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Google's Latest Pixel Feature Drop Will Let Pixel Studio Generate Images of People

Itā€™s a new month, so itā€™s time for another one of Googleā€™s Pixel Feature Drops. This is when the company graces owners of the latest Pixel devices with new features and abilities, so they are convinced to stick with Googleā€™s flagship hardware. Marchā€™s drop is mostly good news for international folks waiting on AI features, …

The New iPad Air Is Faster With M3, but It's Still Not as Thin as the iPad Pro

The new iPad Air has floated down from Appleā€™s spaceship headquarters in Cupertino, California. As CEO Tim Cook said Monday, ā€œthereā€™s something in the air.ā€ Still, you may not be surprised to learn it looks very similar to last yearā€™s model, though now it should be faster with an M3 chip rather than last yearā€™s …

DOGE Prepares to Cancel Lease for Vital Weather Forecasting Center

The White House is preparing to cancel the leases for important weather forecasting offices, including the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction in College Park, Maryland, according to new reports from the Verge and Axios, citing officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. And itā€™s just the latest bad news for Americans who …

Nothing Reveals the Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro for Fans of See-Through Hardware

Nothing has been busy making something in its smartphone labs. The company, headed by OnePlusā€™s co-founder, Carl Pei, announced two new mid-range devices at MWC 2025. The Nothing Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro each promise a specific set of camera capabilities, boosted performance in their mid-range chipsets, and even some AI features. While the …

DOGE Just Keeps Deleting Its 'Savings'

You would think the Department of Government Efficiency, the agency that is supposedly auditing the entirety of the federal government for ā€œwaste,ā€ would know to keep its receipts in order. And yet, for some reason, the agency has repeatedly had to pull examples of so-called savings down after it was revealed that it actually didnā€™t …

Trump's Tariffs (Starting Tomorrow) Could Raise Car Prices by as Much as $12,000

As many now understand, President Trumpā€™s tariff plan serves as little more than a tax on consumers, even though the presidentā€™s aim is to punish Canada and Mexico, apparently over immigration and drug trafficking. With 25% tariffs on imports from the countries set to go into effect on Tuesday, new research shines light on just …

Mobile World Congress 2025: More Foldable Concepts, Plus Phones and Tablets You'll Never Get to Use

Mobile World Congress, or MWC, has kicked off in Barcelona, Spain, with intriguing reveals across phones, laptops, and tablets. Samsungā€”specifically Samsung Displayā€”showed off a few concept pieces that offer a glimpse at whatā€™s to come from folding displays. Lenovo used the conference to announce a concept, too: its Yoga Solar PC, which runs on sunlight. …

Trump's FCC Head Warns EU Content Rules 'Incompatible' With Free Speech

The European Union wants social media companies like Facebook, Instagram, and X to do more to crack down on illegal content like hate speech and child sexual abuse material. The Trump administration apparently isnā€™t all that into it. Brendon Carr, a Republican who Trump appointed to lead the Federal Communications Commission, spoke at Mobile World …

Google Is Hobbling Popular Ad Blocker uBlock Origin on Chrome

Users of the popular uBlock Origin extension on Google Chrome might need to make the switch to a new browser. Or maybe cave and subscribe to YouTube Premiumā€”features like offline downloads, background listening, and unlimited music streaming make it a decent value. Regardless, uBlock Origin is getting deprecated on Chrome as Google completes the process …

Tim Cook Teases New 'Air' Products Coming Very Soon

The air floating up from Appleā€™s spaceship headquarters is starting to smell like fan-less laptop exhaust. In a post to X, Apple CEO Tim Cook tells fans there is ā€œsomething in the airā€ā€”and itā€™s probably the next MacBook Air. Sure, Cook doesnā€™t give anything anyway, but unless something truly surprising happens we expect the MacBook …

Mark Cuban Suggests Fired Federal Employees Turn Into Government Consultants

Billionaire Mark Cuban has a big idea for some federal workers who just lost their job: get into consulting. The General Service Administration fired workers from its 18F office on Saturday morning as part of Donald Trump and Elon Muskā€™s ongoing trimming down of the federal government. After news of the firings hit, Cuban sent …

Apple's Long-Promised AI-Enhanced Siri May Be Delayed Even Longer

Apple has yet to set a firm date for the launch of its Apple Intelligence-enhanced Siri. Thatā€™s for a good reason, as new reports from trusted Apple leakers suggest AI-capable Siri wonā€™t be here any time soon. Perhaps a longer delay will be good for Appleā€”and more importantlyā€”Apple users. Appleā€™s slow rollout of Apple Intelligence …

Elon Musk Calls Social Security a Ponzi Scheme as He Destroys the U.S. Government

Elon Musk called Social Security a ā€œPonzi Schemeā€ in a discussion with podcaster Joe Rogan that was released online Friday. And itā€™s just the latest rhetorical assault by a member of the Trump regime on Americaā€™s social safety net as Musk continues to lay off thousands of federal workers and illegally stop payments at several …

Extremely Hot Weather Can Age You as Much as Smoking

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Gristā€™s weekly newsletter here. Two white men in their 60s live hundreds of miles away from each other, one in Arizona and the other in Washington state. They are the same age and have identical socioeconomic backgrounds. They also have similar habits and are in …