As graduate programs lose spots and labs face shutdowns following Trump administration cuts to science funding, students and researchers are left to figure out what’s next.
Year: 2025
The Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones drop to a record-low price for the Amazon Spring Sale
As someone who paid full price for Sony’s WH-1000XM5 headphones, I am incredibly jealous to report that they are down to a new all-time low price for Amazon’s Spring Sale. Yes, our choice for 2025’s best wireless headphones have dropped to $250 from $400 — […]
How to delete your 23andMe data
23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, raising concerns about what will happen to the DNA-testing company and all the data itâs collected from customers over the years. In the event that 23andMe is sold, its massive genetic database may end up in the hands of a […]
Buy now, pay later . . . for a burrito?
In 2010, a programmer who was mining bitcoin famously made the comically expensive mistake of spending 10,000 bitcoin on two pizzas. As of this writing, those coins would be worth $850 million dollars. While there are few comparisons to that kind of miscalculation, the prospect […]
Google confirms it deleted Maps Timeline data for some
Google Maps users have recently been complaining on places like Reddit that their Timeline data — the app’s historical record of where they’ve been — had disappeared. Now, Google has confirmed to Android Authority that it accidentally deleted the data and that anyone who wasn’t […]
‘Gradually then suddenly’: Is AI job displacement following this pattern?
Many technological shifts have coincided with economic downturns. Will 2025 be the year AI not only augments jobs but starts to replace them?
Google is rolling out Gemini’s real-time AI video features
Google has started rolling out new AI features to Gemini Live that let it “see” your screen or through your smartphone camera and answer questions about either in real-time, Google spokesperson Alex Joseph has confirmed in an email to The Verge. The features come nearly […]
Former Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt’s new robotics startup reportedly raises another $150M
The Bot Company, the robotics startup founded by former Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt, has raised $150 million in a round led by Greenoaks, according to Reuters, citing unnamed sources. Vogt founded the startup with Paril Jain, who led the AI tech team at […]
Apple’s rumored plastic Apple Watch SE has reportedly hit a serious snag
We’ve been hearing for some time that Apple is working on a version of the Apple Watch SE with a plastic shell to offer a cheaper and more kid-friendly option, but it seems bringing that vision to life is a bit more complicated than expected. […]
Former Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt’s new robotics startup reportedly raises another $150M
The Bot Company, the robotics startup founded by former Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt, has raised $150 million in a round led by Greenoaks, according to Reuters, citing unnamed sources. Vogt founded the startup with Paril Jain, who led the AI tech team at […]