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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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Western Digital’s First Portable SSD

Advice that's been making rounds in the tech community for a little while now is, move your OS to a solid state drive. Used properly, an SSD gives you boot times in single digit seconds and any programs you keep on it are going to start up faster than you…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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‘Detroit’ Official Trailer

If you've seen The Hurt Locker or Zero Dark Thirty, you know that director Kathryn Bigelow can build suspense and develop tension with the best of them. The next time you will see those skills put on display is August 4, when her film Detroit hits theaters. The film stars John Boyega, John Krasinski,…

By Mike Newman
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‘Atomic Blonde’ Official Trailer #2

If you just can't get enough John Wick-style action in your life, Charlize Theron in Atomic Blonde is sure to pique your interest. Directed by David Leitch (who also did John Wick and the upcoming Deadpool 2), Atomic Blonde focuses on Charlize Theron in a very Wick-esque payback flick filled…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘BIG TIME’ Is a Documentary About Legendary Architect Bjarke Ingels

BIG TIME is an upcoming documentary film that focuses on Bjarke Ingels and the Bjarke Ingels Group (aka BIG) that he's the principal of. If you're not a design and architecture nerd, Ingels is an architectural wünderkind with a list of credits ranging from Via 57 West in New York to the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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This Korean Soup Cures Hangovers

The cure for a raging hangover has escaped modern man. Plenty have proffered a solution, but science is reluctant to recommend "a shit-ton of greasy food" as the medically-accepted way to deal with a rough night. If you're game for trying anything, perhaps consider booking a flight to Korea, where…

By Mike Newman
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