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Meta is reportedly working to bring facial recognition to its smart glasses
Meta has backed away from highly controversial facial recognition tech in its products and services before, but seemingly not so far that it isn’t willing to have another crack at it. A new report...
There’s a tiny digital camera inside these retro 35mm film rolls
The OPT100 camera comes in three retro designs. | Image: Kakaku Following the popularity of the Kodak Charmera, it was inevitable that other retro-inspired digital toy cameras would start popping...
Apple's first-gen AirTags are on sale for $64 for a four-pack
At this point, you can find discounts on AirTags fairly often but if you want to spend as little as possible, it's worth waiting for a discount like this. A four-pack of the first-gen Bluetooth...
The ridiculously tiny Kodak Charmera captured our hearts (and lots of shoddy pictures)
Every once in a while, a product comes along that sparks a bit of joy in our jaded hearts. This is what happened with the Kodak Charmera, a $30 tiny toy camera that was nearly impossible to get...
Could lab monkeys soon become a thing of the past?
Monkeys at Oregon Health and Science University’s primate center, photographed by undercover investigators from PETA in 2007. | PETA The Trump administration’s scientific agenda has been widely...
Meta really wants you to believe social media addiction is 'not a real thing'
Meta went to court this week in two major trials over alleged harms facilitated by its platform. In New Mexico, the state's attorney general has accused the company of facilitating child...
HP’s laptop subscriptions are a great deal — for HP
Nice laptop. It’d be a shame if someone were to, say, lock you into some convoluted terms and conditions for it. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge There's been some hullabaloo over HP's...
Why does my VPN keep disconnecting?
One good thing about virtual private networks (VPNs) is that when they don't work, the problem is almost always solvable without technical training. Although it's aggravating when your VPN...
The hottest indie game is about breeding cats with ADHD and dyslexia
When the Mewgenics team announced in 2024 that it had added autism to the list of disorders the game's cats could inherit, developer Edmund McMillen - best known as the co-creator of Super Meat Boy...
Trump’s biggest war is one he almost never talks about
Soldiers with the Puntland Defense Forces, combating ISIS militants, travel back to their forward operating base at the frontline near Daabdamale, Puntland, Somalia, on January 25, 2025. | The...