On Wednesday evening, the Senate Banking Committee delayed final discussions around a bill for creating greater regulatory clarity for crypto in the United States, fittingly known as the Clarity Act. The decision came as Coinbase CEO and deep-pocketed political donor Brian Armstrong went public with his complaints about the bill. The Senate Agriculture Committee had […]
Pebble’s Plans for Circular Smartwatches Could Bring Me Back to Wearables
If history is as cyclical as the Buddhists and Cynics would want us to believe, then the return of the Pebble smartwatch was inevitable. I’ve largely eschewed any smartwatches in my daily life, mostly because I can’t stand the feeling of being an ever-connected cyborg inundated with notifications on my wrist. Eric Migicovsky, the founder […]
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang slams doomsday AI hype
Exaggerated fear of AI has been extremely harmful to industry and society Practical AI can enhance human productivity without replacing workers entirely AI and robots could address labor shortages as digital workforce supplements Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has addressed the ongoing debate around advanced artificial intelligence, arguing the idea of a so-called “god AI” is […]
You Need to Check Your Wireless Headphones for Updates, Right Now
Hundreds of millions of wireless headphones, earbuds, and speakers utilize Google’s Fast Pair, a protocol that allows one-tap pairing between Bluetooth accessories and your device. But many of these products have not implemented the Fast Pair technology correctly, a group of researchers from Belgium’s KU Leuven University found, making your wireless device vulnerable to attacks. […]
The best auto tech you probably missed from CES 2026
It’s no secret that in recent years, CES has turned into a bit of an automotive show, with car manufacturers, suppliers, and partners displaying the latest in infotainment, autonomous driving, and EV tech. At this year’s CES, the automotive focus clearly shifted towards physical AI and robotaxis. So let’s dive into the most interesting car […]
Verizon Is Slipping Customers 20 Bucks to Pay for Yesterday’s Outage
The nation’s largest mobile carrier is trying to smooth things over with a little bit of cash after a major service outage yesterday. Verizon announced Thursday that it is offering affected customers a $20 credit on their accounts following a nearly day-long outage that disrupted service across the country. The company said customers eligible for […]
Spotify Is Seriously Playing With Fire
From the second I started paying to stream music, it was Spotify for me. Not only was the ability to instantly stream songs mind-blowing for someone who’d spent years in the harrowing trenches of peer-to-peer music piracy, but Spotify was pretty much the only game in town. It was an easy choice: risk downloading a […]
Google Meet us making changes to conference room detection
iOS and Android devices will listen for ultrasonic sounds to know if they’re in a meeting room Companion Mode pops up as the favored joining option It’s also easier to share audio on calls Google Meet has been updated to automatically detect meeting rooms, making Companion Mode the priority joining method to reduce echoes and […]
‘Starfleet Academy’ Begins With Something Old and Something New
Starfleet Academy has launched out of spacedock—well, come to landing in San Francisco, really—with a two-episode premiere that speaks to two very different sensibilities the show has. The first is more classically Star Trek, even as it does a lot of legwork to introduce us to the kids, teachers, and villains we’ll be spending time with […]
The Dead Have Something to Scream About in ‘The Bride!’ Trailer
Don’t you dare call her the Bride of Frankenstein. The Bride—just the Bride—makes her grand entrance in the first full trailer for Maggie Gyllenhaal’s creature romance after that monstrously intriguing teaser back in September. The Bride! stars Jessie Buckley as the title character, with Christian Bale as her similarly undead soulmate, and this extended glimpse […]