METABLOKS / TECH

Brand new

WIRED

The Best Date-Night Boxes of 2026, Tested With My Hinge Dates

I tested 10 popular date-night boxes with people I met on Hinge. From writing love notes to trying out sex swings, these kits fulfilled their promise to keep dates interesting.

20 minutes ago

WIRED

The Best Date-Night Boxes of 2026, Tested With My Hinge Dates

WIRED

How to Use Physics to Escape an Ice Bowl

Here are three smart tricks, based on an understanding of frictional forces, to beat a slippery slope.

27 minutes ago

WIRED

How to Use Physics to Escape an Ice Bowl

Last hour

WIRED

Best Valentine’s Day Gifts (2026): Legos, Karaoke, Digital Frames, and More

The holiday of romance is just around the corner. Don’t give something boring.

49 minutes ago

WIRED

Best Valentine’s Day Gifts (2026): Legos, Karaoke, Digital Frames, and More

WIRED

The Best Chocolate Boxes of 2026 for Valentine’s Delivery

We tasted dozens of chocolates to find the best-tasting delivery boxes for your true love, self-love, or your lovely mother.

1 hour ago

WIRED

The Best Chocolate Boxes of 2026 for Valentine’s Delivery

WIRED

The Information Networks That Connect Venezuelans in Uncertain Times

The people of Venezuela have spent years learning resilience in the face of censorship, disinformation, and repression. They now rely on those tools more than ever.

1 hour ago

WIRED

The Information Networks That Connect Venezuelans in Uncertain Times

Today

TechCrunch

Meet the new European unicorns of 2026

From Belgium to Ukraine, five fresh European unicorns were minted this January.

5 hours ago

TechCrunch

Meet the new European unicorns of 2026

Older

TechCrunch

Waymo reportedly raising a $16B funding round

Waymo is reportedly finalizing a new funding round that will value the robotaxi company at $110 billion.

14 hours ago

TechCrunch

Waymo reportedly raising a $16B funding round

Engadget

NVIDIA is still planning to make a 'huge' investment in OpenAI, CEO says

15 hours ago

Engadget

NVIDIA is still planning to make a 'huge' investment in OpenAI, CEO says

Engadget

Ayaneo's Pocket S Mini has the perfect aspect ratio for revisiting classic console games

15 hours ago

Engadget

Ayaneo's Pocket S Mini has the perfect aspect ratio for revisiting classic console games

WIRED

Onnit's Instant Melatonin Spray Keeps Bedtime Uncomplicated

Just spritz and sleep—no melatonin tablets or pills necessary.

16 hours ago

WIRED

Onnit's Instant Melatonin Spray Keeps Bedtime Uncomplicated

Engadget

OnlyFans is reportedly in talks to sell a 60 percent stake to a San Francisco investment firm

17 hours ago

Engadget

OnlyFans is reportedly in talks to sell a 60 percent stake to a San Francisco investment firm

TechCrunch

Nvidia CEO pushes back against report that his company's $100B OpenAI investment has stalled

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that a recent report of friction between his company and OpenAI was “nonsense.”

18 hours ago

TechCrunch

Nvidia CEO pushes back against report that his company's $100B OpenAI investment has stalled

TechCrunch

HomeBoost's app will show you where to save on your utility bills

The startup is partnering with utilities to help homeowners determine the best upgrades to cut their energy use.

20 hours ago

TechCrunch

HomeBoost's app will show you where to save on your utility bills

Engadget

Blue Origin is pausing its space tourist flights to work on lunar landers for NASA

21 hours ago

Engadget

Blue Origin is pausing its space tourist flights to work on lunar landers for NASA

Engadget

How to turn on hypertension alerts on Apple Watch

23 hours ago

Engadget

How to turn on hypertension alerts on Apple Watch

Engadget

Highguard, a hyperpop arena shooter and other new indie games worth checking out

24 hours ago

Engadget

Highguard, a hyperpop arena shooter and other new indie games worth checking out

TechCrunch

a16z partner Kofi Ampadu to leave firm after TxO program pause

Ampadu's departure perhaps signals the end of the TxO chapter. The fund and program focused on supporting underserved founders by providing access to tech networks and investment capital through a donor-advised fund.

1 day ago

TechCrunch

a16z partner Kofi Ampadu to leave firm after TxO program pause

TechCrunch

A peek inside Physical Intelligence, the startup building Silicon Valley's buzziest robot brains

If co-founder Lachy Groom has any doubts, he doesn’t show it. He’s working with people who've been working on this problem for decades and who believe the timing is finally right, which is all he needs to know.

1 day ago

TechCrunch

A peek inside Physical Intelligence, the startup building Silicon Valley's buzziest robot brains

Ars Technica

The TV industry finally concedes that the future may not be in 8K

With virtually no content and limited benefits, 8K TVs were doomed.

1 day ago

Ars Technica

The TV industry finally concedes that the future may not be in 8K

Ars Technica

ICE protester says her Global Entry was revoked after agent scanned her face

Global Entry and Precheck revoked three days after incident, court filing says.

1 day ago

Ars Technica

ICE protester says her Global Entry was revoked after agent scanned her face

Ars Technica

AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it's getting weird fast

Moltbook lets 32,000 AI bots trade jokes, tips, and complaints about humans.

1 day ago

Ars Technica

AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it's getting weird fast

Ars Technica

Here's why Blue Origin just ended its suborbital space tourism program

"This program has laid the groundwork for our company's future success."

1 day ago

Ars Technica

Here's why Blue Origin just ended its suborbital space tourism program

Ars Technica

FCC aims to ensure "only living and lawful Americans" get Lifeline benefits

Alleging fraud in California, Carr proposes making enrollment stricter nationwide.

1 day ago

Ars Technica

FCC aims to ensure "only living and lawful Americans" get Lifeline benefits

Ars Technica

Developers say AI coding tools work—and that's precisely what worries them

Ars spoke to several software devs about AI and found enthusiasm tempered by unease.

1 day ago

Ars Technica

Developers say AI coding tools work—and that's precisely what worries them