The Oscars are never just about the awards. Every year, Hollywood’s biggest night delivers a mix of speeches that range from meandering to heartwarming, unexpected wins, awkward jokes, and the occasional moment that immediately takes over the internet. The 2026 Academy Awards were no exception. From a historic cinematography win to an Oscars crowd waving…
Coffee is the original biohack and the nation’s most popular productivity tool. As we’ve battled the changeover to daylight saving time, the caffeine-addicted WIRED Reviews team has spent the past week writing about our favorite coffee brewing routines and devices that’ll keep us alert and maybe even happy in the morning. Today, we finally write…
Two Netflix films, “Frankenstein” and “KPop Demon Hunters,” won multiple Academy Awards tonight. Director Guillermo del Toro’s reimagining of “Frankenstein” won for Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling, while Netflix’s most-watched movie ever “KPop Demon Hunters” won for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. In recent years, films produced…
Apple has already launched several new devices in 2026, but more are coming. Here’s everything Apple has released so far, along with the products still expected this year. The post Apple’s 2026 Product Roadmap: New iPhones, Macs, and Apple Watch Are Coming appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link
If there’s anything last year’s Qantas data breach has taught us, it’s that your online information isn’t as secure as you think it is. While you may think you’ve secured your digital footprint by using ‘strong’ passwords or switching to incognito mode, there’s a world of online trackers and threats waiting for one slip-up to…
The original Boomslang came from the era of Xbox’s bulky Duke controller. We had just barely made it past the N64’s beloved three-pronged abomination. At a time when “ergonomics” was a novel idea to be explored instead of a defined concept, this design was a lot more palatable. It’s still a gaming mouse in theory,…
ByteDance has paused plans to launch its new AI video model globally, according to a report in The Information. The Chinese company, best known as TikTok’s parent organization (and now a minority shareholder in its U.S. spinoff), launched Seedance 2.0 in China back in February. Brief videos generated by the model, including a clip featuring…
Samsung launches the Galaxy S26 series and Galaxy Buds4 worldwide, with the Galaxy S26 Ultra leading preorders and introducing new AI, privacy, and camera features. The post Samsung Galaxy S26, Buds4 Launch Worldwide After Record-Breaking Preorders appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link
In a bizarre inversion of recent trends, human actors have managed to steal work from artificial intelligence. Speaking with GamesIndustry.biz recently, Embark Studios CEO Patrick Söderlund revealed that the studio had replaced AI-generated dialogue with human voices in their successful ARC Raiders game, albeit only after the successful October launch. The decision came down to…
iGarden’s claims of providing 10 hours of running time in floor-only mode were accurate in my testing; however, I achieved only about seven hours of operation in the more power-intensive full coverage mode. That’s still plenty of juice for two or three full cleanings before a recharge is needed. Officially, iGarden specs the robot to…
