Tech & Ai

July 26, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Today’s NYT mini crossword answers for July 26, 2025

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times‘ revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete,...

July 26, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Best Noise-Canceling Headphones: Sony, Bose, Apple, and More

Honorable Mentions Now that the majority of new headphones and earbuds offer at least a modicum of noise canceling, it’d be impossible (and unproductive) to list everything we like...

July 26, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Allianz Life says ‘majority’ of customers’ personal data stolen in cyberattack

U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life has confirmed to TechCrunch that hackers stole the personal information of the “majority” of its customers, financial professionals, and employees during a mid-July data...

July 26, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Liquid Glass may be controversial but I quite like it so far

Apple’s big new design language is almost here, and it’s coming to all of Apple’s major operating systems in the fall with the official launch of iOS 26. Liquid...

July 26, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

The Texas Floods Were a Preview of What’s to Come

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The country watched in horror as torrential rain drenched Texas earlier this month, sweeping at...

July 26, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Meta names Shengjia Zhao as chief scientist of AI superintelligence unit

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Friday that former OpenAI researcher Shengjia Zhao will lead research efforts at the company’s new AI unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL). Zhao contributed to...

July 26, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Nintendo Switch 2 review: A fabulous follow-up to an all-time legend

It’s been a long eight years. Since the Nintendo Switch launched in early 2017, we’ve collectively experienced the worst pandemic in a century. Presidents have come, gone, and come...

July 26, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Samsung Galaxy Watch8 and Watch8 Classic Review: The Squircle

Julian says the bigger Watch8 Classic got close to two full days on one charge. That’s with a few auto-tracked activities per day, too. Naturally, expect the 44-mm Watch8...

July 26, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Intel is spinning off its Network and Edge group

Intel continues to streamline its business. The company plans to spin off its Network and Edge group, which is responsible for making chips for the telecom industry, as originally...

July 26, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

British and Irish Lions 2025 livestream: How to watch Lions Tour for free

TL;DR: Watch every British and Irish Lions vs. Australia game for free on 9Now. Access these free live streams from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. There really is...