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Fifty years ago, when floppy disks were cutting-edge and the personal computer revolution had barely begun, The Washington Post attempted a remarkably ambitious exercise: predict what life in 2026 would look like. Some of those predictions now read like science fiction. Others feel surprisingly ordinary because they have become part of everyday life. In a retrospective published for America’s 250th anniversary, the newspaper revisited science editor Thomas O’Toole’s 1976 article Inventing the Future, comparing its forecasts with today’s technological reality. The results reveal that while predicting exact timelines is nearly impossible, identifying long-term scientific trends can be remarkably accurate. Fifty…

Apple’s first foldable iPhone may have a repeat of the iPhone X moment this fall. A new report from industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggests that the rumored iPhone Ultra (foldable iPhone) could be announced alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, but preorders and sales may arrive later because early production is expected to be extremely limited. Kuo says Apple may build around 7 million to 8 million foldable iPhones in the second half of 2026. The problem is timing. Only 0.5 million to 1 million units are expected to be ready in the third quarter, which…

I’m an avid YouTube Shorts viewer. Don’t get me wrong — I’m not proud of it. But the doomscrolling habit has firmly taken hold, and at this point, I’m not sure there’s any way out. That said, spending this much time on Shorts has also made me notice the little things that get in the way. I’ve never liked the dislike button or the bottom bar constantly popping up while I’m trying to watch videos. It’s an annoyance that adds up when you’re endlessly scrolling. Thankfully, that’s changed — and for the better. YouTube has introduced a couple of new…

Apple is expected to launch three new iPhones this fall, including the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and the rumored foldable iPhone Ultra. The iPhone 18 Pro Max was recently tipped to get a major battery boost, with one leak claiming a 5,235mAh battery for the physical SIM model and a 5,425mAh battery for the eSIM-only version. Now, China’s 3C certification database (via Digital Chat Station) appears to show the actual battery capacities for both the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. Interestingly, the Pro Max numbers listed there are even larger than the earlier leak…

The Australian government is urging healthcare professionals to exercise caution when using AI-powered medical scribing tools, as regulators examine whether stronger safeguards are needed around one of healthcare’s fastest-growing technologies, according to a report by The Guardian. AI scribes have rapidly gained popularity by recording, transcribing, and summarising doctor-patient conversations into clinical notes, reducing the administrative burden on healthcare workers. However, government officials now warn that the technology’s rapid adoption has outpaced oversight, raising questions around patient privacy, informed consent, and the accuracy of medical records. Australia’s AI scribe boom is now attracting regulatory scrutiny According to documents obtained by…

iOS 27 has finally brought the much-improved Siri experience to iPhones that Apple had promised three years back. The new Siri, dubbed Siri AI, actually feels useful now. I can use it to create shortcuts, get answers based on my personal context, perform actions in apps, and so much more. Of all the Siri AI features, three simple ones have genuinely improved my day-to-day experience. Let’s talk about them. Search has improved across the board Spotlight search has been one of my favorite features of iOS. I can simply swipe down anywhere on the screen to invoke Spotlight and use it…

The Merlin Bird ID app, already one of the world’s most popular bird identification tools, is set to become an even more valuable resource for conservationists. According to a report by The Guardian, an upcoming update will allow bird identifications made through the app to flow directly into eBird, one of the largest citizen-science biodiversity databases in the world. The move means millions of users listening to birds in their backyards, local parks, or hiking trails could soon contribute valuable scientific data that helps researchers monitor bird populations and track changes in biodiversity. Millions of birdwatchers could soon become citizen…

For many people who grew up in the early 2000s, the Game Boy Advance was the handheld they carried everywhere. The Keyboy Advance is trying to bring some of that nostalgia to a modern desk, using the wide, landscape-style silhouette of Nintendo’s 2001 handheld as the basis for a compact mechanical keyboard kit. It is not an official Nintendo product, but the visual references are easy to spot. How much Game Boy Advance is in the design? The Keyboy Advance takes the general shape of the Game Boy Advance and rebuilds it around a 50% HHKB layout. The overall footprint…

I have a soft spot for phone brands that made Android feel less inevitable. Meizu is one example, but there were plenty of smaller names with their own strange little gravity, from Fairphone’s repair-first stubbornness to Unihertz’s tiny oddballs, Shiftphone’s modular ideals, Murena’s de-Googled pitch, and Teracube’s attempt to make phone ownership feel less disposable. They weren’t always perfect, and some were never built to go mainstream, but they made smartphones feel alive around the edges. Now the AI phone push is arriving, and it already looks less like a creative explosion than a cover charge. Meizu said in 2024…

If there’s one thing that has disrupted consumer tech economics over the last year while changing how we understand and recommend products, it’s the ever-rising cost of memory and chips.  The desperate need to scale up AI infrastructure has pushed major manufacturers to prioritize enterprise demand, leaving everyday consumers with far fewer choices. Those available cost significantly more than they did a year ago. RAMageddon is disrupting consumer tech economics You could’ve dismissed the memory crisis as a theory, but if even the world’s most valuable consumer tech company is feeling the pressure, it’s safe to say that it’s become…