Tech
Today I’m toying with
The simple joy of gadgets — that’s what “Today I’m Toying With” is all about. It’s our video series where we try to encapsulate that joy of playing with technology, sharing what it’s like to experience gadgets that not all of us get to touch! Like a 3D printer that prints delicious chocolate, or the […]
Samsung Addresses Past Issues With Previous Models With The Galaxy Z Fold7
Samsung has been at the forefront of the foldable smartphone market, but that lead has slipped somewhat with the arrival of viable alternatives. But with the Galaxy Z Fold7, Samsung has addressed some of the glaring issues with the previous models, delivering a solid foldable smartphone experience.
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8 just came out and you can already save $50
If you’re looking to upgrade an older Android smartwatch, or want to give wearables a try for the first time, Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8 is a compelling choice. It has a new design, lets you access Google’s Gemini AI from your wrist, and has a handful of new health and wellness features. It launched on […]
The enforcer that could break up Apple and Google is facing upheaval
The sudden firing of two high-ranking antitrust officials this week is signaling upheaval at an agency responsible for arguing some of the biggest tech monopoly cases in decades. Two top deputies to Department of Justice Antitrust Division chief Gail Slater were fired earlier this week for what a DOJ official would only explain as "insubordination" […]
MAGA influencers turn the Republican party against Israel
While the summer doldrums have hit Washington, the MAGA influencers can never truly go on vacation, especially if they've spent their careers promising to reveal the truth about Jeffrey Epstein. Although their politicians are now in power, they're getting stonewalled, and in the absence of juicy "Epstein files" to feed to their audiences, a new […]
Time Flies is a short meditation on the meaning of life
I didn't expect a brief game about flies to make me emotional. But when I finished Time Flies, I nearly began to cry. Time Flies initially seems very silly. You play as a little buzzing fly that has to try and accomplish a bucket list of tasks before it, well, kicks the bucket, something that […]
BougeRV’s portable solar fridge is quietly annoying
Keeping humans alive at home in post-agrarian societies requires refrigeration. Meat bags on the move must either load up a cooler with ice for a soggy weekend barbecue or do the evolved thing and use a 12V fridge instead. The $509.99 battery-powered BougeRV CRD2 40 refrigerator and freezer combo I've been testing for the last […]
‘Call of Duty,’ You in Danger Girl: Gamers Loved What They Saw During EA’s ‘Battlefield 6’ Multiplayer Reveal Event
Call of Duty, you in danger girl. That's what many gamers are saying following Battlefield 6's big mulitplayer reveal event.
Zuckerberg’s ‘personal superintelligence’ plan: fill your free time with more AI
It has been another busy week. GPT-5 appears to be just around the corner… This week, I decode the meaning behind Mark Zuckerberg's "personal superintelligence" manifesto, and what it means for the broader AI race. Keep reading for my chat with a Figma exec on the company's IPO day, a bunch of good links, and […]
Delta’s dynamic AI pricing plan sounds different now
Delta Air Lines is explaining more about its AI-assisted dynamic pricing model after coming under scrutiny for recent comments about the pricing. In November, Delta president Glen Hauenstein said at an investor day that “we will have a price that’s available on that flight, on that time, to you, the individual.” However, responding to questions […]
Tim Cook says Apple ‘must’ figure out AI and ‘will make the investment to do it’
Apple CEO Tim Cook boasted about the potential of AI and the company’s approach to developing it in a rare all-hands today that was reported on by Bloomberg. Apple has been slow to roll out some of its AI features and has stumbled with a planned AI-powered upgrade to Siri, which it delayed earlier this […]
Reddit pauses its paywall plans
Reddit is pausing its plans to let people make subreddits with content behind a paywall, CEO Steve Huffman said as part of Thursday’s earnings. The company is making the change as part of a shift in how it’s prioritizing its resources. Huffman said last year that the company was looking into a way for users […]
