What to Look For When Buying Wireless Earbuds
Sony’s WF-1000XM5 buds.Photo: Andrew Liszewski / Gizmodo Some earbuds are treble-heavy, while others are more inclined towards bass. This is a purely personal preference, so it’s a good idea to…
Chinese Probe Heads Back to Earth With Samples From the Moon’s Mysterious Far Side
The Chang’e 6 lander on the lunar surface.Image: CNSA After a short visit to the Moon’s far side, a Chinese spacecraft loaded with lunar rock and dust has started its…
What to Know About ‘Open Banking,’ Coming Soon in the U.S.
The banking industry took its time to transition from paper bills to plastic cards. Now it’s in the midst of a more rapid transformation: going digital. Chromebooks Don’t Need AI…
A Google Worker Reportedly Watched Private Nintendo Videos and Leaked Content
An internal Google database containing six years’ worth of potential privacy breaches and security issues was recently obtained, and reveals—among many other things—that a Google employee used their access to…
Meta Tests Holding Your Instagram Hostage With Unscrollable Ads
Meta is testing unskippable Instagram ads, first reported by TechCrunch on Monday, alongside the patience of every user who has to put up with the feature. The unskippable ads, which…
The Asus ProArt Laptops Could Be the Everything Device You’re Looking For
What’s the new word of the day, kids? It’s “ceraluminum,” a real nonsense nomenclature combining ceramic and aluminum. That’s the new word to describe the next-gen Asus Zenbook S16 powered…
New PlayStation VR2 to PC Adapter Will Disable Some of the Headset’s Best Features
The PlayStation VR2 headset is finally being liberated from the confines of the PlayStation 5. Sony now has a $60 adapter that lets your $550 VR headset work with any…
What’s Up With STEVE? New Finding Adds a Twist to the Aurora-Like Enigma
STEVE, a strange ribbon of purple and green haze discovered by citizen scientists in 2016, just got even weirder. While looking through archival data, a team of scientists discovered that…
Spotify Is Raising Prices Yet Again
Image: Spotify Spotify released today announced it would raise U.S. prices again next month. The music streaming platform’s last price hike was in July of 2023, so it’s not even…
14 Free Online Tools You Should Know About
When web browsers first began to support apps and interactivity, the functionality was basic and slow—but now online apps can do almost as much as desktop apps can, and, more…