Category : Tech news

Rival Peak aims to be a massive game-like reality show with AI characters

Genvid Technologies and Pipeworks Studios are unveiling Rival Peak, an interactive show on Facebook that is part game and part reality show.Read More

Varjo launches new generation of human-eye resolution VR headsets

Varjo revealed its next generation of virtual reality headsets with "human-eye resolution" -- XR/VR headsets called the XR-3 and VR-3.Read More

7 Simple Ways to Make Your Android Phone More Secure

Here's how to lock down your data and stop others from snooping on your personal information.

Too Many Game Subscription Services? Here's How to Choose

PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Now, Xbox Live Gold, Game Pass, Game Pass Ultimate—we break it down so you can pick the right one for you.

One Free Press Coalition Spotlights Journalists Under Attack - December 2020

This month's list focuses on cases relating to Covid-19, as thousands of individuals have called on the UN to free jailed journalists amid the ongoing pandemic.

Flexe raises $70 million to make logistics networks more elastic

Flexe, an on-demand warehousing platform used by retailers like Walmart, has raised $70 million in a round of funding.Read More

The Free-Market Approach to This Pandemic Isn't Working

The US health care system has always been unequal, but Covid-19 has revealed it to be absurd.

How to Back Up and Move Your Photos Between Services

Leaving Google Photos now that it's no longer free and unlimited? Considering Apple Photos or OneDrive? Here's how to take your library with you.

The 14 Best Tech Gifts for Kids

Your child has spent years watching you tap away on your phone or laptop. Give them a turn on an age-appropriate device of their own.

Why UGMA/UTMA Accounts Are the Perfect Holiday Gift

If you have a special child in your life, you may be wondering what to put under the tree this year. One long-lasting and truly meaningful way to show the child in your life that you care is by taking a few minutes to set up a UGMA/UTMA account and g...

They Found Community, and Then Love, in Online Games

It's no surprise people build great friendships when they game together. But these folks found much more—sometimes across long distances and cultural divides.

How a Vibrating Smartwatch Could Be Used to Stop Nightmares

The FDA has given NightWare clearance to market a “digital therapeutic” device that uses an Apple Watch to interrupt PTSD-related nightmares.

Decoder: Alamo Drafthouse CEO on the future of movie theaters

On this episode of Decoder, Nilay talks with Shelli Taylor, the CEO of Alamo Drafthouse. Shelli stepped into her new role as CEO during the pandemic.In the conversation, Nilay and Shelli discuss the steps she had to take to get her company back on so...

Zoom’s surging free user base dents margins as cloud costs rise

Zoom warned its gross margins would remain under pressure as the surging number of free users makes it hard to offset a spike in cloud costs.Read More

Pop culture’s department stores taught us what to want

Shaneé Benjamin for Vox In movies like Splash, Miracle on 34th Street, and The Women, the department store is where we go to learn middle-class values. There’s a French movie from 1930, black-and-white and silent, tha...