Amazon launches its first satellites to rival Starlink
Amazon launches its first satellites to rival Starlink The 27 Project Kuiper satellites were carried into LEO by a United Launch Alliance rocket on Monday. Amazon’s Kuiper broadband internet constellation is starting to take shape, with its first batch of satellites shipped and deployed into space on Monday. The launch is just the first of […]
New Starlink subscription drops hardware price to $0
New Starlink subscription drops hardware price to $0 SpaceX is now offering 12-month residential service plans that bring the price of the dish and router — normally $349 in the US — down to $0 in select markets, without increasing the monthly fee. You have 30 days to test or return the kit for a […]
Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI
Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI Duolingo co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn. | Photo: Getty Images Duolingo will “gradually stop using contractors to do work that AI can handle,” according to an all-hands email sent by co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn announcing that the company will be “AI-first.” The email was posted […]
The DJI Phantom is no more
The DJI Phantom is no more In 2019, DJI insisted to me that it wasn’t killing off the Phantom, its iconic line of oft-imitated drones that turned the Chinese company into the powerhouse it is today. And yet, DJI has just announced the end of life for its final two Phantom drones — the Phantom […]
The Kickstarter you backed may soon ask for more money to cover Trump’s tariffs
The Kickstarter you backed may soon ask for more money to cover Trump's tariffs The Kickstarter you backed may soon ask for more money to cover Trump’s tariffs Kickstarter is launching a new “Tariff Manager” tool that will allow creators to apply a surcharge to projects after their campaign has ended, as spotted earlier by […]
A pirated iOS port of Blue Prince is climbing the App Store charts
A pirated iOS port of Blue Prince is climbing the App Store charts This is a screenshot from the PC version of the game — not the unofficial mobile one. | Image: Raw Fury Apple’s App Store review has yet again let at least one unofficial mobile port of a hot new game show up […]
Neurotech companies are selling your brain data, senators warn
Neurotech companies are selling your brain data, senators warn Three Democratic senators are sounding the alarm over brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies’ ability to collect – and potentially sell – our neural data. In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Maria Cantwell (D-IN), and Ed Markey (D-MA) called for an […]
These wireless headphones have ’80s Sony Walkman vibes
These wireless headphones have '80s Sony Walkman vibes These wireless headphones have ‘80s Sony Walkman vibes The Lightwear Headphones Hp1 weigh 103 grams thanks to their minimal design. | Image: km5 Headphones had existed for well over 50 years by the time Sony’s Walkman debuted in 1979, but the portable cassette player helped popularize the […]
Google announces a special Android event ahead of I/O
Google announces a special Android event ahead of I/O The Android Show: Google I/O Edition Google just announced that it will host a separate event ahead of I/O to discuss updates coming to Android. The Android Show: I/O Edition will land on YouTube and the Android website on May 13th at 10AM PT / 1PM […]
America is living in tariff limbo
America is living in tariff limbo For millions of people, any one of the many unprecedented actions in the first 100 days of the second Trump presidency was enough to show that the US is barreling toward – or has already arrived at – billionaire-helmed fascism. Sure, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has […]