Telegram quietly revives its Wear OS app
Telegram restores Wear OS support after a long pause, bringing full chat access, voice messages and media controls back to Android smartwatch users.
2026-06-12
Top News
Trump phone teardown strips away the branding
A hardware teardown of the Trump Mobile T1 shows it matches the HTC U24 Pro in design, components and software baseline, exposing the device as a lightly customized rebrand.
2026-06-12
Pensacola doctor flags rising 'Benadryl Challenge'
A Pensacola physician warns that the revived social media 'Benadryl Challenge' can trigger seizures, heart rhythm failure and death, urging parents and platforms to act fast.
2026-06-12
Health
Rat-linked infection death jolts Berkeley
A Berkeley resident’s death from rat-linked leptospirosis exposes overlooked urban rodent risks and highlights fragile gaps in public health surveillance and housing safety.
2026-06-12
Measles Resurgence Fuels Drug Race
Drugmakers are treating the measles comeback as a commercial opening, racing to develop antivirals as vaccination rates slip and hospital costs rise.
2026-06-12
CDC, Florida Clash Over Cruise Quarantine
A suspected hantavirus exposure on a cruise ship has sparked a standoff between the CDC and Florida health officials over quarantine rules and individual rights.
2026-06-12
Technology
Galaxy phones finally show live network speed
Samsung Galaxy phones now include a built‑in option to show real‑time network speed in the status bar. Users can enable it directly from system settings without root access or external apps.
2026-06-12
Inside the Overhauled iOS 27 Photos App
iOS 27 gives the Photos app faster performance, a unified tools hub, and Apple Intelligence-powered edits that remove distractions, retouch scenes, and automate routine fixes.
2026-06-12
Android 17 QPR1 Beta 4 hits Pixel phones
Google ships Android 17 QPR1 Beta 4 to Pixel phones, signaling a stability-focused cycle with minor interface changes and deeper hooks into Google's own services.
2026-06-11
Games
Xbox Floats In‑Game Ads To Hold Down Prices
Xbox strategy chief Matthew Ball is exploring in‑game ads, arguing they could subsidize development costs and keep hardware and subscriptions affordable while trying not to overload players.
2026-06-12
Destiny 2 Surges Past Marathon on Steam
Destiny 2’s final update has driven its highest player count in years on Steam, surpassing Bungie’s new title Marathon and reshaping the studio’s internal pecking order.
2026-06-10
Modern Warfare 4’s DMZ Shows Its Teeth
Modern Warfare 4’s first DMZ gameplay reveals a harsher extraction mode built around risk, persistence, and high‑value loot in shared PvE/PvP spaces.
2026-06-08
Information
Feds charge foreign scientists at NIH
Federal prosecutors charge foreign nationals working within National Institutes of Health programs over alleged grant fraud, undisclosed foreign ties, and data transfer risks tied to biomedical research.
2026-06-03
A sidewalk attack and a family’s defiance
A recorded assault in East Harlem, where a teen girl was kicked and stomped after refusing advances, now collides with a boy’s mother who labels her the bully.
2026-05-17
VC rage bait lights up Andreessen
General Catalyst’s X post baited the VC crowd, drawing repeated public replies from Marc Andreessen and amplifying a meta‑debate about status, engagement, and power in venture capital.
2026-05-16