My first 24 hours with Siri AI on the Mac
…It’s also in an early preview state on the dev beta, so there should be lots of runway for improvements before it releases later this year. I don’t even know…
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Mass Transit
…That’s the assessment from US Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who just released a 300-page report (PDF) detailing key findings, including “missed deadlines, budget shortfalls, and overrepresentation of projected…
The Hisense UR9 is a great first shot against OLED’s bow
…But at $3,500, the 65-inch model I reviewed is priced comparably to high-end OLEDs from LG and Samsung, which is tough competition. Hisense released the very first RGB…
The Matic is quiet revolution for robot vacuums
…The company has also been proactive with software improvements, introducing several new features during my testing, including stain cleaning, sink recall, lower obstacle detection, and improved multi-floor map management. Nariyawala says…
Dyson’s handheld fan is more powerful and louder than I expected
…with the HushJet nozzle, we’ve lowered frequencies, eliminated high-pitched whirring, and silenced the sound of whining motors,” the company said in a press release. But it was definitely not as…
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark
…Today we operate across dozens of surfaces, pipelines, and release models without a shared code repository or common data foundation. As a result, quality and speed too often depends on heroics instead…
The Remarkable Paper Pure is the best digital notepad I’ve ever used
…While large ebooks and PDFs opened about half a second faster on the Paper Pure, the speed improvements were less than that for other documents, including its native notebooks. [Product: Remarkable Paper…
Verge Video
…I’ve been testing out wireless microphones from Rode , DJI , Shure , Sennheiser , and others over the past few years — and they’re improving! Recently, both DJI and Rode released compact versions of…
Electric Bikes
…Workers had to improvise a crane-lift because they didn’t have the right permit, and also deal with a misplaced electrical wire. But in the end, they finished it. (Hopefully future…
Google Pixel
…Google is testing the second Android 17 beta on compatible Pixel devices in line with its accelerated release timeline . The release notes say it adds desktop window-like app bubbles so users…