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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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Hands-On: Felix Gray Computer Glasses – Glasses That Ease the Pain of Staring at Computer Screens

Think of how much of your day is spent looking at a screen. At work you flip on a computer. When you get home you turn on the TV. Hell, we can't be the only ones who scroll through Twitter in the bathroom, right? So, if you're wondering why your eyes hurt…

By Mike Newman
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CROZ DIY Digital Camera

Created by the Taiwanese brand Paper Shoot and Macao's Hyle Design, the CROZ DIY Digital Camera ditches everything that isn't absolutely essential to give you a stripped down camera with a focus on shooting. The lightweight, transparent DIY digital camera has a direct viewfinder, multifunction power/shooting button and a slider…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Inside Japan’s Tricked-Out DIY Truck Culture

Head to Shibuya or any other densely-populated area of Tokyo and you'll be overwhelmed by the bright lights. From billboards to storefronts, it can feel like Vegas on steroids. Not all those lights, however, are stationary. There's a subculture of truck drivers and owners who deck out their rides in…

By Mike Newman
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Hoversurf Hoverbike

Hold on to your hats, people, because a Russian startup just built a hoverbike. Well, kind of. The Scorpion-3 (S-3) platform is a "single-seat aircraft that rediscovers the art of flying and hovering, enabling a hi-tech quadcopter-based solution." Is it a hoverbike? Is it a drone car? Is it a drone taxi?…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The First Trailer for Terrence Malick’s New Movie, ‘Song to Song’

For over half a decade, writer/director Terrence Malick has been working on a rock ’n’ roll, double love triangle film that eventually ended up being called Song to Song. This is the first trailer. The film also weaves in actual footage from musical festivals and a combined list of acting and musical talent that’s…

By Cooper Fleishman
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