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366 quick stories on the rack · TechAmazon Shelves Sam Altman Biopic After OpenAI Deal
Amazon MGM dropped the nearly finished Sam Altman biopic 'Artificial' months after pouring $50 billion into Op…
Trump Mobile PR Firm Walks Away From the T1 Phone
Poplar Group, the publicist behind the Trump phone for a year, says it's done with Trump Mobile. Nobody knows …
Why People Are Ditching Smartwatches for Simpler Tech
Notification overload, $400 price tags and shaky sleep data are pushing some wearers toward screenless bands a…
VSCO Studio Pro Takes Aim at Adobe With $500 Bundle
VSCO's new Studio Pro editing app is out on iOS, with a $500-a-year VSCO One subscription pitched straight at …
User-Controlled Algorithms Are Reshaping Social Feeds
Threads, Instagram and TikTok now let you train your own feed. A look at how user-controlled algorithms work a…
Why Streaming Looks Blocky During Fast Motion
Streaming video breaks up during action scenes for a specific technical reason. Here's the compression mechani…
Why App Updates Sometimes Reset Your Personalization
Some app updates wipe your settings; others don't touch them. Here's the exact mechanism that determines which…
How Spam Filters Tell Phishing From Promo Emails
Spam filters use sender reputation, link analysis, and behavioural signals to separate a sale email from a sca…
Why Cloud and Local Game Saves Conflict
Cloud and local game saves clash when timestamps lie. Here's the exact mechanic behind save conflicts and how …
How Ad Targeting Tracks You After You Clear Cookies
Clearing cookies feels like a reset. It isn't. Here's exactly how ad targeting rebuilds your profile within ho…
What Makes a Smartphone Camera Good in Low Light
Megapixels don't shoot in the dark. Here's the actual hardware and software doing the heavy lifting in low-lig…
I Replaced Five Apps With a Plain Text File. Nothing Broke
After years of chasing the perfect productivity setup, I went in the opposite direction. The boring solution t…