Meta’s Oversight Board, the independent governing body that makes policy recommendations to the tech company, said Thursday that Meta’s account deactivations lack due process, violations are doled out without clarity, and there’s little customer support for appeals. The board, which recently received increased funding to continue its work through 2028,…

Since I took it out of the box and powered it on for the first time, I’ve been mesmerized by my LG C5 TV. It’s my first OLED TV, so I’ve been extremely impressed with its picture quality alone, thanks to its deep blacks, vibrant colors, and incredible contrast. But…

A burglar used a Waymo while stealing yoga clothes in San Francisco this past January, and police have still not caught them. That may sound counterintuitive given the widespread concern that Waymo vehicles and other robotaxis are rolling surveillance machines. But this curious case, reported by the San Francisco Chronicle…

Corporate expense management platform Ramp on Thursday said it has raised $750 million at a valuation of $44 billion, nearly tripling its valuation within just a year as investors scramble to grab a part of the fast-growing startup. The funding round was led by ICONIQ, GIC, and Ontario Teachers’ Pension…

Apple on Thursday offered its annual update on the state of the App Store ecosystem ahead of its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) that begins next week. The technology giant said that its App Store facilitated over $1.4 trillion in developer billings and sales in 2025, a figure up from the…

Amazon Echo Show 8 (4th Gen) for $180: This is a solid smart speaker with Amazon’s latest physical design and Alexa+ right out of the box, but it’s not a sound improvement over the older model, so I’d personally pick the third-gen option (see above) while it’s still available or…

When I first opened the box the Oura Ring 5 comes in, my first thought was, “Wow, that’s tiny.” My second thought was that this is a smart ring a lot of people have been waiting for.  As someone who got quite used to wearing the Oura Ring 4 Ceramic,…

A good TV costs a lot of money, and it’s for good reason. Grabbing yourself a high-end Mini-LED or OLED panel might cost a few thousand dollars in some cases, but once you get it all set up, you’ll be blown away by how good it can look. It’s no…

Prime Video is also included with your membership. There are some killer originals, like Fallout and The Boys, in addition to other movies and shows. You can also stream sports on Prime Video, including NFL Thursday Night Football and select MMA fights. Purchased as a stand-alone subscription, Prime Video costs…

As search becomes increasingly dominated by AI summaries and commercial content, people are experimenting and coming up with ways to make the web feel more human like it used to, building everything from “small web” search engines to decentralized social networks. One of the newer efforts in that direction is…