Oakley’s Releasing a Pair of Meta AI-Powered Smart Glasses Too
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Today, Meta announced a collaboration with Oakley to release limited-edition Oakley HSTN smart glasses, along with AI integration in other Oakley models. The special edition Oakley HSTN (pronounced “HOW-stun”) glasses feature gold accents and Oakley gold-tinted PRIZM lenses and will retail for $499. They will […]
How to Use Gemini’s New ‘Scheduled Actions’ (and a Few I Recommend)
We got a glimpse at a lot of new features coming to Gemini at Google IO and one of the most interesting is rolling out right now. The new Scheduled Actions feature lets you tell Gemini to run prompts at certain times in the future, and even recur on a regular basis. It sounds small, […]
This Massive Data Breach Shows Why We Need to Kill the Password Once and for All
Passwords are a staple of both the internet and computing at large. Even as new authentication protocols have emerged—from passkeys to biometrics—most of us use passwords to log into our daily accounts and websites using a code made up of letters, numbers, and symbols. The problem is, the password was really a product of its […]
‘Godfather’ Malware Is Now Hijacking Banking Apps on Android
As malware evolves to be more sophisticated, seeing should not always equal believing. A new iteration of the “Godfather” malware found on Android is hijacking legitimate banking apps, making it increasingly difficult for users (and on-device protections) to detect. An early version of Godfather utilized screen overlay attacks, which placed fraudulent HTML login screens on […]
What to Expect From Best Buy’s ‘Black Friday in July’ Sale
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. We’re getting to that time of the year when every major retailer seems to have a huge sale leading up to the summer. Amazon’s Prime Day sale is the main event in the summer, […]
Eight Home Maintenance Myths You Should Stop Believing
We may earn a commission from links on this page. It sinks in shortly after you close on your new home: Now that you’ve invested a ton of cash into a property, you get to experience the joy (and continuing expense!) of maintaining it. If it’s your first home, that means a steep learning curve. […]
DuckDuckGo’s ‘Scam Blocker’ Just Got a Big Upgrade
When it comes to protecting your privacy online, some internet browsers are definitely safer than others, with features like built-in ad and tracking blocking and fingerprint randomizing. While DuckDuckGo, which is known for its focus on privacy, isn’t the absolute best option, it is an excellent alternative to Chrome (the worst) without some of the […]
Three Places I Hid My Merach Mini Stepper in My Small Apartment (and Three That Failed)
We may earn a commission from links on this page. When I first received the Merach Mini Stepper, I had visions of yet another bulky piece of exercise equipment taking over my already cramped Brooklyn apartment. You know the drill—another “compact” fitness gadget that somehow still manages to become the uninvited focal point of your […]
I Thought Refinancing Was Dead—Until I Ran the Numbers
If you’re holding a single-family rental right now, you’ve probably asked the same question I did: Is it even worth refinancing with rates this high? On the surface, the answer […]
The Worrying Economic Fallout of the Iran Conflict
Whenever war breaks out, the most important consideration by far should always be for the people who are killed or wounded in the conflict. Economic considerations are, and should always […]
BPCON 2024: I Came For the Real Estate, Stayed For the Weirdos
There’s nothing like the looming threat of a Category 5 hurricane to test a real estate investor’s priorities. As Hurricane Milton swirled off the coast last year—about as uncertain as […]
My Favorite Amazon Deal of the Day: The Sony WH-1000XM6 Headphones With a $30 Amazon Gift Card
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. The Sony WH-1000XM6 are the best premium headphones of 2025, which I got to review last month during their release. And despite their recent release, Amazon is offering the XM6 headphones with a $30 […]
I Tried Google’s Conversation Feature for AI Mode, and I’m Not Sure Who It’s For
If you’ve spent any time googling over the past month or so, you might have noticed Google pushing a brand-new feature: AI Mode. AI Mode essentially brings an AI chatbot web search to Google Search. (If you’ve ever used ChatGPT or Gemini to look something up, you might be familiar.) AI Mode takes your query and […]
This Is the Only Gardening App I Need
While gardening is a great pastime to take up if you want to unplug from all of your devices and reconnect with the natural world, there are ironically a whole host of tech tools that can make you more successful at it, from calendars and spreadsheets to countless apps. But one of the latter, Seedtime, […]
The Five Coolest macOS 26 Features People Don’t Know About
It’s been almost two weeks since WWDC and most of the major features of macOS 26 Tahoe, from the new liquid glass design to the much-improved Spotlight, have been discussed to death. There are a few pretty big improvements that haven’t been talked about much, though, and some of them will be a pretty big […]
