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- January 7, 2026
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The Tone Outdoors T1 solved the biggest problem with leaf blowers
Every fall, dozens of maple and oak trees in my neighborhood shed their leaves. Thus begins the constant drone of gas-powered leaf blowers every day through early December. The noise…
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- January 7, 2026
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Dennis Whyte’s fusion quest | MIT Technology Review
Dennis Whyte, then director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center, describes efforts to address climate change through carbon-free power at a conference in 2019.GRETCHEN ERTL The idea is straightforward:…
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- January 7, 2026
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Motorola just announced a foldable phone to rival Samsung and Google at CES
Samsung and Google have new competition in the foldable space. At CES 2026, Motorola unveiled its first side-foldable smartphone: the Razr Fold. The handheld sports an impressive 6.6-inch external screen…
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- January 7, 2026
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Investing in the promise of quantum
Like all MIT’s strategic priorities, QMIT will help ensure that new technologies are used for the benefit of society. Faculty director Danna Freedman, the Frederick George Keyes Professor of Chemistry,…
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- January 7, 2026
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Samsung’s New Wi-Fi Speaker Has My Jaw on the Floor
Samsung has unveiled its CES 2026 audio range. While an update to its high-end soundbar, the new HW-Q990H was expected, but the LS50H Wi-Fi speaker was a surprise. Here’s what we…
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- January 7, 2026
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L’Oréal’s latest flat iron uses infrared light to make hair styling much faster
Hair gadgets have become increasingly popular over the last decade. Hair dryers, curlers, steamers — you name it, there’s probably a TikTokker shilling for the latest hair gadget that will…
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- January 7, 2026
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SteamOS continues its slow spread across the PC gaming landscape
Over time, Valve sees that kind of support expanding to other Arm-based devices, too. “This is already fully open source, so you could download it and run SteamOS, now that…
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- January 7, 2026
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What’s Going on With Smart Rings?
If you’ve been following last year’s smart ring drama, you may have seen that the number of health-tracking rings you can buy has shrunk since October 21, 2025. As we…
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- January 7, 2026
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Shopify competitor Swap raises $100M six months after raising $40M
VC firms DST Global and Iconiq are piling into the London- and New York-based e-commerce startup Swap Commerce. On Wednesday the startup announced it raised a new $100 million round…
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- January 7, 2026
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From final boss battles to the dangers of open-world bloat, TV and film can learn a lot from video games | Games
It had begun to feel like an endurance test by the end, but nonetheless, like the sucker I am, I watched the Stranger Things finale last week. And spoiler warning:…
