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April Fools’ Day 2026: the best and cringiest pranks
- Technology
- Richard Lawler
- Apr 1, 2026
Welcome to the worst day on the internet! As Chaim Gartenberg pointed out years ago, brands and a holiday dedicated to hoaxes are rarely a winning combo. If you’re a company with any kind of social me...
The best Amazon Big Spring Sale deals you can still get
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Apr 1, 2026
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is technically over, but not all of the deals are gone. In fact, dozens of deals are still here and selling at the same prices, while other discounts aren’t quite as low as be...
The Korg Handytraxx Play finally got me learning to scratch
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Apr 1, 2026
About 20 years ago, I bought a turntable with the idea that it would be a staple of my music-making setup. I dreamed of learning to scratch and digging through dollar bin vinyl for samples. Instead, i...
A YouTuber channeled his distaste for the PS5’s design into slick console covers
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Apr 1, 2026
The PlayStation 5's curvy design is divisive. The Verge's Andrew Webster called it a "robotic clam" in his 2020 review, which is actually kind of endearing. Personally, I kind of got over hating it so...
Nintendo is weathering the storm
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Apr 1, 2026
Things aren't going so well in the video game industry. Consoles are getting more expensive, games are shutting down, layoffs are prevalent, the live-service space is a mess, major platforms are enter...
Today is the final day to save up to $150 on a PS5 before the price goes up
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Apr 1, 2026
The cost of the PlayStation Portal and every PlayStation 5 console is going up tomorrow, April 2nd, by as much as $150 in some cases. That means time is running out if you want to save yourself the mo...
AI can push your Stream Deck buttons for you
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Apr 1, 2026
If you're tired of controlling Stream Deck devices by manually pushing buttons, then good news: Elgato will now let you delegate that task to a chatbot instead. The Stream Deck 7.4 software update rel...
Baidu’s robotaxis froze in traffic creating chaos
- Technology
- Robert Hart
- Apr 1, 2026
Numerous robotaxis operated by Chinese tech giant Baidu froze in a major city on Tuesday, reportedly trapping passengers inside, stranding them on highways, and causing at least one accident in snarle...
Apple Will Push Out Rare ‘Backported’ Patches to Protect iOS 18 Users From DarkSword Hacking Tool
- Technology
- Andy Greenberg
- Apr 1, 2026
As a DarkSword takeover technique spreads, Apple tells WIRED it will release fixes for millions of iPhone owners who remain on iOS 18 rather than force them to update to iOS 26 simply to be protected.
Amazon is offering up to 50 percent off chargers from Anker and others for its Big Spring Sale
- Technology
- Brandon Widder
- Mar 31, 2026
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale may not have been as “big” as Black Friday or even Prime Day, but depending on what you’re after, the discounts are more appealing than you might think. Take charging accessor...
Claude Code leak exposes a Tamagotchi-style ‘pet’ and an always-on agent
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Mar 31, 2026
After Anthropic released Claude Code's 2.1.88 update, users quickly discovered that it contained a package with a source map file containing its TypeScript codebase, with one person on X calling atten...
You can grab a four-pack of Govee’s color-changing smart bulbs for just $27
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Mar 31, 2026
Spring cleaning isn’t just about clearing things out. It’s also a chance to refresh your living space, and a simple place to start is smart lighting — specifically, Govee’s Smart A19 LED Light Bulbs....