Best Home Theater Gift Ideas of 2023
Updated on Sept. 28, 2023 Written by Ty Pendlebury Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through…
A Human Spin on the Disaster Movie
Most modern disaster movies are rather cheesy—big, special effects spectacles that are an excuse to showcase lots of destruction and action. Concrete Utopia, a South Korean disaster movie, has some…
Scientists Have an Audacious Plan to Map the Ancient World Before It Disappears
In the center of Siena, Italy, a cathedral has stood for nearly 800 years. A black-and-white layer cake of heavy stone, fine-cut statuary, and rich mosaics, the imposing structure—now visited…
‘I Expect You to Die 3’ review: Your Meta Quest 3 is in danger if you play this game
VR headsets – including the new Meta Quest 3 – you’ve been warned. If your owner decides to play I Expect You to Die 3, you are in grave danger.…
Jony Ive and OpenAI are planning the ‘iPhone’ of AI
Apple’s former chief design officer, Jony Ive, is reportedly in discussions with OpenAI to build the “iPhone of artificial intelligence,” aided by over $1 billion in funding from Softbank CEO…
Adobe launches Photoshop’s web version with Firefly-powered AI tools
Adobe officially launched Photoshop for the web on Wednesday for all users with paid plans. The web version, which was in beta for almost two years, is now available with…
Temu vs. Amazon: Which shopping site is best for your buying needs?
Jada Jones/ZDNET If you’re even a casual online-shopping fan, chances are you’ve placed plenty of orders on Amazon. If you’re downright obsessive about online shopping, you’re likely familiar with Temu, a…
Best Flip Phone of 2023
The Galaxy Z Flip 4 (left), Galaxy Z Flip 5 (center) and Motorola Razr Plus (right) Numi Prasarn/CNET We test every phone in real-world scenarios, focusing on its features, design,…
A Rabid Otter in Florida Went on a Rampage Last Week
As if life isn’t hard enough already: rabid otters are apparently a thing. Florida health officials reported this week that a 74-year-old man and a dog were bitten by an…
SoundThinking, Maker of ShotSpotter, Is Buying Parts of PredPol Creator Geolitica
SoundThinking, the company behind the gunshot-detection system ShotSpotter, is quietly acquiring staff, patents, and customers of the firm that created the notorious predictive policing software PredPol, WIRED has learned. In…