Gear News and Events

The latest news and updates on gear, gadgets, and consumer tech. Plus, dispatches from the events that shape your world.

Be Seeing You

ZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See You

You can’t always tell if someone is recording you with their smart glasses, but your phone can help.

Megan Tomos

Apple Core

The Top New Features in Apple’s iOS 27 and iPadOS 27

Julian Chokkattu

Deere Diary

I Fixed a Tractor Using John Deere’s Self-Repair Service. Farmers Aren’t Sold on It

Boone Ashworth

News and Events

Here’s Everything Apple Announced Today

The company’s September event introduced Apple’s first ever foldable iPhone, along with new iPhone 18 Pro models, updates to the Apple Watch, some AirPods, and more advances to Siri AI.

Boone Ashworth

Apple Debuts the iPhone Duo, Its First Folding iPhone

The iPhone with a folding screen is the first radical redesign of Apple’s flagship handset in years. The iPhone Duo will cost $1,999 when it arrives in October.

Julian Chokkattu

The Apple Watch Gets Its Siri AI Upgrade

Apple’s latest smartwatches—the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4—get a faster chip, expanded health tracking, and new Siri capabilities. Plus, the ceramic finish is back.

Boutayna Chokrane

Lyft Sees a Future for Its Drivers in a Driverless World: Servicing Waymos

A team-up with Waymo in Nashville has former Lyft drivers maintaining self-driving cars. What’s next?

Aarian Marshall

Trends

AI Use in the Job Market Is Creating an Infinite Doom Loop

Job seekers are trying to game the application process using AI. It’s not working, and not for the reasons you might think.

Jill Duffy

Influencers and Resellers Are Turning Empty Boxes Into Big Cash

As the appetite for “authenticity” grows online, content creators are buying up empty boxes for luxury goods—and resellers are cashing in for “crazy prices.”

Sophie Charara

I Wore an Electrical Muscle Stimulation Body Suit to Zap Myself Into Fitness

Can electrifying your workout offer a shortcut to a stronger, fitter you? I sweated in a skintight EMS suit for two months to find out.

Christopher Null

The AI Slop Backlash Is Actually Having an Impact

Platforms are finally recognizing that people don’t want to consume AI slop. A growing number of sites and apps now have tools and policies to flag, label, and ban AI-generated content.

Reece Rogers

How To and Advice

Try These 3 iOS 27 Safari Settings to Get More Out of Apple’s Browser

Apple’s Safari browser gets a few helpful automation and personalization features in iOS 27.

Reece Rogers

The iPhone 18 Pro Looks Fantastic. Is the Duo Worth Folding For?

Apple’s new folding iPhone Duo is finally here, alongside refreshed Pro models. Our primer has all the details you need to choose the iPhone 18 that’s right for you.

Simon Hill