Google Maps can tell Polestar 4 drivers when to merge lanes
Google Maps is rolling out live lane guidance to drivers of the Google-powered electric Polestar 4. The company…
How a bunch of hackers freed the Kinect from the Xbox
In 2010, when Microsoft unveiled the Kinect, it pitched the camera as a revolutionary new gaming device. Swing…
Japan eyes measures against foreigners who don’t pay pension, health insurance
Japan’s government is eyeing tougher measures against foreign residents who fall behind on public health insurance or pension…
iOS 26.1 lets you tweak Liquid Glass, and it’s out now
Liquid Glass setting gives you the option to choose between the default clear look or a new tinted…
At 90, a San Francisco painter becomes a tech-industry darling
Prentiss Street in Bernal Heights is as steep as they come. Pedestrians huffing and puffing up the street…
The story of the Microsoft Zune, the would-be iPod killer
The Microsoft Zune is mostly just a footnote in tech history. Microsoft spent years — and vast sums…
The perfect grocery list-making app doesn’t exist
There is no more chaotic activity than willfully entering a grocery store without a list. I know. Some…
The New York college trying to ‘AI-proof’ its students
The rapid development of artificial intelligence—both in capabilities and adoption—has been mirrored by a growing concern that this…
Google’s Pixel Watch 3 and Anker’s two-headed USB-C cable are our favorite deals this week
There are plenty of good smartwatches out there, and Google’s last-gen Pixel Watch 3 is one of them.…
CEO Andy Jassy says Amazon’s 14,000 layoffs weren’t about cutting costs or AI taking jobs: ‘It’s culture’
Amazon’s CEO has finally spoken up about the company’s 14,000 layoffs earlier this week, and he claims the…