Humanoid ‘Lightning’ robot smashes the half-marathon record
An autonomous scarlet robot named “Lightning” finished a 13-mile race in Beijing on Sunday in just 50 minutes…
Steph Curry might be teasing a screenless Fitbit in plain site.
Posted Apr 19, 2026 at 1:27 PM UTC Steph Curry might be teasing a screenless Fitbit in plain…
The best cheap phones for 2026
Some of us take a kind of “eat to live” rather than a “live to eat” approach to…
Smartwatch with ‘incredible’ seven-day battery life plummets from £140 to £40
Amazon is offering a huge 71% discount on the smartwatch for a limited timeThis article contains affiliate links,…
Our new favorite budget phones
Over the last few months, every phone maker under the sun has refreshed its lineups, especially at the…
Anthropomorphic sculptures made of fake flowers and neck massagers
Vacuum cleaners, personal massagers, electronic baby rockers, and walking pads: These are the secondhand machines Rachel Youn sources…
A giant cell tower is going to space this weekend
This weekend’s scheduled Blue Origin rocket launch is rather momentous. Success would signal an end to SpaceX’s monopoly…
ThroughLine: The Taranaki start-up assisting AI firms with crisis helplines worldwide
ThroughLine founder Elliot Taylor. He launched Throughline in December 2021. By early 2022, it had gained seed funding…
These startups fight deepfakes by making deepfakes
I was unsure if my parents would notice that the voice on the other end wasn’t mine —…
Microsoft planning Surface Laptop with an OLED display
Microsoft is preparing to launch new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models in the coming months. Windows Central…
Spotify launches a new tablet-friendly UI.
Posted Apr 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM UTC Spotify launches a new tablet-friendly UI. No more scaled-up mobile…
As Teens, They Founded a Billion-Dollar Startup. Now They Want to Shape the Future.
I met the three cofounders for lunch on Friday in the inner sanctum of Jeff Klein’s San Vicente,…