Unless if you’re really in the know about nascent platforms, you probably didn’t know what Mastodon was until Elon Musk bought Twitter and renamed it X. In the initial aftermath of the acquisition, as users fretted over what direction Twitter would take, millions of users hopped over to Mastodon, a fellow microblogging site. As time went on, users would also try out Bluesky, or Instagram’s Threads app — but because Mastodon was founded in 2016, it had years to develop its own identity as more than just an alternate Twitter. What is Mastodon? Mastodon was founded in 2016 by German…
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Marc McLarenGlobal Editor-in-ChiefSo farewell, 2025 – you were frequently exciting, regularly chaotic, occasionally frustrating but always interesting. And that’s how we like it around here.It was a year in which often fairly iterative improvements to hardware were overshadowed by rapid and significant advances on the computing side of things. I’m talking, of course, about AI, which is now so dominant within the tech world that it’s increasingly hard to find a device that doesn’t have an AI brain.Not that I’m complaining, because the leaps made in 2025 by the likes of OpenAI’s Sora and Google’s Gemini were truly astonishing; the…
Happy new year, or almost new year, or just… whatever time it is when you’re reading this. For me, it’s the very tail end of 2025, and what better time to take a look ahead at some of the games coming out in the new year? Here are 2026’s biggest game releasesBefore we get into it, just a heads up that this is by no means a 100% comprehensive guide to all the games coming out in 2026, as many of those haven’t even been announced yet. Also, as always, release dates are subject to change – I made something…
Back in May, OpenAI acquired Jony Ive’s startup io (yes that’s really how it’s spelled), part of his LoveFrom creative design company. io was working on a secretive hardware product, and now a new rumor tells us what it is. A pen. Obviously, this will be no ordinary pen. A past report described it as “contextually aware”, and io is now part of OpenAI, so this will definitely be an AI pen. What will it do? Your guess is as good as ours. Interestingly, this will be just the first hardware product from OpenAI, but the company is working on…
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Technology, and social media specifically, can help us remain connected to loved ones, stay up to date on community events, discover new recipes and more, but it can also become addictive, increase anxiety and depression, impact our focus, decrease our sleep and prevent us from making connections in real life. That’s why a digital detox or social media detox can be beneficial. Zooey Liao/CNETIf you’re unsure how to do a digital or social media detox, or don’t see how they could benefit you, we outline some helpful steps and health benefits below. This story is part of 12 Days of…
Other Smart ScalesRenpho MorphoScan Photograph: Chris NullRenpho MorphoScan for $150: The Renpho MorphoScan full-body scanner looks surprisingly similar to the Runstar FG2015, including a near-identical display attached to the handlebars. Well, spoiler alert, they are basically the same scale. They even use the same app to collect data (and you can even use both scales simultaneously with it). The only reason this scale isn’t our top pick for the category is that it’s $15 more expensive. You can rest assured that a price war is looming.Arboleaf Body Fat Scale CS20W Photograph: Chris NullArboleaf Body Fat Scale CS20W for $40: This…
How can 2026 be around the corner already? It feels like just a moment ago that we were welcoming the new year with rumors of the then-upcoming Samsung Galaxy S25 and reactions to the recently released OnePlus 13.And though mobile hardware has continued to evolve as the year has pushed on, with silicon carbon batteries getting a better foothold and the best camera phones getting closer than ever to point-and-shoot quality, sometimes our usage habits are slower to adapt.As I write this, I realize that the way I actually use my phone hasn’t changed all that much in the past…
Concerns about how AI will affect workers continue to rise in lockstep with the pace of advancements and new products promising automation and efficiency. Evidence suggests that fear is warranted. The November MIT study found an estimated 11.7% of jobs could already be automated using AI. Surveys have shown employers are already eliminating entry-level jobs because of the technology. Companies are also already pointing to AI as the reason for layoffs. As enterprises more meaningfully adopt AI, some may take a closer look at how many employees they really need. In a recent TechCrunch survey, multiple enterprise VCs said AI…
Pokemon Go’s Precious Paths season rolls on with a variety of events in January. In addition to a new assortment of Raid bosses and Spotlight Hours, this month will see the arrival of a handful of new Pokemon, including the rock type Klawf and shiny Dhelmise.On top of that, the game will host two Community Days in January, and Unova’s legendary dragons are returning to Gyms for a special Kyurem Fusion Day. The nefarious Team Go Rocket are also crashing the festivities later this month, culminating in another Shadow Raid Day event.There are plenty of other activities on the horizon…