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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
Videos
The 17th Generation Yoshimoto Bladesmith

When he was 18 and traveling through Japan studying Karate, Murray Carter had a chance encounter with a bladesmith. The rest, as they say, is history. Murray, from Halifax, would become the 17th Generation Yoshimoto Bladesmith. In this short video he talks about about his passion for crafting beautiful knives…

By Mike Newman
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Her – Official Trailer

We're not sure how we missed this trailer when it came out a couple months ago, but we're sure glad we stumbled upon it. "Her" is the story of a lonely man who falls in love with a female voice created by a super intelligent operating system. Joaquin Phoenix looks…

By Mike Newman
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Street Artists Cover An Entire Warehouse

What happens when you give four street artists free rein over an entire empty warehouse? A whole lot of awesome. This time-lapse video features Sofles, Quench, Fintan Magee, and Treas as they turn an enormous building into one insane work of art. We're not sure how long it took to…

By Mike Newman
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Joby Action Series

The first thing we think of when people start talking about tripods isn't the three-legged, fixed-position piece of hardware that our Dad used to shoot with a film camera, it's a Joby Gorillapod. The product is just too damn flexible to be messing around with a full tripod in most…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Re Made Co American Master Plunger

The incredible rise in popularity of American made, crafted by hand goods may have been seen by your wallet. And while we still appreciate artisanal craftsmanship, we also can laugh at this spoof from "Re Made Company." Clearly poking a little fun at Best Made, the guys showcase their latest product…

By Mike Newman
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