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Burner phones could be collateral damage in the FCC’s robocall war

The FCC's robocall crackdown could force carriers to collect more ID data before activating phone service, raising privacy concerns for prepaid users, abuse survivors, journalists, and anyone relying on burner phones.
Phones
Architecture, Building, Hotel

McDonald’s new AI drive-thru has to prove it can handle hungry people

McDonald’s is testing a new Google-backed AI drive-thru system after its earlier ordering bot became a viral mess. The real challenge is whether Archy can make fast-food ordering feel boring again.
Computing News
Person, Outdoors, Nature

A humanoid robot climbed a volcano, with some very human help

A humanoid robot named Pemba reached Ecuador’s Chimborazo summit, but the climb also showed the limits of robot autonomy, especially when humans had to carry it through tougher terrain.
Computing News
Purple, Adult, Female

iOS 27 is packed. Here’s a list of the small updates you may have missed

iOS 27 has plenty of headline features, but smaller updates to Mail, iCloud Shared Albums, accessibility, Home, Maps, and network switching may be the ones people notice most.
Computing News
Safari on all Apple Devices

Safari is finally fixing its extensions problem. Unlike Chrome, Apple will let you create your own

Safari is getting an AI-powered extension builder that lets users describe the browser tool they want. It could help Apple fix one of Safari’s oldest weaknesses without chasing Chrome’s giant add-on library.
Computing News
Computer, Electronics, Tablet Computer

As Apple pushes AI in software, the RAM crisis caught up and your gadgets are feeling old

Apple’s iOS 27 AI requirements suggest RAM is becoming the new upgrade wall, with 8GB devices still supported but less ready for Apple’s strongest on-device AI features.
Computing News
Repairing computers

Right to repair isn’t a hobbyist crusade. It’s a fight over ownership

Right to repair is usually framed as an e-waste issue, but the sharper problem is ownership. A dying battery shouldn’t turn a device you paid for into company property again.
Computing Features
Samsung galaxy S24 Ultra display.

The post-warranty graveyard is filling up with working gadgets

Software updates are supposed to keep gadgets alive, but the Pixel 4a battery mess shows how easily they can become the thing that pushes old hardware into the grave.
Phones
Bicycle, Cycling, Person

The hidden labor of modern tech support is turning us all into unpaid employees

Modern tech support keeps selling self-service as convenience, but every chatbot loop and repeated explanation adds up to unpaid labor.
Computing Features
AI Apps installed on iPhone Gemini DeepSeek Claude ChatGPT Auren

Turns out, teaching games like Battleship can make small AI models a whole lot smarter

MIT researchers used a Battleship-style test to show how smaller AI models can improve by asking sharper questions, potentially making cheaper AI agents more useful without relying on bigger systems.
Computing News
Steam Machine with Steam Controller

Steam Machine confirmed to land this summer, but we’re still in the dark about its price

Valve says Steam Machine ships this summer, but it still hasn’t revealed the price. The new Verified program helps explain game support, while buyers wait for the details that affect the upgrade decision.
Computing News
Googlebook features

You may not necessarily want it, but a barrage of Googlebooks are coming from top brands

Googlebook could arrive with up to eight devices this fall, giving buyers more choices across Intel, Snapdragon, and MediaTek hardware, but key pricing, specs, and availability details remain unconfirmed.
Computing News
Cosmetics, Adult, Female

Open-ear earbuds are finally acting like real daily drivers

Shokz OpenDots 2 gives open-ear earbuds a stronger daily-use argument, with better audio claims, lighter clip-on comfort, smarter controls, longer battery life, and a few missing launch details.
Wearables News
Accessories, Glasses, Goggles

Monako Glass turns smart glasses into the strangest new coding workstation yet

Monako Glass puts Linux and AI coding-agent support into smart glasses, but its future depends on whether it can make developer work easier without pretending to replace a laptop.
Wearables News
Electronics, Mobile Phone, Phone

China is moving beyond super-apps to embrace AI agents that do it all for you

Alibaba’s Qwen and Tencent’s WeChat are pushing China’s app economy toward AI agents that can order food, book travel, shop, pay, and move through services from a chat prompt.
Computing News
Clothing, Coat, Jacket

Control Resonant lands in September with a new hero to drive the sibling arc

Control Resonant launches September 24 on PS5 with Dylan Faden as its playable hero, pushing Remedy’s sequel toward a riskier sibling story instead of a simple return to Jesse’s perspective.
Gaming News
Electronics, Speaker, Appliance

Google says Nest cameras can now identify and track your furry friends at home

Google's Pet Memory lets supported Nest cameras identify pets by name, but Ring's Search Party backlash shows why AI pet recognition already carries privacy baggage.
Smart Home
Person, Face, Head

God of War Laufey puts Kratos’ wife in action mode around dead deities and it’s coming soon

God of War Laufey puts Faye in the lead, sending Kratos’ wife into an afterlife realm filled with dead gods, faster combat, and one risky question for the series.
Gaming News
Art, Collage, Plant

Google Photos is finally making backups and exports a tad less vexing

Google Photos is adding incremental Takeout exports, making recurring local backups smaller after the first full archive. The catch is that Photos must be the only selected product during setup.
Computing News
Computer Hardware, Electronics, Hardware

Asus V700 Mini desktop serves a wood-grain finish and it’s a design trend that must stay

Asus’ V700 Mini Tower brings a warmer wood-grain finish to the desktop PC, pairing AI-ready hardware with a home-friendly look that other PC makers should treat as a real design cue.
Computing News
Furniture, Table, Tabletop

Asus Zenbook 14 gets a splash of new colors, and hopefully, a MacBook Neo-tier price, too

Asus’ new Zenbook 14 brings bolder colors, a light Ceraluminum build, OLED options, and Copilot+ PC hardware, but its MacBook-rival appeal depends on the price Asus hasn’t confirmed yet.
Computing News
Multiple players dueling in Elden Ring.

Gaming study says skill-based matchmaking is fair, but it also quietly drives players away

A new study challenges skill-based matchmaking, finding that equal-skill contests can quietly hurt retention while smarter systems kept players engaged longer in millions of Lichess matches.
Gaming News
Adult, Male, Man

The best feel-good movies on Netflix right now (June 2026)

The best feel-good movies streaming on Netflix include The Life List, Rudy, Last Christmas, 13 Going on 30, Race, The World's Fastest Indian, and more.
Entertainment Features
Computer Hardware, Electronics, Hardware

Alienware’s upgraded gaming monitors offer higher brightness and refresh rate starting at $300

Alienware’s new Computex monitor lineup pushes brighter OLED panels, faster ultrawide refresh rates, and 240Hz QHD gaming at $299.99, giving buyers more choice across flagship and mainstream display upgrades.
Audio / Video News
Person, Animal, Insect

Photoshop is being eaten by the prompt box

AI image editors are making creative work feel less like using software and more like giving instructions, but the prompt box brings its own kind of friction.
Computing Features
The Netflix app being displayed on a Samsung S90C OLED TV.

How to sign out of Netflix on a smart TV in 2026

Is it time to sign out of your Netflix account? We’ve assembled this step-by-step guide to walk you through the logout process.
Audio / Video Guides
Simon Cohen wearing Bose Ultra Open Earbuds for Personal Surround Sound with a Bose Smart Soundbar.

Open-ear earbuds are the new headphones for people who want plausible deniability

I like noise-canceling earbuds because the outside world has a way of barging in without permission. A few blocks to the gym shouldn’t require hearing every motorcycle, car horn, or construction drill the city can throw at me. The problem shows up on the walk back, usually when I stop to buy something. Suddenly, I’m […]
Wearables Features
Tesla Supercharger

Low-cost sodium batteries are already reaching Tesla performance levels in China

A commercial sodium-ion battery used in China is getting closer to Tesla-style performance, with cheaper materials and a double-aluminum design that could challenge lithium-ion in cost-sensitive EVs and grid storage.
Cars
Text, Electronics, Mobile Phone

YouTube’s Home feed is becoming whatever you ask it to be

YouTube is adding a prompt-based Home feed chip that lets signed-in U.S. viewers build custom video streams around specific moods, interests, or topics, with watch and search history required.
Audio / Video News
Health app on Samsung Galaxy Watch 8.

Samsung wants to take care of your Ozempic weight loss journey with its smartwatch

Samsung and Mass General are studying whether Galaxy Watch8 can support adults starting GLP-1RA therapy by tracking activity, heart rate, body composition, and muscle changes during treatment.
Wearables News
A soldier standing in an armory.

Nintendo could become Call of Duty’s most interesting 2027 battleground

A messy Modern Warfare 4 cover leak is grabbing attention, but the stronger thread points to Call of Duty’s rumored Switch 2 debut and a possible Nintendo comeback.
Gaming News
Electronics, Mobile Phone, Phone

Samsung’s rumored Fold 8 Wide looks almost impossibly thin in new leak

A leaked Samsung Fold 8 Wide dummy suggests Samsung’s next foldable could get dramatically thinner, but the name, specs, battery, durability, launch timing, and final design are still unconfirmed.
Phones
Person, Samurai, Adult

The Witcher 3 is dragging Geralt out of retirement for one last hunt

Geralt is returning in The Witcher 3, Songs of the Past, a 2027 expansion that could give CD Projekt Red’s old lead one last major hunt before the series moves forward.
Gaming News
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Google Health’s rough Fitbit takeover is already forcing a major cleanup plan

Google is responding to criticism of its Fitbit replacement with a cleanup roadmap for Google Health, starting with workout fixes this week and expanding into sleep, nutrition, Coach, and data-sharing updates.
Wearables News
Accessories, Glasses, Person

Smart glasses are back, and this time they’re pretending to be normal

Smart glasses are returning with better frames, softer branding, and AI tucked into something that looks almost normal. That may make them easier to wear, but it doesn't make face-mounted cameras any less socially awkward.
Wearables Features
Computer Hardware, Electronics, Hardware

Mini PCs are the most boring exciting computers you can buy

Mini PCs are not glamorous, but that’s why they feel refreshing in a market full of expensive laptops, overbuilt towers, and computers trying too hard.
Computing Features
portable monitor, keyboard, mouse

Why I kind of hate portable monitors, even though I want one badly

I want to mock portable monitors, but the annoying truth is that they make sense. That might be the most cursed thing about them.
Audio / Video Features
Electronics, Mobile Phone, Phone

I miss when tech looked cheap, plastic, and honest

Old plastic gadgets were chunky, strange, and sometimes ugly, but they had a tactile clarity modern tech keeps sanding away.
Computing Features
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