Hue’s SpatialAware finally made me appreciate color-changing lights
…The last one is part of Hue Secure, Hue’s security system, and costs $1 a month or $10 a year. For this review, I focused on the free feature that controls…
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America’s dangerous, messy deepfakes crackdown is here
…Taking effect a year after the law’s passage — on May 19th of 2026 — it requires online platforms to remove NCII within 48 hours or face fines. Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew…
Will a new CEO help realize Apple’s smart home potential?
…Based on a paper published last year, Apple may be exploring imbuing it with a personality, creating a type of physical AI that provides companionship as well as utility. This shift is…
Pebblebee’s Halo watches my back and my belongings
…service shares your location for 24 hours, or as a one-time location snapshot). Alert Live comes free for the first year, after which it costs $24.99 annually. If you choose…
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Plex is tripling the price of a lifetime pass to $750 after doubling it last year
…last year. That’s also when Plex gated one of its most valuable features behind that subscription: the ability to stream your media server’s video outside your home. For free, without…
No more lightbulbs, much more sports: Five predictions for Roku’s future
…on Tubi as a free streaming alternative. Fox Nation aside, the company’s first real paid streaming service has been Fox One, the sports streamer that launched less than a year ago…
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook’s legacy
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/Vergecast-Tile-Large.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all] Verge subscribers, don’t forget you get exclusive access to ad-free Vergecast…
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…This is in addition to Meta’s automatically applied “AI info” label for content on its platforms that it detects as being AI-modified. Image: Meta Meta is running get-rich-quick…
You can grab a refurbished 2021 Kindle Paperwhite starting at just $49.99
…Amazon recently announced that it will end support for pre-2012 Kindle devices on May 20th, 2026, which will prevent existing owners from purchasing, borrowing, or downloading new content via the Kindle…
Oakley Meta HSTN Limited Edition review: a polarizing choice
…EssilorLuxottica said in its earnings results earlier this week that sales have tripled year over year. And not just among techies. Among regular people. Just the other day, a friend sent me…