Gear

A ruinous pandemic business strategy, declining innovation, exodus of talent, and a “worst sneaker of all time” accolade has laid the world's biggest sports brand low.

The US wants to ban any Chinese or Russian software installed in cars, purportedly over security concerns. If the proposed rule is finalized, don’t expect to see a China-made EV stateside any time soon.

Cheaters of the world, rejoice. Although you're going to need some serious hardware skills.

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.

Adaptogenic drinks are having a moment, as brands embrace ingredients with claims to improve focus, energy, and productivity, without caffeine jitters. And this is only the beginning.

Restaurants field a high volume of phone calls from inquisitive tourists or diners running late. Increasingly, voice chatbots are picking up on the other end of the line.

EVs can burn for days, firefighters have little or no training to deal with them, and conventional equipment isn’t effective. But new technology is being developed that should make all the difference.

Electric grills dangle the potential of being greener, safer, and more consistent than propane grills. But the experience of using one is frustrating.

The videoconferencing app has an AI-powered agent built in. It can generate summaries, tell you who talked the most, and even gauge what the emotional tone of the meeting was.

In their book AI Snake Oil, two Princeton researchers pinpoint the culprits of the AI hype cycle and advocate for a more critical, holistic understanding of artificial intelligence.

From Canvases to Lists, learn how to use some of these recently added—but still not widely known—Slack features.

If an elder in your life needs help with their computer, phone, email inbox, or smart thermostat, they can bug you for help—or they can call on a dedicated IT professional trained to help seniors.

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.

This week, we talk about the new iPhone 16 and its many AI tricks. Some of them are impressive, some of them are meh, all of them are very Apple.

This week, we talk about recent developments with messaging apps Telegram and Signal, and discuss the future of encrypted messaging, surveillance capitalism, and nonprofit business models in tech.

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.