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A first look at Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface Dev Box
The Surface Laptop Ultra. Microsoft has two new Surface devices arriving later this year, both powered by Nvidia's RTX Spark chips. I got a chance to take a closer look at both the Surface Laptop...
American cities are paying too much for sprawling housing
Homes in Lancaster, California. | Sam Lafoca/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images The housing abundance movement has won more of the intellectual argument than anyone might have predicted a...
SwitchBot’s acquisition of Nanoleaf is about more than lighting
Nanoleaf has made a name for itself by developing smart color-changing LED lighting products, including wall panels, TV mirroring, and display cases. | Image: Nanoleaf Smart lighting company...
AI can replicate human-made art. Here’s why it can never replace it.
A robot tries painting. | Yuliia Volkovska/Getty Images As AI continues to encroach on every aspect of our lives, there is a persistent fear or hope, depending on your angle: AI will someday take...
Trans teens have something to say
By the time the Children's Hospital closed its doors to trans patients, Sage had already stopped taking testosterone. A nonbinary high school student, they originally received treatment for the...
The very casual fan’s guide to the NBA Finals
Jalen Brunson drives to the basket while against Victor Wembanyama in the second quarter of the championship game of the NBA Cup at T-Mobile Arena on December 16, 2025 in Las Vegas. | Ethan...
How generosity became cringe
“Elon Musk, Ryan Seacrest, and Chris Anderson of TED, consider yourself challenged,” Bill Gates bellowed from his garden. Beaming, he tugged on a candy cane-colored rope that dumped a barrel of icy...
Researchers show how AI-powered worms could wreak havoc on the internet
Researchers created an AI-powered worm that that can spread through networks with no human intervention.
AI has a water problem. Google thinks it has a fix
In the face of widespread backlash to the AI data center buildout throughout the US, Google is touting its efforts to minimize the environmental impact by actually increasing water for local...
Google must let publishers opt out of AI Search features, rules UK
Online publishers are getting more control over whether their websites appear in Google's AI Search features, thanks to a UK regulatory ruling. The new conduct rule imposed by the Competition and...