2026-06-30

Why 'countdown mode' is the task manager feature I can't live without

This setting meshes perfectly with how my brain works, and I don't miss deadlines anymore. [...]

2026-06-30

Bernie Sanders Saw This Coming

For decades, the senator has argued that concentrated wealth threatened American democracy. Now he’s betting that frustration with Big Tech, billionaires, and unchecked AI is reaching a tipping point. [...]

2026-06-30

Samsung reveals the Galaxy Ring 2 is in the pipeline, and it’s tipped to do things its predecessor hasn’t done before — here are 5 ways it could seriously compete with the Oura Ring 5

SVP at Samsung says the Galaxy Ring 2 is on the way, and it's already looking to storm the fitness trackers competition. [...]

2026-06-30

My favorite quirky hi-res audio firm just released ultra-cheap over-ear headphones, and I cannot understand how FiiO kept the price so low

$49 wireless headphones with LDAC, 75-hour stamina and ANC? OK but they’re made by Temu, right? Try head-fi specialist FiiO (and yes, I’m shocked too) [...]

2026-06-30

Taiwan’s drone defence debate heats up as opposition pushes rival plan

The opposition KMT is proposing NT$240bn for unmanned systems just days after stalling the government’s plan, in a fight with real implications for the island’s defence. Few militaries have watched the war in Ukraine more closely than Taiwan’s, and the lesson it has drawn is that cheap, mass-produced drones can blunt a far larger force. […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-06-30

Digital Realty to buy Blackstone’s stake in three Virginia data centres

Northern Virginia is where the internet physically lives, and a large piece of it just changed hands. Digital Realty has agreed to buy Blackstone’s majority stake in three fully leased data centres in the region, in a transaction that values the assets at $7.8 billion. It is the kind of number that has become routine […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-06-30

Origin PC Millennium Desktop Review: A Smart Build but Not the Perfect Configuration

The Millennium is a behemoth with great fundamentals, but it benefits from some judicious configuring before you buy. [...]

2026-06-30

Lego Brings Olivia Rodrigo's World to Life With Five New Sets

You seem pretty glad for a girl so in Lego. [...]

2026-06-30

Meta secretly tested ChatGPT, Gemini, and Character.AI with thousands of minor-perspective crisis prompts

Meta reportedly had hundreds of contractors pose as minors and send suicide, sex, and drug-related prompts to chatbots from OpenAI, Google, and Character.AI. In a single testing round, more than 45,000 prompts were sent. The companies being tested had no idea.<br /> The article Meta secretly tested ChatGPT, Gemini, and Character.AI with thousands of minor-perspective crisis prompts appeared [...]