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FBI Issues Another Warning About Public Phone Charging Stations

If you want to avoid malware, don't use chargers at the airport or mall

Report: Tesla Employees Inappropriately Shared Videos Recorded by Customer Cars

One ex-worker told Reuters one such clip included "a man approaching a vehicle completely naked"

The First Cell Phone Call Was Made 50 Years Ago Today

Motorola's Martin Cooper made the historic call to a rival

That Photo of the Pope in a Puffer Jacket Was Generated by AI

A fun and seemingly harmless image, but since people believed it, does it portend larger issues?

The NBA Is Using Virtual Reality Technology to Attract Young Fans

Syracuse University students recently tested out the league's new immersive app, and they love it

You Should Try This 15-Minute Happiness Course

It comes courtesy of Imprint, one of our favorite education apps

Bill Gates Is a Huge Fan of Artificial Intelligence

"Artificial intelligence is as revolutionary as mobile phones and the Internet," he says in a new essay

GPT-4 Is Acing Almost Every Higher-Learning Exam

OpenAI's deep learning tool earned top marks in simulated bar exams, LSATs, GREs and dozens of other standard tests

Southwest Partners With Amazon After Colossal Mess of 2022

The collaboration is meant to make ticketing smoother and optimize flight operations

Is the Metaverse a Complete Failure or Secretly Thriving?

Steep price drops on Meta's Quest headsets suggest people aren't interested in the metaverse. But one metric suggests otherwise.

AI Wants to Clean Up Your Inbox. Should You Let It?

New companies like Shortwave want to use artificial intelligence to summarize and organize your messages, but ethical and tech issues remain

This Is (Probably) What the iPhone 15 Pro Will Look Like

A photo and render leak confirms a major change that has been in the works for a while

Is the Future of AI…Stalking?

Microsoft’s newest tech offers a masterclass in coming on too strong

Everything You Need to Build a DIY Home Theater

Creating a moviegoing experience in your living room is easier than ever

The Utter Stupidity of Netflix’s New Password-Sharing Rules

Want to access your account away from home? Things are about to get tricky.

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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