Even if some of them are half-hearted. Paramount Even when Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is good, you’re left with the nagging feeling that it could have been better. The show has always been uneven in quality and tone, which is distinct from its intentionally uneven storylines, dancing as it does between genres…
It’s not long now until Samsung’s second major phone launch of the year, with the next Samsung Galaxy Unpacked showcase set to take place later on today. This follows February’s Unpacked event, where we saw the Samsung Galaxy S26 series, but this time, we’re not just expecting phones, because along with a selection of new…
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Varga Jozsef Zoltan/Shutterstock Google may own both Waze and Google Maps, but they couldn’t be any different, even though navigation is the main feature of the two apps. In fact, Google Maps may be more similar to Apple Maps, Apple’s own navigation app, which the iPhone maker…
This podcast touches on AI. My fiancé works at Anthropic. See my full ethics disclosure here. When I talked to Eugenia Kuyda for the Platformer podcast, she predicted that the long tail of subscription apps on your phone would soon disappear. There will no longer be a need for paid apps for meditation, nutrition tracking, or…
NEW ALBANY, Ind. (WAVE) – New Albany-Floyd County Schools (NAFCS) is reminding families about updated expectations for student cell phone use during the school day, in line with Indiana’s new wireless device law. The new ‘bell-to-bell’ law requires students to leave their phones at home or tuck them away in a bag or locker. According…
All the big entertainment apps are starting to look the same, and that’s not an accident. For a decade, platforms fought over who would dominate a single format: music, video, podcasts, audiobooks. Now, powered by AI, they’re fighting over something bigger — becoming the app you default to whenever you have time to kill, no…
If you love ultra-portable gadgets and favor DRM-free ebooks, this could become your favorite device. Xteink Most people would probably look at something like the Boox Palma 2 Pro and assume ereaders don’t get much smaller, but the Xteink X4 Pro makes that device look almost unwieldy by comparison. Xteink specializes in ultra-compact,…
While Apple has recently been forced to offer alternative app stores in the EU, they’ve been around much longer on Android: The more open nature of Google’s mobile operating system means it’s easier to access apps that haven’t been specifically Play Store approved, and the quality and breadth of these apps is better than you…
Government Policies and Emission Regulations Accelerate EV Adoption Government incentives and tightening emission standards are significantly increasing the demand for electric vehicles worldwide. Policymakers are using subsidies, tax exemptions, purchase incentives, and zero-emission mandates to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and encourage cleaner transportation alternatives. Countries across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific are implementing stricter…