Darrell Etherington
Managing Editor, U.S.
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Microsoft is the only real winner in the OpenAI debacle
OpenAI is in the process of fully collapsing on itself, following the ousting of former CEO Sam Altman in a shocking board decision. Exactly why the board decided to fire Altman is still unclear, but
Building digital infrastructure for developing countries with Nasrat Khalid from Aseel
Host Becca Szkutak is joined by our old friend Darrell Etherington to talk with Nasrat Khalid of Aseel.
Apple, it’s time to fold
Apple is relatively fresh off its annual iPhone refresh, having just released the iPhone 15 and 15 Pro in September. The hardware updates for this generation are solid and meaningful, but also iterati
The iPhone 15’s best friend is an ultra-budget, stripped-down version of Apple Vision Pro
iPhone 15 got USB-C, a great upgrade just for the sake of cable management sanity, but that also brought support for native video out. That means you can connect displays to the iPhone easily with a s
Apple’s ‘Scary Fast’ event video was shot on iPhone
In tech, “dogfooding” means using your own stuff in the way you intend for your users to, which is helpful to make sure your stuff lives up to your marketing claims. Apple dogfoods in a nu
Apple brought back the best Mac colorway with the new M3 MacBook Pro
Apple has a new range of updated MacBook Pro notebooks, and while they get a pretty nice internal upgrade courtesy mostly of the new M3 processor lineup, the big news for aesthetes is on the outside &
Privacy will die to deliver us the thinking and knowing computer
We’re getting a first proper look at much-hyped Humane’s “AI pin” (whatever that is) on November 9, and personalized AI memory startup Rewind is launching a pendant to track no
Amazon’s eero Max 7 mesh Wi-Fi router offers amazing speeds and few (if any) compromises
Amazon’s eero acquisition continues to bear fruit, and the latest off the vine is the eero Max 7, by far the company’s most advanced router yet, and the most capable when it comes to input
The DJI Osmo Pocket 3 is a major upgrade to the best little vlogging camera you can buy
DJI’s Osmo Pocket 3 has arrived, with a much-improved one-inch sensor, along with all the magic of the company’s physical gimbal stabilization. This new generation comes a full three years
I did my expenses in VR and I liked it
Meta’s Quest 3 has now been available for over a week, and the reviews have largely praised the updated consumer mixed reality headset. In my own first impressions, I shared how it managed to co
Singularity’s ONI earbuds deliver outstanding audio thanks to MEMS speaker tech
I have long flirted with the idea that I’m an audiophile, though I don’t typically spend thousands of dollars on either headphones or speakers, and I only sporadically indulge in lossless
Google’s Pixel 8 Pro camera is the new mobile photography champ
Let’s not kid ourselves: The most exciting thing about the Google Pixel 8 Pro (and 8, for that matter) is the camera, and because of Google’s commanding position when it comes to computati
Google’s Pixel 8 delivers solid performance and design upgrades, plus a focus on the future
Google’s Pixel 8 smartphone is shipping tomorrow, and while the update this year was leaked far in advance of even the official announcement, knowing what a phone looks like on paper is a very d
Google Pixel 8 Pro first impressions
I got to spend some time with the new Google Pixel 8 Pro ahead of its launch, and the new premium flagship is impressive, though very similar to last year’s model. The back glass is matte in a f
Pixel 8 Pro’s upgraded camera system offers dream specs for mobile photographers
Google made its Pixel 8 smartphone lineup official today, including the Pixel 8 Pro. This year, the Pro gets a number of camera upgrades, both in terms of hardware and software, that puts a little mor
Making wearable medical devices more patient-friendly with Professor Esther Rodriguez-Villegas from Acurable
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week we talk with Professor Esther Rodriguez-Villegas from Acurable.
The Xencelabs Pen Display 24 is a terrific alternative to Wacom’s big-screen drawing tablets
For a long time, if you wanted something like the Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 but didn’t want to spend quite so much money, you were pretty much out of luck. The Xencelabs Pen 24, released earlier this
Meta Quest 3 convinced me to love VR by downplaying the metaverse
Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the Meta Quest 3 VR headset onstage at Meta’s Connect event in California today, but I was lucky enough to get a chance to try it out last week in San Francisco. The Met
Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to Meta Quest 3 in December
The next-generation of Meta Quest hardware is here, and Meta announced a bunch of software news alongside the Quest 3 VR headset hardware reveal at its Connect conference. One such announcement was th
Sonos Move 2 review: The best rugged smart speaker gets better
Sonos rarely misses, and its first ruggedized, weather-resistant smart speaker, the Sonos Move, was no exception. This year, it released the Sonos Move 2, a sequel that looks, on the outside, pretty m