The key to working at a place like Ars Technica is solid news judgment. I’m talking about the kind of news judgment that knows whether a pet peeve is merely a pet peeve or whether it is, instead, a ...

On March 10, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell revolutionized the way we communicate when the first discernible human voice traveled over wire from one person to another.

Sometimes commentators will cherry-pick early phone laments to suggest that fears over the newest tech, like smartphones or artificial intelligence, are an irrational panic we’ve seen before. But in ...

Millennial and Gen Z parents are introducing their Gen Alpha kids to VHS tapes, landline-style phones, and Barbie dolls.

Obviously, I want my own kids to be financially literate, too. But my daughters are only two and four, and I struggle with how and when to introduce them to the concept of money. For help I turned to ...

With its twirly cord and landline-like features, the Tin Can is giving kids a crash course in phone etiquette. For example: Talk!

There was never any doubt that the Super Mario Galaxy Movie would bring some heat in the merch department on the run-up to launch. Nintendo may have its Talking Flower primed and ready to go as a ...

LIMASSOL, Cyprus, Feb. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Outfit7, the creators of the award-winning Talking Tom & Friends franchise, announced the appointment of PSi Retail Services as its official toy ...

While new Titans head coach Robert Saleh is getting comfortable in his new home in Nashville, Tennessee’s fan base apparently is still getting to know his voice. In a video posted to social media ...

AI chat toy company Bondu left its web console almost entirely unprotected. Researchers who accessed it found nearly all the conversations children had with the company’s stuffed animals. So Thacker ...

Rahul Naskar has years of experience writing news and features related to Android, phones, and apps. Outside the tech world, he follows global events and developments shaping the world of geopolitics.

SCREEN. REPORTING IN WASHINGTON I’M JACKIE DEFUSCO. WELL, MARYLAND HAS BEEN SPARED FROM INTENSE SNOWFALL SO FAR THIS WINTER. BUT ALL OF THAT COULD CHANGE COME THIS WEEKEND. OF COURSE, A LOT COULD ...