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Google Translate can now help you with pronunciation

  • Technology
  • Jess Weatherbed
  • Apr 28, 2026

Google has launched a new AI-powered feature for Translate that can help you correct and practice your enunciation when learning a new language. The "pronunciation practice" tool analyzes your speech...

Amazon’s color screen Kindles are finally getting a system-wide dark mode

  • Technology
  • Andrew Liszewski
  • Apr 28, 2026

Most modern Kindle devices with a black and white E Ink screen offer an alternate inverted dark mode with white text against a black background across their entire user interface. Today Amazon has ann...

DJI’s new Mic Mini 2 adds colorful covers to help them blend in

  • Technology
  • Andrew Liszewski
  • Apr 28, 2026

Following the launch of the Osmo Pocket 4 earlier this month, DJI has announced a new version of its smallest wireless microphone system. The DJI Mic Mini 2 doesn't bring a lot of upgrades over the or...

Musk and Altman go to court

  • Technology
  • David Pierce
  • Apr 28, 2026

The trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI is officially upon us. And it is going to be a mess. As the two sides fight over the early days of AI, who deserves credit and cash for what, and more, we're lik...

Behold the crown jewel of outrageous gaming laptops

  • Technology
  • Antonio G. Di Benedetto
  • Apr 28, 2026

The Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo was my pick for the best laptop of CES: It had two high-end screens, great specs, and the promise of being a one-of-a-kind multitasking and gaming monster. Now that this over...

Google and Pentagon reportedly agree deal for ‘any lawful’ use of AI

  • Technology
  • Jess Weatherbed
  • Apr 28, 2026

Google has signed a classified deal that allows the US Department of Defense to use its AI models for "any lawful government purpose," The Information reports. The agreement was reported less than a d...

Attack of the killer script kiddies

  • Technology
  • Yael Grauer
  • Apr 28, 2026

Last August, some of the best cybersecurity teams in the business gathered in Las Vegas to demonstrate the strength of their AI bug-finding systems at DARPA's Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge (...

Millions of homes in the U.S. are uninsured. NPR wants to hear your story

  • Business
  • Michael Copley
  • Apr 28, 2026
  • US

Millions of home in the U.S. are uninsured, partly because insurance costs have soared in recent years. NPR wants to hear about the coverage decisions you're making as premiums rise.

Lawsuits accuse State Farm of secretly working to cut insurance payouts

  • Business
  • Michael Copley
  • Apr 28, 2026
  • US

Lawsuits allege that State Farm tries to avoid paying what it owes for hail damage. The litigation is happening as homeowners face soaring insurance costs, partly due to threats from climate change.

It’s a busy time for sci-fi, but don’t miss Aphelion

  • Technology
  • Andrew Webster
  • Apr 28, 2026

The last few weeks have bordered on overwhelming for science fiction fans. While Project Hail Mary is dominating the box office, For All Mankind is currently in the midst of its penultimate season, wi...

Microsoft Office can now be controlled with Logitech’s MX Creative Console

  • Technology
  • Andrew Liszewski
  • Apr 28, 2026

Logitech has announced a new suite of Productivity Plugins for its entire MX line of accessories, including its Stream Deck alternative, the MX Creative Console. Since the console launched in Septembe...

Jury selection in Musk v. Altman: ‘People don’t like him’

  • Technology
  • Richard Lawler
  • Apr 28, 2026

On Monday, the courtroom battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman over alleged broken promises at OpenAI started, as usual, with jury selection. The only tricky part? A lot of the prospective jurors al...