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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...
Wolcott man indicted in alleged crypto fraud tied to $950K of Stake.com gambling losses
A 24-year-old man with ties to Wolcott, Connecticut, is facing federal charges after prosecutors say he ran a crypto investment scam and funneled nearly $1 million of victims’ Bitcoin into online...
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...
Israeli reservist civilian charged over classified Polymarket betting scheme
Israeli authorities have charged a military reservist and a civilian with using secret army information to place bets on the online prediction platform Polymarket, a case that has set off alarm...
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...
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...
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...
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...