Texas court blocks the FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban on noncompete agreements was supposed to take effect on September 4, but a Texan court has postponed its implementation by siding with the plaintiffs…
The best robot vacuum for 2024
Whether you have kids tracking in dirt on a daily basis or a few fur-shedding pets (or both), a robot vacuum can help keep your home clean. And these smart…
Nike is killing the app for its futuristic Adapt BB sneakers
Nike is discontinuing its self-lacing Adapt BB sneakers and providing a case in point of what can happen to tech that relies on apps. First announced in 2019, the sneakers…
YouTube film essay pioneers ‘Every Frame a Painting’ are back
Between 2014 and 2016, a YouTube channel called Every Frame a Painting posted 28 video essays critiquing movies and dissecting different aspects of filmmaking before it went silent. Taylor Ramos…
Amazon takes a new brick-and-mortar approach with a stake in Neiman Marcus
Amazon changed the face of retail over the last 20 years but has failed miserably to make inroads in the luxury goods market. Now, it’s trying something new. The online…
The best early Prime Day deals ahead of Amazon’s July sale — shop Apple, Anker and more
is less than two weeks away, but we’re already seeing a handful of decent early deals go live in advance of the big sale. Per usual, many of the more…
Epic says that Apple has accepted its third-party app store
Update, July 5, 4:45PM ET: Less than 10 hours after posting a tweet thread about Apple’s app submission processes, Epic now says its game store has been accepted by Apple.…
Still Wakes the Deep is a modern horror classic
Don’t look down. Don’t look down. Don’t look down. Waves the size of skyscrapers explode beneath me as I creep across a busted metal beam in the middle of the…
YouTube upgrades its ‘erase song’ tool to remove copyrighted music only
YouTube is trying to make it easy for its creators to remove songs from their videos and resolve copyright claims. In a new Creator Insider video, the website has announced…
OpenAI’s week of security issues
Perhaps unsurprisingly, July 4th was a quiet day for news, but we’ve still got editorials on e-ink writing, the most-delayed video game ever and more bad news from the makers…