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Why Is the Slack Hold Music So Haunted and So Good?
When Danny Simmons finished his first Slack Huddle, the same thing happened to him as did me: He didn’t hang up, the music faded in, and he went hunting for the source. Only he wasn’t looking for a random auto-playing browser tab. He was…
Reddit IPO Filings Reveal the Company’s Hopes—and Fears
The amount of time Reddit reports that users spend with its service hasn’t significantly budged either. In September 2021, the company said that US users on average engaged for 28 minutes a day. It ticked up to 30 minutes that December.…
EVs With Built-In Camera Drones Have Already Landed in China
Chinese automakers are starting to equip electric cars with camera drones. For now, this drone integration is aimed at content creators who want to collect videos of themselves driving. These systems typically enable one-click filming of…
What Is Google One? A Breakdown of Plans, Pricing, and Included Services
Photograph: Simon HillIn the unlikely event that 2 TB is not enough, you can increase your storage, but the option to upgrade to an even larger plan is available only for current subscribers and in select countries. Here are the plans…
Never-Repeating Patterns of Tiles Can Safeguard Quantum Information
This extreme fragility might make quantum computing sound hopeless. But in 1995, the applied mathematician Peter Shor discovered a clever way to store quantum information. His encoding had two key properties. First, it could tolerate…
Soundpeats Air4 Pro Review: Premium Features for Less
Confusion aside, nearly all the commands you need are at the ready, with more control options available in the Soundpeats app. Considering the previous two pairs of Soundpeats buds I tested had no app support at all, that’s a notable…
Best AirPods (2024): Which Apple Headphones Should You Buy?
If you're hunting for your first pair of AirPods, you may have a few questions, such as proper cleaning methods and how to tinker with certain settings. We've got some answers to a handful of common questions about AirPods.Do Airpods…
How to Free Up Space in Gmail, Google Photos, and Google Drive
How many unread emails do you have right now? Sixty? Six thousand? Well, all of those messages and attachments take up space, whether they’re unread, old, or archived. And if you’re on Gmail and aren’t one of those weird inbox zero…
Amazfit Balance Review: Most Improved, Still Exasperating
Of all the fitness trackers that I’ve tested, none has made a bigger leap in hardware development than Amazfit. The first iterations that I tried in 2018 were plasticky and horrible. Every year, the wearable has gotten steadily, well,…
The FCC Now Says Broadband Speed Should Be at Least 100 Mbps
The Federal Communications Commission this week voted to raise its internet speed benchmark for the first time since January 2015, concluding that modern broadband service should provide at least 100 Mbps download speeds and 20 Mbps…