Tuesday

7 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

Push for $40 smartphones builds momentum, but still faces cost hurdles

Push for $40 smartphones builds momentum, but still faces cost hurdles

A push by a coalition of telecom operators, device makers, and industry groups to bring $40 smartphones to market —…
A Stolen Truck, a Car Wash Detour, and Cameras That Never Blink

A Stolen Truck, a Car Wash Detour, and Cameras That Never Blink

On January 5, a seemingly regular afternoon in Glendale, Arizona, became extremely stressful for the local cops. A Flock Safety…
Experience Incredible Noise Cancellation And Comfort With The Affordable Soundcore Q20i Headphones

Experience Incredible Noise Cancellation And Comfort With The Affordable Soundcore Q20i Headphones

The Soundcore Q20i headphones, priced at $39.99 (was $70), give impressive performance at a reasonable price. This over-ear model from…
Google just gave Sundar Pichai a $692M pay package

Google just gave Sundar Pichai a $692M pay package

Sundar Pichai’s new pay package could be worth $692 million. Per a filing first spied by the FT, Alphabet has…
10 weird Netflix categories you didn’t know you could browse

10 weird Netflix categories you didn’t know you could browse

Netflix has been streaming movies and TV shows for almost 20 years at this point, and has built up an…
Why the Ratio Four Series Two Is What I Use to Test New Coffees

Why the Ratio Four Series Two Is What I Use to Test New Coffees

Coffee is the original office biohack and the nation’s most popular productivity tool. As we lose sleep to the changeover…
Grammarly’s ‘expert review’ is just missing the actual experts

Grammarly’s ‘expert review’ is just missing the actual experts

A recently-added feature in Grammarly purports to improve users’ writing with help from the world’s great writers and thinkers —…
Mozilla says Claude AI uncovered over 100 Firefox bugs in just two weeks, including 14 high-severity flaws

Mozilla says Claude AI uncovered over 100 Firefox bugs in just two weeks, including 14 high-severity flaws

Mozilla is now working with Anthropic’s Frontier Red Team to identify and patch potentially dangerous security vulnerabilities in Firefox. According…
I stopped using HDMI on my PC, and I don’t miss it

I stopped using HDMI on my PC, and I don’t miss it

HDMI is one of the most commonly used types of cords out there, working for anything from gaming consoles to…
Your Android phone has a built-in tracker — here’s how to control it

Your Android phone has a built-in tracker — here’s how to control it

Most people know that their smartphones collect some data, but only a few pay attention to how much information is…