X Money is launching in the US starting today
X Money, a core part of Elon Musk's mission to turn X into an " everything app ," is rolling out starti…
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Razer’s analog Huntsman V3 Pro is over 20 percent off
The Razer Huntsman V3 Pro features doubleshot PBT keycaps. Gaming keyboards have evolved over the years to add RGB LED…
Xbox’s huge outage even blocked games on disc
An extended Xbox outage that began Sunday evening hasn't just caused issues for people trying to play digital gam…
Nanoleaf’s colorful pegboard and shelf kit is half off
Nanoleaf's Blocks Combo XL Smarter Kit comes with nine color-changing LED panels. | Image: Nanoleaf Nanoleaf’s Blo…
Champagne and Bullets belongs on the Mount Rushmore of bad movies
Thankfully the movie is bonkers enough to live up to the artwork. | Image: Vinegar Syndrome There's something abou…
The US is charging an American citizen for wiping his phone at the border
The government is prosecuting US citizen Sam Tunick for allegedly providing authorities with a " duress password…
Marvel announces Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider, a new Black Panther, and more
Ryan Gosling on stage at Comic-Con | Image: Marvel Studios While perhaps less dramatic than in years past, Marvel none…
The vertical video takeover is here
This is The Stepback , a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on all thi…
Google basically confirms the Pixel 11 is getting a price hike
Google's Vice President of Devices and Services, Shakil Barkat, all but confirmed in an interview with 9to5 Googl…
Blade Runner 2099’s moody dystopia streams on Amazon in November
After teasing the series with some first-look images yesterday, Amazon is finally properly unveiling its Blade Runne…
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s war on the First Amendment
As the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr has authority over the nation’s TV, radio, and…
Claude’s voice mode is now available for Opus and Sonnet
Until now, voice mode has only been available on Claude Haiku , Anthropic's faster but less powerful model. Now t…
Patreon is laying off 20 percent of workers
Patreon is laying off 20 percent of its workers, or around 93 employees, as reported earlier by 404 Media . In a memo…
Meta won’t have to face the next planned social media addiction trial
Less than a week before Meta's lawyers were set to return to a Los Angeles courtroom , the plaintiff accusing the…
Tesla’s revenues are bouncing back after a dismal two years
A Tesla Model 3 electric car is seen during the China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing on July 16, 2025…
iOS code could reportedly let Apple cut off apps when users miss iPhone payments
Code found in an iOS 27 beta would allow Apple to put a financed iPhone in "Restricted Mode" if it detects …
Neill Blomkamp’s new zombie AI ‘film’ is just slop warmed over
On Monday, District 9 and Gran Turismo director Neill Blomkamp unveiled his latest project: a 13-minute sci-fi short…
OpenAI says it accidentally hacked Hugging Face with a new AI system
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. | Bloomberg via Getty Images OpenAI says its AI models mistakenly breached open-source AI platf…
Substack adds an AI detector to help spot blogs written by no one
Substack will now help users determine whether what they're reading may have been written by AI. A new tool comin…
Peak Design’s modular Field Bracket has a finder tag built-in
I am a very clumsy man. So clumsy, that I have AirTags hanging off practically every camera I own. Have I left my cam…