This Tiny Japanese Camera Only Captures 9-Second Videos The handheld Kyu camera captures clips up to nine seconds in length and has space to hold only 27 videos at once. The strict limits are meant to bring “emotional consideration” to your digital memories.
Inside Google’s Quantum Computing Breakthrough Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
When Disaster Strikes, the World Opens WhatsApp Meta’s messaging app has transformed communication in conflict and crisis areas.
Are ‘Ghost Engineers’ Real? Seeking Silicon Valley’s Least Productive Coders.A Stanford researcher says data on programmer productivity suggests 14 percent of remote software engineers get barely anything done.
Blacksky Is Nothing Like Black Twitter—and It Doesn’t Need to BeThe curated feed, now run by a team of six moderators, is the meeting ground for hundreds of thousands of Black users on Bluesky. Is it ready to meet the moment?
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says Arrival of AI ‘Superintelligence’ Will Be ‘More Intense Than People Think’Sam Altman, CEO of artificial-intelligence power player OpenAI, believes that the next major developments in the AI sector will be more disruptive than people expect.
A US Ban on Investing in Chinese AI Startups Could Escalate Under TrumpLate last month, the US Treasury Department finalized new restrictions limiting what kinds of Chinese tech startups US venture capital firms can invest in for national security reasons.
How to Avoid Pickpockets and Street ScamsStreet theft isn’t petty to a victim. Having your pocket picked or bags stolen can ruin your trip and your finances.
What Are AI Agents?The artificial intelligence world is abuzz with talk of AI agents. Microsoft recently released a set of autonomous agents that could help streamline customer service, sales, and supply chain tasks.
ChatGPT Can Finally SeeAfter months of testing, OpenAI rolled out "advanced voice" mode for ChatGPT back in September.
How ChatGPT's Canvas Can Help You Use AI More ProductivelyWith multiple AI platforms and bots competing against each other—there's Copilot, Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity, to name just a few—we're seeing new updates and upgrades appear on a frequent basis.
The best Christmas travel gifts: 38 presents for explorers and armchair travellersNot sure what to get friends and family for Christmas? Fear not, we have plenty of ideas for a last-minute present. Our carefully chosen selection of travel-inspired gifts ranges from the practical to the indulgent, with great books for the armchair traveller and outdoor gear for the active.
Welcome to the New Dark AgesDonald Trump has moved at warp speed to nominate people to serve in his Cabinet and other important government posts who have chosen loyalty to him as their most important virtue, making a mockery of merit even as the nominees claim to uphold meritocracy.
As the Mastermind of Far-Right ‘Active Clubs’ Goes to Prison, His Violent Movement Goes GlobalAmerican neo-Nazi Robert Rundo’s six-year “battle with the feds”—a fight that spans two dismissals, three appellate reversals, and an extradition and deportation from at least two countries—concludes today with his sentencing to federal prison for attacking ideological opponents at politic