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NPR’s Manoush Zomorodi talks about living with too much tech

Manoush Zomorodi's new book, Body Electric, examines how constant tech use hurts physical health.

16 May4 min read

Turtle Beach made a good SteelSeries headset clone that’s $50 less

Turtle Beach's Stealth Pro 2 headset offers similar features to SteelSeries' Arctis Nova Pro Omni at a $50 lower price point.

16 May7 min read

Here are 40 of our favorite deals from REI’s massive Anniversary Sale

REI's Anniversary Sale offers discounts on outdoor gear, including Garmin watches and camping equipment.

SANA-WM, a 2.6B open-source world model for 1-minute 720p video

Researchers release SANA-WM, a 2.6B open-source world model for generating 1-minute 720p videos.

16 May

These are the laptops I recommend for pretty much anyone

The Verge recommends several laptops for general use, including MacBooks and Windows options.

16 May20 min read

The app you need to clean up your computer

Mole is a Mac app that hunts down huge files and memory-hungry processes to clean up computers.

16 May10 min read

Mixtape is a musical portrait of teenage life

Mixtape is a musical portrait of teenage life, exploring nostalgia, friendship, and angst through a relatable story and classic soundtrack.

Moving away from Tailwind, and learning to structure my CSS

Migrating from Tailwind to vanilla CSS involves structuring code with semantic HTML and organizing styles into components.

16 May10 min read

Xbox is now XBOX

Microsoft is rebranding Xbox as XBOX, following a fan poll and CEO Asha Sharma's promise of a "return of Xbox".

15 May3 min read

Your back deserves a better desk chair – LiberNovo Maxis and Omni chairs are designed just for you

LiberNovo Maxis and Omni chairs are designed for ergonomic support and comfort.

15 May4 min read

YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users

YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users with a YouTube account.

15 May3 min read

Google has ever so slightly tweaked the Gemini app icon with more color

Google is subtly updating the Gemini app icon, making the "spark" slightly larger and incorporating more vibrant red, yellow, and green hues with less gradient.

Gemini Intelligence has high Android spec requirements, likely won’t support Pixel 9 or Galaxy Z Fold 7

Google's new Gemini Intelligence features require high-end Android device specifications, including 12GB RAM and Gemini Nano v3, excluding recent models like the Pixel 9 and Galaxy Z Fold 7.

15 May5 min read

Google’s Nest app is down for many in widespread outage

Google's Nest app is experiencing a widespread outage, affecting both iOS and Android users with a connection error message.

15 May3 min read

Pixelated 100: The Googlebook question

Google announces Googlebooks with Gemini Intelligence focus, coming this fall.

Deals: Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra $350 off, Galaxy Z Fold 7 up to $819 off, Amazon Memorial Day sale, more

Samsung offers $350 off Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra models and up to $819 off Galaxy Z Fold 7.

15 May8 min read

OnePlus removed from Best Buy stores as US shutdown looms, replaced by Nothing

OnePlus devices are being removed from Best Buy stores, replaced by Nothing Phones.

15 May4 min read

Meta braces for Android XR, opens Ray-Ban Display glasses to third-party apps

Meta opens Ray-Ban Display glasses to third-party apps ahead of Android XR launch.

Fitbit 4.69 rolls out with redesign of focus stats and logging

Fitbit 4.69 updates the app with a redesign of focus stats and logging features.