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More phone cameras should come with telephoto lenses
What is this, a telephoto lens for ants? Upgrading your phone with a camera grip attachment is one thing. But doll-sized telephoto lenses that you mount on top of the rear camera? C'mon. I wrote the...
Nothing makes it easy to share files between any Android phone and a Mac
Images and text upload in seconds, but for bigger files Warp is too slow compared to direct device-to-device connections. I test Android phones for a living, but I write about them using a...
The new Tomodachi Life is made to be shared — even if Nintendo doesn’t want you to
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is hard to explain. The best way to understand is to see it in action; a screenshot of Handsome Squidward and Bob Belcher falling in love over their shared...
Microsoft faces fresh Windows Recall security concerns
When Microsoft tried to launch Recall, an AI-powered Windows feature that screenshots most of what you do on your PC, it was labeled a "disaster" for cybersecurity and a "privacy nightmare." After...
Snap is laying off 16 percent of its staff as it leans into AI
Snap is laying off roughly 16 percent of its global workforce in a cost-cutting effort to chase improved profitability with the help of AI. The cuts will impact around 1,000 full-time employees,...
A cautionary tale about tax cuts
A man in Van Nuys, California, holds a sign encouraging motorist to express their anger at IRS on their final day to file 2005 income taxes on April 17, 2006. | David McNew/Getty Images Americans...
Spotify now sells printed books
The Bookshop.org integration is now available for Spotify users on Android, with iOS support expected next week. | Image: Spotify Spotify is rolling out some new updates for book lovers, expanding...
Grok’s sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple’s App Store. Almost.
Apple quietly threatened to kick Elon Musk's AI app, Grok, from its App Store in January over its failure to curb the surge of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes flooding X, according to NBC News. It...
The tax code rewards generosity. But probably not yours.
Americans of all income levels give back, but it’s the richest who reap almost all of the benefits of the charitable tax deduction. | J. David Ake/Getty Images Ah, Tax Day. If you’ve been...
Godzilla goes to New York in ‘Minus Zero’ teaser trailer
Japanese entertainment company Toho has released a teaser video for Godzilla Minus Zero, the upcoming sequel to the award-winning film Godzilla Minus One. The teaser shows the famous monster next to...