Kids Are Back in Classrooms and Laptops Are Still Spying on Them
This is what high school teachers see when they open GoGuardian, a popular software application used to monitor student activity:...
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All I’ve Worn This Summer Are Technical Jorts
Among outdoorsy people, calling someone a “dirtbag” can be a term of affection. These people value climbing, surfing, or some...
There Is Some Good in ‘No-Recipe’ Cookbooks
I also noticed something funny that I cross-referenced with Elisabeth, showing her a few of the meals Chang features in...
Lawmakers Want Social Media Companies to Stop Getting Kids Hooked
Alexis Tapia opens TikTok every morning when she wakes up and every night before she goes to bed. The 16-year-old...
Ikea’s New Turntable, and 9 More Standouts From Milan Design Week
After two pandemic-disrupted years, Salone del Mobile, one of the world’s most respected design fairs, was back IRL this week...
Apple’s ‘Pay Later’ Is the Latest Plea for Your Loyalty
One competing service, Affirm, offers a range of loans, from $50 up to $17,500. Payment options range from six weeks...
Apple’s Software Strategy Is More Important Than Ever
Software developer conferences, a long-held tradition for the big tech companies, have evolved in recent years. When the pandemic halted...
The Trendy, Spendy Future of Tech-Enabled Indoor Farming
Since the arrival of the plow thousands of years ago, technology has made farming easier. Now, farmers large and small...
It’s Time to Bring Back the AIM Away Message
In the beginning, there was AOL Instant Messenger. That wasn’t actually the beginning. Talkomatic, Compuserve’s CB Simulator, and Internet Relay...
Apple’s Conversation Boost Works, but It Makes Things Awkward
Here's an example of that last point: You control some features on the AirPods themselves, some in the volume settings...
Scared of Induction Cooking? It’s Going to Be OK
People love cooking with gas, whether it's in a restaurant, where gas stoves are ubiquitous, or in home kitchens, where...
Google Assistant’s Future Is Looking Us Right in the Face
For years we've been promised a computing future where our commands aren't tapped, typed, or swiped, but spoken. Embedded in...
This VR App Has Legs
Float around in virtual reality long enough and you’ll feel disembodied. Your eyes are covered entirely by a headset. Virtual...
Leica’s New Camera Puts Skill Back Into Focus
Leica's new M11 digital rangefinder camera may as well come from an entirely different era. Don't get me wrong; the...
Katie Haun Launches a Crypto Fund—and Makes Her Web3 Pitch
On the other hand, obviously we're very different. We're much smaller. So our scale is also small. A16Z built this...
iPod Modders Give Apple’s Abandoned Music Player New Life
On Tuesday, September 9, 2014, Apple finally killed off the iPod. After almost 13 years on the market, the iconic...
Apple Continues Its Slow March Toward the MacPad Future
Will Apple ever ship a MacBook laptop with a touchscreen? Most likely not. But next week, Apple will begin shipping...
Explore a Oaxaca Chocolate Shop Where DIY Tech Sets a High Bar
"You could use a food processor now, but this," he says, gesturing toward his Arenas-brand mill, "has more culture and...
