Physical media fans need not panic yet—you’ll still be able to buy new Blu-Ray movies for your collection. But for those who like to save copies of their own data onto the discs, the remaining options just became more limited: Sony announced last week that it’s ending all production of several recordable media formats—including Blu-Ray discs, MiniDiscs, … Read more
Maxine Collins/BBC It’s towards the end of our interview that Bill Gates reveals new numbers on how much his charitable Foundation has now spent in its efforts to combat preventable diseases and reduce poverty. “I’ve given over 100 billion,” he says, “but I still have more to give.” That’s dollars, just to clarify, worth about … Read more
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The AI narrative has reached a critical inflection point. The DeepSeek breakthrough — achieving state-of-the-art performance without relying on the most advanced chips — proves what many at NeurIPS in December had already declared: AI’s future … Read more
Kerry Wan/ZDNET Before there were smartwatches that could call 911 or smart rings that predicted illness, there was the Fitbit, which clipped onto clothing and counted steps and calories. The device launched in 2007 and instantly became a hit among early adopters and fitness enthusiasts. Back then, if a user wanted to view their data, … Read more
The long-awaited Powerbeats Pro 2 could make their official debut in little more than a week from now. In the Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman reports that sources have told him the $250 earbuds will arrive on February 11 and boast heart-rate monitoring on top of upgrades like an H2 chip and improvements to noise … Read more
No, it’s not an original Peacock series. But I’d be doing anyone reading this a huge disservice if I didn’t mention that the seven-season sitcom focused on the zany occupants of Pawnee, Indiana, has a home on Peacock. This goofy, big-hearted show has drawn genuine belly laughs out of me countless times. It’s buoyant, witty … Read more
Earlier this week, Netflix pulled back the curtain on its 2025 slate, which includes the previously announced Devil May Cry adaptation. Along with a premiere date of April 3, we got a look at the show’s opening credits, and they’re a riot. What makes them so good? The song, naturally. Of all the tunes to open a … Read more
We’re all tired of spending money on stuff that breaks. Whether it’s a tool that wears out instantly or a pair of pants that gets a hole too soon, it seems like more things in this world should be something you buy for life. They’re not as common, but numerous companies make excellent products that … Read more
When NASA launched a spacecraft to an asteroid, scientists patiently waited for their chance to look at bits of the space rock in a laboratory, hoping it would answer some of humanity’s most enduring questions. For Danny Glavin, a senior sample scientist, he wanted to solve a relentless mystery in his life’s work: Why are … Read more
Google’s X “moonshot factory” this week announced its latest graduate. Heritable Agriculture is a data- and machine learning-driven startup aiming to improve how crops are grown. As the firm noted in an announcement post published Tuesday, plants are incredibly efficient and impressive systems. “Plants are solar powered, carbon negative, self-assembling machines that feed on sunlight … Read more