Lovense Spinel Review: A Great Mini Sex Machine

The multi-stimulating sex machine can heat up, can be mounted via a suction cup, and is totally worth the splurge.

Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Is Having a Renaissance

As the world looks to incorporate more renewables into energy grids, centuries-old systems that can balance supply and demand are being reappraised and innovated upon.

Phone Updates Used to Be Annoying. iOS 26 Is Awful

Is the latest iPhone operating system aesthetically appealing? No. But is it useful? Also no. At least I have company among the disgruntled.

A Filmmaker Made a Sam Altman Deepfake—and Got Unexpectedly Attached

The director of Deepfaking Sam Altman created a “Sam Bot” when he couldn’t get an interview with the OpenAI CEO. Watch an exclusive trailer for the documentary, which comes out in January.

New Head of Trump’s Cancer Panel Speculated About Links Between Vaccines and Cancer

Yale epidemiologist Harvey Risch, who has entertained a connection between Covid vaccines and “turbo cancer” and promoted ivermectin, says he’ll chair the President’s Cancer Panel.

OpenAI Rolls Back ChatGPT’s Model Router System for Most Users

As OpenAI scrambles to improve ChatGPT, it’s ditching a feature in its free tier that contributed to last summer’s user revolt.

The Best Streaming Bundles and Streaming Deals of December 2025

The best streaming deals right now are ad-free. Maybe the best streaming deals are always ad-free.

Grindr Goes ‘AI-First’ as It Strives to Be an ‘Everything App for the Gay Guy’

After controlling shareholders failed to take Grindr private and controversies over data and the banning of the phrase “No Zionists,” Grindr’s CEO opens up about AI, privacy, and big expansion plans.

Jaguar Type 00 EV First Ride: It Still Looks Odd, but It’s Seriously Quick

We took a hair-raising trip around a track in the final four-door GT version of Jaguar’s polarizing relaunch concept car. It just might be good enough to end the British brand’s abysmal run of luck.

Microsoft Will Finally Kill an Encryption Cipher That Enabled a Decade of Windows Hacks

The weak RC4 for administrative authentication has been a hacker holy grail for decades.