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02.10.26
BUSINESS
Meta Goes to Trial in a New Mexico Child Safety Case. Here’s What’s at Stake
BY LAUREN GOODE | 5-MINUTE READ
Attorney general Raúl Torrez is accusing the tech giant of failing to protect minors on Facebook and Instagram.
OpenAI Abandons ‘io’ Branding for Its AI Hardware
BY MAXWELL ZEFF | 2-MINUTE READ
A court filing in a trademark lawsuit reveals OpenAI won't use the name “io” for its AI hardware device, which isn't expected to ship until 2027.
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The Technologies Changing How You Watch the Winter Olympic Games
BY MILA FIORDALISI | 2-MINUTE READ
From drones with “first person” visualization to real-time 360-degree replays and Olympics GPT, get ready to immerse yourself in the Winter Games in Milan and Cortina.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
I Infiltrated Moltbook, the AI-Only Social Network Where Humans Aren’t Allowed
BY REECE ROGERS | 4-MINUTE READ
I went undercover on Moltbook and loved role-playing as a conscious bot. But rather than a novel breakthrough, the AI-only site is a crude rehashing of sci-fi fantasies.
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These Hackers Are Turning Dead Vapes Into Musical Synthesizers
BY BOONE ASHWORTH | 4-MINUTE READ
Instead of throwing that spent Elf Bar nicotine vape into the trash, you can pull most of the guts out, plug in a circuit board and some controls, then suck on the mouthpiece to play digital sounds.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Ferrari’s New Jony Ive–Designed EV Is Swathed in Glass and Aluminum
BY JEREMY WHITE AND BOONE ASHWORTH | 7-MINUTE READ
We got a peek at the interior of Ferrari’s new Luce electric car, which was dreamed up by famed ex-Apple designer and his firm, LoveFrom. It looks and feels a whole lot like an Apple product.
I Spent Weeks Testing Soundcore’s Morphing Open Earbuds to See If They Really Work
BY RYAN WANIATA | 5-MINUTE READ
The design of Soundcore’s latest open earbuds magically transforms them into noise-canceling buds. But does it actually work?
For $4,550, Would You Buy a Single Premium Watch or a Swarm of Affordable Ones?
BY CHRIS HALL | 4-MINUTE READ
You could go all in on one pricey, luxe watch or assemble a collection of lower-budget timepieces. Let’s crunch the numbers.
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Save $100 On Our Favorite Home Printer
BY BRAD BOURQUE | 1-MINUTE READ
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