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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
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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.

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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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Duo Is Google’s New Video Calling App

Google just launched a new video calling app named Duo, which is designed to make high-quality video calling super simple across multiple platforms. There are plenty of other apps out there that already do this, but Duo has a leg up on the competition because of two features. Knock Knock…

By Cooper Fleishman
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8 New Apps You Should Know

Instead of wading through the massive amount of new app releases searching for a few diamonds in the rough, just let us be your guide. This is a collection of our favorite new apps for both iOS and Android for your downloading pleasure. Brewswap Outside of the questionable legality of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Bang & Olufsen BeoVision 14 TV

With 4K Ultra HD LED, integrated app access, an immersive sound system, more connectivity options than you'll probably ever use and motorized stands for optimal viewing experiences, the Bang & Olufsen BeoVision 14 TV has everything you need in a high-end TV. But it's also absolutely freaking gorgeous and destined…

By Cooper Fleishman
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What It’s Like to Live Off the Grid on a Homemade Island

Plenty of us live without a car, but most people don't do it because they're living off the grid on a homemade island. Artists Catherine King and Wayne Adams live on a man made island that floats off the coast of Vancouver Island, 45-minutes outside of the nearest town. The…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Darth Vader Makes an Appearance in the New ‘Rogue One’ Trailer

Somewhere between Michael Phelps winning his 6,000th gold medal and the women's gymnastics team obliterating the world, NBC gave us a little bit more awesomeness by way of the new Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer. Listen, we'll be honest, we haven't been too bullish on the whole expanding the…

By Mike Newman
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