In the days leading up to the TikTok ban in the U.S. on Sunday, U.S. users flooded the Chinese app RedNote, which offered a similar experience to their favorite short-form video app. The app, which is listed in the U.S. App Store under its Chinese name Xiaohongshu, quickly became the No. 1 free app in the U.S. But after Trump paused the ban, use of RedNote in the U.S. rapidly declined. By Monday, RedNote had lost over half its daily active users in the U.S. after reaching a high of 32.5 million daily actives on the day of the ban.…
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Asus’ ROG Phone 9 Pro is a powerful, sleek handset that’s optimized for gaming, and now we’ve learned the company plans to release the ROG Phone 9 FE — not from an official source, but from a huge leak that revealed the specs and several images of what the new model will look like. Here’s what we know so far. The ROG Phone 9 FE is expected to release before the end of 2025, although a more specific launch window isn’t available. The phone is slated to arrive with a 6.78-inch FHD+ display and a maximum brightness of 2,500 nits.…
Meta’s X rival Threads said Friday that it is now testing ads with select brands in the U.S. and Japan. Instagram head Adam Mosseri said that the company will listen to feedback before expanding this experiment in other markets. “We know there will be plenty of feedback about how we should approach ads, and we are making sure they feel like Threads posts you’d find relevant and interesting, “Mosseri said.” We’ll closely monitor this test before scaling it more broadly, with the goal of getting ads on Threads to a place where they are as interesting as organic content, he…
Kodiak Robotics has officially handed off two autonomous trucks to customer Atlas Energy Solutions, marking the startup’s first commercial launch. Atlas, a provider of proppant (i.e., sand) and oilfield logistics, received its first Kodiak-equipped trucks in December and began driverless operations in an off-road environment in West Texas’s remote Permian Basin shortly after. The company has already delivered 100 loads using self-driving trucks without a human safety driver behind the wheel, according to Kodiak founder and CEO Don Burnette. This is the first time, as far as we’re aware, that the customer is owning and operating the driverless vehicle, instead…
When it comes to workhorse laptops that won’t buckle under the pressure of a bunch of opened apps, one of the best brands to shop for is Dell. For years, Dell has produced powerful and reliable Windows laptops with excellent benchmark scores, but sometimes the pricing can get a bit aggressive. That’s why we’d like to direct your attention to this Dell deal: For a limited time, when you purchase the Dell XPS 13.4-inch OLED Touch Screen Laptop at Best Buy, you’ll only pay $1,000. The full MSRP on this model is $1,500. We tested this laptop not long ago…
In the first trailer for Drop, the perfect first date quickly shifts into a murderous nightmare. The White Lotus star Meghann Fahy plays Violet, a widowed mother who agrees to go on a date with Henry (Brandon Sklenar). Meghann leaves her young son (Jacob Robinson) at home in the care of her sister (Violett Beane). When Megann finally meets Henry at the restaurant, she’s relieved to learn that he’s a handsome, polite, and charming man. While speaking at their table, Violet begins to receive a series of anonymous drops to her phone. At first, Violet thinks nothing of the memes, and…
We’re always on the lookout for the best TV deals, and it’s only a matter of time before the new and exciting TVs we saw at CES 2025 hit shelves. This means last year’s models will be going on sale, and some manufacturers are already marking down the top sets of 2024, including Samsung. Right now, all three sizes of the Samsung Neo QLED 8K QN900D are discounted. We’d like to spotlight the 65-inch version, which is currently on sale for $3,500 and has a $5,000 MSRP. This offer is available through Amazon, Best Buy, Samsung, and a handful of…
The history of action cinema is littered with classics, including a few that were actually made before. The action movie remake is not super common, but it’s also not as rare as you might have guessed. Some of these movies retain the same title as their predecessors, but others do not. As a result, it’s harder to know what the filmmakers are adapting. While original action cinema is great, today we’re counting down the 10 best action remakes ever made. And yes, we made room for Dune. 1. 3:10 to Yuma -2007 One of a couple of western remakes to grace…
At Galaxy Unpacked 2025, Samsung teased its upcoming XR headset, Project Moohan. This Vision Pro competitor is expected to launch later this year at a significantly lower cost than Apple’s spatial computer. Samsung’s mention was quite brief but we do have plenty of information about this exciting new device that’s expected to arrive later this year. Samsung isn’t new to XR and with the backing of two other tech giants, Project Moohan could become a serious threat to Apple’s Vision Pro and VR market leader Meta and its Quest 3 headset. While it might seem like Samsung is rushing to…
Samsung hosted its Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event in San Jose, California, where it announced its latest Galaxy S25 series. Not to be outdone, the Korean smartphone maker left attendees and at home streamers stunned with the teaser of the decade, hinting that it has a device called the Galaxy S25 Edge on the way. The brand gave little to no hints about what the device might entail, except flashing some deconstructed smartphone parts on the theater’s demo screens. This is enough to leave enthusiasts salivating for more information on the upcoming smartphone. The last time there was an Edge-branded product…
