Tech Innovation

Spending out of control?  These 3 tricks will help you rein it in

Years ago, a friend was alarmed to discover $2,000 missing from her bank account. She couldn’t imagine how someone had managed to steal from her—until she had the dawning realization that she was that someone. Over the course of a very stressful six-week period, she had blown two grand in dribs and drabs, never shelling … Read more

Trump’s Crypto Venture Divides the Industry He Aims to Support

Dressed in ball gowns, tuxedos and “Make Bitcoin Great Again” baseball caps, a crowd of some of the country’s most powerful cryptocurrency executives gathered a few blocks from the White House for a lavish party three days before President Trump’s inauguration, toasting an incoming administration that had vowed to promote the industry’s interests. Even Snoop … Read more

Apple Still ‘Exploring’ New AirPods With Tiny Cameras

Apple continues to explore the idea of releasing camera-equipped AirPods in the future, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Gurman only briefly mentioned the possibility of AirPods gaining tiny cameras, as part of his Power On newsletter intro this week, focused on Apple’s future wearables ambitions. He did not explain what the cameras would be used … Read more

This is how I make the most of Firefox on my Android phone

Andy Walker / Android Authority Not too long ago, I aired my grievances about Google Chrome’s shortcomings on Android. Compared to many alternatives, Chrome isn’t as flexible or customizable, leaving me to either deal with its quirks or find something else. While I haven’t kicked it off my phone, Mozilla Firefox has usurped it as … Read more

Want to be a full-time influencer? Consider freelancing

More people than ever aspire to become influencers on social media, given YouTube’s proliferation as an entertainment source and the popularity of Instagram and TikTok. Some 57% of Gen Z aspire to be influencers, according to a 2023 survey of 1,000 U.S. respondents. It makes sense after seeing influencers earn big payouts while having more … Read more

Elon Musk, Video Game King? Well, Maybe Not.

On its face, the claim feels improbable: In addition to being the world’s richest man, the chief executive of multiple companies and a key adviser to President Trump, Elon Musk says he is also a world-class video game player. It is a claim that Mr. Musk has repeated through the years. He has an account … Read more

Scaling up neuromorphic computing for more efficient and effective AI everywhere and anytime

The NeuRRAM chip is not only twice as energy efficient as state-of-the-art, it’s also versatile and delivers results that are just as accurate as conventional digital chips. Credit: David Baillot/University of California San Diego Neuromorphic computing—a field that applies principles of neuroscience to computing systems to mimic the brain’s function and structure—needs to scale up … Read more