Today on Decoder, we’re talking about the landmark social media addiction trials that just resulted in two major verdicts against Big Tech. There’s one case in New Mexico against Meta, and another in California against both companies, which have said they plan to appeal. These are complicated cases with some huge repercussions for both how […]

There’s a new smallest e-reader in my life. The Xteink X3 is even smaller and thinner than Xteink’s X4 while also improving on the X4 with refined (but still far from great) software, simplified buttons, and an improved magnetic mount on the back. It’s a better compact e-reader than the X4 if extreme portability is […]

Google is launching another update to its Home app, which is supposed to make controlling your smart home with its Gemini AI assistant "more natural and reliable," according to this week's release notes. With the update, you can describe the type of lighting you want, such as "the color of the ocean," and Gemini will […]

If you're flying United Airlines, you'll now have a better idea of when you need to get to the airport to make your flight. Yesterday the airline announced several updates to its iOS and Android mobile apps including estimated security wait times at all of United's US hub airports as a result of the ongoing […]

It's become an American truism: Once you buy an SUV, there's no going back. And our love affair with pickups has been documented in a million country songs and TV commercials. But a brutal spike in gasoline prices - nipping $4 nationwide for a gallon of unleaded, up from $3 when the bombs first began […]