Sony WH-1000XM6 hands-on: back to the fold
Sony WH-1000XM6 hands-on: back to the fold Sony’s WH-1000XM6 noise-canceling headphones have arrived three years after their popular predecessors. That’s a longer gap than usual for the lineup, but don’t expect any earth-shattering changes. Whereas the 1000XM4 to 1000XM5 upgrade brought a significant design overhaul, this time Sony is mostly focusing on sound, noise cancellation, […]
Here are the best Apple Watch deals available right now
Here are the best Apple Watch deals available right now The Series 10 is a pretty minor refresh, but the iterative updates over the last-gen Series 9 are welcome. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge In September, Apple launched its latest smartwatch, introducing the Apple Watch Series 10 alongside a black rendition […]
TikTok will show teens guided meditation after 10PM
TikTok will show teens guided meditation after 10PM TikTok will interrupt teens’ feeds with guided meditation after 10PM. The platform has been testing the feature with a “wind down” prompt, but now it’ll show the notification with guided meditation by default to all users under 18. TikTok’s wind-down prompt initially only played calming music to […]
Jeff Bezos makes his most ghoulish deal yet
Jeff Bezos makes his most ghoulish deal yet Watching the behavior of our tech overlords has answered questions I’d never thought to ask. How do you NDA an army of baby mamas? Is there anything more embarrassing than impersonating Benson Boone? (Also, who is Benson Boone?) And now, the latest: how long after a sovereign ruler of […]
Coinbase says ‘rogue’ support agents helped steal customer data
Coinbase says 'rogue' support agents helped steal customer data Coinbase says ‘rogue’ support agents helped steal customer data Coinbase says cyber criminals “bribed and recruited” support workers to help steal customer data and trick victims into sending money to attackers. As a result of the attack, bad actors obtained the names, addresses, phone numbers, government […]
Thanks, Trump tariffs, now I gotta replace my phone battery
Thanks, Trump tariffs, now I gotta replace my phone battery After five years, I was still happy with my phone, even though its battery had started the inevitable process of slowing to a stop. But Donald Trump’s tariff nonsense pushed me to make a decision: buy a new phone or fix the old one now, […]
YouTube now has a podcast chart, and Joe Rogan is on top
YouTube now has a podcast chart, and Joe Rogan is on top YouTube now has a chart that tracks the top 100 podcasts in the US. The Joe Rogan Experience took the number one spot during the week of May 5th to the 11th, followed by Kill Tony, Rotten Mango, and 48 Hours. YouTube will […]
Pinterest says mass account bans were caused by an ‘internal error’
Pinterest says mass account bans were caused by an 'internal error' Pinterest says mass account bans were caused by an ‘internal error’ Pinterest provides a little more transparency in its latest response. Pinterest has apologized for a recent wave of “over-enforcement” that erroneously deactivated many accounts. The platform has experienced some weird moderation issues in […]
You can snag a year of Peacock Premium for just $24.99 right now
You can snag a year of Peacock Premium for just $24.99 right now May and June are rarely considered the best time of year to land a streaming deal, though that doesn’t mean there aren’t ways to save if you can forgo big-name services like Netflix and Hulu. Now through May 30th, for instance, both […]
You can see right through Audio-Technica’s new transparent turntable
You can see right through Audio-Technica's new transparent turntable You can see right through Audio-Technica’s new transparent turntable You’ll want to make sure to regularly dust underneath Audio-Technica’s new transparent turntable, too. | Image: Audio-Technica Audio-Technica’s engineers are seemingly working overtime to elevate the design of the record player. Following the reveal of its floating, […]