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After being upended by Covid-19 cancellations and Hollywood strikes, Comic-Con International in San Diego has a chance to come back in a big way this year.

Sleep masks offer a range of benefits, including deeper and more restful sleep, but there are many styles on the market. We'll help you navigate the options.

States across the US are seeking to criminalize certain uses of AI-generated content. Civil rights groups are pushing back, arguing that some of these new laws conflict with the First Amendment.

System administrators and their teams sprang into action last Friday and worked tirelessly to get their companies back online amid one of the worst digital blackouts ever.

Cybersecurity researchers have spotted a 3,000-account network on GitHub that is manipulating the platform and spreading ransomware and info stealers.

A former Google engineer has built a search engine, webXray, that aims to find illicit online data collection and tracking—with the goal of becoming “the Henry Ford of tech lawsuits.”

The next wave of obesity drugs could help people lose even more weight—and make some pharma companies a fortune.

If Apple really does come out with a foldable smartphone, it’ll be late to the party—but will somehow arrive just as the real fun is starting.

The competitors’ bedroom furniture is simply stiff paper, along with coffee tables made from badminton shuttlecocks and ottomans made from parachute fabric. And as for durability, this gear can go the distance.

Prominent names in Big Tech are rallying behind Kamala Harris following Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race.

Don’t worry if you missed them in May—due to another geomagnetic storm, the northern lights might again be seen at lower latitudes across the US and Europe, from as early as Tuesday night.

The newest version of Llama will make AI more accessible and customizable, but it will also stir up debate over the dangers of releasing AI without guardrails.

Activists believe that the vice president, who is already the leading voice for reproductive rights in the Biden administration, will champion their cause.

If you’re used to seeing ViewSonic as the cheap monitor brand, this one might change your mind.

If you want to climb like a champ, this is the forearm massager, climbing shoes, and ice vest (hello, climate change) that you need.

Algorithms designed to handle a car after it loses traction could potentially intervene on behalf of human drivers.

The popular brand of rice cooker offers a large lineup of options—we help you choose which one is right for your kitchen.

Six years after Crazy Rich Asians, Jon M. Chu prepares to release his adaptation of one of Broadway’s biggest musicals. From a table at his family’s famous Chinese restaurant, he opens up about his childhood among the titans of tech—and why filmmakers shouldn’t be afraid of AI.

TikTok labels AI-generated material and warns about potentially deceptive content. A Lite version popular in the Global South, though, lacks these and other safeguards.

The Alphabet-owned driverless car service is getting aggressive against alleged vandals after a series of violent incidents in San Francisco.

The Twister sequel, which brought in over $80 million at the box office this weekend, is full of good science. But its big reveal is full of spin.

Now that President Joe Biden has dropped out of the election, enthusiasm from Democratic donors in Silicon Valley appears to have returned.