These are the robot vacuum-mops I recommend for every type of home
…These recommendations aren’t from lab tests or spec sheets; they’re based on actually living with these bots. [Image: The things a robot vacuum reviewer’s dog has to deal…
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The craziest part of Musk v. Altman happened while the jury was out of the room
…Most of his testimony was dull and seemed to exist primarily to get some documents read into the record, which sucks but is a normal part of sitting through trials. But at…
Elon Musk takes the stand in high-profile trial against OpenAI
Elon Musk officially began his testimony in the trial he has brought against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and company president Greg Brockman. The three were on the initial founding team of OpenAI…
YouTube is introducing DMs (again)
YouTube is reintroducing private messaging after testing new ways for users to share videos and “have conversations about them” last year. In an announcement on its official blog, YouTube says it’s…
Sharge’s fast Qi2.2 MagSafe battery is down to $70 with a free USB-C cable
I’ve been testing compact, magnetic Qi2 power banks that can snap onto your phone for an upcoming buying guide. They make recharging much easier than bringing along a huge battery that…
Windows 11 is getting a macOS-like speed boost
Microsoft is currently testing a new speed boost feature in Windows 11 that is designed to improve app launch times and make things like the Start menu feel more responsive. The feature…
Donut Lab’s solid-state battery claim debunked by Ziroth
…by paying Finland’s highly reputable VTT Technical Research Centre to run certain tests — and only those tests — to create the illusion of legitimacy. As Electrek notes, VTT never directly…
Dyson finally made a better robot, but a worse vacuum
…Switching from vSLAM camera-based navigation to the more tried-and-tested lidar has definitely improved things. Buying the tech from elsewhere rather than spending time developing it themselves was also the…
TMD’s keyless bike lock is a $280 solution to a $60 problem
…However, my test unit has already dropped 16 percent after a week of testing, suggesting a lifespan closer to six or seven weeks. But that’s likely because I store my bikes…
Waymo built a virtual driver to study how humans react to surprises on the road
…It created a virtual representation of a hyperattentive driver to test against its own autonomous vehicles in a series of simulated scenarios to see which is better at crash avoidance. Now, in…