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Inside Tinder HQ, from a Lego station to roof-deck espresso
Tinder's West Hollywood headquarters has seaweed snacks, protein bars, and beer on tap. For those with a sweet tooth, there's full-size candy bars.
How Sheng Wang finds 'Purple' comedy in a stuck drawer and a toothbrush choice
Comedian Sheng Wang discusses how his second special "Purple" represents a major evolution from his 2022 debut, reflecting his growth from intimate clubs to touring major theaters nationwide.
Laifen Wave Pro electric toothbrush review: A perfect all-rounder
This premium toothbrush has it all: the looks, the app, the oscillating head/sonic vibration combo, the travel lock and one-button control, all at a reasonable price point.
The 10 Best Bluetooth Speakers For Outdoor Use
Not all Bluetooth speakers are created equal, and when it comes to outdoor use, you'll want yours to be rugged and reliable enough to take the party outside.
There's no such thing as a shark, suggest scientists | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Analysis of shark DNA has thrown a wrench into our understanding of these sharp-toothed predators and their evolutionary history
Microsoft: Removing some Copilots will improve Windows 11
: 'Doze boss admits OS needs smaller memory footprint, fixes for old issues like bad Bluetooth, more prominent WSL
UCLA overcomes broken tooth and stubborn UCF 75-71
UCLA remains in the hunt for a 12th national championship
New dispute emerges around Subnautica 2’s early access release
Lawyers for the ousted—and now partially reinstated—leadership team of Unknown Worlds, the studio behind Subnautica 2, are crying foul over news that the game will be released into early access in May. The release announcement earlier this week was made improperly, potentially “damaging the game and sowing additional confusion among the Subnautica community,” the lawyers said in a letter sent on Tuesday to Vice Chancellor Lori Will of Delaware’s Court of Chancery. In their letter, the lawyers also floated the idea of asking Will to find Krafton in contempt of the court’s ruling. The letter was sent just one day after Will’s bombshell ruling that publisher Krafton had breached its contract with Unknown Worlds’ executive team, when it fired them last June. The new issue isn’t necessarily the May early access timeframe, but how the news was announced. The letter and Krafton’s response have not been previously reported. A quick recap of prior events: Subnautica 2 is an unreleased, underwater survival adventure and the most-wishlisted game on Steam. Last year, longtime Unknown Worlds CEO Ted Gill, along with studio co-founders Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, were fired by Krafton. They swiftly sued, saying the publisher had terminated them to avoid paying out up to $250 million in potential performance-based bonuses. The studio leaders had hoped to earn that with an early access release of the game, which Krafton had blocked. The publisher argued in court that Subnautica 2 wasn’t ready, which the ousted execs disputed. On Monday, Will ruled that Krafton had violated its contract, firing the execs to avoid the performance payouts, and that it had to reinstate Gill and give him full authority over any early access release for Subnautica 2. On Tuesday, IGN reported on a new memo issued that day to Unknown Worlds staff by Steve Papoutsis, the executive Krafton had put in charge of Unknown Worlds after the 2025 firings. In the note, Papoutsis said that Subnautica 2 had passed a key development milestone “last week” and that he and Krafton had determined the game “is ready for Early Access release in May.” This news appeared to catch the lawyers for Gill, Cleveland and McGuire by surprise. On Tuesday night, they sent a letter to Will expressing “serious concerns” about whether it would be possible to forge an agreement with Krafton consistent with the judge’s order. Papoutsis’ memo was a problem, they wrote. He didn’t have the authority to declare anything about Subnautica 2’s release. As of 9am ET on Monday, March 16, the effective date of Will’s order, Papoutsis wasn’t CEO of Unknown Worlds. Gill was. And, per Will’s order, only Gill could make Subnautica 2 release decisions. They continued: Krafton self-servingly announced the launch without any regard to its impact on the game, the team, or the community—let alone this Court’s Opinion. Announcing the release of a game is momentous, and it is typically accompanied by significant marketing activity, fanfare, and community coordination. And most importantly, the announcement is carefully designed to maximize excitement for the game. That entire process was supposed to be driven by Mr. Gill. However, in defiance of the Court’s Opinion, Krafton has now taken that away, further damaging the game and sowing additional confusion among the Subnautica community. The lawyers speculated that Krafton had “intentionally leaked” Papoutsis’ memo and then issued an official statement to confirm the leak. Game File is a reader-supported publication. My reporting is only possible through support from readers like you. To support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe On Wednesday, lawyers for Krafton defended their client in their own letter to vice chancellor Will, saying nothing they did violated her order nor showed contempt: Papoutsis’s message was simply celebrating the UW employees’ efforts toward a past event: Krafton’s pre-Opinion determination that Subnautica 2 was ready for Early Access release. There was nothing improper about conveying the results of the milestone review or thanking the development team for their dedication and talent. They added that Gill could still make his own call about Subnautica 2’s release: In his role as CEO, Gill will be able to assess independently his views on the state of Subnautica 2 and the appropriate release schedule; nothing in Papoutsis’s message alters Gill’s authority or discretion. Vice chancellor Will has not responded to the letters and doesn’t necessarily have to. Both parties were previously ordered by Will to confer this week and submit a proposed judgment consistent with her ruling. The letter from Gill’s attorney’s this week doesn’t indicate whether he would or would not support a May release for Subnautica 2. But it could limit his options. And, if Gill’s lawyers are right, the lack of marketing fanfare around the leak of the May date could dull the launch of the game. Any harm to Subnautica 2’s launch is an extra sensitive issue given the context of the legal dispute: millions of dollars of payouts are on the line, tethered to the scale of the game’s initial performance. In her ruling on Monday, Will noted that there was obvious “bad blood” between Gill’s side and Krafton but that the two would need to work together: “They can—and must—act in good faith to navigate their remaining contractual relationship.” Item 2: A new kind of couch co-op game A highlight of GDC each year is the Alt.Ctrl showcase that features games played with extremely experimental controllers. Perusing this year’s offerings last Friday, I found a game controlled with giant scissors, another with big toothbrushes and one that amounted to dumpster diving. My favorite was Pivot, a co-op game about collectively maneuvering a couch. It was developed by students at the University of Utah’s masters of arts and engineering games program. Players lift and tilt the physical couch in order to control the position of a virtual one. That virtual one is moving through an obstacle course on-screen, while being pursued by a giant skull. Developer Nishant Verma told me at GDC that the couch is made of styrofoam (this became more evident as I watched!) and that the name was a riff on an episode of the sitcom Friends. Item 3: In brief… 🚫 Ubisoft is laying off more than 100 workers at its Red Storm studio, as the North Carolina location known for decades for its Tom Clancy games, ceases in-house game development, VGC reports. 👀 On Monday, Nvidia’s revealed its DLSS 5 AI-driven graphics technology that purports to improve game graphics… and it has been roasted about it by the media and the online gaming public for the remainder of the week. The tech changed the faces of characters in footage from Resident Evil Requiem, Hogwarts Legacy and EA Sports FC, drawing accusations of giving carefully art-directed games the generic look of AI “slop.” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had said on Monday that “DLSS 5 is the GPT moment for graphics—blending handcrafted rendering with generative AI to deliver a dramatic leap in visual realism while preserving the control artists need for creative expression.” By mid-week, Huang was telling Tom’s Hardware that the new tech’s critics were “completely wrong” because game-makers could still “fine-tune the generative AI” to suit their game’s aesthetics.
If states ban fluoride, kids with cavities and Medicaid costs could spike, study finds
If five states ban fluoride in drinking water, 132,572 additional children would need a cavity filled or a tooth pulled.
Tooth decay with a side of bacterial meningitis: Louisiana GOP rages against public health
Despite a slew of health-related problems facing Louisianans — like heart disease, diabetes, obesity, reduced access to medical care, and high maternal and infant mortality rates — some GOP lawmakers
Pete Hegseth Sure Knows How to Spend Government Money
$124,000 for ice cream machines? I had no idea our warfighters at the Pentagon had such a sweet tooth.
More Kids Are in ERs for Tooth Pain. Trump Cuts and RFK Jr.’s Anti-Fluoride Fight Aren’t Helping.
Dentists, hygienists, and researchers say a shortage of rural dental care professionals and worsening oral hygiene since the covid-19 pandemic mean more kids are ending up in the emergency room for tooth decay.
Girl Scout cookie program helps Utah girls build business skills, confidence
The annual Girl Scout Cookie Program does more than satisfy a sweet tooth — it gives thousands of girls hands-on experience running their own small business whi
Chewed-up orca fins on Russian beach point to cannibalism, and scientists say it may explain why some pods are so tight-knit
Detached orca fins scored with distinctive tooth marks suggest that killer whale cannibalism is happening — and it might explain some complex orca societies.
Teeth smaller than a fingertip reveal the first primate ancestor
Tiny, tooth-sized fossils have just reshaped the story of our deepest ancestry. Paleontologists have discovered the southernmost remains ever found of Purgatorius—the earliest-known relative of all primates, including humans—in Colorado’s Denver Basin. Previously thought to be confined to Montana and parts of Canada, this shrew-sized, tree-dwelling mammal now appears to have spread southward soon after the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.
Apple Refreshes iPad Air With M4 Chip, 12GB RAM
Despite the memory crunch, the iPad Air gets more RAM without a price hike. There's also a faster modem as well as support for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.
Qualcomm's next mobile connectivity chip ushers in the Wi-Fi 8 and Bluetooth 7 era
The Qualcomm FastConnect 8800 will debut in 2026 as the first chip with Wi-Fi 8, Bluetooth 7, Ultra Wideband, and Thread 1.5 all in one.
Sonos Play portable Bluetooth and AirPlay 2 speaker leaks early
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New Toothpaste Stops Gum Disease Without Harming Healthy Bacteria
Researchers have developed a targeted approach to combat periodontitis without disrupting the natural balance of the oral microbiome. The innovation could reshape how gum disease is treated while preserving beneficial bacteria.
Kayhi students dive into all things oceanic in this marine science club
The Sabertooth Smolts, the Junior Varsity team, wrote their research paper about the ooligan, a little fish that used to be found in abundance in Ketchikan before the fishery crashed 20 years ago.
Want to Know If Glassholes Are Using Smart Glasses Near You? There's an App for That
The app called Nearby Glasses scans Bluetooth signals to detect and alert users when the camera-equipped glasses are nearby.
New App Detects the Radio Fingerprint of Smart Glasses and Warns You When Someone Is Using Them Nearby
Yves Jeanrenaud is a scholar and amateur software developer behind Nearby Glasses, an open-source smart glasses detection app.
Early Galaxy S26 Ultra hands-on video reveals bad news for S Pen fans
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra doesn't have a Bluetooth S Pen, and it looks like the same fate may have befallen the Galaxy S26 Ultra.
I Found the Best Electric Toothbrush for My Sensitive Teeth
The best electric toothbrush reduces plaque and gingivitis, encourages you to brush long enough, and prevents overzealous scrubbing.
One UI 8.5 will let you record high quality 24-bit audio with external Bluetooth microphones
Samsung has upgraded One UI 8.5 with High Quality Audio Input. It lets you record 24-bit audio with external Bluetooth microphones.
Indian Health Service to phase out use of dental fillings containing mercury by 2027
The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans will no longer treat tooth decay with dental fillings containing mercury.
There’s a real life “Heated Rivalry” at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
On the ice, they’re sworn enemies. At the 2026 Winter Olympics, they’re on opposing sides of a historic and storied rivalry between two proud nations and both will be fighting tooth and nail throughout the competition to emerge victorious.
4 Best Uses For Your Old Audio System
You can repurpose an old audio system as a Bluetooth music setup, PC speaker upgrade, TV sound solution, or budget home theater alternative.
America's sweet tooth is looking for a new chain obsession
Sprinkles' abrupt closure at the end of 2025 marked the end of the cupcake era. Now, bundt cakes and cookies are vying for the top sweet spot.
iPhone 17e Reportedly Set to Launch This Month With 4 Major Upgrades
The phone is expected to retain the iPhone 16e's design while offering faster performance, MagSafe support, and improved Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.
Google's January Pixel update breaks Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Another Pixel update, another round of issues
Latest Google Pixel update causing Wi-Fi and Bluetooth issues for some
A number of Google Pixel owners have reported over the past few days that, following the latest update, their devices...
Sony lifts the lid on two new Bluetooth turntables with sleek, minimalist designs
Ease of use is high on the agenda
Google has finally killed the Stadia Bluetooth tool — but this person rescued it
Stadia is now fully dead.
New York moves to ban ‘entertainment vapes’ with music, games and Bluetooth features
ALBANY, N.Y. – A new proposal in the New York State Assembly would outlaw the sale of so-called “entertainment vapor products,” a new class of e-cigarettes
Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking
Flaws in how 17 models of headphones and speakers use Google’s one-tap Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol have left devices open to eavesdroppers and stalkers.
UCLA 71, Penn State 60: More Frustration
Stop if you’ve heard this one before. Penn State, playing at home, battled tooth and nail with a probable NCAA tournament team before finally faltering in the final minutes. Well, it happened again on Wednesday night at the BJC with UCLA leaving town with a 71-60 win that still has the Nittany Lions (9-8, 0-6 […]
From Snoop Dogg’s blunt to the Eagles locker room: Inside the wild world of the company changing sports memorabilia
Jason Arnold is walking through the detritus littering the Philadelphia Eagles post-game locker room, sidestepping assorted gloves, socks, athletic tape, empty Gatorade bottles, a discarded comb, an orange, a banana and even a toothbrush – used or unused is unclear.
Health-Tracking Toothbrushes, Mouth Guards Lure Consumers With Audacious Claims
If you paid enough attention, you could find health trackers everywhere at the CES trade show this week. But they didn't necessarily look how you’d expect.
NC's 'toothiest fish' topic of next talk in science lecture series
Fisheries ecologist Dr. Jim Morley will explain the life history of sheepshead during the Jan. 15 "Science on the Sound" Lecture Series at the Coastal Studies Institute in Wanchese.
The Razr Fold Adds a Book-Style Foldable to Motorola’s Lineup
At CES 2026, the company also announced a new smartwatch, stylus, Bluetooth tracker, and even a weird AI pendant.
These wireless headphones roll up to become a Bluetooth speaker
Keep your music private, or share it with friends.
Fender’s new Bluetooth speakers can play audio from four sources simultaneously
You can play or sing along while listening to your favorite tunes.
Your mouth on weed is nothing to smile about
Smoking marijuana can increase cavities, tooth loss and the risk of oral cancers — but you can take steps to protect yourself.
5 Cool Things You Didn't Know Your Amazon Fire TV Stick Could Do
If you've been using the Amazon Fire TV Stick just for entertainment, you might be missing out on features like secret shortcuts and Bluetooth connectivity.
Amazon's 2-in-1 Laptop Tablet Is Now $58 — Just in Time for Christmas
This tablet comes with a mouse, stylus, Bluetooth keyboard, and free shipping.
Ancient burrowing bees made their nests in the tooth cavities and vertebrae of dead rodents, scientists discover
Scientists made a unique discovery in a cave on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola: dozens of fossilized bee nests inside rodent bones that were deposited by owls thousands of years ago.
Bluetooth 6.0: What You Need to Know About the Future of Wireless Headphones
Bluetooth got a major upgrade, and it's already showing up in phones and headphones. Here's what to expect and what we're still waiting for.
Teen’s video a ‘Breakthrough’ in science communication
Seventeen-year-old Grace Lee from Chula Vista is gaining national attention as a finalist in the global Breakthrough Junior Challenge, an annual competition that invites students to create original videos explaining complex scientific ideas in creative and engaging ways. Founded in 2015, the contest encourages young people to break down advanced scientific theories using imagination and storytelling— “Steven Spielberg meets Albert Einstein,” as organizers describe it. Lee’s submission centers on the principle of least time in physics, a concept that explains why light always travels the path that takes the least amount of time. To bring the idea to life, she used intricate origami characters and stop-motion animation, along with simple at-home experiments, she said. “The fact that light always travels via the path that takes the least amount of time sounds simple at first, but nature is full of surprises,” she said. “This principle is actually very profound and underlies many different fields in physics that seem completely unrelated, from optics to Newton’s laws to Einstein’s theory of relativity.” Also, origami has long been one of her passions and integrating it into her project felt natural. She often makes origami gifts for friends and teaches origami in her school clubs. “A single 10-second scene would take hours to craft,” she said, noting the mixture of stop-motion and post-production editing required to animate expressions and movement. To ensure the science remained accurate and accessible, she spent time reading books and online resources, writing a script, creating a storyboard, and filming and editing repeatedly until the visuals worked.The experiments were among the biggest challenges. To demonstrate water waves, she used everyday household items — “a spatula and an electric toothbrush to vibrate the waves, glass in a baking pan for different depths, and an iPhone flashlight so the waves would be visible.” She also put careful thought into explaining the principle through analogies, including a gingerbread man and a fox. “Analogies and visuals are incredibly important,” she said. “Visual demonstrations allow viewers to see how the science actually works.” Beyond the competition, Lee is deeply involved in science leadership and advocacy. She serves as International President of miRcore, the world’s largest student computational biology organization, with 136 chapters across five countries. She leads a 20-member executive board, organizes outreach connecting schools worldwide, and has helped run workshops at locations including Scripps Research Institute and the University of Michigan. “I used to be intimidated,” she said, but she gradually grew her skills and confidence. “Now I am no longer afraid to use my voice and enthusiasm to bring out the best in others.” Her research experience includes two peer-reviewed papers on asthma and vaping. Misconceptions around vaping, she said, show why clear science communication matters. “Our research shows that there is long-term harm to your lungs on the cellular level that isn’t obvious unless you come down with an illness like the flu,” she said. Lee also founded Full Hearts at Eastlake High School, transforming the small club into one of the school’s largest, with hands-on service projects in partnership with local nonprofits. She continues mentoring younger students to sustain the mission. If she wins the Breakthrough Junior Challenge, Grace hopes the $100,000 science lab prize for her school will expand opportunities for students who have limited access to equipment and hands-on science outside the classroom.
Pebble's founder introduces a $75 AI smart ring for recording brief notes with a press of a button
After rebooting the Pebble smartwatch, founder Eric Migicovsky is expanding his company's device lineup with a new smart wearable: an AI-powered smart ring known as Index 01. Named for the finger where the ring is meant to be worn, the new $75 ring is not meant to be a competitor to the always-on, always-listening AI devices, like the AI pendant Friend, but instead offers a way to record quick notes and reminders with a press of a button on the ring's side. AI only comes into play via the open source, speech-to-text, and AI models that run locally on your smartphone, via the open source Pebble mobile app. That is, if the Ring's button is not being pressed, it's not recording. (And this is a press-and-hold gesture, too, which means you can't start the ring's recording and then let go to surreptitiously record a conversation.) You can wear the stainless steel ring while in the shower, washing hands, doing dishes, or in the rain, but you would have to take it off for other water-related activities, like swimming. At launch, it's water-resistant to 1 meter. The ring is also not a fitness tracker or sleep monitor. It doesn't record details about your heart rate or health. And it's not there to be your AI friend. "I'm not trying to build some AI assistant thing," Migicovsky told TechCrunch in an interview. "I build things that solve one main problem, and they solve it really well," he explains. "I think of as external memory for my brain...that's what this is. It's always with you." Plus, the ring has been designed to be highly reliable and privacy-preserving, he says, as all your thoughts are stored on your phone, not in the cloud. There is no subscription. Migicovsky has been wearing the ring for three months now and says he cannot imagine going back to a world where he doesn't always have a memory device with him. "The problem is that, during the day, I get ideas or I remember something, and if I don't write it down that second, I forget it," he says. The ring solves this problem, he adds, without becoming another device you need to charge. "The battery lasts for years," Migicovsky claims. Technically, the ring is said to support roughly 12 to 14 hours of recording. On average, the founder says he uses it 10-20 times per day to record 3-6 second thoughts. At that rate, he'll get about two years of usage. When the ring's battery dies, you can ship it back to the company for recycling. When using Index, you can record up to five minutes of audio, which can be saved to the ring and synced to your phone later. This makes sense for recording briefer, personal thoughts and notes, even when you don't have your phone handy, but it wouldn't work for recording a longer chat, like a presentation, meeting, or in-person interview of some kind. The ring also supports 99+ languages and has a bit of on-device memory, in case you're not in Bluetooth range of your device, where the recording is ultimately saved and transcribed. (The raw audio is retained, too, in case the speech-to-text is garbled due to loud background noise). If you own a Pebble smartwatch or one from another brand, your recorded thought can even appear on the watch's screen so you can verify it's correct. The ring works with Pebble's mobile app, which offers notes and reminders, but can optionally integrate with your phone's calendaring system, too, or other apps, like Notion. And the ring's software is open source, which makes it hackable by the community, the founder points out. Because of its open nature, the ring's button is already programmable. In addition to the press-and-hold gesture, you can program the ring to do other things with a single or double press, like play or pause your music or control the shutter on your phone's camera. You could use it to send a message through the universal chat app Beeper, which Migicovsky also created, or you could add your own voice actions via MCP. A new approach to hardware Migicovsky acknowledges that hardware can be difficult to get right -- as the previous exit of Pebble to Fitbit showed. (Fitbit, too, was later acquired by Google in 2021). "I didn't earn any money during Pebble -- we exited, but it was not a great exit," Migicovsky admits. This year, however, he decided to reboot the Pebble project after Google open sourced the PebbleOS, which opened up the door to new hardware. With his new company, Core Devices, Migicovsky plans to do things differently. Still, the founder doesn't regret his previous choices, he clarifies. "I wouldn't have gone back and changed anything. I loved what we built. I loved what we did. I love the company that we built, but it's not the only way to build a company," he told TechCrunch. " And, speaking as an ex-YC partner, there are -- there's a time and a place for building a venture-backed startup. Some companies are phenomenal when they raise money and build a big team, and I tried that...I think what I'm doing now is trying an alternative path, which is start from profitability," he says. The new company is a small team of five, self-funded, and focused on sustainability. So far, Core Devices has shipped the Pebble 2 Duo smartwatch with a black-and-white display. Its first run sold out, and the company is now preparing to ship the upgraded version, the Pebble Time 2. The newer device, which has seen 25,000 pre-orders, is a stainless steel watch with a larger, color e-ink screen. As for the Index 01, the ring's pre-order offer ends in March 2026. After that, the price increases to $99. It currently comes in silver, polished gold, and matte black and works with iOS and Android devices. Customers can select from eight ring sizes and three colors.
The tech world is sleeping on the most exciting Bluetooth feature in years
Can you hear me now?
Google's December update boosts Pixel security and fixes 33 bugs
Including battery, UI, and Bluetooth issues