The tech antitrust renaissance may already be over
Around six years ago, a new rallying cry rippled through Washington: "Break Up Big Tech." It was a slogan emblazoned on campaign posters, uttered at congressional hearings, and beginning, it seemed, to echo through the halls of the nation's antitrust enforcers. Momentum in the legislatures eventually petered out, but the enforcers at the Justice Department […]
You can now attach 10,000 character blogs to your Threads posts
Meta is adding a new feature to let you add a bunch of extra text to Threads posts — no screenshots of text blocks required. Starting today, Meta is rolling out a tool that lets you attach up to 10,000 characters of text to Threads posts, giving you a way to build upon the 500-character […]
Darth Vader’s lightsaber is up for auction
Darth Vader’s lightsaber is about to become someone’s prized possession. It’s up for auction alongside a bunch of other iconic movie props, as spotted earlier by The New York Times. The auction is hosted by the memorabilia company Propstore, and it estimates that Vader’s lightsaber will fetch anywhere from $1 million to $3 million. Darth […]
Xgimi’s incredibly bright 4K projector targets daytime gamers
The new Horizon 20 lineup of 4K Google TV projectors from Xgimi targets gamers who want to play day and night on the biggest screen possible. In addition to promising an incredibly bright image from the flagship model, Xgimi is at IFA 2025 saying the entire lineup supports low-latency gaming with an input lag of […]
Microsoft is about to shake up its Copilot pricing for businesses
It's no secret that Microsoft has been struggling to sell its Copilot AI assistant to businesses. The steep pricing has put many businesses off paying extra for Microsoft's AI services, especially when OpenAI's ChatGPT has been gaining traction in the all-important enterprise market. Microsoft is now getting ready to tempt more businesses into paying for […]
This Dyson air purifier shoots out fresh air like a jet engine
Dyson is launching a new air purifier that’s designed to look — but thankfully, not sound — like a jet engine. The Dyson HushJet Purifier Compact is launching in the US on September 30th for $349.99, featuring a new nozzle design that’s shaped to help the device blast jets of air at high speed, similar […]
Google Photos now lets you animate your camera roll with Veo 3 for free
Google is adding Veo 3 software capabilities to its video generation feature for Google Photos. US-based users can turn static images into four-second videos by clicking either the "Subtle movements" or, for the more adventurous, the "I'm feeling lucky" options under the Create tab in Google Photos. According to Google spokesperson Michael Marconi, you can […]
The best stuff announced at IFA so far
The doors to IFA 2025 at Messe Berlin don’t officially open to the public until tomorrow, but several companies have already announced new gadgets, tech, features, and upgrades as Europe’s largest consumer tech show gets underway. There’s a lot of news to stay on top of, and if you’re struggling to ingest it all, here […]
The story behind YouTube’s NFL livestream
This year, football season kicks off with a twist: Following tonight's season opener, YouTube will stream the NFL's first Friday game of the season - a face-off between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs broadcast live from São Paulo, Brazil - for free to a global audience this Friday. It's the first […]
Jury orders Google to pay $425 million for violating user privacy
A federal jury in California has ordered Google to pay $425 million for violating user privacy by collecting the data of millions of people even after they disabled tracking, as reported earlier by Reuters. The decision stems from a class action lawsuit filed in July 2020, which accused Google of unlawfully accessing app activity data […]