technology
We are living in a golden age of electric cargo bikes
/ Our cup runneth over with affordable and high-powered options thanks to recent launches from Rad Power Bikes, Aventon, and Lectric, as well as legacy manufacturers like Trek and Specialized. But why now? And where are we heading? Somewhere good, I hope. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Form factors of used e-bikes sold in major US regions since January 2022a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>The mean mileage of used e-bik...
Hidden Systems is the book I’ll use to teach my kids how the internet works
/ The 262-page graphic novel by cartoonist Dan Nott beautifully illustrates and explains how to conceptualize the internet, water supply, and power grid.
Microsoft’s new share button makes it easy to show people what Bing AI is saying
/ The company also said it’s made the chatbot’s ‘Balanced’ mode faster. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>This didn’t seem to work all the time, but it’s at least possible to interact directly with a shared answer.
Someone please buy me this glass mouse pad
/ The $99 Atlas, Razer’s first glass mouse pad, promises a hard surface and a smooth swipe for impatient mouse users. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Razer Mouse pads are one thing. Mouse pads made of glass? Quite another. This, at least, is what I’m assuming based on the promotional materials for the Razer Atlas, Razer’s first glass mouse pad. “Absolute functionality and durability,” Razer’s website proclaims. “Experience pure polished precision,” the press release demands of me. The $99.99 tempered glass Atlas has an anti-slip rubber base, is available in black or white, ...
Microsoft will make it a little easier to switch your default apps in Windows 11
/ Microsoft’s new ‘principles’ around default app settings and pinning new buttons to the Windows taskbar should streamline the process of setting them up soon. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Microsoft’s nonfinal concept design for the button that would let you confirm pinning an app tile to your Windows taskbar.a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Microsoft’s example of the new Windows 11 Settings page you might see if an...
Donald Trump is no longer banned on YouTube
/ ‘We carefully evaluated the continued risk of real-world violence, while balancing the chance for voters to hear equally from major national candidates.’
Microsoft’s new Copilot will change Office documents forever
Copilot is more than just a chatbot. Microsoft is slowly building an AI assistant that it has dreamed about for years. Share this story a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Microsoft Microsoft’s new AI-powered Copilot summarized my meeting instantly yesterday (the meeting was with Microsoft to discuss Copilot, of course) before listing out the questions I’d asked just seconds before. I’ve watched Microsoft demo the future of work for years with concepts about virtual assistants, but Copilot is the closest thing I’ve ever seen to them coming true. “In our minds this is the new wa...
Google says hackers could silently own your phone until Samsung fixes its modems
/ It found 18 vulnerabilities in Samsung’s modems, four of which could give hackers a way in with just your phone number.
Hyperkin’s Xbox 360 controller reissue now has a price and release date
/ The Xenon is set to launch in June, with preorders opening up in May. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Hyperkin Good news for nostalgic millennial gamers: Hyperkin’s remake of the Xbox 360 controller is inching closer to release. The Xenon controller was first announced by Hyperkin back in November, but not much solid info was given outside of some renders and the basic knowledge that this reissue will be a USB-C wired-only reprisal for Xbox Series X / S and PC. Now, Hyperkin says the Xenon controller is set for release on June 6th, with preorders on its store beginning Ma...
Amazon stops selling magazines and newspapers through Kindle Newsstand
Amazon/ Tech / It’s halting sales of print subscriptions, too. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amazon is no longer selling magazine and newspaper subscriptions through Kindle Newsstand and will stop delivering current Kindle Newsstand subscriptions in September, according to an announcement from last week. Kindle Newsstand let people read Kindle-specific versions of publications right on their device, and the change will likely come as a disappointment for people who were used to getting their subscriptions that way. But Amazon isn’t jus...
Ugreen’s Nexode 140W charger is for 16-inch MacBook Pro trekkers
/ The Ugreen Nexode 140W charger is one of few all-in-one charger options for on-the-go video editors rocking powerful PD 3.1-capable laptops. And it’s a good one. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>The Nexode has two USB-C ports capable of up to 140W and 100W max individually or 65W each simultaneously. It also has one USB-A port for up to 22.5W. All together, the ports output 65W / 45W / 22.5W. The Nexode doesn’t support the super cutting-edge PD 3.2, but Ugreen is kind enough to include a 1.5-meter braided USB-C cable that supports future 240W devices. But the Nexode does support almost every other USB-C...
Slay vampiric gods in Redfall’s new story trailer
/ The story of how Redfall, Mass, got flipped turned upside down, literally. Redfall, Arkane Austin’s co-op vampire shooter, has a new story trailer that gets to the heart of just what happened to Redfall, Massachusetts. Apparently, some bloodsucking scientists at the mysterious Aevum Therapeutics did a bit of medical malpractice and accidentally (or purposely) summoned ancient vampire gods in their quest to attain immortality. As a result, Redfall got flipped turned upside down by the ravenous gods, and it’s up to our four heroes to slay the gods and save the city. The trailer starts with a voiceover of a woman explaining how her blood was supposed to be the cure for everything. If that sounds familiar, maybe Redfall’s trying to capture the waning energies of The Last of Us season finale....
