METABLOKS / TECH

Brand new

WIRED

How to Watch the Leonids Meteor Shower

This month-long meteor shower peaks just after mid-November and is known for producing bright “fireball” shooting stars. Here’s what to know about Leonids and other major showers that will appear in 2025.

18 minutes ago

WIRED

How to Watch the Leonids Meteor Shower

Last hour

Ars Technica

A fentanyl vaccine is about to get its first major test

Vaccine trial in the Netherlands hopes to protect against fentanyl-related overdose and death.

48 minutes ago

Ars Technica

A fentanyl vaccine is about to get its first major test

WIRED

The Best Golf Rangefinders

Unlock the course and raise your game with the best golf rangefinders you can buy.

48 minutes ago

WIRED

The Best Golf Rangefinders

WIRED

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Is Detaining People for ICE

Louisiana’s hunting and wildlife authority is one of more than 1,000 state and local agencies that have partnered with US immigration authorities this year alone.

48 minutes ago

WIRED

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Is Detaining People for ICE

TechCrunch

Nexus isn't going all-in on AI, keeping half of its new $700M fund for India startups

Nexus Venture Partners manages $3.2 billion in capital across its funds and has invested in more than 130 companies over the years.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

Nexus isn't going all-in on AI, keeping half of its new $700M fund for India startups

Engadget

Proton Sheets joins the company's productivity suite

1 hour ago

Engadget

Proton Sheets joins the company's productivity suite

Today

Engadget

The 29 best PC games you can play right now for 2025

2 hours ago

Engadget

The 29 best PC games you can play right now for 2025

Engadget

Meta's Oversight Board wants to expand its powers in 2026

2 hours ago

Engadget

Meta's Oversight Board wants to expand its powers in 2026

Engadget

The best streaming deals: Save on Disney+ and Hulu, HBO Max, Apple TV+ and more

4 hours ago

Engadget

The best streaming deals: Save on Disney+ and Hulu, HBO Max, Apple TV+ and more

TechCrunch

New unicorn Brevo raises $583M to challenge CRM giants

Brevo, a customer relationship management company headquartered in Paris, is now a unicorn.

8 hours ago

TechCrunch

New unicorn Brevo raises $583M to challenge CRM giants

TechCrunch

Day One Ventures' Masha Bucher on why every founder needs to be an influencer

Tech is racing ahead while society struggles to keep up. Masha Bucher, founder and GP of Day One Ventures, built her firm around closing that gap by combining venture capital with hands-on PR to help portfolio companies not just raise money, but actually break through the noise. Day One's been an early ...

11 hours ago

TechCrunch

Day One Ventures' Masha Bucher on why every founder needs to be an influencer

Older

Ars Technica

12 former FDA chiefs unite to say agency memo on vaccines is deeply stupid

Prasad's arguments "misrepresent both the science and the regulatory record."

12 hours ago

Ars Technica

12 former FDA chiefs unite to say agency memo on vaccines is deeply stupid

TechCrunch

Amazon hopes to jump-start its AI coding tool Kiro by giving it away to startups

Can Kiro win the hearts of startup founders above the many AI coding tools they already have? Amazon hopes a free year will tempt them.

12 hours ago

TechCrunch

Amazon hopes to jump-start its AI coding tool Kiro by giving it away to startups

Engadget

US Department of Transportation doubles down on gas, cuts fuel efficiency standards

12 hours ago

Engadget

US Department of Transportation doubles down on gas, cuts fuel efficiency standards

TechCrunch

All the biggest news from AWS' big tech show re:Invent 2025

Amazon Web Services' giant tech conference re:Invent 2025 is happening this week with news ranging from chips to AI services.

12 hours ago

TechCrunch

All the biggest news from AWS' big tech show re:Invent 2025

TechCrunch

Meta poaches Apple design exec Alan Dye to lead new creative studio in Reality Labs

Dye led Apple's user interface team for the last decade.

12 hours ago

TechCrunch

Meta poaches Apple design exec Alan Dye to lead new creative studio in Reality Labs

Engadget

How to watch the ‘Christmas in Rockefeller Center’ tree lighting special tonight

12 hours ago

Engadget

How to watch the ‘Christmas in Rockefeller Center’ tree lighting special tonight

Ars Technica

Admins and defenders gird themselves against maximum-severity server vuln

Open source React executes malicious code with malformed HTML—no authentication needed.

13 hours ago

Ars Technica

Admins and defenders gird themselves against maximum-severity server vuln

WIRED

BMW iX3 2026 Review: Price, Specs, Availability

BMW’s first car on its new EV platform has finally arrived. But will a big range, thumping charging tech, and a new driving brain that aims to deliver the ultimate ride be enough to beat China?

13 hours ago

WIRED

BMW iX3 2026 Review: Price, Specs, Availability

WIRED

The Age-Gated Internet Is Sweeping the US. Activists Are Fighting Back

Half of the country now requires age verification to watch porn or access “harmful” content. Digital rights advocates are pushing back against legislation they say will make the internet less safe.

14 hours ago

WIRED

The Age-Gated Internet Is Sweeping the US. Activists Are Fighting Back

Ars Technica

Humans in southern Africa were an isolated population until recently

A distinct population that was isolated until the last thousand years or so.

15 hours ago

Ars Technica

Humans in southern Africa were an isolated population until recently

Ars Technica

After nearly 30 years, Crucial will stop selling RAM to consumers

Micron cites AI data center demand as reason for killing DIY upgrade brand.

16 hours ago

Ars Technica

After nearly 30 years, Crucial will stop selling RAM to consumers

Ars Technica

NASA nominee appears before Congress, defends plans to revamp space agency

"We are in a great competition with a rival that has the will and means to challenge American exceptionalism."

16 hours ago

Ars Technica

NASA nominee appears before Congress, defends plans to revamp space agency

WIRED

An AI Dark Horse Is Rewriting the Rules of Game Design

The Chinese video game giant Tencent is now building some of the world’s best 3D AI models. This could have implications far outside gaming.

17 hours ago

WIRED

An AI Dark Horse Is Rewriting the Rules of Game Design