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Brew a Better Cup With These Coffee Accessories

For millions of people, coffee is an essential part of the day. Whether you’re into instant coffee or have a barista-style machine in your house, your coffee is only really as good as the tools you use to make it. If you’re looking to level up your coffee game, or just want to change up… Continue reading Brew a Better Cup With These Coffee Accessories

AlphaBay Is Taking Over the Dark Web—Again

For years, dark web markets and the law enforcement agencies that combat them have been locked into a cycle of raid, rinse, repeat: For every online black market destroyed, another has always been there to take its place. But rarely has a dominant dark web market been busted by a massive law enforcement operation only… Continue reading AlphaBay Is Taking Over the Dark Web—Again

The Best Grills to Kickstart Your Summer Cookout

Nothing says summer like food sizzling on the grill. Here in North America, this past Memorial Day weekend marked the traditional start of summer. It’s the perfect occasion to wheel the old grill out of the garage … and realize it’s rusted beyond repair. If that happens to you, fear not. We have been testing… Continue reading The Best Grills to Kickstart Your Summer Cookout

Apple redesigns the MacBook Air with a bigger screen and M2 chip

Somehow, it’s already been almost four years since Apple redesigned the MacBook Air with a Retina display. That laptop got a big performance upgrade in late 2020 as one of the first computers to ship with Apple’s M1 silicon, but lately the device has started to feel long in the tooth. As expected, Apple is… Continue reading Apple redesigns the MacBook Air with a bigger screen and M2 chip

Apple’s Fitness app no longer requires an Apple Watch

You won’t need an Apple Watch to access the company’s Fitness app anymore. With iOS 16, Apple is bringing the software to iPhone, the company announced during WWDC 2022. Like its watchOS counterpart, the app will allow you to set daily activity goals, with a “Move ring” there to motivate you to stay active throughout… Continue reading Apple’s Fitness app no longer requires an Apple Watch

watchOS 9 will include improved sleep tracking and medication reminders

Apple is at last promising better sleep tracking for Apple Watch as part of watchOS 9. The updated Sleep app will include a sleep stage function. It will be able to detect the REM, core and deep sleep stages and track those over time. You’ll be able to view your sleep metrics alongside other data,… Continue reading watchOS 9 will include improved sleep tracking and medication reminders

Apple’s M2 chip will make Macs even more efficient

Almost two years since the launch of Apple’s M1 chip — the first ARM-based “Apple Silicon” hardware — we finally have a successor: M2. While the M1 chip was notable for showing what Apple could accomplish with a more efficient mobile design (a dramatic departure from Intel’s power-hungry x86 processors), the goal of M2 is… Continue reading Apple’s M2 chip will make Macs even more efficient

WatchOS 9 will know what heart rate zones you’re in during sleep and workouts

As expected, Apple has introduced watchOS 9 at WWDC. The new Apple Watch platform includes a big upgrade to fitness features with distance and time intervals. You’ll know when to slow down for a recovery, for instance. There are also heart rate zones (for both sleep and workouts), multi-sport workouts and personal bests that can… Continue reading WatchOS 9 will know what heart rate zones you’re in during sleep and workouts

New CarPlay looks like what Apple Car could look like

Apple announced a complete refresh of CarPlay to better connect with a car’s instrument panel and a deep integration with the vehicle itself. CarPlay users will be able to swap what they see on the instrument panel with a very Apple-looking widget design. Users can add trip info, control climate in the car, see the… Continue reading New CarPlay looks like what Apple Car could look like

Magical Raises $35M in Series A Funding

Magical, a San Francisco, CA-based fully-remote company with a repetitive task automation tool, raised $35M in Series A funding. The round, which followed a $6M seed funding raised in 2020, was led by Coatue Management with support from existing investors at Greylock and Bain Capital Ventures, as well as Lightspeed Capital, SV Angels, Blank Ventures,… Continue reading Magical Raises $35M in Series A Funding