As summer temperatures climb, Amazon has slashed the price of its proprietary Smart Thermostat to $57.99. This early Prime Day promotion marks the lowest retail cost for the device since last year’s Black Friday event, offering a significant discount from its standard $80 list price.
Just days after their high-profile release, Anthropic has shuttered public access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 artificial intelligence models. The decision follows a June 12 federal directive, triggered by security concerns that the systems could be weaponized to facilitate cyberattacks against critical digital infrastructure.
With the upcoming release of Chrome versions 150 and 151, Google is scrubbing the final remnants of Manifest V2 code from its browser architecture. This move marks the definitive end for older ad-blocking extensions that relied on the deprecated platform, forcing all users onto the restrictive Manifest V3 standard by mid-summer.
Big Tech lobbyists are scrambling to secure a comprehensive federal AI law that would override a patchwork of state-level regulations. To push this preemption across the finish line, they have hitched their strategy to the Kids Online Safety Act, sparking legislative chaos and deep skepticism from both parties in Congress.
Ticking a box to confirm you are 13 or older is no longer sufficient for online safety, according to Roblox vice president Eliza Jacobs. The platform is now deploying facial estimation technology to categorize players by age, replacing self-reported data with biometric analysis that aims to predict a user's age within 1.4 years.
One year after the T1 Phone 8002 was unveiled with promises of American-made hardware, the device has yet to ship a single unit. What began as a $499 preorder campaign requiring a $100 deposit has devolved into a cycle of shifting specifications, missing release dates, and persistent questions about the project's viability.
Fox has set its sights on dominating the living room, announcing a $22 billion acquisition of streaming giant Roku. By merging its broadcast networks and Tubi platform with Roku’s hardware and software ecosystem, the media conglomerate aims to secure the third-largest share of the U.S. television market.
As the U.S. drone market undergoes a massive pivot following the ban on Chinese-made technology, Skydio CEO Adam Bry is positioning his company not just as a hardware manufacturer, but as a critical infrastructure provider. The shift marks a departure from consumer toys toward high-stakes enterprise and military applications.
Apple is preparing to overhaul its ecosystem by allowing users to select third-party AI models as the primary engine for Apple Intelligence. Expected with the arrival of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, this shift moves beyond the current ChatGPT-only integration to support a wider array of external providers.
Since 2007, a hidden flight simulator has remained tucked away inside the desktop version of Google Earth. As of Friday, Google has finally migrated this feature to the web, allowing users to pilot aircraft over global satellite imagery directly through their browser without the need for additional software installations.
At CES 2026, accessory maker Nimble unveiled the Champ Stack 10K, a portable charger designed to solve the common frustration of forced power sharing. The device features a modular design that allows users to snap the 10,000mAh unit into two independent 5,000mAh batteries for simultaneous, separate charging.
At $1,930, the Honor Magic V6 arrives as the thinnest foldable on the market, boasting an IP69 rating and a battery that finally delivers two-day endurance. While these hardware milestones are technically impressive, they highlight the dwindling returns of the current book-style foldable design rather than a revolution in user experience.
“Do we truly believe that social media creates a happy environment for our children?” Prime Minister Keir Starmer asked while announcing a sweeping ban on social media access for those under 16. The policy, mirroring Australia’s recent legislative shift, aims to curb digital addiction and protect minors from online harassment.
The promise of the solid-state battery remains a perpetual mirage, yet the urgent need for safer energy storage has forced a quiet evolution. As lithium-ion fires trigger millions of product recalls, the industry is bypassing theoretical solid-state breakthroughs in favor of a hybrid gel-based middle ground.
The Biden administration’s decision to restrict the export of Anthropic’s Mythos model stems from intelligence concerns that China-linked actors may have gained unauthorized access to the technology. Officials fear the rival power could use distillation techniques to reverse-engineer core capabilities, potentially compromising critical national security infrastructure.
When Eric Schmidt told University of Arizona graduates to board the rocket ship of AI without asking questions, he was met with a chorus of boos. The scene repeated a week later at the University of Central Florida, marking a growing trend of defiance against corporate leaders preaching technological inevitability.
The commencement ceremony at the University of Arizona turned hostile on Friday as students repeatedly booed former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. While attempting to deliver a speech centered on the promise of artificial intelligence, Schmidt struggled to maintain order against a graduating class wary of the technology’s impact on their professional futures.
In a sprawling 22,000-square-foot facility in Huntsville, Alabama, the FBI has constructed a fully functional town designed for one purpose: to be hacked. This digital proving ground, modeled after the bureau’s famous Hogan’s Alley, allows agents to witness how malware ripples through gas stations, hospitals, and residential power grids.
A pristine copy of Super Mario Bros. has shattered all previous records, selling for $3 million at Heritage Auctions. This sale obliterates the $2 million benchmark set in 2021, cementing the title's status as the most valuable piece of gaming history ever traded on the open market.
For two decades, the Harmony remote stood as the singular, near-perfect answer to the chaotic sprawl of living room electronics. By centralizing control of disparate devices, it promised a streamlined experience that few others achieved, yet even its refined design eventually succumbed to the shifting tides of the modern home.
A series of security prompts developed by Amazon served as the catalyst for the White House to restrict access to Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models. Following a direct briefing from CEO Andy Jassy, the administration enforced export controls that inadvertently locked Anthropic’s own foreign-born researchers out of their systems.
Falling from the sky onto a darkened island, a silent hero picks up a sword and sets out to relight a magical lighthouse. Echo Isle serves as a concentrated homage to the classic top-down Zelda formula, stripping away modern bloat to deliver a complete, polished adventure in just over an hour.
Microsoft is evaluating a radical restructuring of its gaming business, including the possibility of spinning off Xbox into a separate entity or forming a joint venture. While no immediate divestiture is planned, leadership is exploring these options to improve the unit's long-term sustainability amid internal shifts and upcoming layoffs.
Travelers looking to upgrade their audio gear can now secure Bose’s second-generation QuietComfort Ultra headphones for $379, a $70 discount that marks the lowest price to date at major retailers including Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart.
After years of keeping Siri disabled on my Mac, the overhauled AI integration in the macOS 27 developer beta finally prompted a second look. While the system shows promise in processing local files, my first 24 hours with the early preview suggest that desktop utility remains significantly more complex than mobile convenience.
For Mike Rugnetta—creator of the podcast Never Post and a veteran of PBS Idea Channel—the creative process is less about grand inspiration and more about managing momentum. Between sound design and producing, he views his professional life as a series of negotiations with the tools and ideas that define his output.
The German container ship Posen docked in Los Angeles on June 10th, carrying nearly 13 tons of new virtual reality hardware. Industry data suggests this shipment marks the first mass production arrival of the Steam Frame, Valve's upcoming gaming headset, as the company ramps up inventory ahead of a summer launch.
A chaotic desktop cluttered with scattered screenshots is a universal modern frustration, but a new tool aims to turn that mess into an indexed, searchable library. Pool, which has officially exited its beta phase, functions as a visual bookmarking engine designed to make sense of everything captured on your screen.
Apple has introduced a suite of generative AI editing features to the iPhone’s native Photos app, marking a shift in how the world’s most popular camera handles reality. While tools like Clean Up and Extend offer practical utility, the experimental Spatial Reframing feature risks introducing unsettling distortions into personal archives.
While Silicon Valley’s generative models currently struggle to produce anything beyond disjointed, short-form visual noise, the recent Tribeca Film Festival offered a different perspective. Emerging experiments suggest that rather than replacing human craft, the technology might find its footing as a specialized tool within the hands of professional creators.
