No sense of irony.
https://youtu.be/qZuR-772cks Tech Tangents recently posted a video that originally was meant to demo a new microscope, but ended in an interesting twist: The microscope was able to see actual text in the disc itself! So about halfway through the video, it quickly shifted to how this is even possible, along with a very cool description
Apple's plans to enhance the iPhone 18 Pro's Camera app led it to consider acquiring Halide, but the talks ultimately collapsed and were followed by a fierce legal dispute between the startup's co-founders, according to The Information reports. In the summer of 2025, Apple reportedly held discussions to acquire Lux Optics, the developer behind the popular iPhone camera apps Halide, Kino, and Spectre.
Reddit is exploring Face ID-style verification methods to combat bots, raising questions about privacy and user identity on the platform.
Framework founder Nirav Patel heads to the Apple store to get the new Macbook Neo and takes it apart to see how it compares with our Framework Laptop 12. Fro...
Researchers from Seoul National University have engineered a completely flat, wearable power source that forces heat to flow sideways to generate electricity, promising a battery-free future for smart clothing and health monitors.
90% of sports enthusiasts feel it is important for local sports to be shown for free on local broadcast TV, the TVB study found
A North Carolina man will pay $8 million and faces five years in prison after pleading guilty to using AI to power an AI streaming fraud scheme.
We've digitized the recordings from one of the earliest GDC conferences, available for the first time in 37 years.
DirecTV escalated the legal battle against one of the most controversial media mergers in recent memory on Thursday, filing a federal antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California seeking to permanently block Nexstar Media Group’s proposed $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna. The move came less than 24 hours after […]
It wasn’t so much the ratings for this year’s Oscars that was off, but rather, its cultural relevancy. Alan Wolk unpacks what becomes of movies. in the age of Feudal Media.
Luxury brand Hermès has a new series of MagSafe-compatible chargers for the iPhone and Apple Watch, with prices that are higher than the cost of an iPhone 17 Pro Max. The $1,250 Paddock Solo Charger is a magnetic charger that works with a single device, while the $1,750 Paddock Duo can charge an Apple Watch and iPhone at the same time. The $1,750 Paddock Yoyo is also a dual charger, but it has a USB-C cable that wraps around the charger for travel purposes.
Google says Android is getting a "high-friction" sideloading flow, but insists it's an accountability layer about risk awareness.
Google is developing a native Gemini app for the Mac, reports Bloomberg. Right now, Mac users who want to use Google's Gemini AI have to use a web browser, but that will change with a dedicated Mac app. Google competitors like Anthropic and OpenAI have dedicated Mac apps for their chatbots, potentially making Claude and ChatGPT more convenient to use than Gemini.
Prices on storage are high in any case, but this drive's sticker is truly shocking.
The Dyson V10 Konical is available now in Australia