Tech & Ai

July 30, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

How to make your robot vacuum work better: 3 setup tips

Horror stories from robot vacuum owners mostly stem from two fixable mishaps: They accidentally bought a dinky robot vacuum or merely haven’t set their very capable robot vacuum up...

July 30, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

The Pandemic Appears to Have Accelerated Brain Aging, Even in People Who Never Got Covid

More than five years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are still discovering the after-effects of not only the virus but also the prolonged period of stress,...

July 29, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Nvidia AI chip challenger Groq said to be nearing new fundraising at $6B valuation

AI chip startup Groq is in talks to raise a fresh $600 million at a near $6 billion valuation, sources tell Bloomberg, although the deal isn’t yet final and...

July 29, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Google Chrome adds online store reviews to help you know if they’re legit

If you’re an experienced online shopper, then you know what it’s like to question a site’s legitimacy. It’s common to come across something cool — or something you’ve been...

July 29, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

The 37 Best Shows on Apple TV+ Right Now (July 2025)

Slowly but surely, Apple TV+ has found its feet. The streaming service, which at launch we called “odd, angsty, and horny as hell,” has evolved into a diverse library...

July 29, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Anthropic reportedly nears $170B valuation with potential $5B round

Anthropic is nearing a deal to raise between $3 billion and $5 billion in funding, valuing the large language model developer at $170 billion, Bloomberg reported. Iconiq Capital is...

July 29, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Move over, Labubu: Pop Mart’s Crybaby Shiny Shiny series takes center stage

You’ve seen Labubu all over your social media feeds, but now it’s Crybaby’s time to shine. One of Pop Mart’s cult-favorite characters, Crybaby is everything its name suggests: soft,...

July 29, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

ChatGPT’s Study Mode Is Here. It Won’t Fix Education’s AI Problems

The school year starts soon for many students, and ChatGPT has announced a new “study mode” that aims to prevent—or at least, encourage against—students taking homework shortcuts. The mode...

July 29, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Tea app’s second data breach exposed over a million private messages

Last week, the dating safety app Tea experienced a data breach, exposing 72,000 sensitive images containing selfies and photo IDs for account verification, as well as images from posts...

July 29, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Best portable power station deal: Prime members can save 26% on the EcoFlow Delta 3

SAVE $180: The EcoFlow Delta 3 portable power station is on sale at Amazon to Prime members for $519, down from the list price of $699. That’s a 26%...