Month: October 2025
The Echo Dot Max is the Alexa+ speaker I’ve always dreamed of – but these 3 features would make it even better
When Amazon announced Alexa+, I was rather impressed with the demonstrations and immediately wanted a new flagship speaker to go with it. Seven months later, Amazon unveiled its new line of Alexa+ Echo speakers – the Echo Dot Max and Echo Studio – and I was over the moon. The…
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Instagram tests opening right onto Reels
Instagram is testing a potentially major change to the app: making Reels the home tab of the app. As part of an opt-in test in India, Meta is making Reels and DMs the first two tabs on the app, according to Instagram head Adam Mosseri. Mosseri says that Reels and…
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Loud people nearly ruined my forest vacation, and now I appreciate my Loop Switch 2 earplugs more than ever
Getting the chance to take a week-long break is a well-known way to lift our spirits, but even relaxing holidays can include overwhelming elements like travel noise and loud restaurants, which can prove overwhelming for some of us. I recently spent a week at a popular forest-based holiday village in…
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Ubisoft launches its new Tencent-backed subsidiary
Ubisoft has launched — and named — its Tencent-backed subsidiary. Vantage Studios is the first of the company's "creative houses" under a previously-announced reorganization. The new studio will oversee the company's tentpole franchises: Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Rainbow Six. The news follows Ubisoft's March announcement of a new subsidiary…
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Trump’s solution for high drug prices is a discount portal called TrumpRx
President Donald Trump is launching a new government-run website that he says will let Americans buy medications at lower prices. The new website, called TrumpRx, is expected to launch in 2026 and will direct consumers to discounts on drugmakers’ online stores, including Pfizer’s, as reported earlier by The New York…
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Behold: The Lego Game Boy has already been modded to play games for real
Let me be clear: this is not an emulator. Natalie did not stuff a Raspberry Pi in here. It’s far more impressive than that. What you’re seeing are real Game Boy cartridges, running on real Game Boy chips, soldered to a real circuit board of Natalie’s own creation. Working buttons,…
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