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Nest’s connected thermostat gets a redesign and some AI smarts, while the brand-new iteration of the Chromecast serves as a hub for your smart home. Continue reading Google 4th-Gen Nest Learning Thermostat and Google TV Streamer: Specs, Features, Price, Release Date
A day of chasing storms with Reed Timmer’s Dominator 3, the latest in extreme twister tech. Continue reading To Study Tornados, Bring an Apocalypse-Proof Truck. And Rocket Launchers
Pole vaulting is a spectacular, dangerous sport. Modern poles could be drastically improved to make them more reliable, with healable tech being developed that could also be used in surfing and cycling. Continue reading 2024 Summer Olympics: A Self-Healing Pole Vault Pole Is One Great Leap for Sports Tech
Owners of the company’s wireless speakers will have to endure the pain of broken software for several more months. Continue reading Sonos Admits Its Recent App Update Was a Colossal Mistake
If Apple really does come out with a foldable smartphone, it’ll be late to the party—but will somehow arrive just as the real fun is starting. Continue reading The Time Is Right for a Folding iPhone
From gymnast-tracking to pole vault measurements mid-jump, the watch brand’s Swiss Timing division has a whole host of new timing tech for Paris 2024. Continue reading Omega’s AI Will Map How Olympic Athletes Win
Plus: Amazon made an ungodly amount of money on Prime Day, there are new Pixel phones (and a foldable) coming soon, and maybe that chatbot you’ve been talking to has been acting a little too human. Continue reading Dyson Has New Headphones That Don’t Cover Your Mouth This Time
The aviation industry is optimized within an inch of its life. A bad software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike took down computers running Microsoft Windows—and a cascade of airports with it. Continue reading Why the Global CrowdStrike Outage Hit Airports So Hard
The changes are expected to save incarcerated people and their families at least $500 million a year in exorbitant phone and video call fees. Continue reading Prison Phone Call Fees Are Out of Control. The FCC Can Finally Rein Them In
Now that it’s possible to grow affordable gems in the time it takes to watch a movie, the race is on to save the value of the most precious stone. Continue reading Lab-Grown Diamonds Are Everywhere. This Company Thinks It Has the Secret to Making Them High-End