The Download: recycling batteries, and augmented reality hits stores
Why? The mirrors are part of Snap’s new effort to start offering AR products in the physical world. AR has powered Snapchat filters and...
Designing user management for machine-to-machine interactions
If a user lacks human traits and doesn’t have much of a personality, there might be a good reason for this. The user might...
The Search for Long Covid Treatments Takes a Promising Turn
Three years in, the pandemic mania has settled to a rumbling hum. We’re back to sweating on each other in nightclubs, spluttering out birthday...
The Download: OpenAI’s data disaster, and screens in schools
OpenAI has just over a week to comply with European data protection laws following a temporary ban in Italy, and a slew of investigations...
The best new CSS features for 2023
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) first dropped in 1996, and it remains an essential, evolving part of the web development stack. Like other living languages, CSS...
Best Kindle (2023): Which Amazon Ebook Reader Should You Buy?
Kindles have helpful features that you may want to take advantage of it. Long-press a word or phrase to see its definition, highlight it,...
The Download: fire-resistant homes, and Big Tech’s AI chokehold
With each devastating wildfire in the US West, officials consider new methods or regulations that might save homes or lives the next time.In the...
How to succeed with cloud computing during an economic downturn
I’m starting to see articles in the business press calling for a downturn in cloud spending since the economy is likely to slow down. I’m always...
Sennheiser HD 660S2 Review: Heavenly low end, premium price
They’re all aiming for clarity, but much like camera makers, each high-end headphone brand puts its own flavor on the experience. Fans love Sennheiser’s...
The Download: solar geoengineering’s high stakes, and tracking student’s moods
Picture two theoretical futures: one in which nations counteract climate change by reflecting sunlight back into space, and another where the world continues heating...
