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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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Wooden MacBook Covers

In an effort to make your MacBook stand out from the many others propped open at Starbucks, you may be tempted to slap a sticker on the Apple logo that turns it into something clever. Don't. Instead of something goofy, go with something sharp. These wooden MacBook covers are handmade…

By Mike Newman
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ICON’s 1967 VW Bus

ICON, the Los Angeles-based company that transforms awesome vehicles into awesomer vehicles, took a break from the Defenders and trucks of the world to try their hands at something groovier. This video gives you a look at their outfitted 1967 VW Split-Window Bus. The team kept the design of the…

By Mike Newman
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Hardcore – Official Movie Trailer

Outside of that roughly five minute cut from DOOM, few movies have gone as over the top from the POV perspective as this upcoming flick called HARDCORE. Starring Sharlto Copley (aka the dude from District 9), HARDCORE is a film shot entirely from the POV perspective about a guy who…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Apple iPad Pro

Just like the iPhone 6 Plus pushed the iPhone into tablet territory, the iPad Pro pushes the iPad into laptop land. The new iPad will come with a 12.9-inch retina display, which is the largest to date, and it will be as thin as the iPad Air. Thanks its larger size,…

By Mike Newman
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Apple iPhone 6s and 6s Plus

The iPhone 6S might look almost identical to the iPhone 6 (it's a tad thicker and comes in some new colors), but thanks to 3D Touch, which is the same idea as Apple Watch's Force Touch, the new Apple smartphone will offer a deeper level of interactivity. Instead of tapping an app…

By Mike Newman
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