2024-12-31

Tech’s biggest losers in 2024

The tricky thing about naming the year’s biggest losers in tech is that in 2024, it once again felt like everyone lost. Amid the depressing spiral that is social media, the will-they-or-won’t-they [...]

2024-12-31

The Morning After: A microwave with a 27-inch touchscreen

We’re wrapping up 2024, so why not do it with some frivolous CES announcements? Like this premium (it has to be premium!) microwave from LG, with a touchscreen bigger than your iPad. I’m not sure [...]

2024-12-26

The Year Villainy Won

Villains were everywhere and more relatable than ever. Across pop culture, social media, and IRL, the phenomenon went full-on main character. [...]

2024-12-26

Why social media influencers are going to have a very big 2025

Here’s what experts believe could happen to social media over the next 12 months. [...]

2024-12-26

A rising tide of e-waste threatens our health, the environment and the economy

Our growing reliance on technology at home and in the workplace has raised the profile of e-waste. This consists of discarded electrical devices including laptops, smartphones, televisions, computer s [...]

2024-12-25

Give Your Social Health a Decent Workout

Your physical and mental well-being are crucial—but the picture isn’t complete if you aren’t flexing your connection muscles, too. Here’s how to build—and keep—your social health. [...]

2024-12-24

Generative AI is making traditional ways to measure business success obsolete

Businesses are already being radically transformed by artificial intelligence (AI). Tools now exist that offer instantaneous, high-quality results in improving certain operations without the burden of [...]

2024-12-23

I tried out 3 media outlets’ AI chatbots. Here’s what happened

Many legacy media outlets are dipping into the AI space. But what is the user experience like, and what exactly is the goal here? [...]

2024-12-23

Unfair decisions by AI could make us indifferent to bad behaviour by humans

Artificial intelligence (AI) makes important decisions that affect our everyday lives. These decisions are implemented by firms and institutions in the name of efficiency. They can help determine who [...]