How I rebooted my social life: rebuilding community after isolation
TL;DR Writer James O’Malley describes how a comfortable, work-from-home life left him socially isolated and prompted him to deliberately rebuild…
I won’t buy an Android phone in 2026 unless it has telemacro camera support
TL;DR After switching from Samsung and Pixel devices to Chinese 'Ultra' phones, the author says telemacro changed how they shoot…
Best Smart Scales of 2026 — Tested Picks for Weight and Body Metrics
TL;DR A recent hands-on review tested several current smart scales and singled out four models across price and capability tiers.…
Researchers disclose Airoha Bluetooth chip flaws that risk headphone takeover
TL;DR Security researchers found three vulnerabilities in Airoha Bluetooth audio chips that can let attackers take over headphones and potentially…
VLC for Android looks dated — but remains the most trusted video player
TL;DR VLC’s Android app retains an old-school interface that doesn’t follow Google’s Material You visual trends, but users value its…
14 Best Fitness Trackers and Activity Trackers, Tested and Reviewed (2025)
TL;DR WIRED updated its annual roundup of fitness trackers in January 2026 after testing dozens of devices across activities like…
How to Start (and Keep) a Healthy Habit — Systems, Friction, Distraction
TL;DR A practical guide argues you should build systems, not chase goals, and lower the barriers that block action. Techniques…
MHC: Manifold-Constrained Hyper-Connections for Scalable Residual Models
TL;DR Researchers propose Manifold-Constrained Hyper-Connections (mHC), a framework that constrains hyper-connected residual paths onto a manifold to recover identity-like behavior…
Rust–: Modified Rust compiler that disables the borrow checker
TL;DR A forked Rust compiler named rustmm has the borrow checker turned off, allowing code that would normally breach Rust's…
Windows 11 Outperforms Linux on Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 with Arrow Lake H
TL;DR In tests on a Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Windows 11…