May 2021 Tech Articles
- Want to thwart hackers? Try a shape-shifting computer chip.
- X-Ray vision may help rescuers find survivors after earthquakes
- Hackers are using Telegram as a marketplace for ideas and stolen data
- Microlino gave a very small preview of its very, very small EV
- DNA could help us store data for generations
- Messages show Citizen CEO's unhinged hunt for wrongly ID'ed crime suspect
- Ford teases new electric cars, hints at zero-emissions Bronco
- Bird introduces third-generation shared scooter with improved durability and battery life
- Lime's new Prime pass removes scooter unlock fees for $5.99 per month
- ‘WellPaper’ from OnePlus is a visual reminder of your digital wellbeing
- You can now stream Tidal from an Apple Watch without lugging your iPhone around
- This Doom-themed CAPTCHA is the first that doesn't suck
- Poparazzi is an Instagram alternative made for creeping on your friends
- Dasung pushes E Ink to new limits with its 25-inch paper-like monitor
- macOS malware was quietly taking screenshots of users' screens
- You can now lock down your Google search history with a password
- Clubhouse's huge Android debut proves the network's nowhere near dead yet
- Could a firmware update bring Apple Music's lossless audio to AirPods?
- This new cryptocurrency donates a portion of every transaction to charity
- This beautiful hybrid-electric motorcycle uses a supercapacitor to boost its range
- Vaccine skeptic? Dating apps hope horniness will encourage you to reconsider
- Audi's testing EV charging stations that store energy in batteries
- Musk says Tesla’s Roadster will get an updated design before its 2022 release
- The Citizen app now has private security cars and that's going to end badly
- Tinder will now ask you to reconsider sending offensive messages
- You'll soon be able to navigate the Apple Watch by clenching your fist
- You can now apply to be Twitter verified again, but who even cares anymore?
- 5 stats that explain why Ford's electric F-150 is a really big deal
- Huge leak shows off Google's Pixel 6 Pro
- Aw, Google is opening a store in NYC. Good for her.
- These are Snap's first AR glasses, and they look goofy AF
- ByteDance’s CEO is stepping down because he's rich, tired, and bored
- Scan Band turns your lunch into a playable AR musical instrument
- You are cordially invited to the Twitter orgy of the century
- Ford’s F-150 Lightning will switch Americans to EVs, not the Cybertruck
- Watch this sightless bi-pedal robot walk down stairs flawlessly
- Spotify embraces the new normal with big-name virtual concert series
- The next Apple Watch might adopt a flat-edge design
- Pornhub 'remastured' vintage porn films using AI colorizing technology
- Apple TV's new feature to improve picture quality may actually do the opposite
- Lamborghini's EV push won't give us an all-electric supercar anytime soon
- Google’s big plan to beat the Apple Watch: Team up with Samsung
- President Biden test drives Ford’s electric F-150 Lightning pickup
- Spotify will soon begin auto-transcribing podcasts
- Crypto investors hate Elon Musk so much they minted a coin to stop him
- Redesigned MacBook Pros with HDMI and SD slots getting 10-core CPUs
- Facebook invents QVC with new ‘Live Shopping’ feature
- Facebook's former head of virtual reality, Hugo Barra, is leaving the company
- Apple appears to be making AirPods-like earbuds with Beats branding
- TikTok Resume wants to help companies recruit digital natives
- This AI-based app turns pictures into lip-syncing videos
- Huge haul of knockoff AirPods seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Tesla's new Model S Plaid has a Transformer-like retractable spoiler
- Sharp's 1-inch camera sensor could change photography in huge ways
- Apple Music is getting lossless audio — it won't work with AirPods Pro or Max
- This year's Pride Apple Watch bands are the most stylish ones yet
- Accessibility
- Parler is still filled with hate speech but iOS users won’t be able to see it
- Facebook is once again getting in the way of necessary political criticism
- Echelon, ever the Peloton copycat, also left riders’ info exposed
- This $1,800 speaker fills your home with concert-like 3D audio
- Watch Hummer's electric SUV plow up the side of a mountain
- This implant allowed a man to type by imagining himself writing
- Apple lays out numbers showing its control over iOS is good
- Jeff Bezos reportedly loved hearing Alexa make fun of Trump. Same.
- How extremist YouTube channels are covering their tracks to avoid bans
- Ford's over-the-air software updates will add Alexa capabilities this year
- Spatial is bringing VR hangouts and NFT galleries to web browsers
- Nvidia Broadcast's cicada filter arrives just in time for Hot Bug Summer
- Check out Mercedes-Benz's new EQT all-electric minivan
- Facebook will finally nudge users to read news articles before sharing
- NFTs are coming to eBay and we don’t know how to feel
- TikTok is coming for your whole life with in-app shops and job listings
- Here's a first look at Husqvarna's sexy, new e-scooter concept
- Police are looking for the moronic Tesla owner with a death wish
- Instagram now has a dedicated field for your gender pronouns
- HTC’s Vive Focus 3 and Pro 2 make VR look even more real with 5K resolution
- Nothing's Teenage Engineering-designed wireless earbuds are called the Ear 1 and launch in June
- New autonomous car design sleekly integrates sensors into the roof
- This motorcycle airbag vest deactivates if you haven’t paid your sub
- You're more likely to survive cardiac arrest in Denmark thanks to an app
- Clubhouse is no longer an iOS exclusive
- The Royal Marines are testing an actual jet suit for stopping pirates
- Tesla concedes Elon Musk overstates Autopilot's abilities
- Citroën is making a cargo version of its tiny electric car
- PSA: Back your pictures up to Google Photos before free storage ends
- The iPhone’s Night Shift feature won’t improve sleep, study finds
- Barely anybody is allowing apps to track them in iOS 14.5
- Rolling Square's 'Edge' literally sticks your phone to your laptop
- Twitter’s Tip Jar can inadvertently leak your home address
- Microsoft’s archaic Windows system icons are getting a fresh coat of paint
- Even Netflix is considering a foray into podcasting with ‘N-Plus’
- Many free fertility apps are tracking users without consent, study shows
- Spritz up your own hard seltzer with GrowlerWerks' uKeg Twist
- NY lawmakers want to ban Bitcoin mining for 3 years to study environmental impact
- Signal’s banned ads show just how personal Facebook’s data collection gets
- Instagram's bringing captions to Stories and, eventually, Reels
- Trump’s ‘new communications platform’ is just a lame blog
- You’ll soon be able to rent a tiny, $6,000 EV through a new car-sharing service
- If you’ve got 600+ Twitter followers you can try its Clubhouse rival, Spaces
- AOL still has 1.5 million subscribers, somehow
- Huge leak shows off Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3
- The EV industry needs a better system for recycling batteries
- Meet the Apricale, a hydrogen-powered hypercar coming in 2023
- The Army's new night vision goggle upgrades are cyberpunk as hell
- This keyboard is designed specifically for Adobe's Creative Suite