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Swatch’s latest luxury collaboration is a $400 pocket watch

  • Technology
  • Andrew Liszewski
  • May 13, 2026

Following a series of cryptic newspaper ads and Instagram teasers that had watch fans speculating about its next collaboration, Swatch announced a new timepiece collection created with luxury watchmak...

Why does the Googlebook exist?

  • Technology
  • Antonio G. Di Benedetto
  • May 13, 2026

Google announced its new Googlebook laptop platform yesterday, and so far I've been left asking, "Why?" Why is Google blowing up its Chromebook and ChromeOS platform for this? I've been excited by the...

The border is everywhere

  • Technology
  • Gaby Del Valle
  • May 13, 2026

No one paid attention to the gunshots that echoed through the convention center. They were real enough, and so were the screams that accompanied them, in the sense that they were recordings of real pe...

Nintendo says it has more Switch 2 games in store for 2026

  • Technology
  • Andrew Webster
  • May 13, 2026

With the Switch 2 getting a price hike in September, this holiday season will be pivotal for Nintendo. That increased cost means that the company will rely heavily on new games to sell its current con...

Alexa is moving into Amazon.com

  • Technology
  • Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
  • May 13, 2026

Amazon is bringing Alexa Plus to Amazon.com, integrating its LLM-powered AI assistant directly into the company's shopping experience. Beginning today, when you type a query into Amazon, you'll be tal...

Canon’s latest EOS R6 camera goes V for video

  • Technology
  • Antonio G. Di Benedetto
  • May 13, 2026

Canon has announced a new EOS R6 V mirrorless camera, a 32.5-megapixel camera with 7K video. It's the first full-frame EOS camera to carry the V moniker, signifying that it's designed primarily for vi...

Unitree will sell you a massive ‘transformable mecha’ for $650,000

  • Technology
  • Jess Weatherbed
  • May 13, 2026

Unitree is already one of the most recognizable names in the humanoid robot industry, but now it's pursuing even nicher sci-fi tech: giant mech suits. The Chinese robotics company has debuted the GD01...

Microsoft’s Xbox PC app hints at China expansion for Game Pass

  • Technology
  • Tom Warren
  • May 13, 2026

Microsoft appears to be working on expanding its Xbox Game Pass subscription to China. References to "Project Saluki" have been discovered in a recent update to the Xbox PC app this week, with Microso...

The Trump phone starts shipping this week, CEO claims

  • Technology
  • Dominic Preston
  • May 13, 2026

The Trump phone may finally be here: Trump Mobile's CEO told USA Today that the phone will begin shipping to buyers this week. The announcement comes as reports have gone viral this week alleging that...

The Apple Studio Display could have been so much more

  • Technology
  • John.Higgins
  • May 13, 2026

For the better part of 12 years, Apple owned the 5K monitor world - primarily because it made basically the only options. LG's 5K UltraFine was a solid, if bland choice, but many people bought a 27-in...

A Conspiracy Theory About QR Codes Has Led to Chaos Ahead of Georgia’s Midterms

  • Technology
  • David Gilbert
  • May 13, 2026

The state of Georgia banned the use of QR codes for elections, based in part on the assertions of a man who’s boosted false claims about Israel and 9/11. Now no one knows how ballots will be counted.

Short flights are popular. Will they last?

  • Business
  • Bill Chappell
  • May 13, 2026
  • US

Some flights are less than 100 miles, and they're the backbone of the U.S. air system, linking small towns and big cities. But short routes were in decline even before jet fuel costs spiked.