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Automakers Want AM Radios Out of Cars. Congress Is About to Require Them
A popular bill will force car companies to put AM radios in vehicles at no extra...
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27 Viral TikTok Gifts That Are Actually Worth a Look
We're testing gadgets that keep showing up in our feeds. Here are the ones that deserve...
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No One Knows How Far Bird Flu Has Spread
With little incentive for US farmers to test their cattle, and many undocumented laborers on dairy...
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The Brane X Speaker Is Small, but It Sounds Like a Home Theater
This compact but mighty speaker lets you bring the thrills of a real subwoofer virtually anywhere.
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Red Light Therapy Masks Are Soaring in Popularity, but How Do They Work?
Red and blue light therapy can help reduce wrinkles and acne. I spoke to a dermatologist...
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The Fujifilm Mini 99 Is an Instant Camera Photographers Will Love
Yes, the $200 price tag is well above the entry-level point-and-shoot Instax cameras, but Fujifilm’s latest...
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Jot Down Your Thoughts With These Great Note-Taking Apps
There are many apps to help you record and organize your thoughts on any device. These...
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Dell's Latest XPS Laptops Are Not Quite As Good As a MacBook Pro
The Dell XPS 14 and 16 are both speedy, beautiful machines that are just a little...
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The Baby Gear I Loved as a New Parent
From a sound machine to a smart sensor, here’s what made life easier during my infant’s...
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Adam Neumann’s Bid to Buy WeWork Failed. Will He Now Try to Compete With It?
WeWork’s controversial former CEO tried to acquire the bankrupt company he left in crisis. After being...
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How a Scrappy Cryptominer Transformed Into the Multibillion-Dollar Backbone of the AI Boom
CoreWeave, once a small player in crypto, is now a $19 billion unicorn that provides GPUs...
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Give This Rich Dude $1 or The Onion Disappears Forever
Entrepreneur Jeff Lawson’s plan to revive venerable satirical outlet The Onion involves borrowing from the playbook...
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Crave’s Tease Impractically Puts a Vibrator on Your Ring Finger
By trying to be both jewelry and a sex toy, Crave’s vibrator—which goes on your finger—fails...
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How to Shut Up Your Gadgets at Night So You Can Sleep
Cut out the beeps and bloops and get some rest for a change.
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Jerry Seinfeld, ‘Hacks,’ and the Future of Comedy in a Digital World
Jerry Seinfeld thinks “PC crap” is ruining comedy. Hacks proves him wrong.
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Everything You Need to Know About Hybrid Cars
What’s the difference between a hybrid, a mild hybrid, and a plug-in hybrid? This is the...
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These Dangerous Scammers Don’t Even Bother to Hide Their Crimes
“Yahoo Boy” cybercriminals are openly running dozens of scams across Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, TikTok, YouTube, and...
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Would You Still Use Google if It Didn't Pay Apple $20 Billion to Get on Your iPhone?
A US judge who will decide Google’s fate in a historic antitrust trial suggested it was...
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Want to Buy a Decommissioned Supercomputer? Here’s Your Chance
There’s still time left to bid for a 145,152-core Cheyenne supercomputer that was once the 20th...
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Nick Bostrom Made the World Fear AI. Now He Asks: What if It Fixes Everything?
Philosopher Nick Bostrom popularized the idea superintelligent AI could erase humanity. His new book imagines a...
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How Far-Right Extremist Militias Organize on Facebook
In the aftermath of the Capitol riot, far-right militia groups are using Facebook to organize—and they’re...
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The Best Rain Jackets to Help You Brave the Elements
When it rains, it pours. Here are our picks for cold, wet days—plus expert tips on...
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A Face Recognition Firm That Scans Faces for Bars Got Hacked—and That’s Just the Start
Outabox, an Australian firm that scanned faces for bars and clubs, suffered a breach that shows...
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Share Your Memories With Our Favorite Digital Photo Frames
Get your pictures off your phone and in front of your friends and family with these...