SpaceX’s String of Starship Failures Continues With Massive Rocket Explosion
The “major anomaly” occurred during testing in South Texas in anticipation of a planned launch
How to Watch England vs. India From Anywhere for Free: Livestream 1st Test Cricket
The cricketing giants get their five-match summer series underway at Headingley.
Crisol is a BioShock-Like Cult Horror Shooter Using Your Blood For Bullets
At Summer Game Fest, I got to try out Blumhouse’s next game, a sanguiphilic first-person shooter set on a cursed island coming later this year.
Google’s Gemini transparency cut leaves enterprise developers ‘debugging blind’
Why is Google hiding Gemini’s reasoning traces? The decision sparks a debate over black-box models versus the need for transparency.Read More
Meta’s New Oakley Smart Glasses Coming in July Boost Their Battery Life and Camera
These new glasses will have a longer-lasting battery and higher-res video. Meta’s head of wearables explains what’s new ahead of their release.
The iPad Is Almost a Mac Now. Time to Finish the Job
Commentary: I couldn’t be happier that the iPad is becoming more Mac-like. But I want these platforms to merge completely, and I bet they will.
iPhone 16E Specs vs. Google Pixel 8A: How Apple and Google’s Lower-Cost Phones Match Up
If you’re comfortable with a used Pixel 8A, you might get a lot of phone for the money compared to buying Apple’s lowest-cost iPhone.
This Retro Gaming Keyboard Hits All the Right Nostalgia Vibes and It’s a Great Keyboard
8BitDo’s Retro keyboard is wonderful to type on and look at.
The Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 3 Headphones Are Fantastic for Gaming, With One Big Compromise
I love everything about these headphones… but I hate using them in public.
Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, June 20
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for June 20.