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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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Casey Neistat Rides The First Drone That Can Lift a Person

Casey Neistat has a thing for clever stunt videos (see: here, here, and here). For his latest endeavor, the filmmaker helped build the world's first human flying drone. Yes, as in it can lift a person. So while Amazon brags about its ability to soon to one day drop a…

By Mike Newman
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‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ Official Trailer

John Wick is dusting off his hitman skills again in early 2017 for what's sure to be another mind-blowingly awesome, ridiculously violent picture with Keanu Reeves at the eye of the storm of bullets that are sure to be flying around him. Check out the official trailer for John Wick:…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Blade Runner 2049 – Teaser Trailer

Harrison Ford continues to reprise characters, as Rick Deckard returns in Blade Runner 2049, which hits theaters some time late next year. But just like with Han Solo in The Force Awakens, we're getting a sneak peak far in advance courtesy of this teaser trailer. Here's your first look at the next Blade Runner…

By Mike Newman
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Anthony Bourdain Shares the Secrets to a Perfect Burger

In a world of gastronomic feats and frou-frou dishes no bigger than two bites, the humble burger is a testament to no-bullshit, delicious food. In a way, it's kinda like Anthony Bourdain, a man who eschews the pomp and circumstance some inject into their meals in favor of honesty. Here…

By Mike Newman
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Dunkirk – Official Trailer

With Dunkirk, we see Christopher Nolan stepping into something new: History. Gone are the mental obstacle courses and speculative sciences that filled films like Interstellar, Memento, and Inception. What we get instead is a harrowing look at the evacuation of Dunkirk during World War II, where Allied soldiers attempted to escape the beaches of…

By Mike Newman
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