How to tear gas children
The day after the second general strike in Minneapolis, the labor unions of Portland, Oregon, marched in solidarity. It was the warmest day that Portland had seen in a while,…
The Switch is now Nintendo’s best-selling console of all time
The original Switch is officially Nintendo’s best-selling console of all time after surpassing the DS handheld in lifetime sales. In its latest earnings release, Nintendo reports that the Nintendo Switch…
Adobe Animate is shutting down next month
Adobe is pulling the plug on Adobe Animate. In a FAQ posted to Adobe’s website, the company says it will stop selling the animation software on March 1st, citing the…
Waymo raises $16 billion to take its robotaxi business ‘global’
Waymo announced a $16 billion investment round aimed at bringing its robotaxi business to more US cities, as well as some overseas markets. The funding round was led by Dragoneer…
The tragedy of Supernatural
When you picture a virtual reality headset user, you’re probably not picturing someone like Sherry Dickson. At 69, the snowy-haired, retired elementary school teacher hops into her Meta Quest headset…
Bill Gates says accusations contained in Epstein files are ‘absolutely absurd’
Reports of Bill Gates’ connections with Jeffrey Epstein grow more lurid with each dump of documents from the Department of Justice. The latest includes somewhat confusing emails that Epstein may…
Shedding light on Iran’s longest internet blackout
After protests broke out in early January, the Iranian regime shut down the internet, starting the longest blackout in Iranian history. Despite this attempt to stop the protests from spreading,…
You need to listen to M83’s icy post-rock record Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts
New York City got hit with a hell of a snowstorm last week. And, inevitably, when I’m watching the snow fall, wandering the oddly quiet streets after dark, people hiding…
This tiny pocket-friendly e-reader is packed with frustration and potential
I’ve used and reviewed dozens of e-readers over the years, but the 5-inch Kobo Mini remains my favorite for one simple reason: It was small. While it lacked useful features…
Nvidia CEO denies he’s ‘unhappy’ with OpenAI
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang denied reports that he was unhappy with OpenAI and said his company still planned to make a “huge” investment in the ChatGPT firm. NVIDIA announced in…
“No more Minnesota nice, Minneapolis will strike”
It was too cold to take off my mittens and check Google Maps so I put my faith in the trickle of bundled-up people ahead of me. All of them…
SpaceX wants to put 1 million solar-powered data centers into orbit
SpaceX filed a request with the FCC on Friday seeking approval to put a constellation of 1 million data center satellites into orbit. While the FCC is unlikely to approve…
The AirPods 4 and Google’s 4K streamer are just two of this week’s best deals
Happy Saturday, folks! After a few weeks of middling deals, we’re starting see things pick up. Some of our favorite deals of the holiday season have returned in some fashion,…
Cassette Boy forces you to see its world in a whole new way
It’s no secret that Cassette Boy is inspired by the classics. It’s a top-down adventure game in the vein of a retro Legend of Zelda, while your home base is…
The latest Instax printer is a pricey but worthy upgrade
Taping Instax Mini Link+ photos into a journal is just one use for the tiny prints. FujiFilm’s Instax Mini Link 3 printer is a much-loved $100 accessory in my travel…
Senate passes budget with two more weeks of Homeland Security funding
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) talks to reporters following the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. | Getty Images…
Jeffrey Epstein was permanently banned from Xbox Live
Would it surprise you to learn Microsoft booted Jeffrey Epstein from its online gaming platform? As spotted by XboxEra, the latest batch of Epstein’s emails shows that in December 2013,…
Peloton lays off 11 percent of its staff just a few months after launching its AI hardware
Peloton said on Friday that it’s cutting around 11 percent of its staff, mostly impacting “engineers working on technology and enterprise-related efforts,” reports Bloomberg. Last August, Peloton laid off six…
Video game company stock prices dip after Google introduces an AI world-generation tool
The stock prices of some major video game companies, including Take-Two Interactive, Roblox, and Unity, had notable declines on Friday, just a day after Google announced its Project Genie tool…
One of the biggest manga piracy networks has been shut down
Japan’s anti-piracy coalition says that one of the world’s largest manga piracy networks has been shut down following a coordinated investigation between Japanese publishers and Chinese authorities. The Content Overseas…
It’s a new heyday for gas thanks to data centers
Gas turbines at the on-site natural gas plant under construction during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. |…
Apple just had a record-breaking iPhone quarter
iPhone 17 Pro Apple says the iPhone had its “best-ever” quarter, with revenue hitting more than $85.3 billion over the past few months. The company announced the news as part…
The weirdest headphones at CES will launch on Kickstarter next month
There’s never a shortage of weird tech debuting at CES every year. A new company called Tomorrow Doesn’t Matter, or TDM, announced a peculiar pair of headphones at the show…
Google disables Take a Message on older Pixel phones amid audio leak bug
Take a Message and next-gen Call Screen features are being disabled on Pixel 4 and Pixel 5 devices. Google is disabling some Phone app features on older Pixel devices after…
Halide co-founder Sebastiaan de With is joining Apple’s design team
Sebastiaan de With, known for his work on apps like Halide, Kino, and Orion as the co-founder of Lux, is joining Apple’s design team, he announced today. “So excited to…
Mark Zuckerberg is all in on AI as the new social media
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse dreams seem to have been replaced by a new vision: an AI-generated social feed. In an earnings call on Wednesday, Zuckerberg reiterated his belief that…
Windows 11 has reached 1 billion users faster than Windows 10
Windows 11 has reached a big milestone | Image: Getty Images Windows 11 now has one billion users. Microsoft hit the milestone during the recent holiday quarter, meaning Windows 11…
Tesla discontinuing Model S and Model X to make room for robots
Tesla will discontinue the Model S and Model X in the second quarter of 2026, Elon Musk said in an earnings call with investors today. No advance word was given…
Windows 11’s ability to resume Android apps on your PC is getting closer
Microsoft is getting ready to improve Windows 11’s ability to resume Android apps on a PC. The software giant first introduced its cross-device resume last year, letting Windows 11 users…
Astronomers used AI to find 1,400 ‘anomalous objects’ from Hubble archives
Six anomalies found in Hubble’s archives. A pair of astronomers at the European Space Agency (ESA) discovered more than 800 previously undocumented “astrophysical anomalies” hiding in Hubble’s archives. To do…