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What the Iran war is costing you, briefly explained
Cargo ships and tankers are seen in the Strait of Hormuz on February 25, 2026. | Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay...
Here’s how Google describes its fee-reducing Apps Experience and Games Level Up programs
Today, Google killed its 30 percent app store fee, partially uncoupled Google Play from Google Play Billing after they were declared an illegal monopoly in the US, and much more. From July,...
Mark Zuckerberg downplays Meta’s own research in New Mexico child safety trial
Jurors in a New Mexico child safety trial heard testimony from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg today. During pre-recorded testimony, Zuckerberg was repeatedly asked about the company's understanding...
Bill Gates-backed TerraPower begins nuclear reactor construction
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted approval to TerraPower to begin construction of a reactor in Wyoming. The project is the first new US commercial nuclear reactor in about a decade,...
Epic and Google have signed a special deal for a new class of ‘metaverse’ apps
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Epic Games and Google are burying the hatchet, but documents released today reveal that they aren't only aligned on how...
Assassin’s Creed Unity is getting a free 60 fps patch tomorrow
Ubisoft shared its upcoming plans for the Assassin's Creed franchise today. Along with the news of a remake for its piratical entry, the game company also announced that a visual upgrade is...
LG reveals pricing for its 2026 OLED TVs
Now for the news you've been waiting with bated breath for: LG's 2026 TVs from CES finally have prices. (Well, some of them do, anyway.) Surprisingly, the evo G6 and C6 series OLED TVs...
NotebookLM can now summarize research in ‘cinematic’ video overviews
Google's NotebookLM can now turn users' research and notes into fully animated "cinematic" videos, going a step further than the original video overview feature Google introduced last year....
The new MacBook Air debuts with a $50 gift card as the M4 model hits its best price
Powered by the new M5 chip, Apple’s latest MacBook Airs are more powerful than ever with double the base storage (512GB), but they also cost $100 more than their predecessor. Fortunately, though,...
The world’s biggest automaker has one of the dirtiest supply chains: report
Tesla, Ford, and Volvo occupy the top three spots in a new ranking of 18 global automakers based on their efforts to eliminate carbon emissions, environmental harms, and human rights violations from...