Don’t Buy an Expensive DLP Projector. This Cheaper, Portable Model Is Just as Good

TV manufacturers may have had mixed success with projectors, but this Hisense M2 Pro makes it work.

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Your Samsung Galaxy phone has a hidden Wi-Fi menu that lets you check for dead zones around your home — here’s how to find it

There’s a useful Wi-Fi scanner built into every Galaxy phone, but it’s not particularly easy to get to.

Do we need a lunar building code to build moon bases safely?

As NASA pushes to build a sustained human presence on the moon, one expert says what’s needed is a lunar building code.

Late, great singer-songwriter Elliott Smith finds immortality as an asteroid

An asteroid has been named after Smith, who died in 2003 at the age of 34.

Siri AI Hands On: A Smart, Helpful Assistant

The new Siri AI is conversational, omnipresent, and actually helpful.

Wharton researchers coined ‘cognitive surrender’ to describe what happens when people let AI think for them
Wharton researchers coined ‘cognitive surrender’ to describe what happens when people let AI think for them

A pair of Wharton researchers have put a name to something that many AI users have quietly started doing: letting chatbots make their decisions for them. Steven Shaw and Gideon Nave published a study in January titled “Thinking, Fast, Slow, and Artific…

Hackers Claim to Leak Stolen Madison Square Garden Data

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Scientists Invent a Way to Brew Espresso With Ultrasonic Waves—No Hot Water Required

Researchers have demonstrated they can make coffee comparable to conventional espresso using ultrasonic waves. Because the process doesn’t need hot water, it consumes 75 percent less energy.

The Polaroid Go Gen 3 is a palm-sized instant camera that produces lovely little prints — in the right conditions

The Polaroid Go Gen 3 is a minor refresh with a new lens and flash — even better for instant-film selfies,