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

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The Rise of Prediction Culture
By Cool Material
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I Watched USA vs. Bosnia Through the Lens of a Prediction Market

Checking Polymarket throughout the round of 32 game added an interesting perspective to my watching experience. Here are my notes.

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
Videos
‘Ready Player One’ Official Trailer

Ready Player One was one of the most fun, inventive, and thrilling books we've read over the last 10 years. (Here's the proof.) So, you can kind of guess that we're more than a little excited for Steven Spielberg's big screen adaptation. Months after getting our first teaser for the…

By Mike Newman
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Videos
‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Trailer

James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez have teamed up to tackle the popular Japanese comic Battle Angel Alita and this is our first look at what is sure to be a blockbuster next summer. Alita, the title character, is a broken cyborg discovered by a doctor who repairs her. She remembers little and…

By Mike Newman
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‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Official Trailer

Hold onto your butts, the trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is here. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard return as Owen Grady and Claire Dearing and they head back to the island of Isla Nublar where an erupting volcano threatens the remaining dinosaurs. The real highlight, though? This is the…

By Mike Newman
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Phones
The Best iPhone App and Game of 2017

This was a big year for the iPhone. We got a brand new model complete with a better camera, new gestures, and a shit emoji that can talk. But, as we all know, a smartphone is only as good as its apps, so it's the time of year to look…

By Mike Newman
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Cameras
Kodak Mini Shot Instant Camera

You probably have thousands of pictures on your phone. Now ask yourself, how many times have you really gone back and looked at them? Our phones are great for snapping pictures, but they're not ideal for revisiting them. That's why there's a bit of an instant camera renaissance happening right…

By Mike Newman
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