Author: Hunter

YouTube is expanding its pilot of a new Premium Lite subscription plan to the United States, the company announced today. Priced at $7.99 per month compared to the $13.99 charge for regular YouTube Premium, the cheaper tier offers “most” videos without ads — including “gaming, fashion, beauty, news, and more.” The major exception is music.… Read more

Nintendo has won its legal battle against Dstorage, the French company it accused of hosting pirated games on its file-sharing site 1fichier.com. In a press release sent to outlets like Eurogamer and GBATemp, Nintendo says a French Court agreed that 1fichier.com is “liable for failing to remove or block access to unauthorised copies of Nintendo… Read more

JetZero aims to launch a demonstrator proof-of-concept by 2027. | Image: JetZero Delta Airlines is backing a startup that wants to design more fuel efficient, blended-wing-body aircraft, in the hopes of reducing its carbon footprint and making air travel more sustainable.  The airline said today that it will help support the development of startup JetZero’s… Read more

AI is ruining Pinterest. Here’s why and how to avoid it. Read more

Petey the cat pretends to ignore Victoria’s wireless mouse. Victoria Song is a senior reviewer at The Verge who mostly focuses on health tech and wearables and who, she says, occasionally has “existential crises over silly gadgets I bought on TikTok against my better judgment.” One of her favorite gadgets is the Logitech MX Vertical… Read more

This well-made hard-sided polycarbonate suitcase offers entry-level luxury and a durable finish. Read more

Essential to global prosperity yet subject to economic and geopolitical forces, companies across the entire energy value chain are under pressure to operate at high levels of safety, efficiency, and uptime. It’s the same story across all industries. According to a recent survey by Foundry, nearly all respondents (97%) reported that their organization is impacted… Read more

This projector has remarkable picture quality, but few features beyond gaming performance. Read more

Hi, me. It’s me. It was just a year ago that I had my first demo of the Humane AI pin — which was also my last, as it turned out. But another AI gadget at this year’s MWC is trying to take off where Humane crashed and burned, and in ways it’s even weirder… Read more

The 13-inch and 15-inch laptops are faster and, with the lower starting price of $999, more affordable. Need a desktop? Apple has also refreshed the Mac Studio. Read more