We may earn a commission from links on this page. My question about virtual reality has always been, “But what is it for?” I finally have an answer: Guassian Splatting. We’ve always tried to capture […]
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The Artemis II moon mission was a full success. Its crew of four astronauts splashed down safely on earth last week after traveling further into outer space than any humans before them. Like most Americans, […]
Welcome to our trip inside the culture of young people. This week, we’ve got the usual slang definitions of phrases like “you the birthday,” and “catch a fade,” and we’re also talking about AI. You […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Calling it a step towards “super intelligence,” Meta announced it is releasing Muse Spark, an overhauled and improved AI. This “natively multimodal reasoning model” goes […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. There is something for every kind of TV fan in March 2026’s most-streamed TV shows, whether you like gritty medical dramas, long-awaited sequels, or vibrant […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. The Apple Vision Pro is taking another step toward becoming the killer VR gaming device we all know it could be. Valve recently announced that […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Maybe it’s that post-Oscar buzz, but in March, America’s most-streamed films are a highbrow bunch. From 16th-century Shakespearean grief to moody Norwegian family dramas, the […]
This week’s collection might seem like a random assortment of odds and ends, but there’s a throughline: vibes and absurdism over logic and order. Slang words like 7×7=49 and lowkenuinely don’t make logical sense, but […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. This morning, upstart smart glasses company Even Realities launched Even Hub, an open app store and developer platform for its G2 line of display style […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. The Apple Vision Pro is a beast of a machine. By putting an M5 chip under the hood—a 3-nanometer processor with a 10-core CPU, 10-core […]
If constantly being mogged by sigmas has you feeling like a fuhuhluhtoogan, and you have no idea what any of that means, you’ve come to the right place. This glossary aims to define and explain […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. There aren’t a ton of smart glasses marked down for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale—Ray-Ban […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Lifehacker just launched a collection of tips and info about embracing retro technology, so […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. I’ve produced a number of podcasts over the years, both professionally and just for […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Headphones! Earbuds! Bone-conducting headsets! There’s a bargain for every pair of ears in Amazon’s […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. I’m practically an evangelist about this point: If you need a TV, you should […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. If your wifi is too damn slow (and I bet it is), the bottleneck […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. This week is Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, and I can think of no better […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. The Amazon Big Spring Sale is in full swing, and it features some deep […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. One of my all-time favorite products is marked down during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale: […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. This Amazon Big Spring Sale deal on a TV is remarkable: A Hisense 32″ LED television for $74.99—that’s cheaper than dinner and drinks in most […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. If money was on sale 20% off, you’d buy a ton of it, right? […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Are you still dusting off your electronics with disposable cans of compressed air? Get with the times, man. All the cool people are using rechargeable […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Amazon is selling its 4-series Fire TVs for almost comically low prices during its ongoing Big Spring Sale. The 50″ model is $239.97, and the […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. If you’re a music aficionado looking for a deal during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, […]
This week, people are wrong about teleportation. A common science fiction trope, teleportation is the transfer of matter or energy from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them. Widely repeated claims […]
As usual, this week’s collection of youth culture flotsam is all over the map. We got the surprising appearance of ancient Greek philosopher Socrates in AI-generated brainrot videos; a meme about winning at gambling that’s […]
Meta has pulled a 180 on its flagship metaverse app. On Tuesday, the company announced the date it planned to shut down virtual hangspace Horizon Worlds. Then late yesterday, the company announced it will actually […]
In a post on its community blog today, Meta announced the timeline for the shutdown of Horizon Worlds for VR users. The Horizon Worlds app and related Events will disappear from Quest headsets by March […]
I’m posting this on March 17,St. Patrick’s Day, the day we celebrate the patron saint of Ireland, and Irishness in general, by dancing to accordion-and-fiddle-based music, dyeing a river green, and enjoying a wee drink […]
This week, the young people on TikTok have uncovered a new way to prepare breakfast and an evocative way to describe the feeling that something bad is coming. That’s a pretty good week, but they’ve […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. This might be the whitest thing I’ve ever written, but I’m getting into sailing. A friend recently took me on a sail around Santa Barbara, […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Breaking news out of Florida: Lee County deputies reportedly arrested a man recently on the beach near the Sanibel Causeway. The unnamed suspect was found […]
This week, we’re taking a look at goonbait and RegencyCore, and breaking down the infamous video of McDonald’s CEO barely eating a hamburger. If you don’t know what any of that even is, you’re definitely […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. The most-streamed TV shows in February prove that the monoculture is officially dead. Instead of one-show-fits-all, we have a lineup of series diverse enough to […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Traditionally, movies released in theaters in January and February are, uh, troubled. But streaming is opposite world. Studios want to get their best material in […]
Clones are everywhere. Last week I talked about the rumor that actor Selena Gomez is a clone or a double (she is not). This week, it’s Jim Carrey. Many online are wondering whether the rubber-faced […]