Android
Why I love my OXO kitchen scale
Brandt Ranj is a commerce reporter for The Verge, which means, he says, “I spend my time trying to find good deals and the best gear to recommend to our readers.” He also keeps The Read more…
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Patreon is adding tweet-like features and more recommended content
Patreon is introducing a suite of new features, and some of them are reminiscent of traditional social media platforms. The most obvious callback is something Patreon is calling Quips, which — you guessed it — Read more…
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iRobot’s revenue has tanked and it’s almost out of cash
Things continue to look bleak for the original robot vacuum maker. iRobot’s third-quarter results, released last week, show that revenue is down and “well below our internal expectations due to continuing market headwinds, ongoing production Read more…
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Bose’s latest QuietComfort Ultra earbuds are $50 off ahead of Black Friday
Bose’s earbuds are currently on sale for around 249. If your upcoming holiday plans include a lot of travel, having a pair of noise-cancelling earbuds can help make the flight or train ride a little Read more…
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Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus reappears in renders with a new camera island
Just don’t get your hopes up about the orange — that comes from the leaker. Just two months ago, accepted wisdom was that there would be no Galaxy S26 Plus, Samsung’s mid-sized flagship canned in Read more…
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t think AI will destroy the web
Today, I’m talking with a very special guest: Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web. Tim is a legend in the history of the internet. He created HTML, the standard language for Read more…
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Let’s talk about Pluribus
The lead-up to Pluribus has been very secretive. The basic premise – miserable woman is stuck in a world where everyone is happy – was known early on, but that was followed by cryptic trailers Read more…
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CNN’s app is adding a ‘Shorts’ feed for bite-size videos
CNN is revamping its app’s homepage with a feed dedicated to short-form videos. The new “Shorts” tab houses a stream of clips with stories from CNN, allowing you to swipe through them like you would Read more…
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America’s cybersecurity defenses are cracking
It was late June, and something strange was happening on Arizona’s online portal for political candidates. Images of the candidates were disappearing. Photos of the Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini were popping up in their place. Read more…
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Tesla is fighting the EV sales slump with short-term rentals
Tesla hopes that people who won’t buy its EVs will at least rent one for a while. | Image: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Tesla is now in the business of short-term car rentals, Read more…