Amazfit & Asus watches, crosswalk hack, gastric bypass pill, GPT-4.1, Android 15, tariffs, Pixel 9a, Trailseeker EV and high altitude hoops. Much of the technology world is in somewhat of a holding pattern due to tariff uncertainty. This is also the week before Easter and that has led to a quieter than normal week. There were still some interesting things that happened this week as you can learn in the stories below.
- Asus Vivobook S15 Review: Old-School OLED Laptop Powered by Modern AI CPU
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- Satechi SM3 Slim Mechanical Backlit Bluetooth Keyboard Review
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- New Asus smartwatch first to measure both blood pressure and ECG
- Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons apparently hacked to imitate Musk, Zuckerberg voices
- Scammers Use OpenAI API to Flood 80,000 Websites With Spam
- 4chan has been down since Monday night after “pretty comprehensive own”
- Cells are swapping their mitochondria. What does this mean for our health?
- Experimental drug looks to be gastric bypass surgery in pill form
- One dose of experimental drug nearly wipes out stealthy cholesterol in ‘remarkable’ trial
- Is ChatGPT Plus worth your $20? Here’s how it compares to Free and Pro plans
- This Google Maps Feature Completely Ruins Driving in L.A. for Me
- Gemini Live Now Has Eyes. We Put the New Feature to the Test
- Hate the Windows 11 Start Menu? Here’s How to Change or Replace It
- Google Fixes 23-Year-Old Chrome Flaw That Could Leak Your Browser History
- GPT-4.1 is here, but not for everyone. Here’s who can try the new models
- Windows warning: Don’t delete that weird ‘inetpub’ folder. Already did? Here’s your fix
- That groan you hear is users’ reaction to Recall going back into Windows
- How to use the Apple Passwords app
- Samsung Halts One UI 7 Rollout for Users Worldwide Over ‘Serious Bug’
- Android 15 Update Spells the End of 16GB Phones and Tablets
- Android 15 has a new requirement that could leave your phone behind
- Windows 11 Gets Built-in Text Extraction, Copying From Screen via Snipping Tool
- Do Trump Tariffs Signal the End of the Cheap PC?
- Neutrinos Are Shrinking, and That’s a Good Thing for Physics
- This is how Apple’s big Siri shake-up happened, per report
- Samsung’s cute Ballie robot arrives this summer with Google Gemini in tow
- This Company’s ‘AI’ Was Really Just Remote Human Workers Pushing Buttons
- Computers, Phones, and Chips Are Now Exempt From Tariffs
- Nvidia Might Be Stealthily Lowering GPU Prices
- To Avoid Tariffs, Nvidia to Build Supercomputer Factories in Texas
- Tariff-Free Shopping: 10 Things to Know Before Buying Refurbished Electronics
- Cheaper GPUs Incoming: Nvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti Lands April 16, RTX 5060 in May
- New Liquid-Like Battery Tech Could Change the Design of Future Gadgets
- Future Chips Will Be Hotter Than Ever
- Pixel 9A Review: A Value-Packed Phone, Just at the Right Time
- Google Pixel 9a review: All the phone you need
- Could the iPhone’s Price Double With Trump’s New 125% Tariff? We Do the Math
- Pixel 9 Pro Fold vs. Oppo Find N5 Camera Comparison: Which Takes Better Shots?
- Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for 3 days
- Off-Roading 2026 Trailseeker EV Has Subaru’s ‘Largest-Ever’ Touch Screen
- Elon Musk shut down internal Tesla analysis that showed Robotaxi would lose money
- 2026 Kia EV4 First Look: This Affordable Sedan Has a 330-Mile Range, NACS Port
- The 7 Coolest Electric Cars We Saw at the 2025 New York Auto Show
Each week we’ll share a meme that we find thought provoking or just plain funny.
- Why Did Ronald McDonald Disappear?
- Jump Shots at 6,000 Feet: Inside Oaxaca’s Love of Hoops
- Cracking Open Evolution’s Black Box on ‘Lizard Island’
- 8 of History’s Strangest Taxes
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