Category: Tech News
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UK High Court ends National Lottery license fight with Allwyn victory
The UK High Court has thrown out the legal attack on the award of the fourth National Lottery license, handing an important courtroom win to the Gambling Commission and operator Allwyn. The decision closes, at least for now, one of the longest and most expensive rows linked to one of Britain’s biggest public contracts. Claims…
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The Weird, Twisting Tale of How China Spied on Alysa Liu and Her Dad
Years before the figure skater became an Olympic superstar, a Chinese operative tried to stalk her father and monitored other US residents deemed dissidents against China. And that’s just the beginning.
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Michigan approves bet365 launch as Odawa partner, replacing PokerStars
Michigan has signed off on a new online betting operator, giving bet365 permission to enter the state through a partnership with the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians. The approval was announced Friday (April 17) by the Michigan Gaming Control Board. It allows Hillside Michigan LLC, doing business as bet365, to become the tribe’s…
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Colossal Biosciences said it cloned red wolves. Is it for real?
If you want to capture something wolflike, it’s best to embark before dawn. So on a morning this January, with the eastern horizon still pink-hued, I drove with two young scientists into a blanket of fog. Forty miles to the west, the industrial sprawl of Houston spawned a golden glow. Tanner Broussard’s old Toyota Tacoma…
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We Love the Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2, Especially at $50 Off
The Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2 have the best active noise cancellation on the market, and they very rarely get cheaper.
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Tech CEOs Think AI Will Let Them Be Everywhere at Once
Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey have different visions for how to use AI for management purposes, but both imagine a system of heightened control.
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There’s New Evidence for How Loneliness Affects Memory in Old Age
A longitudinal study found that loneliness is more closely linked to lapses in immediate and delayed recall than to the overall speed of cognitive decline.
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Chinese tech workers are starting to train their AI doubles–and pushing back
Tech workers in China are being instructed by their bosses to train AI agents to replace them—and it’s prompting a wave of soul-searching among otherwise enthusiastic early adopters. Earlier this month a GitHub project called Colleague Skill, which claimed workers could use it to “distill” their colleagues’ skills and personality traits and replicate them with…
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The 11 Best Fans to Buy Before It Gets Hot Again (2026)
Swap out your creaky old box fan for a new model that lights up, mists, or even follows you around the room.
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Best Meta Glasses (2026): Ray-Ban, Oakley, AR
Meta is unquestionably winning the face-wearable war. Can you trust the company? Maybe not. But these are some of the nicest glasses I’ve ever worn.