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Google Home finally adds support for buttons

  • Technology
  • Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
  • Feb 3, 2026

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 new starter conditions for automations...

Aluminium: Why Google’s Android for PC launch may be messy and controversial

  • Technology
  • Sean Hollister
  • Feb 3, 2026

"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 tablets, and ChromeOS always felt like too mu...

YouTube now blocking background playback on mobile browsers

  • Technology
  • Tom Warren
  • Feb 3, 2026

YouTube has started to block third-party mobile browsers from using a background playback loophole. Background playback is supposed to be limited to YouTube Premium subscribers through the official iO...

The Model S changed everything

  • Technology
  • Tamara Warren
  • Feb 3, 2026

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 customers, Facebook acquired Instagram. Ap...

A community organizer’s guide to Signal group chats

  • Technology
  • Stevie Bonifield
  • Feb 3, 2026

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. Known for its privacy features and end-to-e...

How to tear gas children

  • Technology
  • Sarah Jeong
  • Feb 3, 2026

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 seen in a while, with sun peeking out from...

The Switch is now Nintendo’s best-selling console of all time

  • Technology
  • Jess Weatherbed
  • Feb 3, 2026

The original Switch is officially Nintendo's best-selling console of all time after surpassing the DS handheld in lifetime sales. In its latest earnings release, Nintendo reports that the Nintendo Swi...

Adobe Animate is shutting down next month

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Feb 2, 2026

Adobe is pulling the plug on Adobe Animate. In a FAQ posted to Adobe's website, the company says it will stop selling the animation software on March 1st, citing the emergence of new platforms "that b...

Waymo raises $16 billion to take its robotaxi business ‘global’

  • Technology
  • Andrew J. Hawkins
  • Feb 2, 2026

Waymo announced a $16 billion investment round aimed at bringing its robotaxi business to more US cities, as well as some overseas markets. The funding round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group, a "...

Here are the best Apple Watch deals available right now

  • Technology
  • Brandon Widder
  • Feb 2, 2026

In September, Apple launched its latest fleet of smartwatches, including the Apple Watch Series 11, the SE 3, and the Ultra 3. Each wearable offers something a little different (their prices indicate...

Elon Musk merges SpaceX with xAI (and X)

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • Feb 2, 2026

Elon Musk is merging two of the companies that he leads, SpaceX and xAI (which also owns X), into one. According to an announcement from Musk: SpaceX has acquired xAI to form the most ambitious, verti...

Will Elon Musk’s emails with Jeffrey Epstein derail his very important year?

  • Technology
  • Andrew J. Hawkins
  • Feb 2, 2026

Last week, the Department of Justice released a trove of documents related to its case against Jeffrey Epstein, its largest to date. Amid the millions of files were many mentions of Elon Musk. A searc...