The dog poop avoiding feature is only available on the new Roomba j7+. | Image: iRobot Using a robot vacuum has always been a bit hazardous for pet owners. Leaving a robovac to do its thing in your absence can be a problem if your less-than-perfectly-trained dog or cat also Continue Reading
HBO Max coming to Europe in October, more countries to be added next year
WarnerMedia’s streaming service HBO Max was officially launched in the US in May 2020, and it has already been made available in Latin America and the Caribbean. Now the company is getting ready to launch the platform in Europe with support for six new countries coming in October and more Continue Reading
Android 12’s last beta brings a few makeovers and new widgets
Today, Google released the final Android 12 beta before the OS properly launches, and with it a few of the visual changes and features we saw back when Android 12 was announced. Some of the notable inclusions in Beta 5 are the lovely geometric clock widgets, a redesigned calculator, and Continue Reading
Nerf Hyper review: where the rubber meets the foam
The Nerf Hyper Rush-40. Are these new blasters really the future of Nerf? Continue reading…
Fraud, or just a failure? Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’s trial opening arguments
Elizabeth Holmes, outside the courtroom | David Odisho / Getty Who is Elizabeth Holmes, really? Continue reading…
Analyst: Under-display Face ID on iPhone 14 ‘isn’t final yet’ and could be delayed
Earlier today we were surprised with renders of the so-called “iPhone 14” before the iPhone 13 was even officially announced. The images show an iPhone with a hole-punch display, which suggests that Apple might place the Face ID sensors under the screen. However, analyst Ross Young now claims that these Continue Reading
What to expect from Apple’s September 14 “California Streaming” event
Enlarge On September 14 at 10 am PDT (1 pm EDT), Apple will host its first product-launch event in several months. Once again, it will be an online-only event. But as with other recent online events from Apple, we expect it to be as jam-packed with announcements as ever. It’s Continue Reading
Jeff Bezos’ Earth Fund pledges $150 million to climate justice groups
Jeff Bezos speaks during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. | Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Jeff Bezos’ $10 billion Earth Fund just doled out millions more in funding to groups fighting off climate change. This time, a lot Continue Reading
The LAPD built collecting social media info into its interview process for civilians
Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The Los Angeles Police Department asked officers to gather social media information as a standard part of their interviews with civilians, whether or not the people were implicated in a crime. The practice, revealed in public records obtained by the Brennan Continue Reading
Addison Rae signs Netflix film deal after going from TikTok to He’s All That
Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Netflix Netflix is doubling down on TikTok star Addison Rae with a new multi-picture film deal that could see the social media celebrity bringing even more eyes to the streaming service, As part of the deal, Netflix will develop projects specifically for Rae to Continue Reading