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How to Choose the Right Soundbar

What size should you get? Do you need a subwoofer? Here’s everything you need to know when upgrading your TV’s audio.
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Which iPhone 16 Model Should You Buy?

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Meta Connect Starts Today. Here’s What to Expect

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

Nike's New CEO Has One Hell of a Challenge Ahead

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.

Proposed Ban Would Be a ‘Death Sentence’ for Chinese EVs in the US

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.

Some Mad Genius Put ChatGPT on a TI-84 Graphing Calculator

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

The iPhone 16’s Battery Is Easier to Replace, Finally

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.

Use Zoom’s AI Companion to Take Notes and Summarize Meetings

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.

Generative AI Hype Feels Inescapable. Tackle It Head On With Education

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.

4 Useful Slack Features You May not Be Using Yet

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

The Best Tech Support Services for Seniors

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.

Why Threads Is All the Rage Bait

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.

How Useful Will Apple Intelligence Be? The Next iPhone Will Tell Us

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.

Seriously, Use Encrypted Messaging

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.

Navigating the Wild West of EV Charging

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.
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How to Set Up Your New iPhone