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Oppo’s new Find X8 Ultra is the latest entrant in the ongoing competition between Oppo, Xiaomi, and Vivo to produce the world’s best camera phone. But unlike its rivals, Oppo has decided that bigger might not be better. Let’s be clear: the Find X8 Ultra isn’t a small phone by any means, with a 6.82-inch…
Pretty in peony. The A-series Pixels have been very good over the past few years. And in the Pixel 9A, Google has taken a good midrange phone and made it great. Itâs $499, which feels just right for what you get in the 9A. Spend a bit more for the Pixel 9, and youâll get…
The Busy Bar can be left sitting on a desk, mounted to a wall, or perched atop your computer screen using its folding stand. | Image: Flipper Devices The creators of the Flipper Zero, a sort of electronic Swiss army knife for communicating with other devices, have come up with another tool that’s designed to…
The United Kingdom is preparing to respond to the series of tariffs President Donald Trump has introduced since taking office. New taxes on everything from pure-bred horses to bourbon are on the table, but the Labour government seems more interested in a conciliatory approach, and it’s considering sacrificing a popular tax on American tech companies…
The House tries again this morning to align with the Senate on a framework for the President Donald Trump’s tax cut bill. A vote could come as early as the 10 a.m. ET hour. No alignment? No bill. THE SPEAKER’S LOBBY: ‘WHOSE THROAT DO I GET TO CHOKE?’ More than a dozen House conservatives balked…
The Esports World Cup (EWC) will feature the best competitive gamers from across the globe, and the pressure got more intense on Thursday as a record-breaking prize pool was announced. The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) announced a prize pool of more than $70 million, which will make the event among the most prestigious in…
A man’s recent attempt to use an AI-generated avatar in his legal appeal made an immediate impression on a New York courtroom, but probably not the one he was hoping for. Jerome Dewald — a 74-year-old that The Register notes is behind a startup that says it’s “revolutionizing legal self-representation with AI” — was chewed…
A convicted killer is on the run after he was mistakenly freed from a Georgia jail two weeks ago, a local district attorney has confirmed. Kathan Guzman was arrested in August 2022 for felony murder, malice murder, aggravated assault and necrophilia in the strangling death of his then-girlfriend, Delila Grayson. She was 19 at the…
The St. Louis Blues and Edmonton Oilers brought a playoff-like atmosphere to the rink on Wednesday, and the gloves were dropped early in their game. Oilers right-winger Corey Perry was in front of Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington when the netminder took the forward down in front of the net. Binnington took a few swipes before…
Former U.S. gymnast and founder of the women’s activist sportswear brand XX-XY Athletics Jennifer Sey participated in a debate with pro-transgender activist Kevin Bolling, executive director of the Secular Student Alliance, over the topic of trans athletes in women’s sports on Wednesday. The debate was sponsored by the Steamboat Institute and took place at the…