The Hydrobot jacket wicks away moisture at the touch of a button

One of the biggest challenges of outdoor apparel is finding ways to effectively wick moisture away from the body, while also maintaining a high degree of wind and water resistance. More often than not, the technical fabrics that are used in modern outdoor gear are either very breathable or offer an excellent level of waterproofing, but seldom do both all that well. But a European company calledKjushas introduceda new ski jacketthat takes an innovative and technical approach to this problem by using a process called “electro-osmosis....

August 18, 2025 · 3 min · 489 words · Kenneth Torres

The untapped potential of commission-based earnings for influencers, explained by Lesley Gao

However, by following a commission-based model, influencers can earn passive income based on their engagement with brands and their audience. EntrepreneurLesley Gaois currently looking to better cement this model through her startup, Pear. Her goal is to simplify interactions with brands and encourage a model focused on building and nurturing community relationships. Keep reading to learn more about why Lesley Gao believes commission-based earnings can greatly fuel your influencer career....

August 18, 2025 · 3 min · 587 words · Margaret Gordon

This Dark Matter Easter Egg Could Mean Another Blake Crouch Adaptation Is Coming

Warning: Spoilers ahead forDark Matterepisode 7, “In the Fires of Dying Stars.” Summary Dark Matterepisode 7, “In the Fires of Dying Stars,” features a teaser for what could be Blake Crouch’s next live-action project after his multiversal saga starring Joel Edgerton.Apple TV+ is no stranger to the sci-fi genre, so teaming up with an author like Blake Crouch is no surprise.Dark Matterquickly rated highly on the Apple TV+ rankings after its double-episode premiere in May 2024....

August 18, 2025 · 3 min · 585 words · Yolanda Mckinney

This ingestible smart capsule can wirelessly monitor gut health in real time

The human digestive tract has a lining that prevents harmful materials, such as bacteria, from getting absorbed into the bloodstream. When this mucosal barrier is damaged, toxins and other harmful material leak into the underlying tissue, causing a variety of health problems. The weakening of this barrier is attributed to a wide range of inflammatory bowel diseases, leading to increased permeability of the walls. Even though methods like endoscopy can offer a look at the gut health, there are two major hassles with such an approach....

August 18, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · Tracy Nunez

This super-cool tiny home with a living wall lived at the UN this summer

We love tiny homes. The latest one we’ve uncovered even lived at the United Nations’ headquarters in New York City for a while this summer. It’s the Ecological Living Module, or EDM, cooked up in a weird science partnership between architectural firmGray Organschiand no less than Yale University’sCenter for Ecosystems in Architecture. Trust us, it’s tiny — just 230 square feet, or 21 square meters — but this weird, wedge-shaped dwelling can be operated completely independently of existing utilities and infrastructure....

August 18, 2025 · 3 min · 535 words · Jeffrey Burns

Twitter is officially a teenager now. Are we raising a monster?

At lunchtime on June 29, 2025, a 29-year-old programmer named Jack Dorsey sent the world’s first tweet. “Just setting up my twttr,” he wrote, using the preliminary name that he and his co-founders were using for the microblogging service. That day, the message was read by only a handful of people. Twitter was still in beta, several months from launching to the public. Today, that same (still available) message has been liked 90,000 times, retweeted 108,000 times, and replied to on 3,900 occasions....

August 18, 2025 · 8 min · 1555 words · Michael Monroe

Warzone players want classic Verdansk mode to return ahead of Black Ops 6

Warzone players want classic Verdansk mode to return ahead of Black Ops 6 Call of Duty: Warzone players are calling for a classic mode to return to the battle royale ahead of Black Ops 6, especially as some of them have gotten bored of Supreme already. Even though the formula for a battle royale game is pretty simple, Warzone has had a few wrinkles over the last few years. Additional modes like Plunder, DMZ, Iron Trials, and Armored Royale have all won fans over at different points....

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Elizabeth Odonnell

Who needs Scream 6? These movies are the 5 best horror sequels of all time

Horror is an odd genre.One of its most famous unusual traits is how dominated it is by sequels. Until the modern era of superhero movies, no other genre in history has been able to come close to the number of sequels, prequels, reboots, and now, requels that horror movies manage to rack up. Often, the sequels are nothing more than repeats of the first film, providing more frights for the devoted fanbase....

August 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1142 words · Mark Stephens

Why Alienware remains the undisputed champ of OLED gaming monitors

It’s no secret that Alienware makes some of thebest gaming monitors, but it’s not alone. After it shook up the market with theAlienware 34 QD-OLEDtwo years ago, a slew of competing monitors popped up from brands like Asus, LG, MSI, Samsung, and countless others. Two years and a generation of OLED monitors later, though, Alienware still remains the champ of OLED gaming monitors. A lot of that comes down to the big fear new buyers have when picking up an OLED monitor: burn-in....

August 18, 2025 · 5 min · 1002 words · Jonathan Fry

5G at MWC 2019: All the major announcements from U.S. carriers

At Mobile World Congress, a spotlight usually shines on new and improved smartphones, and this year was no different. From theLG V50 ThinQto theSony Xperia 10, a number of handset announcements were made at MWC. But handsets are only part of the news from the show. Carriers made some big announcements too — especially when it comes to the deployment of5G. Here are all the 5G announcements from the major U....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 602 words · Steven Smith Jr.

A $1 billion investment will bring more EV charging stations to rural America

Lack of charging stations remains one of the biggest obstacles to widespread adoption ofelectric cars, but two companies are planning to spend $1 billion to help address that shortage. Charging station operator ChargePoint and the National Association of Truck Stop Operators (NATSO) plan to add charging stations at 4,000 sites in the U.S. While most charging infrastructure initiatives focus on heavily traveled corridors between major cities, ChargePoint and NATSO plan to focus on rural areas....

August 17, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Carrie Adkins

Amazon Echo Buds 2 review: Better buds for Alexa fans

“Why you’re able to trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ When Amazon introduced the originalEcho Budsin 2019, they set a new standard for what we could expect from a $130 investment in a set of true wireless earbuds. They sounded great, had effective active noise cancellation (ANC), and let you talk to Alexa without needing to tap any buttons....

August 17, 2025 · 15 min · 3004 words · Tabitha Young

Apple has banned all vaping-related apps from the App Store

Following months ofmystery surrounding vaping-related illnesses and deaths, Apple has made the decision to remove all vaping-related apps from the App Store,Axios reports. While Apple has never allowed apps within the App Store that market vaping-related products, it has allowed apps that serve as news sources on vaping to exist on the store as well as apps that can control the lighting and temperature control of vaping devices, and even control how much vaping liquid is burned in a single session on the device....

August 17, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Joanna Griffith MD