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China is banning hidden electric door handles for EVs
China is banning Tesla-style concealed door handles on electric vehicles to address safety concerns regarding people getting trapped inside their cars. The ban...
Fitbit’s founders launch a new platform for monitoring your entire family’s health
James Park and Eric Friedman, the co-founders of Fitbit who left Google two years ago, have announced a new venture called Luffu. Described as an "intelligent f...
Humans are infiltrating the Reddit for AI bots
Ordinary social networks face a constant onslaught of chatbots pretending to be human. A new social platform for AI agents may face the opposite problem: gettin...
Disney says Josh D’Amaro will replace Bob Iger as CEO
Disney has picked a successor for longtime CEO Bob Iger. On Tuesday, the entertainment giant announced that its theme parks head, Josh D'Amaro, will take over f...
Call of Duty tries to block XIM and Cronus cheaters again
Activision is trying to crack down on third-party hardware cheating devices in Call of Duty again. Both Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 have...
Fortnite is about to get a lot more gaming crossovers
Fortnite is going to be getting a lot more crossovers featuring characters from video games. As part of the Epic Games Store's year in review for 2025, Epic sha...
Google Home finally adds support for buttons
Google Home users, your long nightmare is over. The platform has finally added support for buttons. The release notes for a February 2 update state that several...
Aluminium: Why Google’s Android for PC launch may be messy and controversial
"Finally." That was my first reaction when I heard Google would combine Android and ChromeOS into a single operating system. Android has long struggled on table...
YouTube now blocking background playback on mobile browsers
YouTube has started to block third-party mobile browsers from using a background playback loophole. Background playback is supposed to be limited to YouTube Pre...
The Model S changed everything
The Tesla Model S is at the end of its illustrious 14-year run - and what a dizzying ride it's been. In 2012, when Tesla made its first Model S deliveries to cu...
A community organizer’s guide to Signal group chats
With ICE and CBP roaming the streets, united community action is more important than ever right now - from local mutual aid groups to school safety patrols. Kno...
How to tear gas children
The day after the second general strike in Minneapolis, the labor unions of Portland, Oregon, marched in solidarity. It was the warmest day that Portland had se...