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Philips new audio gear brings back the bright bold colors of the ‘80s

  • Technology
  • Andrew Liszewski
  • Mar 18, 2026

Not even electronics were able to escape the dominant '80s aesthetic of garishly bright colors. Both Sony and Philips offered devices wrapped in yellow plastic during that era, but Philips has decided...

Oh, you think the government will regulate Kalshi and Polymarket? Wanna bet?

  • Technology
  • Elizabeth Lopatto
  • Mar 18, 2026

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has a problem: It's not very good at policing insider trading. And insider trading has become a pressing concern for prediction markets. Even Kalshi's recently...

The hits keep coming in Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s first trailer

  • Technology
  • Charles Pulliam-Moore
  • Mar 18, 2026

The first trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day is finally here, and it looks like Marvel and Sony are about to put Peter Parker through a different kind of existential crisis. Though nobody in Brand...

The great EV pullback: all the obstacles, cancellations, and delays

  • Technology
  • Andrew J. Hawkins
  • Mar 18, 2026

The auto industry bet big on electric vehicles, but now those ambitious goals are falling apart. Demand was already slowing down when Donald Trump took office and took an ax to pro-EV policy: the elim...

Nvidia has lost the plot with gamers

  • Technology
  • Sean Hollister
  • Mar 18, 2026

Nvidia surely thought it was doing a good thing for gamers by "upgrading" the faces of our favorite video game characters. But that just shows how much the company has lost the plot. Nvidia could've m...

DLSS 5: Has Nvidia’s AI graphics technology gone too far?

  • Technology
  • Richard Lawler
  • Mar 18, 2026

Nvidia has revealed a new “3D guided neural rendering model” called DLSS 5 that can change a game’s lighting and materials in real-time, and… many gamers aren’t happy. From DLSS 5 memes to complaints...

BMW brings back the i3 as a funky four-door EV

  • Technology
  • Tim Stevens
  • Mar 18, 2026

BMW's new class of EVs begins with the iX3 SUV, but you had to know it wouldn't end there. The company's engineers didn't spend all that time working up a completely redesigned and substantially more...

The Federal Reserve is facing tough choices as the economy faces deep uncertainty

  • Business
  • Scott Horsley
  • Mar 18, 2026
  • US

The Federal Reserve's job is getting tougher, as it faces inflationary pressure from the war with Iran and a weakening job market. The central bank is expected to hold its benchmark interest rate stea...

Judge orders 1,000 Voice of America staffers back to work in rebuke to Kari Lake

  • Business
  • David Folkenflik
  • Mar 17, 2026
  • US

A federal judge has ordered more than a thousand Voice of America staffers back to work by Monday. It's a major defeat for the Trump administration's effort to cut the news outlet to the bones.

I went to the Pentagon to watch Pete Hegseth scold war reporters

  • Technology
  • Tina Nguyen
  • Mar 17, 2026

It is day 13 of America's surprise war with Iran - by sheer coincidence, it's Friday the 13th - and I am delirious. I haven't had a coffee since I woke up at 5AM, because I'm not allowed to bring outs...

The Beats Studio Pro are nearly $200 off ahead of Amazon’s big spring sale

  • Technology
  • Brandon Widder
  • Mar 17, 2026

Earlier this week, Apple unveiled the AirPods Max 2. The forthcoming over-ear headphones build on their predecessor with an H2 chip that powers a range of new features; however, they still don’t offer...

Remedy’s live-service shooter Firebreak is getting its final major update

  • Technology
  • Andrew Webster
  • Mar 17, 2026

Remedy is winding down its team shooter FBC: Firebreak with a big update that launches today. But while the game won't be getting any new content going forward, the studio intends to keep it alive for...