All the news from Meta Connect 2025
Meta’s annual Connect conference is happening on September 17th and 18th, and it seems like there’s going to be a lot of focus on smart glasses. CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Wednesday evening keynote will discuss “the latest on AI glasses,” the company says. Rumors and a video leak from Meta already indicate that we might […]
Track power outages in real time across the US with the Ting app
The Ting app includes a new power outage map for the US. There’s a new, free tool to help Americans monitor power outages in real time. Compiling data from its vast network of home sensors, startup Whisker Labs is launching the feature today in its Ting app. You don’t actually need to have one […]
How brands and creators are fighting for your attention — and your money
Hello, and welcome to Decoder! This is Hank Green, the cofounder of Complexly, where we make SciShow, Crash Course, and a bunch of other educational YouTube channels. I’m back in the Decoder guest host chair for another couple of episodes while Nilay is out on parental leave. Today, I’m talking with Digitas CEO Amy […]
Nova Launcher’s founder and sole developer has left
An old screenshot of Nova Launcher. | Image: Nova Launcher After nearly everyone working on the Nova Launcher, one of the most recognizable names in Android launchers, was laid off last year, founder Kevin Barry, Nova’s sole remaining developer, said this weekend that he has left Nova’s parent company after being asked to stop […]
Xgimi’s incredibly bright 4K projector targets daytime gamers
The flagship Horizon 20 Max projector can pump out 5700 ISO lumens of brightness. | Image: Xgimi The new Horizon 20 lineup of 4K Google TV projectors from Xgimi targets gamers who want to play day and night on the biggest screen possible. In addition to promising an incredibly bright image from the flagship […]
Blizzard’s Diablo team has unionized
More than 450 game developers on Blizzard’s Diablo team have formed a union, making them one of the largest and latest groups of Microsoft workers to do so. The new union includes game developers, artists, designers, engineers, and support staff across the Diablo franchise, according to the Communications Workers of America (CWA) press release, […]
