways possible—chasing quote tweets and marketing impressions before the internet crowns a winner.

This year, the Los Angeles Chargers dropped a Minecraft-inspired video, complete with a nod to a viral Starbucks altercation between NFL re

Meet the startup taking on Nintendo, Xbox, and PlayStation

Switch, PS5, and XBox might be the biggest names in video games, but David Lee and a group of entrepreneurial alums from companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Meta are carving out a niche market with Nex, a new alternative. 

The company’s Nex Playground device has sold more than 200,000 units. Instead of buying individual games, families buy a subscription-based collection of 40-plus titles. Like the

Who invented Facebook’s Like button? It’s complicated, say the authors of this new book

The internet wouldn’t be the same without the Like button, the thumbs-up icon that Facebook and other online services turned into digital catnip.

Like it or not,


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