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Meta Is Planning to Bring Back Facial Recognition

According to a New York Times report, Meta plans to add facial recognition technology to its Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses. The feature, called “Name Tag” within Meta, would allow users to identify people and get information about them through Meta’s AI. The feature could be rolling out as early as this year. Adding the […]

Punkt Has a New Smartphone for People Who Hate Smartphones

If you’ve ever looked into trading in your smartphone for a dumbphone, you might have stumbled across Punkt. The German-based company’s MP01 and MP02 phone were purposely not “smart;” rather, they were minimalist slabs of plastic, sporting a tiny display and an array of large, physical buttons. The point of owning one of these Punkt […]

My Favorite Amazon Deal of the Day: This Bose Smart Soundbar

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Credit: Illustration by Ian Moore and product image courtesy of Amazon. The Bose Smart Soundbar wasn’t very well received by reviewers when it came out last year, citing small improvements for a larger price […]

These Two New iPhone Features Are Coming to iOS 26.3

Just three days after Apple released iOS 26.2 to iPhones everywhere, the company is back at it with a new update. iOS 26.3 is official, though only for beta testers. Those brave enough to install Apple’s unfinished software on their devices won’t find an update packed to the brim with new features and changes, but […]

Colorado is pumping the brakes on first-of-its-kind AI regulation to find a practical path forward

When the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act passed in May 2024, it made national headlines. The law was the first of its kind in the U.S. It was a comprehensive attempt to govern “high-risk” artificial intelligence systems across various industries before they could cause real-world harm. Gov. Jared Polis signed it reluctantly – but now, less […]

Black Friday Tech Deals Live Blog 2025: Early Discounts on Phones, Laptops, and More

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Credit: Lifehacker Composite/Amazon/Apple/Sony Table of Contents Although Black Friday hasn’t technically started yet, many retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, Target, and Walmart already have early deals with some impressive discounts. We’ve used price trackers […]

Why an AWS Outage Can Crack the Web

If you happen to worn the information superhighway in any respect on Monday, you almost certainly spotted a bundle of items weren’t running all that neatly. Websites and services and products all over the world skilled interruptions, together with the likes of Fb, McDonald’s, or even Fortnite. You’ll have heard via now that the issues […]