Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web. The Mecha Comet is a modular Linux handheld computer that launched via a Kickstarter campaign earlier this year, and is now available for pre-order for $239 and up. The latest add-on is is an LTE upgrade kit that gives the device a cellular modem. … Read more
Although I have an iPhone 16e, I have never connected it to my car’s infotainment system. That’s because I gave that space to Android Auto a long time ago, and I’m happy with how it controls my car’s infotainment system. I admit it got a bit boring after all these years, but then I learned … Read more
When Apple unveiled the Apple Watch Series 12, two features stood out: the new Siri Recap feature, as well as the much improved heart rate monitor. While those two features were part of the reason I was compelled to buy the new Apple Watch, I’ve found myself delighted by much more than just those two … Read more
Welcome to Pixelated episode 118. This week, Damien and Abner share their hands-on impressions of Google’s new laptop lineup with Will. What’s it like to use an Android-powered laptop? How different is the Googlebook platform from ChromeOS? And what steps does Google need to take post-launch to give it as strong of a chance at … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has insisted investors think of his electric automaker as a robotics and autonomous vehicle company now. He’s targeted a $20 trillion valuation—nearly four times the value of market leader Nvidia—on that premise. But his Tesla team was in Sparks, Nevada, on Thursday to focus on, well, an electric vehicle: the long-awaited … Read more
How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what’s trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. By @derzhaiev [ 7 Min read ] AI design generators rarely produce that code, and the people using them rarely know that … Read more
At first glance, the newest device from PNOĒ looks like something a comic-book villain might wear. The mask, which covers the nose and mouth and straps around the back of the head, bears more than a passing resemblance to the one worn by Bane, Batman’s hulking nemesis. But its purpose is far more benign; it … Read more
The Metric Is Not the Mission is a ten-part examination of how Big Tech moved from building and expanding the open internet to increasingly shaping it around its own metrics, incentives and assumptions. Across the series, the argument follows the evolution of the platform economy—from the optimism of the early internet to the growing tensions around … Read more
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. After Missouri voters added abortion protections to the state constitution in 2024, Kelly McCoomb decided to keep her yard sign supporting the measure in the basement of her suburban St. Louis home. Abortion access is important to McCoomb. … Read more
Ansar Allah also said that Saudi Arabia has launched over 1,000 airstrikes in Yemen since the escalation began Ansar Allah announced on Thursday that its forces launched another wave of missile and drone attacks targeting the Saudi capital of Riyadh and oil infrastructure in Yanbu on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast as the war continues … Read more