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19 2026 March

A New Product That Imagines an Anti-Surveillance Future

One of the biggest viral tech stories this week was an announcement from a company called Deveillance that announced a product called Spectre 1: the first smart...

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16 2026 March

The Pioneering New Science of Dream Engineering

It sounds like a story out of science fiction. Technology that can influence how we dream and what we dream about. This fascinating new field is...

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11 2026 March

People Are Taking Pride in Using Old Devices

You might call it the longevity flex. As more cell phone services offer constant phone upgrades as soon as you hit the one year anniversary for...

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05 2026 March

How Anthropic Is Winning the AI Platform Marketing War by Being Less Evil

Anthropic is winning the AI platform marketing war. In the quest to become the dominant category-defining player, OpenAI had the largest lead with ChatGPT. Then...

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29 2026 January

The AI Land “Gold Rush” Is Here, But There’s a Missing Story

At multiple points this week, I came across different stories and conversations about the same thing: the so-called “gold rush” of land grabbing and real estate...

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21 2026 January

The Unexpected Problem With E-Bikes Might Start with the Name

The dangers of e-bikes are starting to get more attention. Crashes involving these bikes are more serious, have a higher likelihood of fatality and are...

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15 2026 January

5 Non-Obvious Takeaways from the World’s Largest Tech Show

I spent several days touring the trade show floor talking with tech experts, trying out demos, encountering lots of weird robots and interviewing people about their visions...

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02 2026 January

The Data on Driverless Cars Says They Reduce Crashes, So What’s Missing?

Recently, a compelling article that came out, written by a trauma surgeon who has had to deal with the aftermath of bodies shattered from car...

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26 2025 December

The Season of Curated Recaps Is Here, With CES Around the Corner

Imagine eye drops that temporarily correct your vision. Or ear buds that transform how you sleep. Or a new type of wood that has the...

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26 2025 November

Why Young People Have Nostalgia for a Time Before They Were Born

Here’s an oxymoron for you: people are using AI generated images to evoke the nostalgia of the 90s—the last human decade without ubiquitous technology. This idea...

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20 2025 November

Does the World Still Need Car Keys? I Hope the Answer is Yes.

Writing about innovations that I hope die quickly isn’t usually my style … except for today. A recent piece in WIRED magazine asks whether we should still...

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12 2025 November

Electricity Will Be Free in the Future. In Australia, It Already Is.

Solar power in Australia costs about a third of what it currently costs in the US. As a result, more than 1 in 3 homes...

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10 2025 November

Adobe Is Rolling Out Emotion Mixers Where AI Can Shift the Tone of Voice Overs

At the Adobe MAX Creative event last week, WIRED reported on several enhancements to audio editing that are likely to be coming soon inside of Adobe products....

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