Save up to $800 on Apple during 4th of July sales – Image credit: Apple Fourth of July savings are underway this holiday weekend in the U.S. — and Apple products, along with complementary accessories, are on sale at up to…
Self-funded investigation into microSD cards finds 51 failed under load, while many performance and capacity claims proved to be fake
MicroSD card survey tested 200 models to uncover fakes, performance gaps, and endurance failures Fake flash was common in cheap high-capacity cards, discarding data past true limits Name-brand cards generally outperformed off-brand models in speed, reliability, and total write endurance One…
The Download: India’s AI independence, and predicting future epidemics
Despite its status as a global tech hub, India lags far behind the likes of the US and China when it comes to homegrown AI. That gap has opened largely because India has chronically underinvested in R&D, institutions, and invention. Meanwhile,…
The best VR headsets for 2025
Choosing the best VR headset for you is the first step into some of the most immersive gaming, entertainment and virtual work experiences available today. Whether you’re exploring new worlds, working out in virtual gyms or collaborating in 3D environments, a…
Very massive stars vomit vast amounts of matter before collapsing into black holes
Very massive stars that collapse to create black holes may vomit out much more material during their short lives than we previously thought. To fit with astronomical observations of these stars, which have masses over 100 times that of the sun,…
Apple to reveal tariff-stricken Q3 results on July 31
Apple to reveal earnings for Q3 in July. Image source: Apple Apple is set to detail earnings for the third fiscal quarter of 2025 on July 31 in an investor call, though all eyes will be on how unstable tariff policies…
My Kindle Scribe transformed the way I write – and now this massive deal on the latest model has given me the perfect excuse to upgrade
As a creative writer, I’ve spent several decades refining and improving my skills. Yet, very little has improved my writing practice as much as picking up the first-gen Kindle Scribe, which combines the benefits of an e-reader with those of a…
The Download: AI agents hype, and Google’s electricity plans
—Yoav Shoham is a professor emeritus at Stanford University and cofounder of AI21 Labs. At Google’s I/O 2025 event in May, the company showed off a digital assistant that didn’t just answer questions; it helped work on a bicycle repair by…
Get two months of Paramount+ for only $2 right now
It’s hot out there, so this might be the perfect time to stay in and binge some TV. Paramount+ is offering one heck of a deal right now for budding couch potatoes, with two months available for just $2. That breaks…
See Mercury at greatest elongation, its farthest from the sun in the evening sky this week
Mercury reaches its point of greatest eastern elongation on Friday (July 4), presenting an excellent opportunity to spot the rocky planet during its evening apparition in the post-sunset sky. Astronomers describe Mercury as an “inferior planet”, because its orbital path around…