Google Earth Now Shows You Our Planet’s Slow Deterioration
A new time-lapse video feature in Google Earth lets users see how humans have reshaped the globe over the decades….
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I Avoided Fake Meat for Years. That Was a Big Mistake
Our food writer had been steering clear of Impossible, Beyond, and other plant-based meat replacements—until he finally cooked with some….
Slack Now Lets You DM Anyone. So Long, Work-Life Balance
Now people you don’t work with can send you direct messages in Slack. It’s not necessarily an “email killer,” but it’s…
How Audio Pros ‘Upmix’ Vintage Tracks and Give Them New Life
Experts are using AI to pick apart classic recordings from the 50s and 60s, isolate the instruments, and stitch them back…
Facebook Finally Explains Its Mysterious Wrist Wearable
The company wants to develop new human-computer interactions. Will we be able to trust it with a new form of personal…
What You Need to Know About Roblox—and Why Kids Are Obsessed
The video game was just valued at a staggering $45 billion. It’s also been a lifeline for my children since the…
Everyone on Twitter Needs an Etiquette Manual
After a year of quarantine, we could all use help relearning how to connect to people in a healthy way….
A New Lens Technology Is Primed to Jump-Start Phone Cameras
The optics in your smartphone have been pretty much the same for more than a decade. That’s about to change….
A New Lens Technology Is Primed to Jump-Start Phone Cameras
The optics in your smartphone have been pretty much the same for more than a decade. That’s about to change….
Amazon’s Greatest Gadget Hits: Highlights of the Bezos Era
Amazon has made a lot of helpful, but also bizarre, stuff during CEO Jeff Bezos’s reign. Here are some of our…
Face ID Will Soon Work With a Mask—if You Have an Apple Watch
Recognizing you while your face is covered is still pretty tough for a computer….
Sweet Jesus, Can Someone Just Tell Me What to Cook Every Day?
Fed up with pandemic-fueled meal-prep anxiety, I asked the Gray Lady to send me a weekly email telling me precisely what…
Virtual CES Was As Surreal As We All Suspected It Would Be
Should it have happened at all?…
The Future of Phone Design: Flexible Screens That Roll Up
At CES 2021, two companies showed off concepts for a rollable phone. This year, expect this new category of devices to…
The Best of CES 2021
These are the products, prototypes, and ideas that did the best job of signaling the future at this year’s consumer tech…
It’s a Big Year for ‘Clean Tech’ at CES
Pandemic-inspired sanitizing technology is everywhere. Even if the science behind the gadgets is sound, it’s smart to be skeptical….
Mobileye Puts Lidar on a Chip—and Helps Map Intel’s Future
It’s been a rocky stretch for the chipmaker. But a bright spot was on display at this year’s CES….
Amazon’s Fitness Tracker Teaches You How to Be Nicer (Kinda)
The Halo is one quirky wearable. But its biofeedback can help your relationships … up to a certain point….