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

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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026
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What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

By Lanny Fuller
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The Rise of Prediction Culture

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

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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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The Lenovo Smart Assistant Is an Upgraded Amazon Echo

With the ability to turn off lights, play music, set timers and even order pizza, voice-activated smart home assistants are great. Now, they're going to be even more essential because Lenovo built a better Amazon Echo. Alexa still holds down the fort, but the package that she lives inside is…

By Cooper Fleishman
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How Does Alcohol Get You Drunk?

How does alcohol get you drunk? By popping more bottles, obviously. But seriously, there’s a lot of science behind the chemicals in alcohol and how they affect your body. The American Chemical Society produced a video by Reactions that breaks the entire process down so you can understand why you’re…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Trailer for ‘Taboo,’ Tom Hardy’s New Show

Westworld just ended and we're still at least six months away from the return of Game of Thrones. Those in need of something to watch would be wise to tune into FX on January 10. Taboo, a new eight-part miniseries from Tom Hardy and Ridley Scott, which will debut on British screens, looks tremendous. In…

By Mike Newman
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‘Alien: Covenant’ Official Trailer

On May 19, 2017, the one and only Alien franchise is back with Alien: Covenant. If the film is anything like the first official trailer, it's going to be chock-full of terror, Sci-Fi, aliens, epic explosions, more terror, more explosions, even more terror and even more explosions as the crew…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Roli Seaboard RISE Music Keyboard

Roli's new Seaboard RISE Music Keyboard has been declared by many to be the "breakthrough musical device of the year." The award-winning keyboard packs a ridiculous amount of functionality into setups with either 25 or 49 keys that defy the standard conventions of what should be possible when you're making…

By Cooper Fleishman
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