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Updated 2024-11-25 00:46
This Low-Cost Test for Hearing Loss Lives on a Smartphone
Audiology screening can be inaccessible for kids in low-resource areas. By utilizing off-the-shelf products, these scientists are trying to change that.
Stormzy Has Built a Last-of-Its-Kind Social Media Empire
The UK grime rapper transformed #Merky into a music label, a book imprint, and advocacy campaigns—something that may be impossible in the new Twitter era.
Park Rangers Are Using Silent Ebikes to Catch Poachers
A Swedish electric bike is helping Mozambique’s park rangers protect game and reducing the need for fossil fuel infrastructure in Africa’s remotest areas.
The Next Great Overdose-Reversing Drug Might Already Exist
Fentanyl-related substances have a bad reputation, but they could also save lives. In the US, a legislative battle to expedite research is heating up.
Elon Musk's Twitter Isn’t Ready for the Next Natural Disaster
Emergency responders rely on the platform to share and collect lifesaving information. Looser moderation puts that in peril.
Please Stop Freaking Out About This Giant Yellow Spider
Invasive species experts urge scientists and the media to avoid sensationalizing Jorō spiders—and wait for science to catch up.
DJI Osmo Action 3 Review: Cheaper and Nearly as Good as a GoPro
The company learns from its past to create a compelling action camera.
2022 Game-of-the-Year Nominees Favored Indies With Animals
Stray, Cult of the Lamb, and Tunic are totally over human main characters.
The Era of One-Shot, Multimillion-Dollar Genetic Cures Is Here
Gene therapies promise long-term relief from intractable diseases—if insurers agree to pony up.
I Found the Perfect Replacement for Twitter. It’s LinkedIn
In a fragmented online world, the professional social network is finding mass appeal.
Tesla’s Berlin Hub Can’t Hire Enough People, or Keep Them
The company’s staffing problems have been magnified in Germany, where it is unable to meet targets as more workers head for the exit.
How to Start a Cassette Collection in the 21st Century
The most unlikely of music formats is staging a return. Part novelty and part nostalgia, here’s how to dive in.
Netvue Birdfy Feeder Cam Review: Fun But Wonky
This weatherproof camera is mounted inside a bird feeder—but its AI identification system needs work.
The Enigma of Dragonfly 44, the Galaxy That’s Almost Invisible
A growing catalog of huge but dim “ultra-diffuse” galaxies is forcing astronomers to invent new theories of galactic evolution.
Das Keyboard MacTigr Review: Just My Type
This sleek-looking and smooth-typing Das Keyboard MacTigr works flawlessly with Apple computers.
End-to-End Encryption Is Coming to Android Group Chats
Plus: Apple’s mixed-reality headset creeps toward actual reality, and a stronger type of Gorilla Glass is coming to phone screens.
China’s Police State Targets Zero-Covid Protesters
Plus: ICE accidentally doxes asylum seekers, Google fails to uphold a post-Roe promise, and LastPass suffers the second breach this year.
16 Phone Accessories for People With Upper Extremity Disabilities
Typing or making calls with one hand? These cases, grips, and add-ons will make your life much easier.
Sonos Sub Mini Review: All About That Bass
The teeny subwoofer brings the bass to your existing smart soundbar.
The Mystery of Alaska’s Disappearing Whales
Belugas pass cultural knowledge across generations. Their survival may depend on how they collectively adapt.
The Twitter Files Revealed One Thing: Elon Musk Is Trapped
Messages show Twitter’s past leaders struggling with a tough moderation call with political overtones. Musk is now on the hook for such decisions himself.
You Should Be Using More Lube
Forget what you've heard—sexual lubricants are a nightstand essential.
Activision Blizzard Has Another Union on Its Hands. Now What?
A group of quality assurance workers in New York just won legal recognition of its union—a second milestone for organizing efforts within the gaming industry.
Android Phone Makers’ Encryption Keys Stolen and Used in Malware
Device manufacturers use “platform certificates” to verify an app’s authenticity, making them particularly dangerous in the wrong hands.
Devialet Mania Review: Bottom-Heavy, But Powerful
If you think “bass” equals “excitement,” then this is for you. But the fact that this high-end French audio brand is no longer bonkers does not bode well.
How Chinese Netizens Swamped China’s Internet Controls
The government regained control of streets and social networks, but citizens protesting zero-Covid policies proved smartphones can help fuel mass action.
Control Freak Is a Surprisingly Personal Video Game Memoir
'Gears of War' designer Cliff Bleszinski's new book is an intimate look into the life of a video game creator.
It’s the End of Trending
Spotify Wrapped memes, Twitter hashtags, YouTube’s best-of list. Do social media trends still have anything vital to say?
Why the World Fell for FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried
Despite ample reasons to be skeptical of cryptocurrency schemes, the notion of the eccentric genius accomplishing extraordinary things was irresistible.
AI Reveals the Most Human Parts of Writing
When do writers want help finding inspiration? And when do they want full control? Computers could expose the true future of the medium.
Ditch Your USB-A Dongle and Embrace the USB-C Life
The old port is dead to me. Connect your peripherals to all your devices with the more universal connector.
Victrola’s Portable Record Player Brings the Party Anywhere
You, too, can be the cool vinyl nerd at your next shindig. Now go sit next to the guy with the guitar.
A Proactive Way to Detect Cancer at Its Earliest Stages
Medtech firm Earli is working on a way to make tumors announce themselves as they appear—and even provide directions to where they are in the body.
We’re in Denial About the True Cost of a Twitter Implosion
Elon Musk’s platform may be hell, but it’s also where huge amounts of reputational and social wealth are invested. All of that is in peril.
The Big Problem With Spotify Wrapped
It’s a social media trend that survives year after year. And it thrives on your personal data.
Samsung Galaxy A23 5G Review: Annoyingly Laggy
Long software support doesn’t matter if your phone is frustrating to use.
How ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Really Works
This week on Gadget Lab, we chart the rise of services that let you pay for purchases in interest-free installments, and what they mean for the future of shopping.
Virality! What Is It Good For?
It was Twitter's greatest strength and greatest weakness—and there's no hope for a fix.
Max Levchin’s War on Credit Cards
The PayPal cofounder on why his “buy now, pay later” company Affirm is a healthier way to borrow, what caused the techlash, and Elon Musk’s Twitter.
Iran’s Protests Reveal What’s Lost If Twitter Crumbles
As authorities hit citizens with more violence, the social network is proving key to documenting abuses. If it breaks, a human rights lifeline may disappear.
Amazon’s Creep Into Health Care Has Some Experts Spooked
Using the tech giant’s new telehealth service will mean trusting it with your private data.
Pop-Up Farming Pods to Help Colonizers Grow Crops on Mars
Interstellar Lab’s inflatable BioPod is designed to help plants survive inhospitable conditions on Earth and allow explorers to settle on the Red Planet.
Google Nest Wifi Pro Review: Wi-Fi 6E at a Reasonable Price
This system adds Wi-Fi 6E at a reasonable price but lacks many of the “pro” features you might expect.
Inside Amazon Air’s Quest to Seize the Skies
In a bid to keep its two-day delivery promise, the fast-moving tech giant entered the risk-averse air cargo business—with some bumps along the way.
All the Actually Important Stuff Neuralink Just Announced
The company is vying for an edge in an increasingly crowded field that seeks to let people control machines with their minds.
San Francisco's Killer Police Robots Threaten the City's Most Vulnerable
Law enforcement says that in some scenarios a lethal robot is the only way to protect public safety. Experts say the policy will harm communities of color.
Google Moves to Block Invasive Spanish Spyware Framework
The Heliconia hacking tool exploited vulnerabilities in Chrome, Windows Defender, and Firefox, according to company security researchers.
Why China Is Still Stuck in a Zero-Covid Nightmare
Protesters are calling for China to ease restrictions most nations have already ditched. But the country faces a fraught path toward normalcy.
Pliocene-Like Monsoons Are Returning to the American Southwest
As carbon concentrations rise, conditions are becoming more like they were 3 million years ago, when the area was wetter and the rain was heavier.
Electric Vehicles Cut US Gas Consumption by a Measly 0.54%
A new report shows that national gasoline usage barely changed in 2021, despite increasing EV adoption.
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