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The Asus Xbox Ally X20 looked like it could be one of the best handheld gaming PCs yet made – but originally, Asus wanted you to buy a…Read more

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How to encourage smarter AI use in the classroom Chatbots took schools by surprise. Suddenly, students carried an…Read more

Apple’s first foldable, the iPhone Ultra (or Fold), could cost over $2,000 according to analysts. But US adults aren’t willing to pay that much.Read more

Website design is my passion. Without thinking, I scribbled over what I’d just written. It’s what I would have done if I was writing with pen and paper. But…Read more

After years of smells, strange noises, and “tea,” these are the composters and food recyclers I’d actually recommend.Read more

The best car phone holders keep your phone firmly in place while never getting in your line of sight. I took a dozen on road trips this summer to find the best.Read more

The current EV market is flush with variety. I’ve driven single-motor economy-minded machines, dual-motor EVs with all-wheel drive, tri-motor vehicles that dial up the performance stakes, and…Read more

Illinois prosecutors shared defendants’ personal data with federal immigration agents without criminal warrants, public disclosure, or legislative oversight.Read more

The Optoma GT2400HDR laser projector is great for setting up a driving range in your living room, but mediocre video quality makes it less appealing for home entertainment.Read more

Apple is staying quiet for now but the rumor mill is loud. Here’s our best read on what to expect, including the rumored iPhone foldable.Read more

Archeologists are confronting an “unfathomable” loss as border wall construction is set to cut across ranches that are home to unique historical sites, many of which haven’t been fully studied.Read more

Thanks to a dwindling supply of open roles, “one-click” applications, and the rise of artificial intelligence, it’s easier than ever to apply for a job. We’re all paying the price.Read more

Alabama’s attorney general issued a subpoena to OpenAI on Monday as part of an investigation into how one of its AI agents escaped a supposedly secure testing environment and autonomously hacked…Read more

“It never crossed my mind that they would be so bold as to sell our private data for AI,” says one former Spirit Airlines flight attendant.Read more

Counting the creatures in the world around us is critical for a raft of conservation efforts. It helps scientists gauge biodiversity, track migration, and spot invasive species. That census-taking, though, often requires humans to tabulate what they see, trap, or otherwise sense—a potentially laborious, costly process that can still leave…Read more

__________________________THE PLACEShanghai, China Humanoid robots are having a moment in China. The popular machines are part of the country’s strategy to bring artificial intelligence into daily life. Embedding the technology into physical systems—an idea called embodied…Read more

Motion Assist as found in Android 17’s settings. | Image: Android Authority (cropped by The Verge) …Read more

Say hello to a revamped collection of perfectly proportioned 38-mm Speedmasters.Read more

There’s no clearer sign of the data center boom than rampant gas projects that have been proposed or that are already under construction.Read more

How are those live sports games starring the characters from The Simpsons, Toy Story and Inside Out made? With a lot of animators and tech like motion capture and face tracking.Read more

If you ask Mickey Hardy about the journey that landed his marketing agency Arcadia at No. 93 on this year’s Inc. 5000 list, he’ll take you way back to the beginning—which isn’t actually that far back at all.Read more

For nearly three decades, digital visibility followed a familiar formula. Businesses built websites and optimized them for search engines. Then they competed for rankings. Success was measured in traffic and clicks. The goal was simple: Appear near the top of search results when a potential customer went looking for…Read more

Growth failures can’t always be attributed to the market. Sometimes, you have to start by looking at the org chart. Let’s say a company wins a major contract or launches a wildly successful product. These events should build momentum. But without the right staffing, they…Read more

Luxury used to be defined by what you owned. Increasingly, it’s also being defined by where you can go, what you can experience, and whether you can get access when everyone else is on the outside looking in.  This shift explains whyRead more

Case comes as German lender is seeking to expand its wealth management operationsRead more

Do you ever talk to yourself? Our youngest daughter does it all the time. The first time we really noticed it was one day on the playground, when she was walking across a series of ropes on the jungle gym. “I…Read more

At the Fancy Food Show in New York City this summer, Sara Sturges’s baseball cap turned heads—embroidered with her family’s company name, R.J. Balson & Son, and, below it, the date that made people do a double take: “Est. 1515.”  “People think it’s justRead more

Barnes & Noble is aiming to open 60 stores in 2026, reversing more than 15 years of shrinking. The marketing budget behind that expansion is zero dollars. “We have the great benefit of not having a marketing department, so we have zero…Read more

The thing about AI is you have to be at the forefront of it for a lot of the AI noise to make sense. Like, it’s not that you have to believe in AGI… Artificial General Intelligence… computers that think. I don’t….Read more

I wrote some time ago about how BTS, one of the biggest bands in the world these days, was developing their own platform that would permit them to “own” a direct and persistent connection to their fans that was free of the manyRead more

‘Governments defending prices against fundamentals always lose’Read more

For decades, the traditional path to success included securing a single, full-time position at a company where you would climb a linear corporate ladder, and build a lifestyle around the parameters of your job title. Today, that script is being rewritten.  Gen Z and Millennial…Read more

Streaming platform used by sex workers has 5mn creator accounts according to latest annual resultsRead more

UK bank last week secured regulatory approval for new American office as part of expansion plansRead more

US bank shortened time horizon for SpaceX workers and investors to borrow against stock holdings and may do same for AnthropicRead more

There is a ready supply of explanations on offer at WestminsterRead more

The mutual financial group based in the Yorkshire Dales wants to emphasise the personal touchRead more

For decades the country’s exporters focused on adding value, but US tariffs and the strong franc are now hitting them harderRead more

ChapsVision pursues defence and intelligence contracts across the region as governments look to reduce reliance on US technologyRead more

Ottawa officials set to announce response to new American levies on TuesdayRead more