August 9, 2026

Emily Rampling

Tech & AI

The ‘Almost Homeless’ Subreddit Is a Stark Glimpse at Soaring Wealth Inequality

Dana, 46, and Calista, 43, are two women in Florida who turned to the subreddit as they reckoned with the possibility of being

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California law targeting loud streaming ads takes effect on July 1

Streaming ads might be getting a lot quieter this week. A California law banning streaming services from showing ads “louder than the video

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Apple Raises Prices on Macs, iPads as Data Centers Drive Memory Shortage

Apple raised prices on Macs, iPads, and other devices as AI data center demand drives up memory chip costs across consumer electronics. The

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Australia is doubling max fines for social media ban violations

Australia’s teen social media ban has been in effect since December, and the government’s verdict on how it’s going is pretty clear: not

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What to Do in Houston If You’re Here for Business (2026)

Houston, TX, USA – September 10, 2018: The Marriott Marquis is a Four Diamond hotel located in downtown Houston and features a Texas

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Govee’s smart nugget ice maker makes every iced drink feel like a luxury

For some people, the ice in a beverage is almost as important as the drink itself. That’s the audience Govee had in mind

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Apple’s MacBook Ultra Is Coming: Everything We Know So Far

Apple’s rumored MacBook Ultra could bring OLED, touch support, new silicon, and a higher-end laptop tier, but timing remains uncertain. The post Apple’s

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Hookup apps without AI features

The AI revolution we’re all living through has shaken up the labor market, supercharged the stock market, and flooded the internet with memes,

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Does DeleteMe Actually Get Your Info off the Internet? I Tried It

Recent estimates approximate that there are 16.4 billion Google searches per day globally. A huge portion of those searches is for people’s names.

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Instagram is testing more ways to customize ‘Your Algorithm’

Instagram users could soon see more ways to tune their content, according to a recent post from Instagram head Adam Mosseri. Specifically, Mosseri

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