Windows 11 is getting a video wallpaper feature
Microsoft has started testing the ability to use video wallpapers on Windows 11. The feature has been spotted in the latest builds of Windows 11, and allows you to set…
Silent Hill F has two killer ingredients: mystery and rage
Even suffused in otherworldly fog, Silent Hill F‘s picturesque period setting gleams with authenticity. Traditional hardwood buildings line narrow alleyways, while babbling brooks and small footpaths crisscross soaking paddy fields.…
The foldable iPhone might look like two iPhone Airs stuck together
While it seems like a foregone conclusion that there will be a foldable iPhone, possibly late next year, there hasn’t been much info about what it would look like. In…
The touchscreen MacBook rumors are never ending
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo took to X on Wednesday to claim that a MacBook Pro with an OLED touchscreen was expected to enter mass production by late 2026. Today Bloomberg’s Mark…
Montblanc is getting into the digital notepad game
If you’re the kind of person who owns leather driving gloves in multiple colors to match your different Jaguars, then there hasn’t been a digital paper option that could live…
Amazon, Google, and Microsoft warn employees to rush back to the US
With new restrictions and fees on work visas in the US set to take effect at midnight tonight, it’s no surprise that many employers are advising workers abroad to return…
Trump announces skilled worker visas will now cost $100,000
All the fawning by tech CEOs wasn’t enough to convince Donald Trump to back off his crusade against immigrants. Yesterday the president announced that the government would be adding a…
Prime members can get three months of Kindle Unlimited for free
A three-month Kindle Unlimited subscription is free for Amazon Prime members right now. A cool new perk recently became available for Prime members: for a limited time, you can get…
The wafer-thin iPhone Air is surprisingly strong
They’ll Need A Crane. You’d be forgiven for assuming the iPhone Air would snap like a twig under pressure. It’s almost impossibly thin at just 5.6mm. But, its titanium frame…
Republicans’ political purge is just getting started
Barely over a week after right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s public killing at a Utah campus, speech attacks in the name of the self-proclaimed free speech advocate are piling up. Law…
Anker’s latest sleep buds can silence snoring
Anker’s Soundcore Sleep A30 earbuds. Anker’s latest Soundcore Sleep A30 sleep buds do what its A20 buds promised but couldn’t deliver: mask snoring. It accomplishes this with the inclusion of…
Trump claims the US is about to get a tremendous fee for taking TikTok out of China
A 10 percent stake in Intel, 15 percent of Nvidia’s China sales, a “golden share” of Nippon Steel — what price will Trump extract next in exchange for favorable treatment?…
Windows 11 is adding another Copilot button nobody asked for
Have enough Copilot buttons in your life? No you don’t — have another one! This one pops up in the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview when mousing over an open…
Ex-Disney CEO Michael Eisner calls the FCC’s threats ‘out-of-control intimidation’
Michael Eisner, Disney’s former CEO who ran the company for 21 years and oversaw its acquisition of ABC in 1995, does not think his successor, Bob Iger, made the right…
Microsoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles in the US again
Microsoft is raising the prices of its Xbox Series S / X consoles in the US next month. The Xbox Series X will be priced at $649.99 in the US…
ChatGPT tricked to swipe sensitive data from Gmail
Security researchers employed ChatGPT as a co-conspirator to plunder sensitive data from Gmail inboxes without alerting users. The vulnerability exploited has been closed by OpenAI but it’s a good example…
Meta’s failed smart glasses demos had nothing to do with the Wi-Fi
Well that was awkward. Meta ran into some spectacularly embarrassing technical issues during the live demos of its new smart glasses this week, and now we know why. Andrew Bosworth,…
Intel says Arc GPUs will live on after Nvidia deal
In the future, Intel will make CPUs with Nvidia graphics inside — among other things, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang confirmed today that Nvidia will contribute “GPU chiplets” that Intel can…
How to find the best deals during Amazon’s October Prime Day sale
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days is one of the biggest shopping events of the year, and it’s returning October 7th and 8th. The two-day shopping affair will grant Prime members…
Nothing’s charging case ‘Super Mic’ is a small upgrade to earbud audio
TALK. The microphones in your earbuds probably suck. You know it, I know it, and apparently Nothing knows it too. Its fix? Better microphones – but in the charging case,…
Reddit wants a better AI deal with Google: users in exchange for content
Reddit wants more users and more money from Google in exchange for an even bigger mountain of data feeding its AI machine, according to Bloomberg. The negotiation shows a new…
Tesla is updating its passenger-trapping door handles
Potential changes to Chinese regulations may also force Tesla to update its flush door handle design. Tesla is redesigning the electronic door handles that are currently under investigation for trapping…
Samsung brings ads to US fridges
What a lovely canvas for ads. | Image: Samsung A software update rolling out to Samsung’s Family Hub refrigerators in the US is putting ads on the fridges for the…
Rivian’s e-bike leaks ahead of next month’s announcement
A frame from Also’s October 22nd announcement teaser. | Image: Also Rivian’s heavily financed micromobilty spinoff Also is promising something on October 22nd. Also’s calling it “transcendent mobility,” which is…
Meta Connect 2025: the 6 biggest announcements
Meta just showed off all the latest in wearable technology, virtual reality, augmented reality, and more at its annual Connect keynote. In addition to the long-awaited reveal of Meta’s updated…
Garmin’s new Bounce watch for kids doubles the price, not the features
The Bounce 2 introduces a new round design with an upgraded AMOLED screen. | Image: Garmin Garmin announced a new version of its Bounce smartwatch for kids that first debuted…
The Wacom One, now one size bigger
The Wacom One 14 features a bigger display with smaller bezels. Wacom has introduced a new 14-inch creative display tablet to its entry-level product line for students and hobbyists. The…
Business Insider reportedly tells journalists they can use AI to draft stories
Business Insider reportedly says journalists can use AI to write drafts. Business Insider has told journalists they can use AI to create first drafts of stories and suggested it won’t…
Can Luigi Mangione get too big to jail?
The first people in line on Tuesday, I was told, started camping out on the sidewalk two days ago. Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian…
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will stop talking about suicide with teens
On Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the company was attempting to balance privacy, freedom, and teen safety – principles that, he admitted, were in conflict. His blog post…