Dontree_M/Shutterstock Buy a brand new MacBook Neo, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro, and the laptop will come with a charger in the box, except for European Union and United Kingdom markets. The Apple Charger can be used to charge the device via USB-C (MacBook Neo) and MagSafe 3 (MacBook Air and Pro). Regardless of the market, all new laptops will come with cables in the box. But these laptops can also be safely charged with compatible third-party USB-C chargers available from various retailers. These third-party chargers can come in handy…
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Léopatrizi/Getty Images Smartphone camera technology has come a long way since the days of blurry photos captured via flip phones. There’s even an argument to be made that, given the power of most smartphone cameras (which can vary depending on the particular brand of your smartphone camera), there’s no longer a need for a separate, budget-friendly digital camera. So it may come as a surprise that consumers (and particularly Gen Z teens and tech users) have begun to re-adopt the compact digital cameras that millennials previously used out of necessity.…
Mamun_Sheikh/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One of the cornerstones of Amazon’s dominant presence in the tech sector is its Alexa smart assistant, which lets you network smart tech devices around your home in a seamless setup. Naturally, you need Alexa-enabled devices to use the assistant, and while there are plenty of compatible third-party devices, the simplest approach would be to use Amazon’s Alexa-enabled devices. Although some Alexa devices can be a little pricey, you can find gadgets like smart plugs, streaming sticks, and smart…
Remitski/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Even with component shortages raging in 2026, you can buy a terabyte solid-state drive for less than $200, and that’s no coincidence: there are a ton of options in this price range. Storage has become much more capable over the years, in terms of capacity and read-write speeds, and also much cheaper. Now you can find an ultra-compact drive solution that plugs directly into your smartphone to back up photos. This was not always the case. In the…
IowaVideoGuy/Shutterstock Younger generations weren’t around when the best-selling desktop computer of all time was launched. Officially recognized by Guinness World Records, the Commodore 64 (C64) arrived amid much intrigue in 1982 as an affordable desktop computer for home users. After becoming something of a sensation in the 1980s with millions of sales, the C64 helped transform personal computers into everyday devices, normalizing the idea of having a personal computer in the living room for activities such as gaming, learning, creative experimentation, and even early online communications. Manufactured by the American…
The complaint says park visitors are not adequately informed that they are being scanned. Disney is being sued for using facial recognition technology in its theme parks. The class action lawsuit alleges that the entertainment brand fails to properly inform customers that it scans people’s faces at the entrances to Disneyland and California Adventure. The complaint seeks at least $5 million on behalf of park visitors. “Guests should be able to expressly opt-in to this type of sensitive facial recognition technology with their written consent – the onus for privacy rights should not fall on the victim,” writes Blake Yagman,…
Older icons had very little to differentiate them visually. Nathan Ingraham for Woozad About five years ago, Google redesigned the icons of most of its apps and services, including widely used tools like Drive, Meet, Calendar, etc. The Internet response has not been positive, and for good reason. Many have rightly pointed out that Google has removed the individual characteristics of its icons, replacing them with an outline consisting of the company’s four signature colors. If you look closely, you’ll recognize the outline of a document for Google Docs or a camera for Meet. But at…
xAI promised workers money in exchange for tax information to train Grok. Elon Musk owes a group of xAI employees $420, according to a report from Bloomberg. The CEO reportedly promised employees earlier this year that he would pay that sum of money if they offered their personal tax returns as training data for Grok. Surprisingly, the payments have not yet been made. This was an attempt to improve Grok’s abilities before the April 15 US tax deadline. Many people use AI chatbots to help with their tax filing, despite the risks, but most opt for Claude or ChatGPT over…
After three weeks of testimony and little deliberation, a jury ruled against Elon Musk, finding that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman were not responsible in this case. The jury found that the statute of limitations had already passed when Musk sued the two executives. Musk filed his suit in 2024, accusing them of “stealing from charity” after he left the AI lab in 2018. Although the jury in the case only played an “advisory” role, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers agreed with the jury’s decision. Musk’s allegations of “charitable breach of trust and unjust enrichment are rejected as inappropriate,” she said…
That’s down from the previous limit of 2,400 posts per day. ID Thrive Studios/Shutterstock X introduced additional incentives to get users to pay for “verification” on its platform, but the new limitation may have angered some longtime users. As seen on X and Reddit, users are reporting that X has quietly restricted the number of posts allowed for those without the blue checkmark. Now, the X Help Center page on limits states that posts are limited to “50 original posts and 200 replies per day for unverified accounts.” Compared to cached versions of the same Help…