The Roman Empire had an impressive road network. A new dataset now visualizes the road map, adding over 100,000 kilometers of previously unknown routes.

Google Maps is heading in a new direction with artificial intelligence sitting in the passenger’s seat. Fueled by Google’s Gemini AI technology, the world’s most popular navigation app will become a more conversational companion as part of a redesign announced Wednesday.

A temperature outlook from the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) shows what conditions the U.S. can expect next week, as an Arctic blast in anticipated to sweep across parts of the country. The upcoming cold snap—which is expected to impact a large portion of the eastern U.S.—could lead to “December-like” temperatures for many.

The biggest change of the mini season is, of course, the new map, but you'll quickly notice that the map is much smaller than usual. Instead of packing a hundred players into Springfield, the max player count has been lowered to 80. The lower player count combined with the smaller map will lead to faster-paced games.

As the nation’s busiest airports face FAA’s cut in flights, air travelers worry whether this is enough to address the pressure on air traffic control as the government shutdown drags on.