Technology
We Need to Talk About Wednesday’s Doggone Connections Puzzle
Players are barking about the Connections puzzle, for good reason. Oscar Wong/Getty Images Long ago, the New York Times Connections puzzle replaced…
I Was Disappointed by Miele’s Last Vacuums, but the New IFA Lineup Changed My Mind
With this in mind, when Miele showed me its new HX3 and HX3 Plus Aqua, I was skeptical it would be more than an incremental jump, but after spending…
At G20, Big Tech and Global Leaders Can’t Escape AI’s Data Center Problem
At the G20 Innovation Ministerial summit on Wednesday, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, on stage with Anthropic co-founder and chief compute…
Circular’s New Smart Ring Brings Mobile Payments to Your Finger
Circular is putting mobile payments at your fingertips with its new Circular Ring 3 series. Announced at IFA, the consumer tech show in Berlin, the…
Oura’s Menopause Impact Scale Expands Out of the App and Into Women’s Health Care
Despite 1.3 million women entering menopause each year, this stage in a woman’s life remains stigmatized and understudied. But a rise in femtech…
Acer Recommits to Repairability With New Vero 16 Laptop
Acer is a brand closely associated with budget workhorse machines — the company largely manufactures laptops for entry-level gamers, students and…
Dell Doubles Down on Cheap Student Laptops With Lower-End Dell 14S Configs
Dell seemingly isn’t content with taking on Apple’s MacBook Neo with just the XPS 13 for student dollars and attention. On Wednesday the company…
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Could Come in Black, but Skip Silver This Year
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are expected to be unveiled at the company’s Sept. 9 launch event, and a new rumor appears to be firming up the…
Are We There Yet? Startup Wants to Launch an 80,000-Year Mission to Alpha Centauri
A group of executives and entrepreneurs led by Starcloud co-founders Philip Johnston, Adi Oltean and Ezra Feilden teamed up to develop humanity’s…
Runway’s New AI Model Creates Digital Worlds Without Code
The AI company Runway has unveiled a new type of AI model it’s calling an interface world model, allowing you to create interactive websites and more…