What Is the Metaverse, Exactly?

What Is the Metaverse, Exactly?

The confusion and disappointment surrounding most “metaverse” projects are so pervasive that when a video from 2017 of a Walmart VR shopping demo started trending again in January 2022, people immediately thought it was yet another metaverse demo. It also helped...
Dating Apps Crack Down on Romance Scammers

Dating Apps Crack Down on Romance Scammers

Michael Steinbach, the head of global fraud detection at Citi and the former executive assistant director of the FBI’s National Security Branch, says that—broadly speaking—fraud has transitioned from “high-volume card thefts or just getting as much information very...
Your Tech Stuff Is Getting Slightly More Repairable

Your Tech Stuff Is Getting Slightly More Repairable

As such, this year’s repairability grades reflect some incremental improvements in the repair process itself, but some scores were downgraded because of the companies’ aggressive politicking behind the scenes. Apple’s iPhones made a leap from last year’s “F” grade up...
The Best Cars, Rides, and Auto Tech of CES 2023

The Best Cars, Rides, and Auto Tech of CES 2023

Proof, if it were needed, of just how much of CES has become an auto show landed at the 2023 opening keynote, which was hosted by BMW and featured its color-changing i Vision Dee concept. Sidekicks wheeled out onto the stage included Herbie, KITT, and, yes, Arnold...