The annual Google IO developer conference kicked off with a two-hour keynote filled with announcements. Here are the highlights.
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Google Wants to Turn You Into a Hologram. I Tested It Out
Our reporter sits in a Project Starline “video booth” to glimpse the future of telepresence.
Microsoft Teams adds personal features to attract home users
The latest version of Teams can put you and other meeting participants in the same virtual environment, let you tap into live emojis and GIFs, and enhance your group chats.
These Tools Can Help You Find Your Lost Devices
Between Apple’s new AirTags, Samsung’s SmartTags, and Tile trackers, you have plenty of options to make sure you don’t lose your phone—or your keys.
The 16 Best Weekend Deals on Headphones, Tablets, and More
Are you trying to spend all your recently acquired crypto riches? We found discounts on tripods, wireless chargers, and many other gadgets.
From a Certain Point of View: Who’s the Real MVP of the Bad Batch?
One of the great things about Star Wars is that it inspires endless debates and opinions on a wide array of topics. Best bounty hunter? Most powerful Jedi? Does Salacious Crumb have the best haircut in the saga? In that spirit, StarWars.com presents From a Certain Point of View: a series of point-counterpoints on some of the biggest — and most […]
What’s Google Floc? And How Does It Affect Your Privacy?
There’s a battle raging over how advertisers can target us on the web—or whether they should be able to target us at all.
The Colonial Pipeline Hack Is a New Extreme for Ransomware
An attack has crippled the company’s operations—and cut off a large portion of the East Coast’s fuel supply—in an ominous development for critical infrastructure.
Microsoft Will Soon Kill Flash on Windows 10 for Good
Plus: A Peloton data leak, Russian hacker details, and more of the week’s top security news.
Microsoft’s 15-Inch Surface Laptop 4 Is a Battery Champion
This fourth-gen notebook lacks Thunderbolt and has a spongy keyboard, but it delivers where it matters most.