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Instagram swoops in with 3-minute Reels and rectangular profile grids as the TikTok ban gets real

Instagram is rolling out a bunch of changes this weekend that will conveniently make it look a lot more like TikTok, which could go dark in the US on Sunday now that the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the law banning the app if parent company ByteDance doesn’t sell it. Those changes include… Continue reading Instagram swoops in with 3-minute Reels and rectangular profile grids as the TikTok ban gets real

Bang & Olufsen’s new earbuds with ‘replaceable batteries’ don’t seem to be very repairable

Bang & Olufsen announced its new $499 premium earbuds, the Beoplay Eleven, back in November, touting among other things their replaceable batteries “for sustainability” and alignment with the EU’s impending device repairability requirements. But an iFixit teardown tells a more complicated story about actually replacing those batteries, describing the process of just getting the case… Continue reading Bang & Olufsen’s new earbuds with ‘replaceable batteries’ don’t seem to be very repairable

Amazon puts its drone deliveries on hold following two crash incidents

Amazon’s drones won’t be making any deliveries in the foreseeable future. According to Bloomberg, the company has paused all commercial drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona after a previously undisclosed event in which two of Amazon’s MK30 drones had crashed at the Pendleton, Oregon airport it uses for testing. MK30 is the company’s next-gen drone… Continue reading Amazon puts its drone deliveries on hold following two crash incidents

Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban

The Supreme Court has sided with the Biden Administration on a law that could ban TikTok in the coming days. In a unanimous ruling, the court upheld the law, writing in an unsigned opinion that “TikTok’s scale and susceptibility to foreign adversary control, together with the vast swaths of sensitive data the platform collects, justify… Continue reading Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban

Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg want you to know they’re still friends and definitely not mad at each other

On Thursday, The New York Times published a lengthy story about the rise in power of Stephen Miller, a longtime loyalist of Donald Trump known for his hardline views on immigration. Normally, a story like that wouldn’t get much attention in the tech press. But the piece opened with an anecdote about Mark Zuckerberg that… Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg want you to know they’re still friends and definitely not mad at each other

Greta Gerwig’s Narnia movie will get up to four weeks in theaters

Greta Gerwig’s follow-up to Barbie, an adaptation of one of C.S Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia books, will be exclusively viewable in theaters for four weeks before it hits Netflix on Christmas, according to a new report from Puck. Netflix is historically anti-theater, but it seems like it can set that aside for the right filmmaker.… Continue reading Greta Gerwig’s Narnia movie will get up to four weeks in theaters

The Nintendo Switch 2 has been revealed, here’s everything we know so far

As the world turns, so do the console generations. The Nintendo Switch is over seven years old, so it’s due for a refresh. Nintendo Switch 2 rumors have been swirling for years, but now we have some signs of life. The company officially revealed the sequel to its most successful home console ever in a… Continue reading The Nintendo Switch 2 has been revealed, here’s everything we know so far

How to watch the Samsung Galaxy S25 Unpacked event

Shopping for a new phone? Wait at least one more week before whipping out that credit card. That’s because Samsung’s first Galaxy Unpacked event of the year is slated for Wednesday, January 22 — and like past years, you’ll be able to watch along from home. Between credible leaks and historical precedent, we can reasonably… Continue reading How to watch the Samsung Galaxy S25 Unpacked event

Samsung Galaxy S25 Unpacked 2025 event: What to expect on January 22

Samsung’s first big launch of 2025 is right around the corner. Galaxy Unpacked is confirmed for January 22 at 1PM ET in San Jose, CA, where Samsung’s “Next Big Thing” (to borrow a 14-year-old marketing slogan) will be revealed. What exactly will be on tap? Well, apart from a few sure bets and some likely… Continue reading Samsung Galaxy S25 Unpacked 2025 event: What to expect on January 22