These Cyborg Cockroaches Could Save Your Life
The team embedded electrodes into live cockroaches, then outfitted them with cameras and injection devices to deliver medication via remote control.
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Best Water Leak Detectors (2026): Moen, Phyn, TP-Link
Don’t let busted pipes or an overflowing washing machine dampen your day. These smart water sensors can help you catch problems quicker.
Why China Is the Bogeyman Data Center Enthusiasts Just Can't Quit
Polls show that overwhelming majorities of Americans hate data centers. China makes a perfect scapegoat for tech leaders and their allies—the only problem is a lack of evidence.
The Best Gaming Chairs (2026): Are They Worth It?
The best gaming chair is actually an office chair. Here are our top picks from our real-life testing so far.
Competitive Pokémon is on phones now, but you still need a Switch to become a champion
To get started with competitive Pokémon battles, all you need is your phone. But to compete at the highest level, like at the Pokémon World Championships, you’re going to need a Switch. And there doesn’t seem to be a good reason why. Battle simulator Pokémon Champions originally launched on the Switch and Switch 2 in…
The Fairphone 6 Plus is the midrange phone we desperately needed
The Fairphone 6 Plus feels like an extremely average midrange Android phone and I couldn’t be more thrilled. The mission has always been admirable. Fairphone seeks out ethically sourced materials and offers a high degree of repairability for its devices. But the phones themselves required a lot of sacrifices, like putting up with underpowered processors…
DIY plug-in solar gains momentum in the US
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on e-bikes, power stations, and how to work anywhere, follow Thomas Ricker. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started With a deep breath, I took…
Nintendo Leak: New Smash Bros, Nintendogs, 5 Titles [2026]
A Nintendo Switch 2 leak dropped on September 5, 2026 claims two franchises fans have wanted back for years are finally in motion: a brand-new Super Smash Bros. game and a revival of Nintendogs. The source is a YouTube commenter going by the handle “malo932,” and according to a report from VICE, the account has…
Hall-Effect vs Optical vs Mechanical Keyboards: $145 Gap [2026]
Programmers who used to argue only about tactile versus linear switches now have a third camp to defend: magnetic. Three keyboards released within weeks of each other in mid-2026 turned that argument concrete. The Razer Huntsman V3 Pro Low-Profile Tenkeyless 8KHz, announced August 20, 2026, brought analog optical switches into a low-profile chassis for the…
React vs Vue GraphQL Setup: 13 Steps, 100 Min [2026]
React and Vue have spent the past few years copying each other’s best ideas on routing, state management, and component libraries. GraphQL data fetching is the one corner where the two ecosystems still diverge sharply, and picking the wrong client can cost a team weeks of refactoring once an app outgrows a demo. React developers…