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WIRED

Best Apple Watch (2026): Series 11, SE 3, and Ultra 3

Should you splurge on the new Series 11, or will the SE 3 do? Let us help you figure out which version to get (and which to avoid).

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WIRED

Best Apple Watch (2026): Series 11, SE 3, and Ultra 3

Engadget

How to customize your iPhone home screen with iOS 26

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Engadget

How to customize your iPhone home screen with iOS 26

WIRED

How to Choose the Right Gaming Laptop (2026): What You Need to Know

With over a decade of experience in reviewing gaming laptops, here’s my rundown of what to consider before pulling the trigger.

1 hour ago

WIRED

How to Choose the Right Gaming Laptop (2026): What You Need to Know

Engadget

Relooted, Reanimal and other new indie games worth checking out

1 hour ago

Engadget

Relooted, Reanimal and other new indie games worth checking out

Ars Technica

Astronomers are filling in the blanks of the Kuiper Belt

Next-generation telescopes are mapping this outer frontier.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

Astronomers are filling in the blanks of the Kuiper Belt

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WIRED

Best Alternatives to Google’s Android Operating System (2026), Tested and Reviewed

Whether you have privacy concerns or you just want to freely tinker, these are our favorite alternatives to stock Android.

2 hours ago

WIRED

Best Alternatives to Google’s Android Operating System (2026), Tested and Reviewed

WIRED

Ring Kills Flock Safety Deal After Super Bowl Ad Uproar

Plus: Meta plans to add face recognition to its smart glasses, Jared Kushner named as part of whistleblower’s mysterious national security complaint, and more.

2 hours ago

WIRED

Ring Kills Flock Safety Deal After Super Bowl Ad Uproar

WIRED

Here’s What It’s Like to Use H&R Block’s DIY Tax Service (2026)

Filing taxes is a pain. Here’s how H&R Block DIY performed against other services I tested.

2 hours ago

WIRED

Here’s What It’s Like to Use H&R Block’s DIY Tax Service (2026)

WIRED

Gear News of the Week: Samsung Sets a Date for Galaxy Unpacked, and Fitbit’s AI Coach Comes to iOS

Plus: iOS 26.3 makes it easy to switch to Android, Google cancels the Android 17 beta, and YouTube debuts on the Apple Vision Pro.

2 hours ago

WIRED

Gear News of the Week: Samsung Sets a Date for Galaxy Unpacked, and Fitbit’s AI Coach Comes to iOS

TechCrunch

Indian pharmacy chain giant exposed customer data and internal systems

A backend flaw in web admin dashboards used by one of India's largest pharmacy chains, exposed thousands of online pharmacy orders.

10 hours ago

TechCrunch

Indian pharmacy chain giant exposed customer data and internal systems

TechCrunch

Airbnb plans to bake in AI features for search, discovery and support

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company wants to increase its use of large language models for customer discovery, support and engineering.

10 hours ago

TechCrunch

Airbnb plans to bake in AI features for search, discovery and support

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Ars Technica

WHO slams US-funded newborn vaccine trial as "unethical"

CDC awarded $1.6 million for study birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine in Guinea-Bissau.

14 hours ago

Ars Technica

WHO slams US-funded newborn vaccine trial as "unethical"

Ars Technica

Aided by AI, California beach town broadens hunt for bike lane blockers

Hayden AI's cameras will scan for violations from 7 city vehicles.

14 hours ago

Ars Technica

Aided by AI, California beach town broadens hunt for bike lane blockers

TechCrunch

Airbnb says a third of its customer support is now handled by AI in the US and Canada

Airbnb was poised to introduce an app that doesn't just search for you, but one that "knows you." CEO Brian Chesky said, "It will help guests plan their entire trip, help hosts better run their businesses, and help the company operate more efficiently at scale."

15 hours ago

TechCrunch

Airbnb says a third of its customer support is now handled by AI in the US and Canada

Ars Technica

Ring cancels Flock deal after dystopian Super Bowl ad prompts mass outrage

“This is definitely not about dogs,” senator says, urging a pause on Ring face scans.

15 hours ago

Ars Technica

Ring cancels Flock deal after dystopian Super Bowl ad prompts mass outrage

Engadget

Bitcoin biopic starring Casey Affleck to use AI to generate locations and tweak performances

16 hours ago

Engadget

Bitcoin biopic starring Casey Affleck to use AI to generate locations and tweak performances

TechCrunch

Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breach

The company said hackers downloaded “a limited number of files” after breaking into an employee’s account. The hacking group ShinyHunters took responsibility for the breach.

16 hours ago

TechCrunch

Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breach

TechCrunch

Why top talent is walking away from OpenAI and xAI

AI companies have been hemorrhaging talent the past few weeks. Half of xAI’s founding team has left the company — some on their own, others through “restructuring” — while OpenAI is facing its own shakeups, from the disbanding of its mission alignment team to the firing of a policy exec who ...

16 hours ago

TechCrunch

Why top talent is walking away from OpenAI and xAI

Ars Technica

The first Android 17 beta is now available on Pixel devices

Don't expect big changes yet.

16 hours ago

Ars Technica

The first Android 17 beta is now available on Pixel devices

TechCrunch

Sex toys maker Tenga says hacker stole customer information

The Japanese sex toy maker said a hacker broke into an employee's inbox and stole customer names, email addresses, and correspondence, including order details and customer service inquiries.

17 hours ago

TechCrunch

Sex toys maker Tenga says hacker stole customer information

Engadget

Valve's latest Steam beta lets you add your PC's specs to game reviews

17 hours ago

Engadget

Valve's latest Steam beta lets you add your PC's specs to game reviews

Engadget

Apple's Magic Mouse is down to $68 right now

19 hours ago

Engadget

Apple's Magic Mouse is down to $68 right now

Ars Technica

$1.8 million MST3K Kickstarter brings in (almost) everyone from the old show

MST3K's 2010s revival looked forward; this one is emphatically looking backward.

19 hours ago

Ars Technica

$1.8 million MST3K Kickstarter brings in (almost) everyone from the old show

Engadget

Nintendo’s Virtual Boy accessory lets you play VR Mario and Zelda on Switch 2

20 hours ago

Engadget

Nintendo’s Virtual Boy accessory lets you play VR Mario and Zelda on Switch 2