Formula 1 raced in China this past weekend, just a week after the sport kicked off its 2026 season in Australia. Most of the teams had a better handle on the sport’s complicated new cars in China, and the more traditional racetrack environment played better to the strengths of their hybrid power units, with enough … Read more
On Friday, Encyclopedia Britannica and dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster filed a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging that it used their copyrighted content to train its AI, then generated responses that were “substantially similar” to their content, as previously reported by Reuters. According to Britannica, OpenAI repeatedly copied its content without permission, stating, “GPT-4 itself has ‘memorized’ much … Read more
The updated Fire TV OS makes it easier to find something to watch no matter which model you choose. It pulls recommendations from your subscriptions and adds tabs across the top of your screen for categories like TV shows, news, sports, and live content, so you can quickly jump to what you want to watch. … Read more
Apple announced the AirPods Max 2 today, following up the original AirPods Max, which were announced in December 2020. The new model brings improved active noise cancellation (ANC) and other new features via an updated H2 chip. The AirPods Max 2 are available in the same five colorways as their predecessor. Credit: Apple The AirPods Max … Read more
Henry Sachs, Robert Goddard’s assistant, ignites the first liquid fuel rocket on March 16, 1926. Credit: Esther Goddard/Clark University Henry Sachs, Robert Goddard’s assistant, ignites the first liquid fuel rocket on March 16, 1926. Credit: Esther Goddard/Clark University “Dad [later] commented that the scene felt very strange,” said Hastings. “He and his friends continued looking … Read more
Shopify is preparing for the transformation of a lifetime, according to its president, Harley Finklestein. Speaking at this year’s Upfront Summit in Los Angeles, the longtime e-commerce veteran spoke about how the company is going all in on agentic shopping. Shopify is second-largest ecommerce provider in the U.S. behind Amazon in America. But Finklestein says … Read more
There is a new key term to know as part of this artificial intelligence revolution, at least according to Antonio Gracias, the founder of Valor Equity Partners. While chatting at this year’s Upfront Summit in Los Angeles, he spoke about the term he coined — proentropic — a descriptor for startups designed to thrive in … Read more
While Amazon’s previous lineup of Echo speakers and smart displays was boring, frankly, its late 2025 hardware refresh brought better hardware, improved performance, and Alexa Plus to several models. If you feel like your room(s) could benefit from speakers to deliver tunes, audiobooks, or podcasts to more corners of your home, or screens to show … Read more
Seating technology may have reached its peak for those of us who struggle to keep our lightly worn clothing piles away from furniture. The Laundry Chair — developed by YouTuber and viral inventor Simone Giertz — is now available to buy through a Kickstarter campaign, providing a storage solution that still functions as a usable … Read more
Today, I’m talking with Jim Lanzone, who is the CEO of Yahoo. It’s basically impossible to sum up the Yahoo story, but the short version of it is that a long time ago Yahoo paid Google to run the search box on its website, and basically everything has gone sideways since. You’ll hear Jim refer … Read more