Salon launched 31 years ago as one of the first online-only news magazine outlets, and it announced today in an unsigned post that it's ceasing public...
How Remedy designed Control Resonant’s wildest mission: ‘Anything kind of goes’
Note: Some spoilers for Control Resonant's "Recursions and Iterations" mission follow. One of Control Resonant's most memorable missions involves time...
The midterms proved once and for all that X is not real life
A week before the midterm elections, Vice President JD Vance hosted a town hall in Texas with Fox News host Jesse Watters. It was a friendly event wit...
I’ve reviewed almost every Android foldable this year — here’s how the iPhone Duo compares
When I first read Allison and Nilay's Verge review of the iPhone Duo, I was immediately struck by one of their complaints: that the cover display is t...
Blue Origin’s next launch now won’t happen until 2027
Blue Origin plans to do its next New Glenn rocket launch in January 2027, according to CNBC and the Financial Times, which cite a memo from CEO Dave L...
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 is $300 off ahead of Black Friday
Android fans with a bit of iPhone Duo envy, take note: The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 is discounted to $1,599.99 at both Amazon and Best Buy, a hefty $30...
Meta now lets you have voice conversations with your Muse AI agent in real time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today. The feature has been rolled out ...
After printing 40,000 whistles, this is the 3D printer I’d buy
I've been wanting to try 3D printing, people tell me. Which printer should I get? I finally have a fairly easy answer: the Bambu Lab P2S Combo. The au...
‘Total repudiation’: The blue wave is about to hit AI
On Tuesday night, Democrats made history as they took control of the House and the Senate, and a blue wave swept through traditionally red and swing s...
Claude AI can plug directly into your bank account
Anthropic has a new pitch for managing your personal finances: let Claude do it instead, with a new Personal Finance feature that connects it to your ...
Ember’s smallest self-heating mug is on sale for just $33
We’ve been fans of Ember’s temperature-controlled mugs for years, though given the price tag, we admit that they’re somewhat of a luxury purchase. Tha...
TikTok has released a standalone app for TikTok Shop in a few countries, as spotted by social media consultant Matt Navarra. According to its App Stor...
Nintendo says it’s not planning another Switch 2 price hike
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said during the company's latest earnings call that it's "not considering additional changes" to the Switch 2's p...
It's the year 2026 and the Federal Aviation Administration is still running critical pieces of American airspace on 3.5-inch magnetic floppy disks. Bu...
Xbox overhauls its PC, web, and cloud apps with a faster design
Microsoft is unveiling a new Xbox PC app that launches "up to 60 percent faster" than before, with an overhauled design to match new updates to Xbox C...
OpenAI says its new cybersecurity model is better at not hacking other companies
OpenAI is launching GPT-6 Cyber, the latest version of its cybersecurity AI model, which it says is better at finding vulnerabilities and less likely ...
While I wasn't expecting Microsoft to announce Windows 12 during its RTX Spark launch event last month, more than a few people were hoping to see some...
Camp Snap made a smaller kid-friendly version of its retro digital camcorder
After introducing new color options for its screen-free CS-8 video camera last month, Camp Snap announced a miniature version today that's less than h...
You can post AI music straight to SoundCloud from ElevenLabs
After partnering with Moises earlier this year, SoundCloud is now adding integration with another AI music platform, ElevenLabs. Now, rather than havi...
You can edit your videos with AI on Instagram’s new desktop Edits app
Instagram's standalone video editing app is now available on macOS, where you can plug in your AI agent of choice to assemble your videos. Instagram's...
WhatsApp will let you invite friends to events who aren’t on the app
WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that allows you to invite friends and family members to events in the app - even if they don't have the messenge...
NASA’s new experimental X-70 plane will be used to test next-gen aviation technologies
Yesterday NASA announced the latest addition to its X-series of experimental aircraft that have included the Bell X-1 that first broke the sound barri...
Tech CEO hearings. Tougher AI and data center guardrails. Investigations of Elon Musk's DOGE cuts. The gates are open for Democrats once they regain c...
The M6 MacBook Pro is probably the last of its kind
On November 6th, Apple will release an all-new MacBook Pro. It's thinner and lighter and has a beautiful OLED touchscreen. It is very likely what ever...
Today, I’m talking with Willy Shih, an economist, a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School, and the author of the upcoming book, ...
Grimes is going to star in an AI movie that’s coming to theaters
The AI-generated sci-fi film Gods Don't Give Gifts has added a bit of star power: Pop star Grimes is going to appear in the movie. Billed as "the firs...
I keep forgetting the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display has a touchscreen. I've been testing this new laptop, one of the most impressive Apple has e...
Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM
Discord is finally giving up on Electron, the cross-platform framework that lets developers build desktop apps using web technologies. Electron web ap...
Playstation and Spider-Man performance see Sony profits surge
Sony is enjoying a sharp profit spike in its latest quarterly financials, largely driven by its PlayStation business and the blockbuster success of Sp...
Big Tech’s big AI buildout will not end until someone stops it
After four of the biggest competitors in the AI race held quarterly earnings calls late last month, two things are clear: Big Tech is not done spendin...
