Designers are producing ‘adversarial’ styles meant to scramble surveillance cameras

Designers are producing ‘adversarial’ styles meant to scramble surveillance cameras

The future’s so invasive, you gotta wear shades. As Meta and Ray-Ban push their Kylie Jenner-fronted smart glasses — the kind that can film your perspective walking down the street, Shazam a song playing next to you and (allegedly) recognize a stranger’s face in a crowd — a growing group of both New York eyewear … Read more

Mom sends pre-teen to talk to AI about difficult problems

Mom sends pre-teen to talk to AI about difficult problems

A mother has shared a new-age parenting technique that has worked wonders for both her and her children. While many Australians use ChatGPT to predict the stock market or to diagnose a weird cough, Doctor Nici Sweaney has a whole other use for it. “I actually have ChatGPT as my babysitter,” Sweaney told news.com.au With … Read more

Why are male World Cup players wearing… sports bras?

Why are male World Cup players wearing… sports bras?

We don’t know Victoria’s secret, but we might’ve figured out Vini Jr.’s. People on social media have been pointing out that World Cup soccer players seem to be rocking some extra support underneath their jerseys — or out on their own. “Their matching sports bras are sooooo cute,” reads one TikTok caption. “This is peak … Read more

LI man reveals these World Cup teams used his jet-lag app to perk up — and offers his personal tips for travelers

LI man reveals these World Cup teams used his jet-lag app to perk up — and offers his personal tips for travelers

A well-traveled Long Island man is on a mission to make jet lag a thing of the past — and his NASA-used technology is so popular that even World Cup teams such as England and France have relied on the app to stay energized. Mickey Beyer-Clausen, the son of a flight attendant, built his Timeshifter … Read more

Parents of teens lose 48 nights of sleep per year worrying about their children’s growing online presence: survey

Parents of teens lose 48 nights of sleep per year worrying about their children’s growing online presence: survey

The average parent loses the equivalent of 48 nights of sleep each year worrying about their child — with concerns about technology emerging as the biggest contributors. A new survey of 2,000 parents of school-aged children finds that families are entering the school year under growing tech-driven anxiety as concerns over screen time, social media, … Read more

Surgeons just used robots that look like humans to perform surgery for the first time

Surgeons just used robots that look like humans to perform surgery for the first time

The future of surgery just scrubbed in. In a groundbreaking medical first, robots designed to move and function like humans have performed surgery on a live patient, successfully completing two laparoscopic gallbladder removals. The breakthrough offers a peek at a future where these advanced machines could help bridge gaps in healthcare — easing surgeon shortages, … Read more

Exclusive | I spent 3 days with America’s biohackers — the secrets they swear weren’t what I expected

Exclusive | I spent 3 days with America’s biohackers — the secrets they swear weren’t what I expected

I was a sick kid — I’m talking genuinely, chronically ill. Mysterious symptoms kept me home from school and bouncing between specialists who spent most of my childhood trying — and failing — to figure out what was wrong. My mother, a lifelong fan of all things woo-woo, did what any desperate parent does: She … Read more

Do you need ‘personalized sunlight’? New device boosts vitamin D —without going outside

Do you need ‘personalized sunlight’? New device boosts vitamin D —without going outside

Too many people are earning an F on their vitamin D. A study published in Nutrition Research found that 41.6% of American adults are deficient in it, and that number climbs even higher for certain groups — 82.1% for Black people, 69.2% for Hispanics. Vitamin D is essential for your body to function, and not … Read more

Fiat launching tiny European EV in the US with low price tag — but there’s a catch

Fiat launching tiny European EV in the US with low price tag — but there’s a catch

Fiat is bringing its tiny electric Topolino to the U.S., offering American buyers a two-seat neighborhood EV that costs less than many used cars but tops out at just 19 mph. The Stellantis-owned brand announced Tuesday that the Topolino is available to order through select U.S. dealers. It starts at $13,995, or $14,985 after destination … Read more

Exclusive | Meet the pet owners spending thousands of dollars on doggy wellness — from $800 red light therapy to $750 PEMF beds

Exclusive | Meet the pet owners spending thousands of dollars on doggy wellness — from 0 red light therapy to 0 PEMF beds

Life isn’t so ruff for Lilo — at least, not anymore. Three years ago, Luce Clark and her partner were traveling through the Indonesian jungle when they spotted a small white pup tumbling through the brush along a busy stretch of road. After being unable to find the family he belonged to, they took him … Read more

Exclusive | I have no AC in the NYC heatwave — 3 tools that are keeping me cool while I sleep

Exclusive | I have no AC in the NYC heatwave — 3 tools that are keeping me cool while I sleep

Fireworks won’t be the only thing keeping people awake this Fourth of July weekend. As temperatures across the Big Apple soar into the triple digits, a staggering 850,000 New Yorkers are expected to sweat through America’s 250th birthday without air conditioning — and this Postie is one of them. To be fair, I’m a terrible … Read more

Airbnb launches anti-July 4th party tech that tracks unruly guests and downgrades their booking

Airbnb launches anti-July 4th party tech that tracks unruly guests and downgrades their booking

Party animals could land in the doghouse this weekend. Airbnb is employing anti-party technology before the July 4 weekend to combat higher-risk bookings that could lead to disruptive parties.  The technology works by analyzing bookings via reservation length, distance between the guest’s location and the listing, property type and timing. If the booking gets flagged, … Read more

Exclusive | Mom gets groundbreaking mastectomy from a $2M robot named Carol — and went to the beach with a tiny scar weeks later

Exclusive | Mom gets groundbreaking mastectomy from a M robot named Carol — and went to the beach with a tiny scar weeks later

A California mom of two is back to her normal life after a robot helped removed her breast cancer in a historic surgery. After noticing a bump during a self exam, Vicky Pan, 46, was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, an aggressive form that grows fast. She found the cancer had already spread to … Read more

Disney agrees to $50M settlement for YouTube TV and DirecTV users — find out if you’re eligible for a payout

Disney agrees to M settlement for YouTube TV and DirecTV users — find out if you’re eligible for a payout

You could be eligible for a Disney payday. The Walt Disney Co. has agreed to resolve a class action lawsuit with a staggering $50 million settlement. The original class action suit alleges that Disney forced YouTubeTV and DirecTV Stream to inflate their subscription prices, a move that violated federal and state antitrust and consumer protection … Read more

Why Gen Alpha is still interested in ‘hands on’ jobs in the age of AI

Why Gen Alpha is still interested in ‘hands on’ jobs in the age of AI

Age of AI? Almost 9 in 10 children say they actually want “hands-on” jobs in the future, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 parents and their Gen Alpha children (ages 5-16) found that children are already thinking about jobs, and most (85%) want a “hands-on” job. Along with tactile work, many kids said … Read more

18 kids’ undiagnosable diseases solved by AI: ‘Total game changer’

18 kids’ undiagnosable diseases solved by AI: ‘Total game changer’

Dr. House, mean Dr. AI. Online chatbots have been known to dole out some pretty questionable health advice — which, at its worst, has sent people to the ER. But in the right hands — that is, doctors’ hands — the tools have proven to be able to accomplish what doctors can’t on their own. … Read more

Exclusive | World’s first AI museum is vibrant sensory overload — but is it really ‘art’?

Exclusive | World’s first AI museum is vibrant sensory overload — but is it really ‘art’?

Everything is moving so fast in the rainforest, with life pulsing all around: in front, above, and below your feet.  The 360-degree cube takes the eye on a deep dive into exotic flora and fauna. Then comes an even deeper dive into the inner workings of trees, the sap pulsing through a usually invisible network.  … Read more

CA Dems could stick families with higher insurance costs — and new tax on software downloads

CA Dems could stick families with higher insurance costs — and new tax on software downloads

California Democrats agreed this week to tax-related proposals that could raise health insurance premiums and slap a new tax on software downloads — as critics blast the deal for piling on costs at the worst possible time. California lawmakers inked a $356 billion state budget late Monday that will be negotiated and finalized with Gov. … Read more

DoorDash down as thousands of users report Tuesday morning freeze

DoorDash down as thousands of users report Tuesday morning freeze

Thousands of hungry folks are out of luck. Over 36,000 DoorDash users have reported platform issues on Tuesday morning according to a Downdetector post. Downdetector offers real-time monitoring and status tracking for thousands of online services. Outage reports began at 9:30 a.m. ET with 73% of the issues happening on the mobile app. About 23% of … Read more

Bed tech offers ‘hot flash mode’ for menopausal women sweating through sleep

Bed tech offers ‘hot flash mode’ for menopausal women sweating through sleep

Don’t sweat it. More than 8 in 10 women get hot flashes during menopause. About a third of them get more than 10 hot flashes a day. For some, these episodes can be incredibly disruptive to daily life — especially when they happen at night, disturbing sleep. Over time, that lack of rest can introduce … Read more