From chocolate phones to handheld batteries that throw a phone into them, this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is serving as a showcase for how unique phones are still possible — even after years of touchscreen slabs running iOS and Android. And this year it’s not just phone-inspired creations. Robot dogs and electric cars … Read more
No matter which movie snatches Best Picture at this year’s Oscars, “Barbenheimer” will still go down as the winner. Last summer’s box office face-off between Christopher Nolan’s historical drama about a troubled male genius and the atomic bomb, and Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster comedy about women working together and neon rollerblades, was one for the ages. … Read more
The year is off to a quick start in terms of new product launches and availability, even leaving aside the usual mid-tier smorgasbord that is CES. Apple just started pre-sales of its Vision Pro mixed reality headset, with shipments beginning in early February; meanwhile, Samsung debuted the next generation of the only viable iPhone competitor … Read more
Skaman306 | Moment | Getty Images DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — The slew of upcoming global elections could derail international efforts to secure long-term food supplies, according to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). President Alvaro Lario told CNBC that is short-term politics will likely dominate over longer-term strategy in the bumper election year of 2024, … Read more
The magic carpet is supposed to show how great flying cars will be in the future, but it’s unclear how this air-mobile vehicle will reduce pollution.Gif: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo CES is no stranger to some supremely extravagant booths, but this year’s convention might take the cake (in one case, quite literally). The Consumer Technology … Read more
PARIS — France saw fewer of the car burnings that usually blight the arrival of a new year as the Olympic host country celebrated the start of 2024, the interior minister said Monday. The 380 arrests made nationwide overnight was a 10% drop compared with a year ago, said Gerald Darmanin, citing preliminary early morning … Read more