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How TikTok Landed on MIT's List of 2021 Breakthrough Tech

The social network's algorithms rank alongside COVID vaccines and natural-language AI

Amazon's "Build It" Is a New Twist on Crowdfunding

Only smart devices that get enough pre-orders will be built

A Look at the Tech Companies That Have Capitalized Off of Coronavirus

Airport check-in app Clear may soon follow in the footsteps of Peloton, Zoom and a slew of others

Courant's Handsome Tech Accessories Are 30% Off

Because maybe multi-device wireless chargers make for ideal V-Day gifts

Apple and Facebook’s Privacy War, Explained

Why the social media giant is worried about Apple's new data tracking policies

The GameStop Controversy Got Jon Stewart to Finally Join Twitter

The former "Daily Show" host created an account to voice his support of Redditors

Spotify’s New Speech Monitoring Tech Sounds Creepy as Hell

Do you want your music curated based on what your voice sounds like?

Eero Is the Best Way to Extend Wifi in Your Home Office

Plus, deals today on reversible fleeces, Mac Minis and more

What If You Could Charge an Electric Car as Quickly as Filling Your Gas Tank?

We now have the tech to fully charge EV batteries in five minutes

From At-Home Health Devices to Sex Tech: 5 Main Takeaways From CES 2021

This year's show reflected our current reality, with a focus on home products and health tech

Can a Photo of Your Face Reveal Your Political Ideology?

A new facial recognition study suggests that it might

One of Our Favorite Projectors Is Down to $249

Plus, deals today on activity trackers, Bose headphones and more

How to Confuse Google’s Ad Network and Reclaim Some Data Privacy

A browser extension called AdNauseam can "obfuscate" your data

The Company That Builds iPhones Is Getting Into the Car Business

Foxconn wants to take on Apple in the electric vehicle space

Why Does Amazon Want Photos of You in Form-Fitting Clothing?

And more importantly, what does it really do with them?

Here’s Why Google Has Driverless Cars on the Road and Tesla Does Not

Waymo beat Elon Musk to the starting line on robotaxis, but that’s not the whole story

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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