Baseball's Newest Anti-Cheating Technology: Encrypted Transmitters for Catchers' Signals

First Major League Baseball experimented with automated umpiring of balls and strikes in the minor leagues. Now the Verge reports they'r...

LG’s new true wireless earbuds have a privacy-conscious ‘Whispering Mode’

LG’s Tone Free FP8 wireless earbuds. | Image: LG LG’s new Tone Free FP true wireless earbuds feature a “Whispering Mode” where you can ...

‘Good night’ or ‘bedtime’, Alexa routines now support multiple phrases

Alexa routines now support up to seven custom phrases. | Image: Thomas Ricker / The Verge Alexa routines can now be triggered using mult...

Microsoft Flight Simulator is an impressive Xbox Series X workout

Nothing has pushed my PC further than Microsoft Flight Simulator . That might sound odd for a “game” that’s largely about flying around emp...

Amazon reportedly has a ‘key’ to thousands of apartment buildings in US

A promotional image for Amazon Key for Business. | Image: Amazon Amazon’s Key for Business , a system that allows its delivery drivers t...

'Disinformation for Hire' is Becoming a Booming Industry

Sunday the BBC reported YouTube influencers were offered money to spread vaccine misinformation. But according to the New York Times, that...

Teen Loneliness Has Increased in 36 Countries. The Reason May be Smartphones

"Loneliness among adolescents around the globe has skyrocketed since a decade ago," reports the Washington Post, "and it may ...