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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will take the stage on September 25 to deliver a keynote address about all things AR and VR, chatbots, headsets, smart glasses, and generative AI. Here’s a preview.

As the baby pygmy hippo has gone mega-viral, the Thai zoo where she was born is hustling to trademark her and keep her safe.

Welcome to your new Apple smartphone. Here’s how to get the most out of it right out of the box.

Everything you need to know to successfully transfer your contacts, music, photos, and apps from one iOS device to another.

Migraine sufferers are often triggered by the weather, and research suggests warming temperatures and more extreme weather events worsen attacks.

For the past five years, Big Tech has faced a flurry of new rules and reprimands from Brussels. Now with a new team taking over the European Commission, relations may be entering a new era.

Find great savings daily at Walmart, like up to 65% off flash deals for tech, appliances, and plenty more.

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are suing the company behind the game, which fans dubbed “Pokémon with guns,” for patent infringement.

Research on the visual patterns that foreshadow migraines may reveal clues on how painful headaches arise from the brain even though it has no pain receptors.

The explosion of thousands of rigged pagers and walkie-talkies will likely make Hezbollah operatives fear any means of electronic communication. It’s having the same effect on the Lebanese population.

These accessories might not cure your anxiety or insomnia, but they can feel like a hug when you really need one.

Thousands of beepers and two-way radios exploded in attacks against Hezbollah, but mainstream consumer devices like smartphones aren’t likely to be weaponized the same way.

Upgrading to a shiny new device? Here’s how to restore your old phone to its factory settings.

Apple has outfitted the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus with a new kind of adhesive that makes it faster and safer to swap out the battery.

This week on Gadget Lab, we talk about engagement bait on Threads, and why the social network is prioritizing posts that ask infuriating questions and stir drama.

For years, internet users have seen what they want to in Donald Trump's youngest son. Now a freshman at NYU, he's being obsessively filmed—and making his first appearances alongside his father.

Next summer’s horror blockbuster is the biggest release yet to be shot with iPhones—and not even Apple’s latest model.

The repair gurus at iFixit have created the soldering iron that you didn’t know you’ve always wanted.

For years, Jason Rohrer put out bizarre, beloved video games. Now, with Project Skydrop, he launches the real-world treasure hunt of his dreams.

A coordinated effort called “National Only Citizens Vote” has been rolled out this week by a coalition of people pushing conspiracy theories about immigrants voting in the November election.

A startup says shipping meltwater from Greenland’s glaciers internationally will boost the local economy and could help ease water pressures in arid regions—but what does that actually mean for the world?