Instagram saves the best video quality for the most popular content
Ever wondered why some of your Instagram videos tend to look blurry, while others are crisp...
Apple’s first smart home display could pay homage to a classic iMac
The smart home display that Apple is rumored to be releasing next year could sport a...
How to use the new Private Space feature in Android 15
While there aren’t a lot of new features in Android 15, it does offer some useful...
This is the Mac Mini’s big moment
When the Mac Mini was first introduced in early 2005, it was pitched as a compact,...
Wilmot Works It Out is the best parts of jigsaw puzzles, but faster and cleaner
I used to hate jigsaw puzzles. I thought they were frustrating, messy, and took way too...
The VR game I’ve been waiting for
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Lyft fined $2.1 million for misleading ads about how much drivers could make
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Friday that rideshare company Lyft has agreed to pay $2.1...
Android 16 could get iPhone-like ‘ongoing’ notifications
Android 16 may come with a new “Rich Ongoing Notifications” feature that lets developers keep persistent...
Boeing reportedly considers selling off its space business
Kelly Ortberg, who took over as Boeing CEO in August, is weighing the sale of the...
Video game preservationists have lost a legal fight to study games remotely
When video game scholars want to study games that are no longer on sale, they sometimes...
Apple reportedly tests an app to manage blood sugar
Apple has long been rumored to be working on noninvasive blood glucose monitoring. Now, a Bloomberg...
Bezos reportedly killed the Washington Post’s Kamala Harris endorsement
The Washington Post’s editorial page had drafted an endorsement of Kamala Harris for president when its...
All the news about Scout Motors, a classic SUV brand gone electric
Scout Motors, the classic off-road brand from the sixties, has been reborn as an electric vehicle...
8BitDo’s first smartphone controller has Hall effect joysticks and triggers
8BitDo has announced its Ultimate Mobile Gaming Controller, the company’s first gamepad that attaches directly to...
Google open-sourced its watermarking tool for AI-generated text
Google’s SynthID text watermarking technology, a tool the company created to make AI-generated text easier to...
Dodge Chargers with semi-solid-state batteries may hit the road in 2026
Stellantis says it will put a “demonstration fleet” of Dodge Charger Daytonas on the road by...
Tesla reiterates plan to launch ‘more affordable’ EVs in early 2025
On the heels of its highly anticipated but ultimately disappointing robotaxi event, Tesla published its third...
Apple will let everyone set new default phone and messaging apps with iOS 18.2
When Apple said that iPhone owners in the EU would be able to set new default...
Windows 11 updates now install significantly faster and use less CPU
Microsoft has made Windows Update significantly faster in its latest big update to Windows 11. Version...
Amazon Prime members can now save on gas
Amazon Prime members are getting a new perk: extra savings at the pump. By linking your...
An investigation exposes data brokers using ads to help track almost any phone
An investigation conducted by a data privacy group has revealed a vast tracking network that can...
Elon Musk sued for using AI-generated Blade Runner imagery at robotaxi event
Though it remains very unclear whether any of the self-driving vehicles demoed at Tesla’s We, Robot...
The best instant cameras you can buy right now
Even with the ability to take excellent photos with our phones and instantly share them across...
iRobot’s budget-friendly Roombas add a self-emptying option
The new Roomba Combo 2 Essential and Roomba Vac 2 Essential include a dock for self-emptying...
Amazon says it ditched plastic air pillows
Amazon says that it has gotten rid of plastic air pillows at its warehouses.“As of October...
One-third of DHS’s border surveillance cameras don’t even work
The House Committee on Homeland Security is looking into Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) surveillance network...
Streamer’s apology for racist rant exposes the rot in streaming culture
Last week, top Twitch streamer Zach Hoyt, better known as Asmongold, went on a racist rant...
Qualcomm’s new mobile chip is the 8 Elite
Just a few years after changing its mobile chipset naming conventions, Qualcomm has gone and done...
News Corp sues Perplexity for ripping off WSJ and New York Post
News Corp, the parent company of media outlets like The Wall Street Journal and the New...
Elon Musk is offering people $1 million to vote
Tech billionaire Elon Musk gave a $1 million check to an audience member at a rally...
The tech YouTuber who opened a coffee shop
For the last eight months, David Cogen has been living a double life. By day: a...
The Internet Archive hackers still have access to its internal emailing tools
Early this morning, I received an email from “The Internet Archive Team,” replying to a message...
Time to upgrade your reading gadgets
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Ember’s temperature-controlled smart mugs are 20 percent off today
Fall has arrived, bringing cooler temperatures with it. Thankfully, Ember is running a sale through October...
At 21 years old, the iMac G4 is still down to party
It’s been 20 years since Apple discontinued the iMac G4, a unique computer with a funky...
Anora’s Sean Baker writes the ending first
Sean Baker’s film Anora won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival — the...
DJI sues the US Department of Defense for labeling it a ‘Chinese Military Company’
DJI, the world’s largest drone company, is suing to avoid being seen as a tool of...
Stoke Voltaics’ portable electric cookware review
Sometimes you just need a portable electric cookset. Maybe it’s during a major power outage when...
Here are the best smart locks you can buy right now
A smart lock is an easy solution to some common problems. Locked yourself out? Need to...