The enforcer that could break up Apple and Google is facing upheaval
The enforcer that could break up Apple and Google is facing upheaval The sudden firing of two high-ranking antitrust officials this week is signaling upheaval at an agency responsible for arguing some of the biggest tech monopoly cases in decades. Two top deputies to Department of Justice Antitrust Division chief Gail Slater were fired earlier […]
The best fitness trackers and watches we’ve tested
The best fitness trackers and watches we've tested The best fitness trackers and watches we’ve tested Fitness trackers have come a long way from the simple bands that tracked steps and little else. Modern trackers can monitor everything from your heart health to how well you’ve recovered from a hard bout of training. Even flagship […]
I tried ‘Bricking’ my phone to fix my brain
I tried 'Bricking' my phone to fix my brain I tried ‘Bricking’ my phone to fix my brain Fixing my eroded attention span has been a journey. Brick has sort of helped. “We need to talk.” Nobody likes to hear those words from their spouse. Especially when it’s delivered in a grave tone as you […]
BougeRV’s portable solar fridge is quietly annoying
BougeRV's portable solar fridge is quietly annoying BougeRV’s portable solar fridge is quietly annoying The go-anywhere BougeRV CRD2 40. Keeping humans alive at home in post-agrarian societies requires refrigeration. Meat bags on the move must either load up a cooler with ice for a soggy weekend barbecue or do the evolved thing and use a […]
Zuckerberg’s ‘personal superintelligence’ plan: fill your free time with more AI
Zuckerberg's 'personal superintelligence' plan: fill your free time with more AI Zuckerberg’s ‘personal superintelligence’ plan: fill your free time with more AI It has been another busy week. GPT-5 appears to be just around the corner… This week, I decode the meaning behind Mark Zuckerberg’s “personal superintelligence” manifesto, and what it means for the broader […]
Tim Cook says Apple ‘must’ figure out AI and ‘will make the investment to do it’
Tim Cook says Apple 'must' figure out AI and 'will make the investment to do it' Tim Cook says Apple ‘must’ figure out AI and ‘will make the investment to do it’ Apple CEO Tim Cook boasted about the potential of AI and the company’s approach to developing it in a rare all-hands today that […]
Amazon eyes ads and upcharges for Alexa Plus
Amazon eyes ads and upcharges for Alexa Plus Amazon’s new Alexa Plus voice assistant works with most existing Amazon devices. In the week’s least surprising news, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy revealed that the company is exploring ways to bring ads to Alexa Plus, its new generative-AI-powered voice assistant. During a conference call following the company’s […]
Bose’s QuietComfort Headphones are $130 off for back-to-school season
Bose's QuietComfort Headphones are $130 off for back-to-school season Bose’s QuietComfort Headphones are $130 off for back-to-school season Bose headphones are some of the most comfortable around. | Image: The Verge Finding peace among the chaos on campus can be more challenging than a midterm. But a quality pair of over-ear headphones can block out […]
Google backtracks on plans to deactivate shortened goo.gl links
Google backtracks on plans to deactivate shortened goo.gl links Google is largely reversing course on its plans to discontinue support for all shortened goo.gl URLs on August 25th. Goo.gl URLS that already show a message saying that they will be deactivated in August will still stop working — the company started showing the deactivation message […]
Google has just two weeks to begin cracking open Android, it admits in emergency filing
Google has just two weeks to begin cracking open Android, it admits in emergency filing Yesterday, when Epic won its Google antitrust lawsuit for a second time, it wasn’t quite clear how soon Google would need to start dismantling its affirmed illegal monopoly. Today, Google admits the answer is: 14 days. Google has just 14 […]