Hanging out in my favorite virtual coffee shop in Tokyo
Finding a cafe that fits you can be a revelatory experience. For me at least, there are few places outside of my house that I can truly feel comfortab...
The best Memorial Day sales you can shop this weekend
Memorial Day is nearly here, meaning the seasonal sales are in full swing. If your weekend plans involve pool parties or barbecues, now is a great tim...
Sennheiser’s new Momentum 5 headphones have upgraded ANC and a replaceable battery
Nearly four years after the last version of Sennheiser's Momentum headphones debuted with a redesign that traded a retro aesthetic for a more contempo...
Google appeals search monopoly ruling, says it won business ‘fair and square’
Google officially filed its appeal of the federal ruling deeming it an illegal search monopolist, arguing the decision "crashed" through legal guardra...
Twelve South’s AirFly Pro 2 has hit one of its best prices ahead of summer travel
With Memorial day weekend kicking off the travel season, we’re seeing a lot of deals pop up on travel gadgets, from portable power banks to noise-canc...
On Thursday, Waymo customers opened up the app and noticed something unusual: no more freeway service. Trips that would normally take a few minutes on...
Google’s AI search is so broken it can ‘disregard’ what you’re looking for
Google's AI Overviews are running into an interesting problem right now. As of this writing, if you search for the term "disregard," instead of showin...
Govee’s colorful, JBL-tuned Lamp Pro 2 is matching its best price to date
They say that Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer. I have my doubts given the less-than-balmy weather in many parts of the US this weeke...
LG’s 77-inch B5 OLED TV is down to $1,500 and comes with a $200 gift card
Best Buy’s Memorial Day sale includes a good deal on a massive OLED TV. The 77-inch LG B5 is down to $1,499.99 (originally $2,999.99), and the purchas...
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. It'...
Since 2012, the British literary magazine Granta has published the regional winners of the annual Commonwealth Short Story Prize. This year, however, ...
Why would you disrespect your favorite artist with an AI remix?
AI covers and remixes of songs are already a blight on the internet. Spotify, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram are awash in flat reggae versions of "Sme...
Tesla recalls thousands of Model Ys at risk of… missing a sticker
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a recall for 14,575 Model Y vehicles over an issue that Tesla can't fix with its...
Google is many things, but most of the time it's a verb: It is what it is to search the internet for information. But what if it's an AI agent doing t...
Boots Riley turns class struggle into comedy with I Love Boosters
Before Boots Riley became the writer / director / musician behind Sorry to Bother You and I'm a Virgo, he was a young community organizer fighting for...
If I could only have one laptop for work and gaming, I’d get this one
I've loved the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 since it launched in 2020. I bought one for my wife after reading about how awesome it was on a little site calle...
Samsung’s memory chip employees negotiated $340,000 bonuses this year
Details have emerged about a tentative deal struck between Samsung and semiconductor employees who had threatened to strike. The deal reportedly makes...
Microsoft’s consumer marketing chief to leave next year
Yusuf Mehdi, executive vice president and consumer chief marketing officer at Microsoft, is leaving the company after 35 years. Mehdi announced his de...
Microsoft is letting Office users remove an annoying Copilot button
Microsoft is rolling out Office app updates next week that allow users to disable a floating Copilot button. The button appeared in Word, Excel, and P...
Anker’s new earbuds have the best call quality I’ve ever heard
Soundcore, Anker's audio brand, has mostly lived in the budget-to-midrange world, but with its new Liberty 5 Pro earbuds, it's aiming at the big guys....
States ask judge to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster
A federal judge is officially being tasked with deciding whether to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster. More than 30 states are asking Judge Arun Subra...
The Boys limped through its last season, but made up for it with the finale
It's hard existing in a world seemingly designed for the undeservingly powerful and painfully boring few. They have been gifted what many of us only d...
Firefox is working on a rounded redesign with easy-to-find controls for privacy and AI
Firefox is getting a drastic visual overhaul with a redesigned Settings section that will make it easier to find and use privacy settings, including t...
In desperate times, graduates find hope in humiliating tech CEOs
University graduates are booing and heckling corporate executives who praise AI during their commencement ceremonies, and the only people who seem to ...
On Monday morning, a judge overseeing the New York state case on the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO ruled that some evidence collected by police ...
Its name might be dull and uninspired, but the Philips 24B2D5300 Business Monitor brings a novel feature I've never seen on a display before: screens ...
One of Meta’s big legal reckonings just ended in a settlement
After back-to-back losses in trials grappling with its impact on teens' mental health, Meta just settled what was supposed to be its next legal battle...
Hackers are learning to exploit chatbot ‘personalities’
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on AI mischief, follow Robert Hart. The Step...
Bungie is moving on from Destiny 2. The studio announced Thursday that it's releasing the last major update for the game on June 9th as its focus "tur...
Sonos’s pint-sized Roam 2 speaker is 25 percent off for Memorial Day
If your summer plans involve spending any time outdoors, whether on the trail or at a pool party, a good portable Bluetooth speaker can go a long way....
