There’s only a few weeks until the midterms, and President Joe Biden is starting beef on Twitter. Earlier this week, Biden announced that the federal government would cancel up to $20,000 worth of federal student loans for millions of borrowers. While the internet’s reaction to the news was typical, the White House’s response to that… Continue reading Democrats are getting comfortable clowning on Republicans online
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The Best Mirrorless Cameras to Level Up Your Photos
You know what’s the least important part of taking a great photo? Gear. The vision you have and the work you put into realizing it are far more critical. That’s not to say gear doesn’t matter, just that it’s best used in service of something larger, not obsessed over. That’s why this guide doesn’t get… Continue reading The Best Mirrorless Cameras to Level Up Your Photos
Twitter, Meta, and Blowing the Whistle on Big Tech
Hi, folks. We won’t have Fauci to kick around much longer. But we’ll always have Covid. The Plain View In late 1969, Daniel Ellsberg made a brave and consequential decision. As an employee of the RAND Corporation, a US government contractor, he had access to classified documents that contradicted top officials’ promises that the Vietnam… Continue reading Twitter, Meta, and Blowing the Whistle on Big Tech
Where Do High-Energy Cosmic Rays Come From? A Star’s Last Gasp
Gamma rays from this supernova remnant have been seen by telescopes since 2007, but exceptionally energetic light wasn’t detected until 2020, when it was picked up by the HAWC Observatory in Mexico, piquing the interest of scientists hunting for galactic PeVatrons. When gamma rays reach our atmosphere, they can produce showers of charged particles that… Continue reading Where Do High-Energy Cosmic Rays Come From? A Star’s Last Gasp
Waze shuts down its carpool service due to fewer commuters
Fewer people commuting due to the COVID-19 pandemic means fewer people in need of carpools. That’s the reason Google-owned Waze has decided to shutter its six-year-old Carpool app, which matches riders and drivers headed in the same direction, reported The Verge. The company will begin shutting down the feature this September in the US, Brazil… Continue reading Waze shuts down its carpool service due to fewer commuters
James Webb Space Telescope detects carbon dioxide in a distant planet’s atmosphere
The James Webb Space Telescope can do much more than produce astonishing images of the universe. The observatory has, for the first time, found clear evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet that’s not in our solar system. It detected the gas on WASP-39 b, a gas giant that’s orbiting a star… Continue reading James Webb Space Telescope detects carbon dioxide in a distant planet’s atmosphere
California formally bans the sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035
The California Air Resources Board has issued a rule (PDF) that formally bans the sale of fully gas-powered vehicles in the state by 2035. The regulations come two years after Governor Gavin Newsom instructed the agency to develop “passenger vehicle and truck regulations requiring increasing volumes of new zero-emission vehicles sold in the state towards… Continue reading California formally bans the sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035
Galaxy Buds 2 Pro review: Big sound in a tiny package
At this point, Samsung has a lot of experience making true wireless earbuds. While the company flexed its design muscle early with the Galaxy Buds line, it hasn’t always nailed the details. It rebounded quickly with its second installment, the Galaxy Buds+, and since then Samsung has continued to refine its aesthetic, improve sound quality… Continue reading Galaxy Buds 2 Pro review: Big sound in a tiny package
Google’s Pixel Buds Pro drop to $175, plus the rest of the week’s best tech deals
All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Labor Day deals are already starting to pop up across the web. Both Ooni and Solo Stove… Continue reading Google’s Pixel Buds Pro drop to $175, plus the rest of the week’s best tech deals
Google brought back Duo (kind of) because its Meet transition is so confusing
Google’s plan to consolidate its communication services into Meet was supposed to (finally) make things simpler and more straightforward. It was meant to bring about some sense and order for a company that has always overthought this stuff and made it confusing — to a truly impressive degree. Earlier this month, the company rebranded its… Continue reading Google brought back Duo (kind of) because its Meet transition is so confusing