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iFixit’s FixBot helps with repairs ‘the way a master technician would’
The iFixit app rolls together its guides, battery health tools, and a new AI chatbot. DIY repair site iFixit has launched its own app for iOS and Android, featuring its extensive library of repair...
People are nicer than you think
It’s probably happened to you: A stranger starts talking to you at a party. In this moment, you’re not nearly as clever or charming as you hoped you’d be, and you struggle to volley with the...
The Morning After: Tech’s biggest winners of 2025
As we wrap up 2025, we’re looking at the year’s biggest winners: the people, companies, products and trends that made the most impact over the year. Almost at the top of the pile, of course, are the...
The war on disinformation is a losing battle
As he called the House Judiciary Committee into session on a cold and snowy February day in Washington, DC, Chairman Jim Jordan was ready to take a victory lap. American free speech had been...
There is a real chance of a US-Venezuela war — so why does it feel fake?
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, right, speaks alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and President Donald Trump during a Cabinet meeting on December 2, 2025. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images...
Older voters are gaining power. Young people are paying the price.
America is getting old. Between 1960 and 2024, the share of Americans over 65 doubled — from 9 percent to 18 percent. And the US will only grow grayer in the coming years. Within a decade, America’s...
Trump says Nvidia can sell more powerful AI chips to China
Nvidia has received White House approval to start exporting its H200 AI GPU chips to "approved customers" in China and other countries, according to President Donald Trump. In a Truth Social post on...
This bizarre online community is a warning about where the internet is headed
Key takeaways The GoonVerse is a porn-centered subculture, but its real significance is how it exposes the internet’s broader shift toward constant, high-intensity stimulation. The hyper-edited...
RAM is ruining everything
Memory suppliers just blew a hole in the PC gaming industry - and they're about to do the same to everything else. For weeks, PC enthusiasts have borne the brunt of skyrocketing memory prices, but...
Google Zero is under investigation by the EU
Google is under investigation by the European Union over concerns that it breached competition rules by imposing restrictions on web publishers and YouTube creators to gain an unfair advantage over...