February 2021 Tech Articles
- This portable generator could save your butt, and it’s $100 off right now
- Internet discounts are coming, courtesy of the FCC
- Facebook is seriously weighing whether its smart glasses should have facial recognition
- Voice assistants are finally being trained to account for speech impediments
- Deepfake videos of Tom Cruise show the technology's threat to society is very real
- French law forces Apple to display repair scores alongside its products
- MyHeritage's deepfake tool animates ancient photos and it's as weird as it sounds
- Google Chrome's new transcription feature creates closed captions in real-time
- The still-fantastic OnePlus 8 Pro is $200 off right now with free wireless earbuds
- In China, a $4,500 electric car is eating Tesla's lunch
- Hyundai is recalling 82,000 electric cars over battery fire reports
- Apple's M1 might be killing its own solid-state drive, users report
- Some Roombas are acting 'drunk' thanks to a software update
- NASA to bolster electric aircraft innovation right here on Earth
- Alexa Skills are easy to exploit in a number of worrying ways
- Google could really launch a foldable Pixel this year, report suggests
- Starlink internet speeds are about to get a lot better, Musk says
- LinkedIn is experiencing a worldwide outage
- Hyundai’s radical Ioniq 5 EV makes Tesla look outdated
- Arizona prisoners eligible for release are still behind bars thanks to a software bug
- Spotify unveils the lovechild of its acquisitions: an audio advertising suite
- Microsoft is adding predictive typing to Word in March
- This Turbo Air Fryer is a cooking game-changer, and it’s only $29 right now
- Netflix can now auto-download shows and movies you might enjoy
- Spotify will offer hi-fidelity streaming this year in a blow to Tidal
- Samsung's first AR specs look like plastic festival sunglasses
- Bitcoin surpassed $1 trillion in value this week
- NYC's first e-scooter rentals will serve transit deserts in the Bronx
- Apple is reportedly testing MagSafe battery packs for iPhones
- CamSoda's DogeCast times your sex toy vibrations to the price of DogeCoin
- The Galaxy S21 is less than 3 weeks old and it's already $300 off
- Zero's electric motorcycles are now available for rent in 5 cities
- Apple is already developing its own 6G modems to edge out Qualcomm
- Nvidia made a crypto-specific processor, will throttle mining on new GeForce card
- Google reverses decision to cut off third-party Nest access
- Sennheiser wants to 3D print you bespoke earbud tips using an app
- Google now offers easier public transit and parking payment options
- M1 malware arrives on Apple Macs even sooner than expected
- We’re begging you to not turn yourself into an AI-powered clone
- Now Amazon is coming for Kickstarter with Alexa-focused Build It program
- Google's advertising platform is failing nonbinary internet users
- This high-end Nespresso is finally affordable with this rare $80 discount
- LastPass is about to make its free tier pretty useless
- Carl Pei's Nothing scoops up Essential and opens investment to the public
- Revel is launching a rental e-bike service with knockoff VanMoofs
- Google Photos adds new editing features but they're for paying users only
- Apple TV+ expands into AR with ‘For All Mankind’ promo
- Maryland will tax digital advertising under landmark new law
- Facebook would literally have to pay us to wear its rumored smartwatch
- The Galaxy S21 Ultra just came out and it's already discounted by $200
- Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z team up to save Africa and India with volatile Bitcoin
- People are selling their tweets on the blockchain. Yes, really.
- Facebook is working on its own Clubhouse copycat app
- You can now put down a deposit for SpaceX's Starlink internet
- Hyundai thinks shapeshifting walking cars are the future
- This paste might make hydrogen a viable energy source for e-scooters
- For $25, this smart clock could save your mental health
- Android 12 may introduce camera, microphone kill switch
- Electric bikes in the U.S. could soon get a 30 percent federal tax credit
- The Alice Camera snaps onto your phone, turns it into an AI-driven DSLR
- Carl Pei's Nothing will release earbuds this summer
- Jeep has bizarrely released a concept electric vehicle not a real one
- Mark Cuban's Fireside is a podcast app where you can be part of the show
- Environmental activists fear plans to reflect sunshine back into space
- Just imagine how many tabs you could open on this laptop with 7 screens
- A hacker tried to poison the water supply in Florida
- Apple has over a thousand engineers developing its AR / VR headset
- You can now browse every national park in the U.S. with just one app
- Siri will ask which music app you'd like to set as your default in iOS 14.5
- Hyundai's take on the Apple Car is dead, it seems
- SoundCloud may soon let you tip your favorite artists
- Trump planned on using Parler but only if he got shares in the company
- Police seized a hacker's Bitcoin wallet but can't get in without the password
- Get $60 off the best portable 1TB SSD if you move ASAP
- Mi.Mu's Glover software lets you make music with gestures like Imogen Heap does
- Google may copy Apple with anti-tracking option in Android
- Apple is weighing up a $3.6 billion deal with Kia to make electric cars
- Google Fit will soon measure pulse and respiration rates using just cameras
- Amazon plans to spy on its drivers using AI-equipped cameras
- Revel is opening an electric vehicle fast-charging station in Brooklyn, NY
- Amazon’s first Rivian electric delivery vans are rolling out in LA
- Fix your terrible Wi-Fi for only $27 with this dirt-cheap extender
- Turn handwriting into searchable text with the latest Microsoft Lens
- Apple's iOS 14.5 improves Face ID with masks... if you have an Apple Watch
- Tesla caves to demands and will recall cars with failing displays
- Boston Dynamics Spot can now recharge without a human's help
- Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO to focus on his feud with Musk full-time
- SpaceX is raffling a seat aboard its first 'all-civilian' space mission
- You can buy a mini electric Jeep on Alibaba for $1,700
- Hand Physics Lab is a smashing VR sandbox
- Volunteers try to fix vaccine rollout fumbles with a DIY appointment site
- This 3D-printed ‘safety hoop’ is helping a blind dog maneuver obstacles
- There's finally a Chrome extension for Apple and iCloud passwords
- Insane deal: $100 off Apple's ridiculously powerful M1 MacBook Pro
- Samsung permanently drops Galaxy Z Flip 5G to $1,200
- Elon Musk says Neuralink has a monkey using brain control to play video games
- You can now buy an EV charger on Amazon
- OhMiBod goes back to its roots with an updated G-spot vibrator
- This 3D-printed home is listed on Zillow for $300,000
