This Month’s Must-Have Gear, From Phones to Turntables
April is one of the shorter months, but it was long on hot products. The post This Month’s Must-Have Gear,…
Satirizing Silicon Valley Should Be Easy. So Why’s It So Hard?
Tech satire is everywhere this week—but hard punches aren’t the same as smart ones. The post Satirizing Silicon Valley Should…
Game of Floods Is Like Settlers of Catan, Only It’s About Surviving Climate Change
Marin County’s “Game of Floods” teaches citizens how to make tough decisions for the future. The post Game of Floods…
A Little Fan That Fixes the Turbocharger’s Biggest Problem
BorgWarner’s e-booster kills the much-hated turbo lag. The post A Little Fan That Fixes the Turbocharger’s Biggest Problem appeared first…
Amazon’s ‘Echo Look’ Could Snoop a Lot More Than Just Your Clothes
Amazon put Alexa inside a camera—one that could know more about you than you realize. The post Amazon’s ‘Echo Look’…
When Is It Worth Worrying About Dementia?
Alzheimer’s is the result of a combination of risks you can and cannot control. Here’s how to ground yourself before…
Review: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon
Lenovo’s business-centric laptop is back once again, now in its fifth generation. Nice machine, but the trackpad is lousy. The…
Tom Hanks and Jack Dorsey Tumble Into The Circle’s Endless Irony
What happens when fiction runs headlong into reality that’s way weirder. The post Tom Hanks and Jack Dorsey Tumble Into…
6 Amazing Storm Chasers You Have to Follow on Instagram
Wind! Rain! Hail! Tornados! These Instagrams have it all. The post 6 Amazing Storm Chasers You Have to Follow on…
An Obscure App Flaw Creates Backdoors In Millions of Smartphones
Researchers at the University of Michigan expose how an obscure feature of thousands of apps can give hackers remote access…