The Mississippi House of Representatives just passed a bill banning cultivated meat. This makes Mississippi the third state to outlaw meat grown in vats from small samples of animal cells. The Mississippi bill will make it illegal for anyone to manufacture, sell, or distribute cultivated meat in the state. Violating the law would be a…
Two initiatives to create a more open web, where users are in control of their own digital identities and data, may be coming together. At SXSW 2025, entrepreneur Frank McCourt, whose Project Liberty is developing open internet infrastructure (and is throwing its hat in the ring as a potential buyer for TikTok), announced that his…
Image: Teena Maddox/TechRepublic New leaks about Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 lineup have surfaced, revealing groundbreaking design changes, camera upgrades, and screen specifications. Tipsters also predict what could be Apple’s slimmest iPhone yet. Tipster 1: iPhone 17 Air the slimmest in Apple history According to a March 7 post by leaker Ice Universe on X, the…
SPEND $50+ AND GET $10 OFF: Stock up by spending $50 or more on eligible allergy products at Amazon and receive $10 off your order. While we’re all still in recovery mode from losing an hour of sleep during the shift to daylight savings time, we do have a few things to cushion the blow….
March is National Sleep Awareness Month, and this week specifically is Sleep Awareness Week. I, for one, have never been more aware of my sleep. I’ve been on a mission to improve mine. Every element of your bed can factor into your quality of sleep, from your mattress to your sheets to your blankets. Don’t…
A few years ago, several startups with a specific focus on digital avatars appeared because of all the metaverse buzz. While that buzz died down, generative AI has given a new life to avatars as it is easier to spin up different virtual identities. Companies are trying out different use cases for avatars, including D-ID…
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070. Image: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made a bold claim about Nvidia’s new GeForce RTX 5070 budget graphics card at CES 2025 that stirred both excitement and skepticism, creating a lightning rod for controversy. Huang hyped the card as a revolutionary breakthrough, touting its ability to deliver next-generation performance at a surprisingly…
The Last of Us Season 2 trailer has dropped, and you know what that means, don’t you? It’s time to take all the burning questions we had at the end of Season 2 and add a few new ones in. In the two-minute clip above we’re reintroduced to Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey)…
My favorite pastime on cold nights is tucking in early, relaxing, and warming up finally in the cozy sheets on my bed. Those cozy bed sheets are, of course, flannel sheets: the warmest version of cotton sheets and perfect for chilly nights, whether you’re in the midst of a mild winter or live somewhere perpetually…
Apple announced this week that the “more personalized” version of Siri that it promised last year has been delayed — and according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, that’s also postponed the launch of the company’s planned smart home hub. In a statement, Apple said the upgraded Siri features, which are part of its broader Apple Intelligence…
