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Brands Are Now Invading Your Alexa Queries

A new Alexa capability allows sellers to directly provide answers about products on Amazon's voice assistant, potentially blurring the lines between information and advertising

How Starbucks May Actually Get People to Care About NFTs

Launching later this year, Starbucks Odyssey is basically a loyalty program with some semi-hidden Web3 technology

The Best Gift I Gave This Year Was This Digital Photo Frame

They’re on sale for Labor Day, so feel free to steal my idea

Has the Bendable Screen Finally Hit the Mainstream?

New tech from LG, Asus, Corsair and Samsung suggests that flexible screens are finally having their moment

How Did Microsoft’s Clippy Become a Cult Favorite?

The cartoon paperclip comeback you never expected

The Pros and Cons of Adding Wifi to Mount Kilimanjaro

Installing high-speed internet on the mountain is a divisive topic among alpinists and locals alike

Women Are Being Harassed by the Users of a Disturbing Reddit Forum

Users are trading explicit photos (posted without consent) and exposing personal info in forums that seem difficult to shut down

However Tempting, Monitoring Employees Won't Improve Productivity

Watching workers do their business is becoming a booming business. Here's why the "performance management" sector is flawed.

Study: People May Soon Spend Up to Five Hours in the Metaverse Daily

A recent McKinsey report broke down some myths about our immersive digital world, including how we'll really use AR/VR

Uber Announces End of Uber Rewards Program

The company will emphasize Uber One moving forward

Spotted Lanternflies Now Have Their Own Influencer

Specifically, influencing people on how to catch them

Should Schools Remove Pandemic-Era Surveillance Software?

Implemented while kids were at home, the tech is still largely in use

Electronic Bag Tags Are Coming to US Airlines. Will They Help?

"This technology...makes the entire check-in process almost all off-airport"

The Batteries of the Future Might Be Made From…Wood?

Sweden's Northvolt and Finland's Stora Enso are teaming up on the tech

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IH Sleeps: 44 of Our Favorite Products for a Better Night of Rest

Hand-picked by your favorite InsideHook commerce editors

Meta's Latest Smart Glasses Are a Coperni Collaboration

Meta and Ray-Ban's lineup got a little bigger with this limited edition pair

You Need a Clicks Keyboard Phone Case

The tech you didn't know you needed

Can a Pair of Earbuds Fix America’s Sleep Problems?

With Ozlo, N.B. Patil and Rockwell Shah saved a "life-changing" sleep aid from the tech graveyard — then improved it

A Startup Linked to Peter Thiel Wants to Build the “Next Great City” in Greenland

Funded to the tune of $525 million, Praxis aims to “revitalize Western Civilization” through a techno-libertarian city upon a hill

Can an App Help You Drink Less?

Our drinks editor used the neuroscience-based app Reframe to rethink his boozing habits. Did it work?

The World Needs More Drinking Water. Kumulus Pulls It Out of Thin Air.

To solve the problem of water scarcity, Iheb Triki developed a washing machine-sized device that sucks it from the atmosphere, even in extremely dry climates

The Year the Tech Nerds Became the Bullies

There was a time when Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk were interested in innovation and high-minded ideals, but that pretense has been shed in favor of a new goal: power

The 22 Best Tech Gifts to Give This Christmas

From headphones to consoles, these are the best tech gifts this holiday season

To Run a Cutting-Edge AI Company, Brian Cook Goes Racing on Weekends

The WellSaid CEO also swears by office culture, Clayton Christensen books and Brian Eno’s deck of cards

Stuff We Swear By: Here’s Why We Love the reMarkable 2 Tablet for Notetaking

Drop the legal pad and jot some notes down on this one-function tablet

InsideCart: What Our Editors Bought in October

Including foldable crates, felted sweaters and fashionable glassware

NotebookLM Turns Your Research Into an Engaging Podcast

An experimental AI feature from Google shows a lot of promise