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Google Pixel Launch Live Blog: All the Latest on New Phones, Watches, and More

New Phone Smell

Google Pixel Launch Live Blog: All the Latest on New Phones, Watches, and More

Humans Are Going to the Moon’s South Pole. This Is How They’ll Drive There

Lunar Transit

Humans Are Going to the Moon’s South Pole. This Is How They’ll Drive There

Aarian Marshall

How to Watch Google’s Pixel 9 Launch, and What to Expect

Dial In

How to Watch Google’s Pixel 9 Launch, and What to Expect

Michael Calore

The Sonos ‘Ultimate’ Home Theater System Needs a Lot of Elbow Grease

Rants and Raves

The Sonos ‘Ultimate’ Home Theater System Needs a Lot of Elbow Grease

Adrienne So

As Skies Fill With Space Junk, Nonprofit Urges US to Pause StarLink Launches

Space Waste

As Skies Fill With Space Junk, Nonprofit Urges US to Pause StarLink Launches

Boone Ashworth

Google’s Iconic Chromecast and Nest Learning Thermostat Are Getting Long-Awaited Upgrades

Freshly Hatched

Google’s Iconic Chromecast and Nest Learning Thermostat Are Getting Long-Awaited Upgrades

Nena Farrell and Julian Chokkattu

To Study Tornados, Bring an Apocalypse-Proof Truck. And Rocket Launchers

Photo Essay

To Study Tornados, Bring an Apocalypse-Proof Truck. And Rocket Launchers

Matt Giles and Reto Sterchi

Bend and Snap

A Self-Healing Pole Vault Pole Is One Great Leap for Sports Tech

Boone Ashworth

Nothing’s New AI Widget Is Trying to Make Its CFO a News Star

Extra! Extra!

Nothing’s New AI Widget Is Trying to Make Its CFO a News Star

Julian Chokkattu

Wear This AI Friend Around Your Neck

OK Computer

Wear This AI Friend Around Your Neck

Boone Ashworth

Lime’s New Rideshare Ebikes Are More Approachable—Throttle and All

In the Limelight

Lime’s New Rideshare Ebikes Are More Approachable—Throttle and All

Julian Chokkattu

Sonos Admits Its Recent App Update Was a Colossal Mistake

Losing Control

Sonos Admits Its Recent App Update Was a Colossal Mistake

Adrienne So

The Time Is Right for a Folding iPhone

What's the Fold up?

The Time Is Right for a Folding iPhone

Julian Chokkattu

Why Paris 2024 Olympic Athletes Are Sleeping on Cardboard Beds

Paper Work

Why Paris 2024 Olympic Athletes Are Sleeping on Cardboard Beds

Riccardo Piccolo

What Climber Jesse Grupper Is Bringing to the Olympics

Pinch and Crimp

What Climber Jesse Grupper Is Bringing to the Olympics

Adrienne So

Omega’s AI Will Map How Olympic Athletes Win

AI on the prize

Omega’s AI Will Map How Olympic Athletes Win

Laura McCreddie-Doak

Dyson Has New Headphones That Don’t Cover Your Mouth This Time

Gear Roundup

Dyson Has New Headphones That Don’t Cover Your Mouth This Time

Boone Ashworth

Why the Global CrowdStrike Outage Hit Airports So Hard

outage of control

Why the Global CrowdStrike Outage Hit Airports So Hard

Aarian Marshall

Prison Phone Call Fees Are Out of Control. The FCC Can Finally Rein Them In

price is right

Prison Phone Call Fees Are Out of Control. The FCC Can Finally Rein Them In

Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica

Lab-Grown Diamonds Are Everywhere. This Company Thinks It Has the Secret to Making Them High-End

ice as nice

Lab-Grown Diamonds Are Everywhere. This Company Thinks It Has the Secret to Making Them High-End

Chris Hall