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Google agrees to $135 million settlement for collecting Android users’ data

  • Technology
  • Stevie Bonifield
  • Jan 29, 2026

Android users could get a recovery payout of up to $100 each in a proposed settlement Google filed in San Jose, California on Tuesday night. As Reuters reports, the $135 million settlement is for a cl...

The Stream Deck-packed gaming keyboard is a monster of good ideas

  • Technology
  • Cameron Faulkner
  • Jan 29, 2026

The Corsair Galleon 100 SD didn't just come out of the ether. The new full-size mechanical keyboard with a Stream Deck fused to its side is the result of a lot of things coming together over the years...

Apple says Patreon creators must switch to subscription billing by November

  • Technology
  • Jess Weatherbed
  • Jan 29, 2026

Patreon will force creators to move away from legacy billing methods this fall to appease Apple's newly revived subscriptions mandate. The migration will impact four percent of Patreon creators who st...

Waymo robotaxi hits a child near a school, causing minor injuries

  • Technology
  • Andrew J. Hawkins
  • Jan 29, 2026

A Waymo robotaxi struck a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica, California, on January 23rd, causing minor injuries and prompting the National Highway Traffic Safety administration to open...

PopSockets added a wallet to its folding kickstand grip

  • Technology
  • Andrew Liszewski
  • Jan 29, 2026

PopSockets has announced a new version of the Kick-Out Grip it launched last May with some added functionality. The Kick-Out PopWallet carries forward the same design as the original with a hinged pop...

Best gas masks

  • Technology
  • Sarah Jeong
  • Jan 29, 2026

I was tear gassed by the government for the first time in July 2020 at one of the many Black Lives Matter protests that broke out all over the country. The feeling is excruciating, like your lungs are...

There won’t be a Nothing Phone 4 this year

  • Technology
  • Dominic Preston
  • Jan 29, 2026

Nothing CEO Carl Pei confirmed the Phone 4 won't launch in 2026 in a new video on the brand's YouTube channel. "There's no new flagship this year," Pei said when asked about phone plans for 2026, inst...

Google disables Take a Message on older Pixel phones amid audio leak bug

  • Technology
  • Jess Weatherbed
  • Jan 29, 2026

Google is disabling some Phone app features on older Pixel devices after acknowledging a bug that inadvertently leaked audio to callers. The issue has specifically been linked to the Take a Message fe...

Caregivers for the elderly could lose wage protections under Trump proposal

  • Business
  • Andrea Hsu
  • Jan 29, 2026
  • US

The Labor Department has proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that gave home care workers the right to overtime pay and other wage protections. The administration says the rule made care too costly.

Halide co-founder Sebastiaan de With is joining Apple’s design team

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • Jan 28, 2026

Sebastiaan de With, known for his work on apps like Halide, Kino, and Orion as the co-founder of Lux, is joining Apple's design team, he announced today. "So excited to work with the very best team in...

Mark Zuckerberg is all-in on AI as the new social media

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Jan 28, 2026

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse dreams seem to have been replaced by a new vision: an AI-generated social feed. In an earnings call on Wednesday, Zuckerberg reiterated his belief that AI will bec...

Windows 11 has reached 1 billion users faster than Windows 10

  • Technology
  • Tom Warren
  • Jan 28, 2026

Windows 11 now has 1 billion users. Microsoft hit the milestone during the recent holiday quarter, meaning Windows 11 has managed to reach 1 billion users faster than Windows 10 did nearly six years a...