The Best Mattress Toppers (2026): Supportive, Plush, Memory Foam

Honorable Mentions Not everything we test makes the cut as a pick, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad mattress topper. Here are a few that our testers slept on…

The great computer science exodus (and where students are going instead)

Something strange happened at University of California campuses this fall. For the first time since the dot-com crash, computer science enrollment dropped. System-wide, it fell 6% this year after declining…

No swiping involved: the AI dating apps promising to find your soulmate | AI (artificial intelligence)

Dating apps exploit you, dating profiles lie to you, and sex is basically something old people used to do. You might as well consider it: can AI help you find…

Relooted, Reanimal and other new indie games worth checking out

Welcome to our latest roundup of what’s going on in the indie game space. A whole bunch of compelling games arrived this week, and Sony dropped some news about more…

How to Buy an Ultrashort-Throw Projector

Ultrashort-throw projectors, also called UST and “laser TVs,” are one of the most popular projector types on the market. These rectangular devices sit almost right against the wall, projecting upwards…

Here’s Why I’d Buy the Last Samsung Soundbar First

Sometime in the last five years, Samsung reached peak soundbar. After years of material updates to its flagship surround-sound HW-Q990, a multi-channel, multi-speaker whiz of a Dolby Atmos system, Samsung…

Brushing fraud: Britons told to beware of mystery parcels as new scam soars | Scams

A package arrives but you can’t remember ordering anything. When you open it, you find some cheap, flimsy jewellery. Is it a case of mistaken identity or has someone accidentally…

Homeland Security has reportedly sent out hundreds of subpoenas to identify ICE critics online

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reportedly been asking tech companies for information on accounts posting anti-ICE sentiments. According to The New York Times, DHS has sent hundreds of…

Windows Secure Boot Certificates From 2011 Will Be Expiring Soon. What You Need to Know

In June 2025, Microsoft announced that, in June 2026, it would begin deprecating Secure Boot certificates of Windows systems from 2011, which were superseded by their 2023 counterparts. As the…

Inside the New York City Date Night for AI Lovers

If you’re the type of person who cares about Valentine’s Day, not having someone to spend it with can be a bummer. While dating apps have been yielding diminishing returns…