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At $150 off, the new MacBook Air is now cheaper than last year’s model
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At $150 off, the new MacBook Air is now cheaper than last year’s model

If you were bummed that the new M5-powered MacBook Air cost $100 more than last year’s model, we’ve got some good news: it’s now cheaper than its predecessor. Y...

Sony is starting a weird service that scans people to put them in PlayStation games
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Sony is starting a weird service that scans people to put them in PlayStation games

Sony just announced a truly strange initiative called The Playerbase. This is a program to scan people's likenesses and pop them in PlayStation games. That's pr...

NASA shares incredible photos from the far side of the Moon
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NASA shares incredible photos from the far side of the Moon

The Artemis II crew made history as they traveled further from our planet than any other living humans. The astronauts and NASA are making the most of the trip,...

First photo of lunar eclipse from Artemis II crew looks almost too good to be real
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First photo of lunar eclipse from Artemis II crew looks almost too good to be real

The Artemis II astronauts have already captured some incredible sights of the Earth and Moon during their journey. Now we can add a new visual to that list: a t...

Apple’s sci-fi thriller Dark Matter is back in August
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Apple’s sci-fi thriller Dark Matter is back in August

Over the last few years summer has turned out to be a great time for new streaming sci-fi, and 2026 is shaping up to be much the same. Apple just announced that...

Asus’ lightweight 16-inch laptop is a formidable MacBook Air alternative
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Asus’ lightweight 16-inch laptop is a formidable MacBook Air alternative

I already put Asus' new Zenbook A16 through the wringer when I brought a pre-production unit with me to CES. I loved it for its ample power in an impressively l...

ASUS ZenBook A16 review: A surprisingly light and powerful 16-inch ultraportable 
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ASUS ZenBook A16 review: A surprisingly light and powerful 16-inch ultraportable 

I went into 2025 incredibly amped to review ASUS's 2.2-pound ZenBook A14, only to be disappointed by the lackluster performance of its Snapdragon X chip. I'm st...

Sorry kid, drones are for war now
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Sorry kid, drones are for war now

What happens when DJI, the world's leading maker of drones, is no longer welcome in the United States? You might think other dronemakers would see a huge opport...

The case for banning cookie banners
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The case for banning cookie banners

You almost certainly encounter cookie banners all the time. They're the kind of low-level annoyance that just seems to come with being a person on the internet:...

Motorola announces Moto Pad and next-gen Moto G Stylus
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Motorola announces Moto Pad and next-gen Moto G Stylus

Motorola has announced its two latest devices: the budget-friendly Moto G Stylus smartphone and the Moto Pad. The latter is a tablet and a new addition to the M...

Pebblebee’s new Halo tracker doubles as a personal safety device
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Pebblebee’s new Halo tracker doubles as a personal safety device

After expanding the functionality of its Clip location tracker last year with a panic alarm that sends messages and your location to trusted contacts, Pebblebee...

Spotify's Prompted Playlist feature now works for podcasts
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Spotify's Prompted Playlist feature now works for podcasts

Spotify's Prompted Playlist tool now works for podcasts, after launching the feature for music earlier this year. As the name suggests, this is an AI thing. It...

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