This week, MIT Technology Review published a piece on bodyoids—living bodies that cannot think or feel pain. In the piece, a trio of scientists argue that advances in biotechnology will soon allow us to create “spare” human bodies that could be used for research, or to provide organs for donation. If you find your skin…
Macworld Some people use their Macs to drive enormous HDTVs, letting them access a wide range of audio and video apps on a Mac and streaming video services while also retaining the security of the Mac operating system. However, it’s easy to run into a problem: the interface elements on the external display can wind…
TL;DR: Through March 30, grab Microsoft Visual Studio Pro on sale for only $27.97 (reg. $499). Remember when TikTok went dark? Those days might be looming over us again with yet another TikTok ban on the horizon. Instead of desperately looking for an alternative app, why not code the next big hit? If you have an…
Macworld There are two reasons you should ditch your Microsoft 365 subscription. For starters, it’s a monthly subscription you have to keep up with. Second, Microsoft just announced a price increase for 365, meaning you’ll pay nearly $100 a month just for access to your favorite apps. Why not own Microsoft Office instead? Rather than pay…
Macworld At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Affordable Bright screen High-quality design and workmanship Strong performance Fast 5G and WLAN Impressive battery life Cons No Apple Intelligence Glossy display Heavier and thicker than iPad Pro and Air Low USB-C data transfer rate Limited keyboard support No Stage Manager Our Verdict Apple’s most affordable iPad models,…
It’s 2025. We’re barreling toward fascism, driven by a flood of disinformation that barely propelled our current president over the top. And now Facebook wants to go back to the way things were, with a revamped Friends feed that shows nothing but the people you care about. It’s bullshit. “Bringing the Magic of Friends Back…
Macworld Apple’s iPads are easily some of the best tablets out there and they can be amazing devices to use for fun, but they can also be great productivity and creativity tools with the right accessories. From the brand-new iPad (A16) to the affordable iPad 10th gen, the light iPad Air models or the speedy…
It’s been a few months since Intel’s latest play for high-end thin-and-light laptops came out. PCWorld’s Adam and Will have been trying a few: the Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360, the MSI Prestige 13 AI+ Evo, and the MSI Claw 8 AI+ handheld. The guys break down their long-term impressions in the latest PCWorld…
The AI firm Anthropic has developed a way to peer inside a large language model and watch what it does as it comes up with a response, revealing key new insights into how the technology works. The takeaway: LLMs are even stranger than we thought. The Anthropic team was surprised by some of the counterintuitive…
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. With the recent news that the Atlantic’s editor in chief was accidentally added to a group Signal chat for American leaders planning a bombing in Yemen,…