Hardware & Devices
The FAA is finally phasing out floppy disks from air traffic control
Seems about time for an upgrade.
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 is $300 off ahead of Black Friday
Android fans with a bit of iPhone Duo envy, take note: The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 is discounted to $1,599.99 at both Amazon and Best Buy, a hefty $300 markdown from its usual pri…
Muse has a voice mode now
Meta now lets you have voice conversations with your Muse AI agent in real time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today. The feature has been rolled out to me, and I gave it a spin o…
Google, Meta and TikTok are all suing California to block social media law intended to help kids
Assembly Bill 1709 demands that platforms remove "psychologically exploitative features."
EA is bringing 25 classic PC games to Steam
Electronic Arts is launching 25 classic games on Steam, including "Anniversary Editions" of the motorcycle racer Road Rash and six Wing Commander titles. These Anniversary Edition…
Claude AI can plug directly into your bank account
Anthropic has a new pitch for managing your personal finances: let Claude do it instead, with a new Personal Finance feature that connects it to your bank and card accounts via th…
Now Claude can help with your finances too
But just like with ChatGPT, should you?
iPhone Duo just got a new accessibility feature in iOS 27.3 beta
Reachability helps make it easier to use the foldable with one hand.
‘Total repudiation’: The blue wave is about to hit AI
On Tuesday night, Democrats made history as they took control of the House and the Senate, and a blue wave swept through traditionally red and swing states - with the nation's fir…
Ember’s smallest self-heating mug is on sale for just $33
We’ve been fans of Ember’s temperature-controlled mugs for years, though given the price tag, we admit that they’re somewhat of a luxury purchase. Thankfully, if you’ve been looki…
TikTok launched a dedicated TikTok Shop app
TikTok has released a standalone app for TikTok Shop in a few countries, as spotted by social media consultant Matt Navarra. According to its App Store listing, the TikTok Shop ap…
Nintendo says it’s not planning another Switch 2 price hike
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said during the company's latest earnings call that it's "not considering additional changes" to the Switch 2's price, Reuters reports. The Sw…
The FAA is finally ditching floppy disks
It's the year 2026 and the Federal Aviation Administration is still running critical pieces of American airspace on 3.5-inch magnetic floppy disks. But those technology artifacts …
Where is Windows 12?
While I wasn't expecting Microsoft to announce Windows 12 during its RTX Spark launch event last month, more than a few people were hoping to see something truly new. Between the …
OpenAI says its new cybersecurity model is better at not hacking other companies
OpenAI is launching GPT-6 Cyber, the latest version of its cybersecurity AI model, which it says is better at finding vulnerabilities and less likely to go rogue and hack other pl…
Xbox overhauls its PC, web, and cloud apps with a faster design
Microsoft is unveiling a new Xbox PC app that launches "up to 60 percent faster" than before, with an overhauled design to match new updates to Xbox Cloud Gaming on the web and sm…
Grimes is going to star in an AI movie that’s coming to theaters
The AI-generated sci-fi film Gods Don't Give Gifts has added a bit of star power: Pop star Grimes is going to appear in the movie. Billed as "the first AI film to come to theatres…
Lyft's new subscription bundles in DoorDash's DashPass for $10 per month
DashPass members can get Lyft Go at no extra cost.
Instagram's Edits is now on desktop as a Mac app
Meta's CapCut competitor already has more than 50 million users.
Sony's MDR-3R wired headphones are steeped in retro aesthetics
Sony has refreshed a headphone design that dates back to 1979.
Camp Snap made a smaller kid-friendly version of its retro digital camcorder
After introducing new color options for its screen-free CS-8 video camera last month, Camp Snap announced a miniature version today that's less than half the size of the original.…
Sony’s retro headphones brought me back to my childhood in the best way
Many of my childhood summer afternoons were spent riding around my hometown on my Huffy bike or, in later years, taking the bus into Harvard Square to walk around and hang out at …
WhatsApp is taking on Partiful with expanded Events feature
The change will allow invites to be sent to guests without WhatsApp accounts.
You can edit your videos with AI on Instagram’s new desktop Edits app
Instagram's standalone video editing app is now available on macOS, where you can plug in your AI agent of choice to assemble your videos. Instagram's Matthew Simari, head of prod…