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Who gets to own the Luigi Mangione story?

  • Technology
  • Mia Sato
  • May 21, 2026

On Monday morning, a judge overseeing the New York state case on the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO ruled that some evidence collected by police could not be shown to a jury. It wasn't the only n...

Philips’ new display has a screen on both sides

  • Technology
  • Andrew Liszewski
  • May 21, 2026

Its name might be dull and uninspired, but the Philips 24B2D5300 Business Monitor brings a novel feature I've never seen on a display before: screens on either side. The design will primarily benefit...

One of Meta’s big legal reckonings just ended in a settlement

  • Technology
  • Lauren Feiner
  • May 21, 2026

After back-to-back losses in trials grappling with its impact on teens' mental health, Meta just settled what was supposed to be its next legal battle with Kentucky's Breathitt County School District....

Bungie gives up on Destiny

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • May 21, 2026

Bungie is moving on from Destiny 2. The studio announced Thursday that it's releasing the last major update for the game on June 9th as its focus "turns towards a new beginning for Bungie." After that...

Sonos’s pint-sized Roam 2 speaker is 25 percent off for Memorial Day

  • Technology
  • Sheena Vasani
  • May 21, 2026

If your summer plans involve spending any time outdoors, whether on the trail or at a pool party, a good portable Bluetooth speaker can go a long way. The latest Sonos Roam is built precisely for thos...

The Endless AI guitar pedal has potential

  • Technology
  • Terrence O’Brien
  • May 21, 2026

I'm not sure anyone was really asking for an AI guitar pedal. But it was inevitable that someone would build one. One of the first to take the plunge is Polyend, a well-respected music gear maker with...

Uber is deploying its own self-driving cars again, just not as robotaxis

  • Technology
  • Andrew J. Hawkins
  • May 21, 2026

Uber is putting its own autonomous vehicles back on the road as part of its new AV Lab project to collect data for its dozens of robotaxi partners. The cars will be fitted with all the sensors typical...

This mechanical bird drops dead when your home’s air quality worsens

  • Technology
  • Andrew Liszewski
  • May 21, 2026

The original Birdie debuted in 2022 with a morbid-but-fun design - an air-quality monitor with a literal canary in a coal mine. When the CO2 in your home hit a certain level, a mechanical bird mounted...

The cost of the smart home is going up

  • Technology
  • Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
  • May 21, 2026

Selling the smart home has been hard. Even Amazon has lost money in the space, despite putting hundreds of millions of Echo devices in people's homes. Google has also reportedly struggled to turn a pr...

Meta and Google get data from the app your boss uses to track you

  • Technology
  • Lauren Feiner
  • May 21, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of workplaces use software to monitor employees. Now, a new study has found that many of these tools share data not just with employers, but with digital advertising platforms an...

GitHub faces a fight for its survival at Microsoft

  • Technology
  • Tom Warren
  • May 21, 2026

When Microsoft announced it was acquiring GitHub in a $7.5 billion deal in 2018, developers were nervous. Some were concerned about Microsoft controlling GitHub, and others were taking a wait-and-see...

Spotify is launching AI-generated remixes

  • Technology
  • Terrence O’Brien
  • May 21, 2026

Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) announced a licensing deal that will allow users to prompt the creation of AI-generated remixes and covers for streaming songs. The tool will be a paid add-on f...