Technology news

Google launches a cheaper alternative to large AI security models like Mythos

Google is launching an AI security model dedicated to quickly finding and patching security vulnerabilities. In a blog post on Tuesday, Goo…

The Light Flip is a minimalist flip phone with a point to prove

A few years ago, the team at Light shipped the most smartphone-like device they'd ever created. The Light Phone III still kept to its minim…

Stellantis taps Mobileye for hands-free driving assist

Stellantis will use technology from Intel's Mobileye to power its Level 2 hands-free driving features for its vehicle brands, the companies…

A touchscreen and light make the new X4 Pro the best version of Xteink’s tiny e-readers

The familiar story with Xteink’s tiny e-readers plays out once again with its new X4 Pro: upgraded hardware held back by frustrating softwa…

Garmin’s new screen-free fitness tracker doesn’t require a subscription

Garmin announced a new smart band today designed to track "advanced fitness and wellness features" without a screen to eliminate distractio…

The Switch 2 is $50 off at Woot for new customers

Woot is celebrating its 22nd anniversary by rolling out a full week of sales, and one of them stands out for gamers looking to get a deal o…

Halliday’s latest smart glasses feature a much-improved display

I first slipped on Halliday's original smart glasses at CES 2025. I was not a fan. The glasses had a tiny, movable display window embedded …

Nintendo keeps making shooters more friendly and approachable

Nintendo does a lot of weird things, but Splatoon might just be one of the strangest - or at least the boldest. The series started as an at…

The wireless headset that gets hot-swappable batteries right

New gaming gear is always promising to shave milliseconds off latency or response time. The improvements usually aren't obvious. But the Gl…

America needs to stop getting shocked by Chinese AI

Last week, two Chinese AI companies unveiled models they say can credibly compete with the best systems from OpenAI and Anthropic. The resp…

Who’s afraid of the big, bad GPU?

How does AI make you feel? Are you excited to “vibe-code” your smart home? Or anxious about all the added pollution and billions of gallons…

Here are the 30,000 songs Sony is suing Udio’s AI music generator over

Sony Music Entertainment has filed another lawsuit against Udio, accusing the AI music generator of infringing the copyright of more than 3…

The FCC is planning to retroactively ban disguised DJI gadgets

Last October, we told you how the FCC had given itself the power to retroactively ban gadgets that have already received its approval to be…

The Odyssey turned me into an IMAX believer

After seeing Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey for the first time early last week, I came away impressed, but somewhat conflicted about two o…

SpaceX in your index fund, explained

Index funds are touted as one of the safest ways to invest. Rather than picking and choosing individual stocks, index funds let you bet on …

The PlayStation replica ornament is an homage to a great, yet fragile console

You probably know the signature PlayStation boot sound. Did you know that it's technically a multi-part chime? There's the synthy section w…

Get Borderlands 3, Risk of Rain 2 and 13 other great PC games for $15

The aptly-named “2K Megahits 2026 Bundle” from Humble includes 15 Steam games for $15. It’s a smattering of the publisher 2K’s biggest game…

Ford’s $30,000 electric truck: all the news about the company’s big EV re-do

The end of the Ford F-150 Lightning was also the start of a new era for the automaker. After failing to capture the market with the electri…