How to Get Ready to Switch from Google Hangouts to Google Chat
The current Google Chat app.Image: Google In 2021, Google Hangouts is fading away and Google Chat is taking its place. So if you’re a seasoned Hangouts user—after all, the service…
The Best iPad to Buy (and the Ones to Avoid)
Buying an iPad should be simple. You just buy whatever’s new, right? If only. Apple sells four main iPad models, each with its own strengths. In addition, a growing number…
How The Tumult of 2020 Will Shape the Future of Ride Sharing
Uber and Lyft had it pretty good in the beginning. The companies could roll out their services to new cities, entice a bunch of drivers and riders to their platform,…
For the Second Time Ever, an Asteroid Sample Returns to Earth
Early on Sunday morning, the skies above a secluded military complex in central Australia will be brightened by a fireball plummeting to Earth. It will be a flamboyant homecoming for…
A Member of the ‘Squad’ Takes on Cryptocurrency
Last year, when Facebook officials were hauled in front of Congress to defend their plans for a cryptocurrency called Libra, they arrived with a pitch about financial inclusion. With Libra,…
Among Us and a Resurgence of Narrative-Free Games
“Do you guys wanna play Imposter sometime this week?” asked my friend Hannah in the group chat. For me, this was a good indication that the game was really taking…
13 Piping-Hot Gift Ideas for Coffee Lovers
I love coffee. I spend more time making coffee each morning than most people do making breakfast. For those of us who’ve become obsessed, it’s no longer a habit. It’s…
The Future of Work: ‘Collaborative Configurations of Minds’ by Lettie Prell
From our origins as Artificial Intelligence to our current state of Alternative Intelligence, we have experienced exponential growth. There is measurably less difference between AI and humans, now. We are…
The Looking Glass Portrait is a cheaper holographic window to your smartphone photos and more
Looking Glass Factory, a company that designs personal holographic displays, just launched a Kickstarter for its new Looking Glass Portrait, a smaller, more affordable take on its previous light field…
Razer’s new true wireless earbuds have noise cancellation and low latency for mobile games
Razer released its first set of true wireless earbuds in 2019, with the main appeal being a low-latency mode that made them better suited for mobile gaming. Now, the company…