Category Archives: Gear / Gadget Lab Podcast

This week on Gadget Lab, we talk about how content on the open web is being used to train AI-powered search tools, and how content publishers are fighting to reverse this trend. Continue reading Good Search Borrows, Great Search … Steals?→

This week, we discuss the bumpy first few weeks of Google’s AI-powered summaries, and why the new feature is making us sweat. Continue reading Learning to Live With Google’s AI Overviews→

This week, we unpack all the news from Google I/O, where we got a glimpse of how the world’s dominant search engine will evolve in the AI era. Continue reading Google Search Is Growing Up→

This week, the writer, director, and executive producers of the new documentary series Black Twitter: A People’s History tell us how they brought the community’s vibrancy to the small screen. Continue reading A Peek Inside Hulu’s New ‘Black Twitter’ Docuseries→

This week, we talk through everything there is to know about hybrids: how the different technologies work, how to keep one charged, and which cars best fit different lifestyles. Continue reading Thinking About Buying a Hybrid Car? Listen Up→

This week, we talk about the buzzy new social media app where there’s no typing allowed. Continue reading What It Will Take for Airchat to Take Flight→

This week, we discuss the changing business of TikTok Shop and the different ways influencers sell all those cheap goods on social media. Continue reading How Social Media Turned Into a Shopping Mall→

This week, we talk about the US Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Apple, and how its outcome—whether Apple wins or loses—might change how we text each other. Continue reading What the Apple Antitrust Suit Means for the Future of Messaging→

This week, we discuss how the new (very good) Netflix series 3 Body Problem fits into the sci-fi pantheon. Continue reading ‘3 Body Problem’ Is a Tech-Heavy Head Trip→