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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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‘The Hateful Eight’ – Second Trailer

We still have a new Star Wars film and one crazy Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy flick to come first, but after those, our next ticket is for The Hateful Eight. To tide you over, here's the second trailer for the offbeat Western from Quentin Tarantino. This one is loaded with Samuel…

By Mike Newman
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The UsBidi Cable Alerts You When Your Phone Is Charged and More

When it comes to charging cables for all your smart devices, you probably only care when you have to buy all new ones because device manufactures switched to something smaller or because you broke one. Turns out there’s actually some innovative features that can be integrated into the cable that…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Official Trailer for ‘Anomalisa,’ Charlie Kaufman’s New Stop Motion Movie

Charlie Kaufman's films are bizarre and brilliant. But his latest, Anomalisa, may just be the most bizarre and the most brilliant of the bunch. The writer and director has made his first stop motion film, but it's not some fun, kid-friendly story, it's about a man dealing with the boring nature of…

By Mike Newman
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R2-D2 Beer-Serving Droid

With Star Wars: The Force Awakens set to hit theaters soon, you're probably tempted to rewatch all three of the originals. And when you rewatch them, you'll probably want some frosty beverages. Instead of getting up from the couch like a sucker, have your own R2-D2 deliver the brews to you. This recently…

By Mike Newman
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The USB Adaptor That Blends Into Your MacBook

Apple's new MacBook is a glorious piece of technology that's better than its predecessor in just about every way. They reworked batteries, backlights, logic boards and screens to make it, quite possibly, the best laptop on the market. They even completely re-imagined how you connect to the MacBook by integrating…

By Cooper Fleishman
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