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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
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How the Bronx Brought Breaking to the World

It's time to break out your adidas track pants and dust off your all white sneakers because Vox has put together a brief and entertaining look back at the rise of breakdancing, or "breaking." The short documentary takes you back to the streets of the Bronx in the '80s, when kids started a…

By Mike Newman
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Jeff Koons: As Told by Scarlett Johansson

Whether you love his work or hate it, Jeff Koons is one of the most successful and famous artists alive today. The American artist known for everything from vacuum cleaners in glass cases and blue gazing balls situated on other famous works to giant inflatable balloons and art cars recently…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Redline Restoration Restores Old Hot Wheels Cars

Everyone has a stash of old Hot Wheels cars sitting around somewhere and we think you're not paying them enough attention. The cars that provided child you with endless hours of automobile entertainment are also stylish collectors items. Sometimes all they need is a little TLC. Redline Restoration proved as…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Comparing a Cheap Camera to a $5,000 One

Mango Street Lab is Daniel Inskeep and Rechel Gulotta, lifestyle and wedding photographers who split time between LA and Chicago while also producing some pretty incredible "photography tutorials that don't waste your time." In their latest video "It's Not About the Gear" they shot with a cheap body and kit…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Nick Offerman Answers All Your Woodworking Questions

We could watch, listen or read anything from Nick Offerman multiple times without getting bored because it's f*king Nick Offerman. But there's something about his passion and knowledge of woodworking that comes out when he discusses everything from furniture to workplace aprons (handy for pencils, rulers and a one-hitter) that…

By Cooper Fleishman
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