This “normal” USB cable secretly wants to be a hacking tool
At first glance, it looks like a regular USB cable. But a new Kickstarter project called Hacknect is trying to…
Apple Preview is the most underrated Mac app. Here are 7 things you didn’t know you could do with it.
Most Mac users see Apple Preview as only an app to view images, PDFs, and other documents. That’s it. If…
Google, Meta and Microsoft are getting worker data from sneaky bossware tools, report says
The remote work era made employee monitoring software easier to justify. What began as a way to watch people working…
Mini PCs are the most boring exciting computers you can buy
I’ve been thinking about buying a new device, which is usually where reasonable plans go to die. I don’t want…
Microsoft will let users disable the floating Copilot button in the Office app
If you use Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, you have probably noticed a floating Copilot button hovering over your documents. It…
I miss when tech looked cheap, plastic, and honest
I was bouncing between retro games on my Anbernic RG353V when I realized I missed something I didn’t expect to…
This one new Raycast 2.0 feature is driving me mad
I have been using Raycast for years, and it is easily one of my favorite Mac apps. It does so…
OLED MacBook Pros are almost here, and the display could be worth the wait
I recently wrote an article on why I am excited about the upcoming MacBook Pro. One of the reasons mentioned…
You can now send Codex tasks from your phone even when your Mac is locked
OpenAI’s Codex app for Mac just got a major upgrade, and it’s the kind that makes you feel like you’re…
Someone built a map of the stars from Project Hail Mary, and it’s shockingly good
A developer has built an interactive star map inspired by the one featured in the book Project Hail Mary, and…
Gemini allegedly broke production, then wrote itself the hero
A developer claims a Gemini coding agent knocked a live portal offline for 33 minutes, then generated recovery notes that…
AI chatbots are lying to you, and it was embarrassingly easy to make them do it
A BBC journalist recently performed a silly experiment to prove a very serious point. In just 20 minutes, he manipulated…
Meta built a Reddit rival out of Facebook Groups
Meta has quietly launched Forum, a Facebook Groups app that pulls community answers into a cleaner standalone space. The app…
Memory prices are finally about to drop, and you can thank China for it
If you’ve been feeling the pain of expensive RAM lately, you are not alone. Memory prices have gone completely off…
Google Health 5.0 is rolling out with its best feature up front and its worst problems buried
Google Health 5.0 is rolling out now as a mandatory update for the Fitbit app users, and the timing is…