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A person holding a black Android phone, possibly setting it to file transfer mode to back up their photos to their laptop.
DIY

The best ways to transfer photos from an Android to a computer

By David Nield

smartphone-showing the home screen of social network mastodon
Technology

How ActivityPub is setting the stage to weave all your social media feeds together

By Harry Guinness

Three quadruped robots standing on rocky terrain
Technology

Four-legged dog robots could one day explore the moon

By Andrew Paul

Satechi Quatro Wireless Power Bank
Gear

The multi-device charger we bring on every trip is $32 off for Prime Day

By Brandt Ranj

Close up of Google searh page screenshot
Technology

Google stole data from millions of people to train AI, lawsuit says

By Andrew Paul

The best robot vacuums of 2024
Gear

The best robot vacuums of 2024

By Jackson Cooper

Pile of retro video game controllers
Technology

Only 1 in 10 classic video games are publicly accessible today

By Andrew Paul

A person's hands on a smaller black keyboard in front of a larger black keyboard, perhaps figuring out how to use mouse keys to navigate their computer without a mouse.
DIY

How to use mouse keys to navigate your computer with only your keyboard

By Dan Seitz

A US soldier holds a cluster bomb shell
Technology

The terrible history behind cluster munitions

By Kelsey D. Atherton

blurred paperwork over laptop on table in office
Technology

AI plagiarism detectors falsely flag non-native English speakers

By Andrew Paul

cell phone in hand
Technology

Massachusetts proposes ban on the sale of cell phone location data

By Andrew Paul

AI-website builders like Framer allow you to create websites from text prompts.
DIY

How Framer and other AI tools can help you build your own website

By David Nield

a model of a Kia EV9
Technology

A look at the weird intersection of taxidermy and car design

By Kristin Shaw

Sarah Silverman and other authors sue OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement
Technology

Sarah Silverman and other authors sue OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement

By Andrew Paul

single fruit fly
Technology

What’s life like for a fruit fly? AI offers a peek.

By Maddi Langweil

A honey bee pollinates a yellow flower against a bright blue sky.
Science

Bee brains could teach robots to make split-second decisions

By Laura Baisas

Screenshot of inching magnetic soft robot
Technology

This magnetic robot could worm its way into human blood vessels

By Andrew Paul

The 👍 emoji counts as a contract agreement, Canadian court rules
Technology

The 👍 emoji counts as a contract agreement, Canadian court rules

By Sara Kiley Watson

VIPER moon rover coming down a ramp during a test at the NASA Ames Research Center
Science

NASA’s quirky new lunar rover will be the first to cruise the moon’s south pole

By Jon Kelvey

hand holding a smartphone showing an internet speed test to check any home wifi congestion.
DIY

Speed up a slow home connection by checking for WiFi-guzzling apps

By David Nield

AI’s climate consequences are often overlooked
Technology

AI’s climate consequences are often overlooked

By Akielly Hu/Grist

A person wearing a gold sweater and working on a laptop, possibly searching Google Drive and trying to find a lost file.
DIY

Use Google Drive’s Search Chips and never lose a file again

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A gray storm cloud approaches green palm trees and a sandy shore.
Environment

AI forecasts could help us plan for a world with more extreme weather

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Phone showing a GIF on the Threads apps
DIY

How to add GIFs to Threads

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

a marine fires a stinger missile
Technology

Raytheon asks retirees for help making new Stinger anti-air missiles

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Ultium platform is the foundation of GM’s EV strategy, including the battery cells, modules and pack, plus drive units containing electric motors and integrated power electronics
Technology

General Motors wants to predict when battery fires might happen

By Charlotte Hu

Buildings in Manhattan, New York City.
Technology

NYC will require audits of AI hiring tools for bias

By Sara Kiley Watson

meta threads twitter app store
Technology

You can now join Meta’s Twitter rival, Threads

By Sara Kiley Watson

A small human figure standing among many ominous metal robot hands reaching out of the ground like trees in a forest, everything bathed in red light.
DIY

The Opt Out: 4 privacy concerns in the age of AI

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A woman with black hair wearing a white shirt and standing in front of a body of water while looking very confused at her phone.
Technology

Apple is killing ‘My Photo Stream.’ Should you care?

By Justin Pot

US military aircraft could get jamming-resistant navigation systems
Technology

US military aircraft could get jamming-resistant navigation systems

By Kelsey D. Atherton

An Aston Martin DB12 driving down a road with trees in the background
Technology

Aston Martin’s new ‘super tourer’ has noise-canceling tire tech

By Dan Carney

Eco-runner 13 model
Technology

This tiny hydrogen-fueled car just broke a world record for going the distance

By Sara Kiley Watson

A person holding a Google Pixel Tablet, showing a bird as the wallpaper and various apps on the screen with a clock and weather widget.
DIY

7 tips and tricks to master your Google Pixel Tablet

By David Nield

Hands holding a phone with photos on the screen, probably figuring out how to share photos without losing quality.
DIY

Use these settings to share photos at their best quality

By David Nield

Person making online purchase.
Technology

Facebook could be tracking your online Plan B or HIV test purchases

By Simon Fondrie-Teitler/The Markup, Darius Tahir / KFF Health News

Lines at Tesla EV chargers are about to get longer
Technology

Lines at Tesla EV chargers are about to get longer

By Kristin Shaw

Denmark’s new modular patrol boats will tackle a changing Arctic
Technology

Denmark’s new modular patrol boats will tackle a changing Arctic

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Person with glasses working on computer in the dark, probably trying to find dark patterns on websites.
DIY

‘Dark patterns’ can ruin your online experience. Here’s how to avoid them.

By Justin Pot

the bottom of AWS' chandelier for quantum networks
Technology

Peek inside the lab working on quantum memories

By Charlotte Hu

An iPhone on top of a Macbook laptop on a wooden table, with the iPhone displaying a spiral of crab emojis, which is one way you can edit your iOS 16 lock screen, if you're into that.
DIY

All the ways iOS 16 lets you edit your iPhone lock screen

By John Kennedy

Robot leg inspired by krill
Technology

This robotic leg could give machines krill-like swimming abilities

By Andrew Paul

An iPhone on a white table showing Facebook Messenger in dark mode.
DIY

How to turn on dark mode for all your gadgets and apps

By Whitson Gordon, John Kennedy

A person sitting indoors, wearing an Apple Vision Pro, with their hands out as if they're asking, "What's the difference between AR and VR?"
Technology

What’s the difference between VR, AR, and mixed reality?

By Harry Guinness

A hand wearing a smart glove playing keyboard next to computer readings of movements
Technology

This AI-powered glove could help stroke patients play the piano again

By Andrew Paul

A close-up of a Raspberry Pi computer circuit board.
Technology

How bits, bytes, ones, and zeros help a computer think

By Charlotte Hu

CPAP machine, mask and hose
Technology

How CPAP machines help people with sleep apnea—including the president

By Andrew Paul

Black and white photo of government workers in a patent filing office
Technology

The US Patent Office accidentally leaked thousands of filers’ home addresses

By Andrew Paul

Joby air taxi
Technology

Joby’s latest electric air taxi will head to an Air Force base for tests in 2024

By Rob Verger

Europa Clipper Propulsion Module
Science

How to get your name engraved on a NASA spacecraft bound for Europa

By Andrew Paul

The Army’s next armored troop transport will have AI target recognition
Technology

The Army’s next armored troop transport will have AI target recognition

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Best WiFi Extenders
Gear

The best WiFi extenders

By Will Fulton, John Alexander

Volvo EX30 EV charging
Technology

Volvo is the latest automaker to hop on the Tesla EV-charging bandwagon

By Andrew Paul

How can we decarbonize copper and nickel mining?
Environment

How can we decarbonize copper and nickel mining?

By Carla Delgado

Robotic gripper holding pillbug that is gripping piece of cotton
Technology

This weird robot uses living bugs as gripping tools

By Andrew Paul

Two pairs of AirPods on a wooden table next to a black iPhone and a Macbook.
DIY

How to connect 2 sets of headphones to 1 phone at the same time

By David Nield

A well-dressed Black man with a bald head smiling while looking at his phone, perhaps wondering how to delete a tweet.
DIY

Allow us to show you how to bulk-delete tweets

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Two dancers wearing Jizai Arms wearable robotic appendagees
Technology

These wearable cyborg arms were modeled after Japanese horror fiction and puppets

By Andrew Paul

Zoox self-driving car
Technology

What’s going on with self-driving car companies, from Aurora to Zoox

By Harry Guinness

Internet router on table with man sitting on couch in background
Technology

The US charts a plan for universal internet access by 2030

By Andrew Paul

rosalind franklin rover on mars background
Science

How Russia’s war in Ukraine almost derailed Europe’s Mars rover

By Kenneth R. Rosen

Person using Slack on their laptop
DIY

Slack rolled out fancy new features. Here’s how to use them.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

jeep wrangler off-road driving
Technology

This trail map app will guide off-roading Jeep Wranglers right from the dash

By Kristin Shaw

Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, aka Area 51, at sunset.
Technology

What we know about Area 51

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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