No, Microsoft didn’t rebrand Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft has got the internet confused, again. Over the past couple of days posts on Reddit, Hacker News, and X have claimed Microsoft has rebranded Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365…
Is this the folding iPhone’s creaseless display?
The concept panel (right) lacks the obvious crease down the middle that you can see on the Galaxy Z Fold 7 (left). Samsung Display showcased a new foldable OLED panel…
This free feature helps make stolen Bosch e-bikes unsellable
Look at how confident Bosch’s anti-theft features make you. | Image: Bosch Stolen electric bikes built around Bosch motors will be harder to sell, service, and ride at the end…
These open-ear buds actually have decent noise reduction
I was surprised that these… work pretty dang well. My biggest gripe about open-ear buds is that they’re rotten for loud city commutes. Cue a pedantic audiophile pointing out that…
This desktop charger turns your iPhone into a robotic AI assistant
The DeskMate doesn’t have its own display, it just uses your iPhone’s. CES is packed with AI companions and assistant robots this year, but the DeskMate from Loona is a…
This robot companion is a cameraman for your pet
Vex is a stubby little critter that comes in a few different colors. For a long time, tech companies have pitched pet cameras as a way to find out what…
Birdbuddy’s new smart feeders aim to make spotting birds easier, even for beginners
The Birdbuddy 2 goes for $199. Birdbuddy is introducing two new smart bird feeders: the flagship Birdbuddy 2 and the more compact, cheaper Birdbuddy 2 Mini aimed at first-time users…
I just want to keep unfolding the Samsung Z TriFold
A tablet wherever your phone goes. Holding the Z TriFold confirmed my suspicions: It’s a tablet with a phone attached. And after spending an hour folding and unfolding it, I’m…
LG’s Wallpaper OLED TV returns to CES, and it’s wafer thin
The LG OLED evo W6 Wallpaper TV. The amazingly thin wallpaper design from LG is back. The first Wallpaper TV was released back in 2017, and it’s been six years…
Shut the fridge door!
Family Hub fridges are getting a new hands-free feature. Samsung’s latest update to its Family Hub smart fridge line adds a feature I’ve always wanted – voice-activated door opening and…
Surprise, surprise: Silksong wins Steam’s Game of the Year
Valve has announced the winners of the 2025 Steam Awards and, unsurprisingly, Hollow Knight: Silksong, took home the Game of the Year honors. It was also given the “Best Game…
Someone made a ton of money betting on Maduro’s capture
Shortly before the US military launched an attack on Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro, an account on Polymarket made some very suspiciously timed investments. The prediction market had been…
Meta’s Quest 3S is still $50 off and comes with a $50 gift card
We posted a couple of times about Meta’s Quest 3S during the holidays. The virtual reality headset that typically sold for $299.99 was — and still is — available for…
I went to the Stranger Things finale in theaters and the strangest thing happened
The parking lot was packed. That’s the first Strange Thing. A little background. Just about every mall is struggling now, but the Neshaminy Mall in Bensalem, Pennsylvania is more or…
This smart home controller is literally a piece of wood
The Mui Board is a minimalist, screen-free interface for controlling tech in your home. One of the fun parts of being a tech journalist for over a decade is that…
Grok is undressing anyone, including minors
xAI’s Grok is removing clothing from pictures of people without their consent following this week’s rollout of a feature that allows X users to instantly edit any image using the…
Billion-dollar Bitcoin hacker Ilya Lichtenstein thanks Trump for early prison release
Just over a year after being sentenced to five years in prison for the theft of billions of dollars in Bitcoin, hacker Ilya Lichtenstein is free. Lichtenstein announced his release…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is now blogging about AI slop
Now that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has appointed a new CEO to run Microsoft’s biggest businesses, he has a little more time on his hands for other adventures. Beyond focusing…
Pebble’s round smartwatch is getting a reboot
The Pebble Round 2 (pictured here in rose gold) ditches the OG Time Round’s chunky display bezel. It’s time to reboot another OG Pebble smartwatch – specifically, the round-faced Time…
This smart fridge wants to solve the hassle of grocery shopping
This GE Profile fridge has a patented “Scan-to-List” barcode scanner built in, designed to make it easy to add items to a digital shopping list. Have you always wanted to…
The Trump phone just missed another release date
Where’s the Trump Phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. We’ve reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump Phone’s whereabouts. As usual, we’re still waiting…
Punkt’s German-made MC03 smartphone comes to the US this spring
The MC03 aims to improve on the MC02’s shortcomings. Punkt, the Switzerland-based, privacy-focused phone maker, is trying the whole “smartphone” thing again. The MC03 improves on some of the disappointing…
SpaceX will lower Starlink satellites to reduce collision risk
Starlink satellites with solar arrays deployed. | Image: SpaceX After one of its Starlink satellites exploded and another narrowly avoided colliding with a Chinese satellite, SpaceX says it will lower…
Samsung adds much needed brightness to its Freestyle projector
The Freestyle Plus still looks like the original 1080p Freestyle projector. | Image: Samsung The Freestyle Plus all-in-one portable projector features 430 ISO lumens, or “nearly twice the brightness of…
Petkit’s first automatic wet food feeder keeps track of how much your pet eats
Petkit has announced two new automated machines at CES 2026 designed to feed and care for your pets using AI-powered cameras that track their behavior and provide health insights that…
You can’t trust your eyes to tell you what’s real anymore, says the head of Instagram
Instagram boss Adam Mosseri is closing out 2025 with a 20-images-deep dive into what a new era of “infinite synthetic content” means as it all becomes harder and harder to…
Net neutrality was back, until it wasn’t
The fight for net neutrality never seems to be truly won or lost. Federal net neutrality rules have been on and off for the past 15 years. The Federal Communications…
Leaked video shows the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s new camera island
New photos and video seem to confirm previous leaks hinting that the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra will sport a new camera bump. OnLeaks posted images of what look like dummy…
The Dreame X40 Ultra robovac is about $700 off, nearly matching its best price
The Dreame X40 Ultra used to be one of our robot vacuums on the market before its successor took its place. With the year coming to a close, now’s a…
Killing in the name of… nothing
In a good and just society, it would have been possible to bury Charlie Kirk without either threatening mass violence toward his enemies or making light of his death with…