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The US gets the worst phones

  • Technology
  • Dominic Preston
  • Apr 25, 2026

Apple and Samsung dominate the US phone market, and they've done so for years. Together with Google, they've shaped our sense of what a smartphone is and what it can do, pushing the boundaries of mobi...

Airlines face headwinds as Iran war leads to rising fuel costs

  • Business
  • Joel Rose
  • Apr 24, 2026
  • US

Since the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran began, the impact on aviation has worsened. Jet fuel prices have soared. Thousands of European flights have been canceled, and one airline may stop flying.

Microsoft will let you pause Windows Updates indefinitely, 35 days at a time

  • Technology
  • Stevie Bonifield
  • Apr 24, 2026

Windows users will no longer be forced to run automatic updates in the middle of a game or a busy day. Microsoft is rolling out some long-awaited changes to Windows Update to users on its Dev and Expe...

Alex Jones has uncovered another massive conspiracy

  • Technology
  • Mia Sato
  • Apr 24, 2026

Alex Jones may soon lose Infowars, the digital perch that he's used for decades to traffic in conspiracy theories, to The Onion, the satirical newspaper. But not before he's uncovered something truly...

The person who allegedly leaked Paramount’s new Avatar movie has been arrested

  • Technology
  • Charles Pulliam-Moore
  • Apr 24, 2026

Following Paramount Skydance's move to launch an investigation into how its upcoming Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender animated feature leaked onto the internet, a suspect has been taken into custody by...

BMW is one step closer to selling you a color-changing car

  • Technology
  • Andrew Liszewski
  • Apr 24, 2026

At CES 2022, BMW debuted its BMW iX Flow concept car that could dynamically change its appearance using the same grayscale E Ink panels found in e-readers like the Kindle. It was followed by the BMW i...

The handsome Pixel Watch 4 is on sale for $40 off in both size configurations

  • Technology
  • Brandon Widder
  • Apr 24, 2026

Spring has sprung, as they say, and to mark the occasion, Google is running a spring-centric promo until Sunday, April 26th. The limited-time discounts apply to a number of Google’s first-party device...

The RAM shortage could get even worse if Samsung labor protests cut production

  • Technology
  • Stevie Bonifield
  • Apr 24, 2026

The RAM shortage caused by demand from AI datacenters is already driving up prices on phones, PS5s, and Raspberry Pis, but it could be about to get even worse. Samsung is facing employee protests over...

How Project Maven taught the military to love AI

  • Technology
  • Joshua Dzieza
  • Apr 24, 2026

In the first 24 hours of the assault on Iran, the US military struck more than 1,000 targets, nearly double the scale of the "shock and awe" attack on Iraq over two decades ago. This acceleration was...

Xreal’s best AR glasses are $599 for good now

  • Technology
  • Cameron Faulkner
  • Apr 24, 2026

The Xreal One Pro are the company’s best AR glasses, touting thin optics that keep out reflections so you can enjoy a crisp, contrast-rich image of whatever content you’re watching. Xreal has permanen...

360-degree cameras have a new superpower

  • Technology
  • Sean Hollister
  • Apr 24, 2026

Imagine Google Street View, except you can walk around like it's a video game. Now imagine you don't need to wait for Google to come film because it's completely DIY. Insta360, the leading maker of 36...

Tesla’s Cybercab goes into production — so why is Musk tapping the brakes?

  • Technology
  • Andrew J. Hawkins
  • Apr 24, 2026

Tesla's Cybercab is now in production at the company's Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, but Elon Musk is sounding unusually cautious about the rollout. The robotaxi's start of production was announced Th...