When people ask where my interest in tech came from, I always point to the same moment in my life. The year was 1993, and I was starting first grade in a new city. I was nervous, but to help me with my big feelings, my grandmother bought me a brand-new gadget that I had…
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Even though Prime day has ended, Fitbit devices are still on sale. It makes sense that Google is selling Fitbits at a discount, now that the screenless Fitbit Air is here. But I think…
I’ve got a dual-booting PC with both Windows 11 and EndeavourOS Linux on it, which puts me in the best position to compare benchmarks across operating systems. It’s the same machine, after all, with the same CPU, GPU, RAM, SSD, etc. The hardware variables disappear when benchmarking on Windows and Linux, and it’s as controlled…
The 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) is gearing up to celebrate the venerable Czech fest’s past and, at the same time, guide it into its future. One design change symbolizing this connection between what has come before and what lies ahead is the redesign of an iconic KVIFF space. “For this and…
Better Mobile Xperience (BMX) just released its SolidSafe Air 5K power bank, and I’m amazed by its ultrathin design. It attaches magnetically to my phone and adds a tiny sliver to its thickness compared to my other power banks, which have unique features but aren’t pocket-friendly. The INIU Pocket Rocket P50 and retractable Baseus models…
I love affordable streaming sticks and set-top boxes as much as the next person, but the undeniable truth is that their advertisement-filled user interfaces can be a pain to sift through on the daily. Hardware offerings from Amazon, Roku, Google, Walmart and others certainly get the job done when it comes to facilitating a curated…
When Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 landed on the moon in March 2025, the lander downlinked nearly 120 gigabytes of raw data back to Earth — imagery and video captured by onboard cameras that scientists are still processing today. The company’s next lunar mission, Blue Ghost Mission 2 — targeted for launch in late…
Microsoft says it has detected new self-propagating malware that spreads through USB drives in search of cryptocurrency credentials, which it then sends to attacker-controlled servers. The company named the worm Crypto Clipper because it monitors the contents of device clipboards for patterns consistent with wallet addresses or seed phrases. When found, the malware also takes…
As generative media becomes more advanced and accessible, it’s helpful to know where content comes from, and whether it’s been altered. Today, we’re expanding our content transparency and verification tools in Search, Gemini, Chrome, Pixel and Cloud, and deepening our partnership with the broader industry. Scaling our technology Three years ago, we introduced SynthID, our…
