Technology
Halfway through the year is a good time to reflect on what the prevailing and emerging trends in workplace research are shaping up to be. Here’s what we can conclude so far: Workforce members remain ambivalent about the role AI will play in their jobs Multiple surveys have logged workers’ persistent resistance to any hype…
macOS has a wide range of quality open-source apps to choose from, and I couldn’t do without some of them. They’re powerful and feature-rich, and a lot of them are slicker and better designed than you might expect. These are the open-source Mac apps that I use all the time. 1 Bitwarden: Better Than Apple’s…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Affordable Great job vacuuming and mopping Superior suction power Great navigating Our Verdict The Eureka J15 Ultra is a powerful robot vacuum cleaner with a ton of features and a mid-range price. The base station maintains itself perfectly and you’ll rarely have to intervene, while the cleaning job is…
BeReal is plotting a comeback. In 2022, the app was the toast of the consumer tech world. It won “App of the Year” at Apple’s App Store awards. SNL even featured the app in a skit, making fun of its signature “Time to BeReal” notification, which prompts users to quickly snap a photo with their…
Job candidates are getting lost in a flood of applications as AI supercharges hiring, so hiring platform Greenhouse is trying out a new tool for job seekers that borrows from an unlikely source: dating apps. Dating platforms like Tinder, Bumble and Hinge offer users a limited number of “super likes,” “super swipes,” or “roses” they…
Gothenburg, Sweden-based electric vehicle innovator Polestar (Nasdaq: PSNY) has secured a $200 million equity investment from PSD Investment Limited, a long-time backer and an entity controlled by Eric (Shufu) Li, founder and chairman of Geely Holding Group. The strategic capital injection will be used in Polestar’s growth trajectory as it scales up operations, launches new…
The race to dominate AI infrastructure has left Europe trailing the US — but the continent still has a shot at global leadership in AI apps. That was the verdict of Dutch tech leaders at the Assembly, the invite-only policy track of TNW Conference in Amsterdam. While Silicon Valley controls the scaffolding for AI, they urged…
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with 512GB of storage is currently $1,119 (was $1,419) at Amazon, meaning you can get Samsung’s highest-end flagship with upgraded storage for $300 less than its typical starting price. This discount only applies to the Titanium Gray, Titanium Whitesilver, and Titanium Silverblue color options. If you don’t need quite so…
The iOS 26 beta contains a brand-new ringtone The tune has been posted online, where it has divided opinion It’s unknown whether it will be included in the final iOS 26 release The iOS 26 update is full of new features, and beta users are discovering lots that Apple didn’t mention at its WWDC event…
While the Apple Watches Series 1 to 10 have been launched regularly every September, the same cannot be said for the Apple Watch Ultra: the first-generation Apple Watch Ultra was released in September 2022, the second generation came a year later, in September 2023, and just under six months ago Apple only added a new…