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When I first opened the box the Oura Ring 5 comes in, my first thought was, “Wow, that’s tiny.” My second thought was that this is a smart ring a lot of people have been waiting for.  As someone who got quite used to wearing the Oura Ring 4 Ceramic, I was surprised how noticeably smaller and lighter the new Ring 5 is. The Ring 5, which Oura describes as the world’s smallest smart ring, is 40% smaller than its predecessor, measuring 6.09 mm wide compared to the Ring 4’s 7.90 mm, and 2.28 mm thick compared to the Ring…

Amazon Echo Show 8 (4th Gen) for $180: This is a solid smart speaker with Amazon’s latest physical design and Alexa+ right out of the box, but it’s not a sound improvement over the older model, so I’d personally pick the third-gen option (see above) while it’s still available or upgrade to the Echo Show 11 ($220).Amazon Echo Show 15 for $300: The Show 15 exists somewhere on the continuum of being a smart display and a smart TV, but it doesn’t quite fully nail being either. The widgets are fun to use since you can add so many to…

Avid followers of the Boston Marathon in April would have noticed a group of runners who bore an uncanny resemblance to Alexi Lalas, a former U.S. World Cup soccer player—and current Fox Sports analyst.The lookalikes, affectionately known as the “Lalas Bros,” were part of a Fox Sports activation geared towards generating enthusiasm and excitement for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup. Fox Sports is the U.S. English-language media rights holder for the month-long competition, which kicks off on Thursday, June 11, and the network is leaving no stone unturned as it hypes up its coverage ahead of the first game and…

As search becomes increasingly dominated by AI summaries and commercial content, people are experimenting and coming up with ways to make the web feel more human like it used to, building everything from “small web” search engines to decentralized social networks. One of the newer efforts in that direction is Wander Console, an open source, self-hosted web console that gives website visitors a way to explore other interesting sites and web pages recommended by a community of indie website owners. Susam Pal, the London-based developer of the project, says he was inspired to build the small, decentralized tool after he…

Prime Video is also included with your membership. There are some killer originals, like Fallout and The Boys, in addition to other movies and shows. You can also stream sports on Prime Video, including NFL Thursday Night Football and select MMA fights. Purchased as a stand-alone subscription, Prime Video costs $9 per month. Note that, sadly, these plans include commercials. If you’re a Prime member and you want to go ad-free, it’ll cost another $5 per month.Prime DayI’d be remiss to gloss over Amazon’s members-only event, Prime Day. The semi-annual “holiday” has outperformed both Black Friday and Cyber Monday in…

Last month, President Trump was surprised to learn that a basic ticket for the World Cup cost $1,000.“If people from Queens and Brooklyn and all of the people that love Donald Trump can’t go, I would be disappointed,” the president told the New York Post. “I would like to be able to have the people that voted for me to be able to go.”There’s no word on what percentage of expected World Cup attendees voted for Trump, but one thing’s clear: Though attendance might well shatter records, the World Cup isn’t drawing the volume of international visitors that boosters had…

If we look back at the year of 2026 so far, it might be easy to see cybersecurity falling by the wayside, as much of the world’s attention remains on wars raging, the climate worsening, and we’re seemingly just one dodgy sneeze away from the next global pandemic. But cybersecurity remains a powerful barometer of what’s happening on the world stage, with botnets powering digital efforts to undermine the West and governments weaponizing citizens’ data and civilian infrastructure against entire populations of people. All the while, financially motivated hackers seek massive ransom payouts, as they spark disruption and occasional destruction…

In the fall of 2025, top executives from Alpha School gathered a group of wealthy New York City parents at a series of information sessions in Lower Manhattan to pitch them on the company’s new campus. The events, some of which were hosted by Alpha cofounder MacKenzie Price and its billionaire principal, Joe Liemandt, were designed to show how Alpha was “redefining school” through AI-powered learning models. The goal: persuade families to ditch the city’s traditional education system and join what Alpha initially called “the most forward-thinking private school in New York.”The pitch seems to have worked. This school year,…

The U.K. has just imposed legal guardrails on Google’s AI search onslaught. On Wednesday, Google announced compliance with the U.K.’s regulatory requirements, which state that the tech giant must offer publishers a way to opt out of being aggregated into AI search. To opt out, publishers will be able to use a new toggle in Google’s Search Console, a free service that allows website owners to manage their web presence in Google’s search results. Once opted out, the publisher’s site will not be shown in Google’s generative AI Search features, like AI Overviews, AI Mode, or AI Overviews in Discover.…

I get stressed out every time I turn on my television. A giant tech company is to blame.Google TV, the television operating system based on Android, is great in some ways: It runs well on my TV, there are apps available for every streaming service, and the interface is very customizable. It comes preinstalled on new sets from Sony, Hisense, and TCL, among others.The default home screen, though, is a mess. There’s a row of your applications, if you squint, but the majority of the screen is taken up by ads for movies and shows that some company is presumably…

Developer platform GitLab has laid off about 14% of its workforce, about 350 employees, as part of a broader restructuring effort it detailed last month. The company said in May that it was going to reduce its workforce as it exited 22 countries, flattened management layers, and invested in infrastructure to scale its platform and serve increased traffic from AI workflows, with a sharper focus on research and development. CEO Bill Staples said during a conference call on Tuesday that agentic workloads are stressing developer infrastructure more than it was designed to handle. It isn’t a problem unique to GitLab.…

Customer support and service are among the hottest sectors in voice AI right now. But building a product that sounds human and responds without noticeable delay turns out to be much harder in some markets than others — and most of the major players weren’t built with Africa and the Middle East in mind. AethexAI, a startup founded last year to close that gap, has raised $3 million in pre-seed funding led by 4DX Ventures, with participation from Enza Capital, Dorm Room Fund, Mojo Ventures, and Stanford GSB 26 Fund. Individual investors include Stanford faculty, telecom executives, and AI researchers…

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In what may be one of the more questionable uses of AI to date, Amazon announced on Wednesday that it will display AI-generated images of products within its shopping app based on users’ search queries. That’s right — a retailer where people shop for real-world products thinks that displaying fake photos will “help” consumers better find what they’re looking for. Enough already. Here’s how Amazon says in a blog post that the feature will work. Customers may have something in mind but don’t know the right term to describe it in a way that returns useful results. (The examples Amazon…

A scent diffuser can make a big difference in your day-to-day quality of life. I didn’t think they were all that special until I started testing them, and now I can’t imagine my home not smelling great all the time. Pura makes many of our favorite diffusers, and with a Pura discount code, you can make the initial investment more affordable. You can also use a Pura coupon code on scent refills. With dozens of scents to choose from, plus more seasonal offerings, you’ll want to try them all. Here’s where to find a Pura discount code or Pura promo…

Google Labs, the tech giant’s team devoted to experimental product design, has launched a new AI-fueled app for iOS and Android that will quite literally animate your life. Behold, Dreambeans. Why is it called that? We’ll get to that later. First, what is it? Gozde Oznur, the product lead behind the new app, told TechCrunch that the idea is to use data culled from across your various Google services to generate a curated list of AI-illustrated “stories.” These stories come in a variety of different shapes and forms, although — in general — they seem to be lifestyle suggestions. Oznur…