How to reset your AirPods

When your tech isn’t working right, the age-old solution is to turn it off and turn it back on. Usually that’s pretty straightforward: Hit the power button. But AirPods’ general lack of buttons makes this process feel more complicated than it is. Lucky for you, we know exactly how to accomplish it for the next […]

Waymo's autonomous taxi was thwarted by traffic cones, and then made everything worse

In perhaps the most relatable situation a self-driving car has ever created, Waymo’s autonomous taxi encountered a problem, tried to fix it without help, and mostly failed.  When Joel Johnson’s Waymo One taxi came across traffic cones blocking off the rightmost lane that the car needed to turn into, it couldn’t complete the right turn […]

How to edit the blur in Portrait Mode on your iPhone

So, you took a portrait mode photo on your iPhone. But it isn’t…quite…right: The edges are a little blurry. No worries! There’s a hack for that.  Basically, the trick is super simple — you can edit a portrait mode photo to fix blurry edges. Here’s a TikTok showing how to do it, then we’ll walk […]

How Bezos became an asshole, and 7 other things we learned from 'Amazon Unbound'

Full disclosure: Brad Stone, author of the definitive books on Jeff Bezos’ company (The Everything Store, 2013, and its just-published sequel Amazon Unbound), is an old friend. When Bezos was just a smart, driven business nerd who sold books online, Brad and I would interview him for Newsweek and Time respectively. Fuller disclosure: I’m the […]

How to use Apple CarPlay with your iPhone

It’s time to ditch that phone mount. If you’ve got a car with a snazzy screen and an iPhone in hand you just need to get your phone connected directly to the car. That’s where Apple CarPlay comes in, taking your contacts, music apps, podcasts, calendar, and other applications like maps and putting them on […]

Bring the movies home with this budget-friendly Kodak projector

TL;DR: Bring the big screen to your living room with the Kodak FLIK X4 Home Projector, on sale for 20% off. As of May 16, get one for only $79.99. If you’re binge-watching on a smartphone, iPad, or even flat-screen TV, you’re doing it wrong. There’s something better out there with a bigger screen. And […]

Make your business attractive to investors with this course bundle

TL;DR: Learn how to fund your business with the Complete CEO Startups Venture Capital Bundle, on sale for 97% off. As of May 16, grab it for only $39.99. In 2021, you can start a business from your kitchen counter. But if you have a million-dollar idea on your hands, you’ll need to know how […]

Make mornings more pleasant with a sunrise alarm clock on sale

TL;DR: Get your circadian rhythm going with help from the Tekjoy Sunrise LED Alarm Clock. As of May 16, get it on sale for only $32.99 — a 34% savings. Great sleep can be hard to come by these days. Stop putting up with sleepless nights and figure out a solution for all the times […]