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Some of us take a kind of “I eat to live” rather than an “I live to eat” approach to gadgets. They’re tools that help you get things done, not something you want to invest a lot of time or money in. If that’s you — and there’s no judgment here from a certifiable gadget…

Samsung Electronics announced that it will share 80% of revenues and keep 20% for itself for games on the Samsung Galaxy Store. The big South Korean tech company made the announcement ahead of the Game Developers Conference next week. It’s big news, as both Google and Apple charge as much as 30% to developers who…

The government can support solopreneurs by making self-employment easier and less costly. Consider a self-employed entrepreneur who racked up thousands of dollars in medical bills after a visit to the emergency department due to lack of employer-sponsored health insurance. Or the entrepreneur whose business never got off the ground—not because they lacked skill or demand,…

In the same way that genome sequencing determines the genetic makeup of an organism, Bryan Johnson — the investor and founder behind the Don’t Die movement — wants to start “foodome” sequencing.  “We’re going to sequence the U.S. ‘foodome,’ which means test 20% of foods that constitute 80% of the American diet based on stuff…

The Tien Kung Xingzhe can walk on various terrains, including sand and snow.

Apple is planning to bring live translation to AirPods, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The feature, which will let users translate conversations in real time, will be “tied” to the forthcoming iOS 19, Gurman says. As noted by Gurman, the feature can help translate a conversation from, for example, Spanish to English…