The US gets the worst phones
…Successive iterative updates have led to phones releasing with years-old hardware. Samsung is worst of all: its S26 and S26 Plus cameras have scarcely changed since the S22. The big…
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Apple’s Liquid Glass redesign doesn’t look like much
…Apple’s ecosystem remains tight, and there are lots of good reasons to buy an iPad if you have an iPhone or an Apple TV if you have a Mac. (Call it…
After three months on Linux, I don’t miss Windows at all
…CachyOS comes with Snapper, a built-in imaging service that stores snapshots of the OS before you install or update a program, so you can roll back if something goes wrong. It…
Inside the return of Xbox
…We’ve got work to do,” admitted Sharma. “Players are frustrated with us, they feel like we haven’t updated our console enough, they feel like our PC presence isn’t very…
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…Developer Unknown Worlds has also released an early access roadmap , which in the near term includes updates focused on quality-of-life additions and co-op. Update : Added the roadmap. Subnautica 2…
The Steam Machine is the most ambitious game console I’ve ever played
…I fully expect the Steam Machine will have a similar trajectory, because nobody does updates like Valve does updates — its track record is impeccable. But the Steam Deck didn’t just…
Bose CEO Lila Snyder on the fight for high-quality audio
…Software updates, application updates, Spotify changes its file formats. Whatever is going to happen, you’ve got some problem there. How do you think about that? Across all of your products, the…
The AI code wars are heating up
…OpenAI’s Codex, which launched in 2025 a few months after Claude Code, has gotten a series of updates and is also a powerful and popular tool for writing code. Google rolled…
Ikea’s smart lamp is a sweet treat
…If you add the lamp to Ikea’s Home Smart app using its Dirigera hub ($109) or a Matter-compatible ecosystem — such as Apple Home, Google Home, or Amazon Alexa — you unlock…
The agency keeping creators off the ‘influencer cliff’
…Of course, we also talked about AI, and platforms, both of which seem like destabilizing forces for the entire creator ecosystem. I think you’ll find Ali and Raina to be refreshingly…