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Amazon is reportedly developing its first robot for the home, according to Bloomberg. The project has been given the internal codename “Vesta,” named after the Roman goddess of the hearth. It’s being developed by Lab126, the Amazon hardware R&D center that previously built the Kindle, Fire Phone, and Echo. There …

When Snap went public last year, it sold 200 million shares; none of them carried any voting rights. When Spotify went public earlier this month, it raised no money. When members of the public bought shares in Uber in 2016, by buying into a Morgan Stanley vehicle named New Riders …

If you’ve always wanted your headphones to stand out a little in a sea of white cables then Meizu’s light-up earbuds might be for you. Called Halo, the Bluetooth 4.1 with aptX buds feature a 1.5-meter cable (including 0.3m to wrap around your ears) that lights up and flashes in …

The James Beard Awards are often referred to as the “Oscars of the food world,” and while Chicago chef Erling Wu-Bower has been nominated for three of them, he’s lost all three. “I’m like Susan Lucci!” he jokes, referring to the soap opera star who didn’t pick up her first …

If you’re in the mood for shopping, this is a great, great week. Especially if you’re awaiting a juicy tax refund, why not treat yourself to something you probably need? Nintendo’s Labo kits come out this Friday and are currently available for pre-order. You can learn more about the kits, …

Chinese company Meizu has unveiled its new range of smartphones, the 15 series, and it seems to be taking a stand against current trends in phone design. You won’t find notches or even tall screens here — just large, intact rectangles. It’s actually kind of refreshing. There are three phones: …

Most people spend very little time thinking about the terms of service that govern life online. The agreement appears in a flash, we affirm that “I agree to the terms of service,” and then it’s all quickly forgotten. Until, of course, something goes wrong. Last week, when Mark Zuckerberg appeared …

As we become more dependent upon online platforms for social and professional purposes, it grows increasingly important that we embrace stronger online security measures. One of the most important steps you can take to secure your online services is setting up two-factor authentication. This protocol—commonly abbreviated as 2FA—requires you to …

Password-free logins have long been the stuff of dreams for security researchers and privacy advocates—not to mention regular people who fat-finger their account passwords into a browser every day. Industry efforts to end our reliance on the multi-character password have resulted in the proposal of numerous alternative login methods, including …

You ain’t hip unless you’ve got an extra long screen, dual cameras, and a glass back. Those are three of this year’s many smartphone trends, and Motorola has ’em all. The smartphone maker has taken the lid off its latest Moto G and Moto E phones and they look … …