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Cool technology to buy as gifts for Christmas

Sam Hyatt

As the holiday season approaches, it can be stressful trying to find the best gifts for your friends and family or, sometimes, even finding a gift for yourself. Thankfully, similar…

The issue with right-to-repair laws

Spencer Horton

“Right-to-repair” deals with legislation that determines consumers’ right to repair or modify products that they purchase. Many companies put systems in place to make it to where consumers cannot do…

‘GTA V’ coming to a third generation of consoles

Spencer Horton

“Grand Theft Auto V” first launched on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2013. In 2014, it was released on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Seven years later,…

What is the ‘metaverse’?

Spencer Horton

In the wake of a rough couple of weeks for Facebook that saw the company come under fire after being accused of contributing to mental health problems in teenage girls,…

Most Americans prefer to stream new movie releases

Spencer Horton

As a result of the pandemic, Hollywood had to take a different approach to how they released movies. Studios pushed back release dates multiple times, but with the pandemic’s projected…

Apple makes more money from gaming than every major console gaming company

Spencer Horton

Even though Apple made no mobile games of its own, the company made $8.5 billion in 2019, according to The Wall Street Journal, and many are wondering if the future…

Amazon releases Astro, the home robot

Spencer Horton

Amazon introduced its new “household robot” Astro to the public on Sept. 28. It has left some people excited for the future of this new category of robotics, some frightened…

Amazon drivers face new issues

Spencer Horton

Amazon has implemented the use of A.I.-powered cameras to keep track of drivers and to make sure they are driving safely, but employees say they are getting penalized for things…

3D printing continues to make huge strides

Spencer Horton

The first-ever 3D-printed bridge became open for use in Amsterdam on July 19. After being in production for six years, the 12-meter bridge built by Dutch robotics company MX3D…

Boston Dynamics parkour robots

Spencer Horton

Boston Dynamics’ Atlas model has been making strides for years. Since 2016, videos of the humanoid robot doing incredible things have gone viral, with the most recent one being a…