Claude's new voice model will let you reschedule your meeting or draft an email

Fire TV Sticks are back down to all-time low prices for Best Buy's Black Friday in July sale. We'll break down just how good of a deal you can get.

Today’s phone microphones are perfectly adept at picking up sound in all sorts of conditions, and they’re backed by all kinds of processing techniques to filter out noise and capture clean audio. [mcore1976] has been working on a device to jam phone microphones that...

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U.S. applications for jobless benefits tumbled to the lowest level in more than five decades last week as layoffs remain historically low despite global economic uncertainty. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits in the week ending July 18...

Parental leave looks great on paper, but many working mothers who take it have seen missed promotions, unfair performance reviews, or even job loss. Nearly half of all Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuits last year involved pregnancy-related claims. Here’s...

Bo Zhao believes curiosity is built through conversations, not algorithms. The best creative education happens in the real world.

Tinder has announced a global expansion of Tinder Events, its in-app feature designed to help singles connect IRL through shared interests.  The Match Group-owned brand introduced Events in March 2026, starting with a pilot program in Los Angeles. Since its pilot’s...

Gordon Boggis argues that creativity isn’t something you can teach—it’s something you unlock through curiosity, experience, and the courage to think differently.

AI can explore countless directions, but it can’t replace the intuition required to choose the right one.

Deirdre White believes progress comes from making tough choices and focusing creative energy where it can have the greatest impact.

We granted the Dell 14 Plus an Editors' Choice award for great hardware and design. Now, the high-end version of the PC is over $1,000 off.

Phil Haid shares why one simple question can transform how teams collaborate and innovate.

Leena Jain shares that AI can predict what’s likely. Breakthrough ideas often begin with uncertainty instead.

Muneer Panjwani says that AI can synthesize information at remarkable speed, but creativity, intuition, and original thinking remain distinctly human.

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Napa might have some of the country’s best wine, but it might soon lose an icon of American culture: drive-thrus.  The city in Northern California has a proposed ban on drive-thrus as part of a move to shift the city away from car dependency as well as lowering carbon...

The Trump Media & Technology Group announced last week that it would soon offer a new product for financial services companies: a real-time feed of posts from the “highest-ranking” accounts on Truth Social, the right-wing social media platform that will have your...