Amazon Watches Its Workers and Waits for Them to Fail
Plus: A new Microsoft Surface laptop, sharable holograms, and Google cleans up its messaging mess. Continue reading Amazon Watches Its Workers and Waits for Them to Fail
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The Trendy, Spendy Future of Tech-Enabled Indoor Farming
Apps and sensor-laden gadgets are helping farmers shift from the fields to indoor food-growing operations. But these innovations still don’t make it easy. Continue reading The Trendy, Spendy Future of Tech-Enabled Indoor Farming
Apple’s Mixed-Reality Glasses Enter Our Actual Reality
Plus: Some beefier Qualcomm Snapdragon chips are on the way, and the right-to-repair movement hits a speed bump. Continue reading Apple’s Mixed-Reality Glasses Enter Our Actual Reality
Watch Google I/O 2022 Right Here
The company’s annual hardware and software event will be livestreamed Wednesday. Tune in at 10 am Pacific. Continue reading Watch Google I/O 2022 Right Here
Apple, Google, and Microsoft Team Up to Vanquish the Password
Plus: Sonos gets vocal, Twitter tightens up, and Lyft will let you ride with strangers again. Continue reading Apple, Google, and Microsoft Team Up to Vanquish the Password
Apple’s Self-Repair Program Is Off to a Bumpy Start
Plus, an early peek at the next version of Android, a pretty Ikea coffee-table book, and “earnings season” headaches. Continue reading Apple’s Self-Repair Program Is Off to a Bumpy Start
The Glorious Utility of the Mid-Range Phone
Also, Garmin has a new fitness tracker, Zoom gets emotional, and Instagram tries to prioritize original content. Continue reading The Glorious Utility of the Mid-Range Phone
The Risk of Relying on Smart Home Companies to Keep the Lights On
The connected-lighting company Insteon went dark without warning its users, throwing into question the concept of handing your house’s controls to an IoT firm. Continue reading The Risk of Relying on Smart Home Companies to Keep the Lights On
Meta’s Augmented Reality Glasses Are Still Years Away
Plus: Apple faces MacBook delays, Peloton switches gears, and Sonos acquires another speaker company. Continue reading Meta’s Augmented Reality Glasses Are Still Years Away
The Ice Cream You Ordered Is Here. A Drone Just Delivered It
Plus: Google beefs up its image search, Lego and Epic lay bricks together, and other consumer tech news from this week. Continue reading The Ice Cream You Ordered Is Here. A Drone Just Delivered It