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The latest in tech: the newest products, most exciting innovations and biggest releases.

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I Watched USA vs. Bosnia Through the Lens of a Prediction Market
By Lanny Fuller
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Black Book: 13 Products Our Editors Loved in June 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in June 2026.

By Cool Material
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On Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, 20 Years Later

And how horror went from critically hated to the latest Cannes "it" genre.

By Andy Crump
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The Rise of Prediction Culture

From sports to pop culture, Polymarket is changing how we engage with what happens next.

By Cool Material
Audio
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Amazon's Alexa makes it so easy to listen to Spotify or Pandora, order products through its site or set reminders, that Echo devices have become a part of our daily lives. As much as we love all our Echo products, the bass response when listening to music is, well, a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Amazon Echo Auto Brings Alexa to Your Car

Amazon announced a bunch of new products yesterday designed to upgrade the Echo ecosystem throughout your home. Amazon has also decided that you need to have access to Alexa while you're driving, hence the introduction of the Echo Auto. Honestly, we're totally on board. Alexa makes it easy to play…

By Cooper Fleishman
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JBL Made a Modern Version of Their Classic L100 Speakers

The iconic JBL L100 speaker was first produced in 1970 and went on to become the bestselling loudspeaker in JBL's history. The JBL L100 Classic is a modern take on the original L100 found in homes across the country throughout the '70s and '80s. First, we need to talk about…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Eames Radio Is Based on an Unreleased Model from 1946

When it comes to Mid-Century Modern design, only a few names are as lauded as Charles and Ray Eames. It doesn't matter if you're talking about the best office chairs, storage units or coat hooks, Eames is the name to beat. Vitra, a firm that has quite a few iconic…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Videos
Watch the Somber Trailer for the Last Season of ‘Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown’

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown returns to CNN for its final season on September 23. How we wish we could have written that sentence because Bourdain decided to launch a new project or show. Before his suicide, Bourdain filmed six episodes of his travel program for the season, one of which featured…

By Mike Newman
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