Ashton Kutcher says he sold his ticket to space
Remember when Ashton Kutcher bought a seat on a flight to space? Well, he sold his golden ticket. During AT&T’s 5G event in New York City on Wednesday, Mashable sat down with the actor and tech investor. We asked him if he was booked on a flight to space and could bring anyone but his […]
Facebook will pay $1 billion to creators to get them to use its platforms. Will it work?
What would social media be like without content creators? Facebook knows all too well how important the people publishing their videos online are to its social network, which is why it’s just announced new programs that will pay out $1 billion in total to creators. “We want to build the best platforms for millions of […]
Dogecoin co-founder takes Shiba Inu-sized dump on crypto
Cryptocurrency is rotten to the core. So argues the co-founder of Dogecoin, Jackson Palmer, in a long Twitter thread published Wednesday which is sure to spark backlash among the crypto faithful. Palmer makes the case that, contrary to utopian promises of decentralized finance and banking the unbanked, crypto as it actually exists in the world […]
Twitter disappears Fleets
It took eight months, but Fleets are officially disappearing. Twitter confirmed Wednesday that it is ending its brief experiment with disappearing messages, dubbed Fleets, on August 3. According to the company, the Stories-like posts which lived at the top of users’ mobile Timelines never really caught on — or, at least not in the way […]
Apple's next iPhones might have smaller notches
We still don’t know much about this year’s batch of new iPhones, but those of you who hate the camera notches Apple puts on current iPhone screens might have something to look forward to. A new report from Bloomberg shed some light on Apple’s possible plans for the iPhone 13 this week. There aren’t many […]
How carbon-sucking concrete could revolutionize construction
Concrete is the second-most used resource after water, but is terrible for the planet. A new type of concrete, dubbed CarbiCrete, is trying to change that.
Bundle any color Nintendo Switch Lite with a microSD card and save $9
SAVE $8.99: Amazon has a Nintendo Switch Lite bundle on sale as of July 14 — get the console in your choice of five colors and a 128GB SanDisk microSD card for just $225.99 (normally $234.98). Yes, an upgraded Nintendo Switch console was announced earlier this month after almost a year’s worth of rumors. No, […]
Creative Pebble v3 can juice up your computer audio for just $40
I’ve come to appreciate a “less is more” approach to tech. You don’t always need a million bonus features for a device that’s really intended to do one or two things. The Creative Pebble v3 desktop speakers demonstrate that truth as well as just about anything else. Creative’s $40 speakers are designed for one purpose: […]
Google Photos tests feature that lets users ask friends for photos
Say you’re at a birthday party. Everyone is taking photos and promising to send them to each other. Later, everyone forgets — and now no one has a complete gallery of the event. Google might soon have way to fix this. According to software developer and spotter of fresh features in popular apps, Jane Manchun […]
Volvo's first electric-only SUV has useful analog features
Volvo’s first EV without a gas-powered counterpart has some slick features that have nothing to do with touchscreens, software updates, or battery range. The C40 Recharge was announced earlier this year and will arrive in the U.S. at the start of 2022. It’s expected to start around $55,000 before federal tax credits. I took a […]