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The FTC Settlement With John Deere Is a Huge Win for the Right-to-Repair Movement

Right to Repair

The FTC Settlement With John Deere Is a Huge Win for the Right-to-Repair Movement

Boone Ashworth

Free Waymo Rides in California? You Can Thank a Regulatory Quirk

Free 99

Free Waymo Rides in California? You Can Thank a Regulatory Quirk

Aarian Marshall

Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out

Copy Cat

Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out

Reece Rogers

Remote Control

Shut Those Laptops! Anthropic Puts Its Claude Cowork Agent on Your Phone

Reece Rogers

These New Smart Glasses From Solos Come With a Privacy Shield for the Cameras

Private Eye

These New Smart Glasses From Solos Come With a Privacy Shield for the Cameras

Boone Ashworth

Bentley Reveals Its First Electric Car Amid the Wreckage of the Luxury EV Market

Charging Forward

Bentley Reveals Its First Electric Car Amid the Wreckage of the Luxury EV Market

Jeremy White

This Buried Apple Feature Turns an iPhone Into the Perfect Kids’ Dumb Phone

Child’s Play

This Buried Apple Feature Turns an iPhone Into the Perfect Kids’ Dumb Phone

Jeremy White

All Your Favorite Gadgets Are Getting Way More Expensive … Again

Price Hike

All Your Favorite Gadgets Are Getting Way More Expensive … Again

Boone Ashworth

When the Law Kills Your Electric Car Dealership

Exit Interview

When the Law Kills Your Electric Car Dealership

Aarian Marshall

Sony Erases Digital Content From Libraries, a Reminder That You Don’t Own What You Buy

Watch Window

Sony Erases Digital Content From Libraries, a Reminder That You Don’t Own What You Buy

Scharon Harding, Ars Technica

How Big Is Love Island USA? More Than 10 Million People Are Already on Its App

Reality Bytes

How Big Is Love Island USA? More Than 10 Million People Are Already on Its App

Reece Rogers

I Tried Rips, the Card-Pack App Where Users Spend Thousands Chasing Pricey Pokémon

Pack Leader

I Tried Rips, the Card-Pack App Where Users Spend Thousands Chasing Pricey Pokémon

Reece Rogers

Meta Is Charging a Subscription for Smart Glasses Features. Welcome to the New Era of Consumer Tech

Like and Subscribe

Meta Is Charging a Subscription for Smart Glasses Features. Welcome to the New Era of Consumer Tech

Julian Chokkattu

Sony’s PlayStation Puts a Nail in Physical Media’s Coffin

Digital Divide

Sony’s PlayStation Puts a Nail in Physical Media’s Coffin

Matt Kamen

Motorola Phones Now Have a Built-In Travel eSIM for Mobile Data Outside the US

Frequent Flyers

Motorola Phones Now Have a Built-In Travel eSIM for Mobile Data Outside the US

Julian Chokkattu

Daisy’s First Headphones Are Premium, High-Quality—and Just a Little Bit Cheaper

New Cans

Daisy’s First Headphones Are Premium, High-Quality—and Just a Little Bit Cheaper

Boone Ashworth

Usernames Are Coming to WhatsApp Soon. Here's How to Reserve Yours

Handle It

Usernames Are Coming to WhatsApp Soon. Here's How to Reserve Yours

Reece Rogers

The Busy Bar Is a Gadget to Get People to Leave You Alone

Quiet Place

The Busy Bar Is a Gadget to Get People to Leave You Alone

Boone Ashworth

A Fatal Tesla Crash in Texas Sets Up a Legal Showdown

Joint Liability

A Fatal Tesla Crash in Texas Sets Up a Legal Showdown

Aarian Marshall

Apple and Audi Alumni Have Made a Luxe EV Based on the Moon Buggy

Luxe Rover

Apple and Audi Alumni Have Made a Luxe EV Based on the Moon Buggy

Jeremy White