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The uber-luxe Première Sound Watch is here to join the cheapo wired buds revolution, despite being the very opposite.

The Big Bad Film Fest, now in its second year, is like a big, muscle-bound hug for Very Online action-movie obsessives who brought it to life.

The US Department of Justice claims that a company called RealPage is responsible for price-fixing across millions of apartment rental units nationwide.

Over the past few weeks, figures like Elon Musk have tried to minimize comments Donald Trump made about the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.

The Hydroflyer, an electric, propeller-driven hydrofoil with bicycle-style handlebars is the superior way to glide across the waves, if you can afford it.

Despite its comparatively small size and the continued absence of any obvious mainstream utility, the crypto industry is hurling more money than any other at the US general election.

A mid-cycle refresh of the company’s gaming console offers extra storage and a slightly lower price. But is an Xbox even worth it in 2024?

Gabrielle Rifkind was trained as a group analyst and psychotherapist. Now she sits down with groups like Hamas and Hezbollah and state actors in Ukraine and Russia, trying to end global conflicts.

Snell’s window is one of the coolest phenomena in the natural world. You’ve seen it, but do you know what causes it?

From tower and pedestal styles to utilitarian box fans, we’ve been testing fans all summer, and these are our favorites.

The Telegram channel and website Deep State uses public data and insider intelligence to power its live tracker of Ukraine’s ever-shifting front line.

Here’s everything you need to know about lithium-ion battery fires in EVs and what you can do to stay safe if one starts in your car.

At the 2024 Democratic National Convention, influencers boarded yachts, sipped “Midwest Margaritas,” and attended a “Hotties for Harris” event.

The Chinese studio granted early access on the condition that topics like “feminist propaganda” and “Covid-19” go unmentioned. What followed is the Streisand effect in full force.

“I really fucking hate generative AI,” says Procreate CEO James Cuda, who believes the technology is “ripping the humanity out of things.”

Researchers are testing the use of mRNA to get damaged livers to repair themselves, in a move that could one day lessen the need for organ transplants.

Kamala Harris has launched a new Twitch channel as part of the Democratic campaign’s broader strategy for engaging young voters online.

This week, we talk about the slow rollout of public electric vehicle chargers in the United States and the wildly disparate prices drivers are paying to top up.

The DNC influencer after-party featured “abortion access Skee-Ball,” a wall display of Democratic “hotties,” and a couch for JD Vance.