This week, we tell you how to claim tax discounts by upgrading your home, switching to an EV, and decarbonizing your life.
Gadget Lab Podcast
How a Hacked Tractor Added Fuel to the Right-to-Repair Movement
This week, we discuss the latest John Deere tractor hack and its broader implications for repair rights advocates.
Welcome to the Weird Phone Future
This week, we look at Samsung’s latest folding phones and discuss what their release means for the mobile industry—and for Android.
Pre-Framed NFTs Aim to Make Crypto Art More Approachable
This week on Gadget Lab, we wade into the marketplace for NFT videos that are sold preinstalled in digital photo frames.
It’s TikTok’s World. Instagram Just Lives in It
This week, we examine Instagram’s move to prioritize Reels—a feature copied from TikTok—and whether that will help or hinder the platform’s growth.
At Facebook, It’s Always Been All About Growth
This week, we interview the hosts of Land of the Giants. The podcast’s new season traces Facebook’s explosion from a tiny startup to the colossus known as Meta.
What Happens Next for Vaping
This week, we look at how regulatory pressure might deflate—or even kill—the nicotine vaping industry in the US.
The Metaverse is Still Messy
This week, we talk with author and venture capitalist Matthew Ball about the metaverse and whether this next generation of the internet will ever really materialize.
Slack Thinks You Need Another Video Conferencing App
This week, we talk about Slack’s new video huddle feature and what it means for how we talk online.
The Many Possible Futures of Streaming Television
This week on Gadget Lab, we reckon with streaming’s growing pains and think ahead to what watching TV will be like in five or 10 years.