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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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BETTER RE Turns Old Smartphone Batteries Into Battery Packs

The likelihood of every single one of you reading this having at least one cell phone battery you don't use anymore buried in a box or your desk is probably pretty high. Turns out all those old batteries, in addition to obviously being bad for the environment, have about 80%…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Apple Music – Apple’s New Streaming Service

The streaming music marketplace is pretty saturated, but if anyone can make a dent in it it's Apple. After a year of chatter, Apple's service is on the way. Apple Music, which is coming to the company's devices on June 30 and eventually in the form of an Android app, will cost…

By Mike Newman
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The Martian – Official Trailer

Based on the incredible book of the same name by Andy Weir, The Martian is going to be unlike any sci-fi movie you've seen. When an astronaut gets left behind on Mars, he doesn't have to fight off aliens or breakout his laser blaster, he just has to survive real problems, like how's…

By Mike Newman
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An Animated History of the Hamburger

We've never really wondered about how a delicious slab of meat sandwiched between two pieces of bread became a thing, but that doesn't stop us from being any less enthralled by An Animated History of the Hamburger. Food historian (yes, apparently that's a thing) George Motz and animator Jorge Corona…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Batteriser Makes Your Batteries Last 8x Longer

All batteries suck, but at least the ones in your mobile devices can be effectively recharged for a while. That's not true for the AA, AAA, C and D batteries living inside your remote, mouse, keyboard and controller because even the rechargeable options for those batteries suck. Batteriser aims to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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