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Waymo Hits a Rough Patch In Washington, DC

DC Cab

Waymo Hits a Rough Patch In Washington, DC

Aarian Marshall

Sports Betting Is Skyrocketing. Will It Take Over the Olympics?

2026 Winter Olympics

Sports Betting Is Skyrocketing. Will It Take Over the Olympics?

Ben Dowsett

I Infiltrated Moltbook, the AI-Only Social Network Where Humans Aren’t Allowed

Unauthorized Access

I Infiltrated Moltbook, the AI-Only Social Network Where Humans Aren’t Allowed

Reece Rogers

Nintendo’s Virtual Boy Is a Silly but Fun Blast From the Past

Seeing Red

Nintendo’s Virtual Boy Is a Silly but Fun Blast From the Past

Julian Chokkattu

Gear News of the Week: Samsung’s TriFold Sells Out in Minutes, and a Leak Teases Google’s New OS

Gear Roundup

Gear News of the Week: Samsung’s TriFold Sells Out in Minutes, and a Leak Teases Google’s New OS

Julian Chokkattu

Google’s New Chrome ‘Auto Browse’ Agent Attempts to Roam the Web Without You

Browser Refresh

Google’s New Chrome ‘Auto Browse’ Agent Attempts to Roam the Web Without You

Reece Rogers

Apple Patches Old Versions of iOS to Keep iMessage and FaceTime Running

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Apple Patches Old Versions of iOS to Keep iMessage and FaceTime Running

Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica

Amazon Alexa+ Is Rolling Out Everywhere—Even Your Browser

Alexa, Stop

Amazon Alexa+ Is Rolling Out Everywhere—Even Your Browser

Nena Farrell

Southwest Airlines Says Bye to Open Seating—and Hello to Boarding Complexity

Support Group

Southwest Airlines Says Bye to Open Seating—and Hello to Boarding Complexity

Aarian Marshall

Intel’s Panther Lake Chip Is Its Biggest Win in Years

Silicon Wars

Intel’s Panther Lake Chip Is Its Biggest Win in Years

Luke Larsen

After 5 Years, Apple Finally Upgrades the AirTag

Marco Polo

After 5 Years, Apple Finally Upgrades the AirTag

Julian Chokkattu

Lego's Pokémon Line Goes for the Grown-Ups

Pay to Play

Lego's Pokémon Line Goes for the Grown-Ups

Matt Kamen

Gear News of the Week: Apple’s AI Wearable and a Phone That Can Boot Android, Linux, and Windows

Gear Roundup

Gear News of the Week: Apple’s AI Wearable and a Phone That Can Boot Android, Linux, and Windows

Julian Chokkattu

Watch Party: The Best TAG in Years, a ’60s Sensation, and Omega Goes All White

All Hands

Watch Party: The Best TAG in Years, a ’60s Sensation, and Omega Goes All White

Jeremy White

This Autonomous Aquatic Robot Is Smaller Than a Grain of Salt

Chips Ahoy

This Autonomous Aquatic Robot Is Smaller Than a Grain of Salt

Ritsuko Kawai

This Mega Snowstorm Will Be a Test for the US Supply Chain

Roll On

This Mega Snowstorm Will Be a Test for the US Supply Chain

Aarian Marshall

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes

Watch Out

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes

Reece Rogers

No, the Freecash App Won’t Pay You to Scroll TikTok

Bait and Switch

No, the Freecash App Won’t Pay You to Scroll TikTok

Reece Rogers

Elon Musk Sure Made Lots of Predictions at Davos

Big Talk

Elon Musk Sure Made Lots of Predictions at Davos

Aarian Marshall

A Wikipedia Group Made a Guide to Detect AI Writing. Now a Plug-In Uses It to ‘Humanize’ Chatbots

Writing Wrongs

A Wikipedia Group Made a Guide to Detect AI Writing. Now a Plug-In Uses It to ‘Humanize’ Chatbots

Benj Edwards, Ars Technica