Alphabet spins off Starlink competitor Taara
Alphabet spins off Starlink competitor Taara Taara’s current Lightbridges are about the size of a traffic light, but its new chips should deliver smaller designs. Light-based internet project Taara is exiting Alphabet’s “moonshot” incubator X, spinning off into an independent company. Taara’s tech uses lasers to transmit data, and is envisaged as a rival to […]
Dude Perfect and Mark Rober may be the next YouTubers to get big streaming deals
Dude Perfect and Mark Rober may be the next YouTubers to get big streaming deals Netflix and other streaming platforms are stepping up efforts to sign YouTubers, which could mean big streaming deals for sports channel Dude Perfect or former NASA engineer Mark Rober, reports The Wall Street Journal. The Journal writes that streaming platformsâ […]
SwitchBot’s next smart hub comes with a control knob
SwitchBot's next smart hub comes with a control knob SwitchBot’s next smart hub comes with a control knob Smart home company SwitchBot is preparing a new Matter-enabled smart hub called the SwitchBot Hub 3, according to a registration with the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) that HomeKitNews spotted. It has a display like the $70 Hub […]
The head of a Biden program that could help rural broadband has left
The head of a Biden program that could help rural broadband has left Evan Feinman is out as the director of the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, reports ProPublica‘s Craig Silverman in a Bluesky post today. BEAD aims to bring high-bandwidth internet to underserved areas of America, much of which is […]
NASA’s Crew-10 mission lifts off as the Starliner astronauts prepare to come home
NASA's Crew-10 mission lifts off as the Starliner astronauts prepare to come home NASA’s Crew-10 mission lifts off as the Starliner astronauts prepare to come home The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission pictured during an equipment test at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. | Image: SpaceX NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission lifted off […]
The iPhone 17 Air makes other models look chunky in new leaked dummy shots
The iPhone 17 Air makes other models look chunky in new leaked dummy shots A leaked image of IPhone 17 dummy models. | Image: <a href=”https://x.com/SonnyDickson/status/1901133468912038374″ target=”_blank”>Sonny Dickson</a> A set of iPhone 17 dummies appeared last night in a new leak from Sonny Dickson, who has a long history of reliably leaking the nonfunctional versions […]
How to set up Routines on your Samsung Galaxy phone
How to set up Routines on your Samsung Galaxy phone There are probably a lot of simple tasks you do repeatedly on your phone, like muting it in a meeting, reducing the screen brightness late at night, or turning on the battery saver when you leave for work. If you have a Samsung Galaxy phone, […]
This gaming mouse has a striking skeletonized design and hot-swap batteries
This gaming mouse has a striking skeletonized design and hot-swap batteries Just look at this thing. Angry Miao is known for ridiculous, over-the-top mechanical keyboard designs, but now itâs made a gaming mouse thatâs, you guessed it: ridiculous and over-the-top. Itâs also cool as all hell, starts at $125 on a Kickstarter preorder special ending […]
A bad movie full of big ideas about tech
A bad movie full of big ideas about tech Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 75, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If youâre new here, welcome, hope you have some time to kill this weekend, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This […]
Sonos is still trying to figure out why everyone hates its app
Sonos is still trying to figure out why everyone hates its app Sonos chief innovation officer Nick Millington says in an update published yesterday that he and his team are “100% focused” on understanding and addressing issues with the Sonos app. It’s the latest in a series of Millington’s posts sharing his team’s progress as […]