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The ModRetro Chromatic Is a Game Boy Fit for Your Apocalypse Bunker

Level Up

The ModRetro Chromatic Is a Game Boy Fit for Your Apocalypse Bunker

Boone Ashworth

Elon Musk Says Grok Is Coming to Tesla EVs

Car Talk

Elon Musk Says Grok Is Coming to Tesla EVs

Jeremy White

Hyundai Reveals the ‘Lightspeed’ Ioniq 6 N

Blue Shift

Hyundai Reveals the ‘Lightspeed’ Ioniq 6 N

Jeremy White

AI Is a Lousy Chef

Smart Kitchen

AI Is a Lousy Chef

Joe Ray

The ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule Was Killed, but Consumer Advocates Could Revive It

Tech Policy

The ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule Was Killed, but Consumer Advocates Could Revive It

Reece Rogers

Everything Samsung Announced at Its Summer Galaxy Unpacked Event

Cosmic Shift

Everything Samsung Announced at Its Summer Galaxy Unpacked Event

Julian Chokkattu

Wi-Fi in the US Could Get Worse Under Trump's New Law

Bad Connection

Wi-Fi in the US Could Get Worse Under Trump's New Law

Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica

The Teens Are Taking Waymos Now

Youth Drive

The Teens Are Taking Waymos Now

Aarian Marshall

GM’s Cruise Cars Are Back on the Road in 3 US States—but Not for Ride-Hailing

Renew, Reuse

GM’s Cruise Cars Are Back on the Road in 3 US States—but Not for Ride-Hailing

Paresh Dave

This Is Why Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch Needed Human Babysitters

Are We There Yet?

This Is Why Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch Needed Human Babysitters

Aarian Marshall

These Translating AI Glasses Put Subtitles on the World

Glass Whole

These Translating AI Glasses Put Subtitles on the World

Boone Ashworth

AI Videos of Black Women Depicted as ‘Bigfoot’ Are Going Viral

Generative AI

AI Videos of Black Women Depicted as ‘Bigfoot’ Are Going Viral

Reece Rogers

Nothing's New Phone (3) and Headphone (1) Look Nothing Like You've Seen Before

Nothing's New

Nothing's New Phone (3) and Headphone (1) Look Nothing Like You've Seen Before

Julian Chokkattu and Parker Hall

Trump’s New Fragrance Doesn’t Smell Like Success

Dollars and scents

Trump’s New Fragrance Doesn’t Smell Like Success

Mike Dent

Xiaomi’s YU7 Is an SUV-Sized Middle Finger to Tesla’s Model Y

That's Fast

Xiaomi’s YU7 Is an SUV-Sized Middle Finger to Tesla’s Model Y

Alistair Charlton

Fairphone Has a New Plan to Get You to Care

Sustainable Business

Fairphone Has a New Plan to Get You to Care

Andrew Williams

I Let AI Agents Plan My Vacation—and It Wasn't Terrible

Trip Advisor

I Let AI Agents Plan My Vacation—and It Wasn't Terrible

Victoria Turk

Fancy Airplane Seats Have Nowhere Left to Go—So What Now?

Seating Plan

Fancy Airplane Seats Have Nowhere Left to Go—So What Now?

Jenny Southan

The Repairable Fairphone 6 Arrives, and Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked Is Up Next

Gear Roundup

The Repairable Fairphone 6 Arrives, and Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked Is Up Next

Julian Chokkattu

So Long, Blue Screen of Death. Amazingly, You'll Be Missed

Screen Blue Murder

So Long, Blue Screen of Death. Amazingly, You'll Be Missed

Craig Grannell