For the last few months, Parks & Recreation has been my go-to background show. It’s what I watch while I’m doing the laundry, trying to catch up on email, or playing a video game I’d rather not listen to. The show’s seven seasons are all on Peacock, which is handy, because so is The Office… Continue reading Streaming services need to stop showing me the same ad over and over (and over)
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Beyond the iPhone: How ‘Far Out’ is Apple’s next big thing, really?
Image: Getty Images/Oscar Wong This week, Apple will be mostly concentrating on its ‘Far Out’ event, which is likely to see the new debut of the iPhone 14 family — iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max — as well as new AirPods and a new Apple Watch. That’s plenty… Continue reading Beyond the iPhone: How ‘Far Out’ is Apple’s next big thing, really?
Tesla raises Full Self-Driving price to $15,000 – is it worth it?
Tesla has officially raised the price of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package to $15,000, as CEO Elon Musk promised. Is it worth $15,000? For years now, Musk has stated that Tesla would keep gradually increasing the price of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package as functionality improves leading to the actual final form of the product,… Continue reading Tesla raises Full Self-Driving price to $15,000 – is it worth it?
Best UPS Battery Backups of 2022
More frequent storms and overloaded utility grids are challenging the reliability of our power, which makes uninterruptible power supply (UPS) battery backups a good idea — especially for anyone who works from home or wants the ability to keep gaming through power blips. The number of units to choose from is vast, so we found… Continue reading Best UPS Battery Backups of 2022
The Best Wireless Earbuds for Every Need
wireless earbuds are one of those ideas that sounded like a dream at first: Pop a little headphone into each ear and listen to music or take calls untethered from everything. The first wireless buds were gigantic, died after a few hours, and had a bunch of other problems. Luckily, times have changed. There are… Continue reading The Best Wireless Earbuds for Every Need
What Abortion Pill ‘Reversal’ Really Accomplishes
The American antiabortion movement is on a full-court press to remake the nation in its image. In June, its decades-long campaign to install sympathetic Supreme Court justices paid off with the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, which stripped away the constitutional right to abortion. Now, the movement is pushing for draconian personhood laws (legislation… Continue reading What Abortion Pill ‘Reversal’ Really Accomplishes
TikTok denies security breach after hackers claim to have records of more than a billion users
TikTok has denied a security breach after posts on hacking forums claimed to have compromised the app’s source code, as well as account details of potentially billions of people. In a statement posted to Twitter, the company said it “found no evidence of a breach,” following an investigation of the claims. The company also told… Continue reading TikTok denies security breach after hackers claim to have records of more than a billion users
Meta faces $402 million EU fine over Instagram’s privacy settings for children
Meta has been fined €405 million ($402 million) by the Irish Data Protection Commission for its handling of children’s privacy settings on Instagram, which violated Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). As Politico reports, it’s the second-largest fine to come out of Europe’s GDPR laws, and the third (and largest) fine levied against Meta by… Continue reading Meta faces $402 million EU fine over Instagram’s privacy settings for children
The Morning After: What to expect at the iPhone 14 launch event
It’s been a while since an iPhone launch genuinely felt like an event, since each new model is only marginally more polished than its predecessor. Not so, says the rumor mill for the iPhone 14, promised to be a ground-up redesign with major changes and new features. The headline tweaks include vastly improved cameras, a… Continue reading The Morning After: What to expect at the iPhone 14 launch event
A utility company locked thousands of customers out of their smart thermostats in Colorado
Thousands of Colorado residents found themselves locked out of their smart thermostats during sweltering temperatures last week in an effort to prevent power demand from overwhelming the grid. About 22,000 Xcel customers lost control of their smart thermostats for hours on August 30th, Denver7 News reports. That led to backlash on social media as some… Continue reading A utility company locked thousands of customers out of their smart thermostats in Colorado