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August 1st 2023

The Tech That Shaped Hip-Hop

A handful of gadgets released in the late 20th century grew alongside hip-hop and paved the way for the sounds now heard in chart-topping music.

Culture Mack DeGeurin Aug 1

April 20th 2023

Seagate Fined $300 Million for Selling Hard Disk Drives to Blacklisted Huawei

Seagate sold 7.4 million hard disk drives to Huawei, raking in $150 million, despite a US blacklist restricting exports to the Chinese company.

Politics Mack DeGeurin Apr 20

February 3rd 2023

The Coolest and Weirdest Gadgets of January

January might already be over, but the tech it brought us is far from forgotten.

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 3

January 17th 2023

Tiny Retro TV That Plays Thousands of Classic Games Makes My Childhood Portable

A Redditor shared this wonderful custom build and all the files needed to 3D print your own.

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jan 17

December 12th 2022

Man Accused of 1988 Airplane Bombing That Killed 270 People Now in U.S. Custody

Over half of the people on board were Americans, including 35 students from Syracuse University.

Tech News Matt Novak Dec 12

May 18th 2022

Acer’s Spin 714 Looks Like the Chromebook to Beat This Year

Among a slew of new Acer devices are a premium Chromebook and a gaming laptop with a 3D screen.

Gadgets Phillip Tracy May 18

March 31st 2022

Report: Apple Is Considering Using Chinese-Made Flash Memory for the First Time

As chip supplies continue to struggle with demand, the Cupertino giant has reportedly been in talks with Yangtze for months.

Tech News Phillip Tracy Mar 31

February 11th 2022

Western Digital Just Lost 6.5 Billion GB of Flash Storage, and You Could Pay the Price

Apple, Google, and other tech giants rely on Western Digital and Kioxia's NAND chips.

Gadgets Phillip Tracy Feb 11

February 9th 2022

How to Buy the Best TV for the Super Bowl

Is there a better excuse out there to upgrade your TV other than for the big game. Here are some tips to finding the right one.

Gadgets Phillip Tracy Feb 9

January 31st 2022

7-Eleven Stores in Japan Are Getting Touch-Free Floating Holographic Self-Checkouts

The war on germs is about to score a major victory in Japan.

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jan 31

November 12th 2021

Toshiba to Split Into Three Companies After Years of Scandal

Activist shareholders had been campaigning for the split.

Tech News Matt Novak Nov 12

August 8th 2020

Goodbye Toshiba Laptops. It’s Been Good Knowing Ya

Toshiba will officially no longer be making PCs. To be fair, in recent years it had taken a step back from making laptops, but this goes beyond that. It’s a complete exit. In a little-reported press release published this week, Toshiba issued a short and to-the-point statement announcing that it had transferred its remaining minority…

Tech News Jody Serrano Aug 8

April 2nd 2019

Following Colossal Scandal, Toshiba Is Back With a Barrage of New Laptops

Toshiba laptops seemed to have disappeared from American retailers in recent years, but they’re finally coming back with a new name. From here on out Toshiba’s America computer business will be called Dynabook, and it’s going to be launching a shit ton of laptops. But where the hell has Toshiba been? In 2015 a $1.2…

Tech News Alex Cranz Apr 2

May 2nd 2018

Toshiba Has a Plan to Extend Quantum Security to Record-Breaking Distances

Toshiba has devised a feasible new way to use the laws of quantum mechanics to send secure messages using present-day technology. Now it just has to build it. There are plenty of ways that companies and scientists are attempting to integrate the weird effects of quantum mechanics into everyday technology. One potential use is a…

Privacy & Security Ryan F. Mandelbaum May 2

February 14th 2017

Toshiba Is $6.3 Billion in the Hole After Some Terrible Business Decisions

Toshiba, one of Japan’s most storied companies, is in serious trouble. The company was supposed to report its quarterly earnings on the Tokyo Stock Exchange today, but it never showed up. Instead, it said it wasn’t ready and begged for another month to file. It then got worse, as the Washington Post reports. The company…

Tech News Christina Warren Feb 14

May 9th 2016

That Time Republicans Smashed a Boombox With Sledgehammers on Capitol Hill

Don’t think Republicans can be punk rock? Well, in 1987, they staged one of the most punk rock protests that Capitol Hill has ever seen. They smashed a boombox to pieces with some sledgehammers. The part that was slightly less punk rock? They smashed it because they were mad at Toshiba for making electronics sold…

Tech News Matt Novak May 9

March 31st 2016

Toshiba Just Recalled Over 100,000 Batteries That Are Melting Laptops

If you’re the owner of a Toshiba laptop, there’s a chance its battery could overheat and go kaboom and melt your machine—which is why the Japanese electronics giant recalled a bunch of Panasonic battery packs this week. The company announced that some of the lithium-ion Panasonic battery packs are prone to overheating which could spark…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin Mar 31

February 16th 2016

Vaio Is Planning to Merge With Toshiba and Fujitsu to Create a ‘PC Giant’

The Sony spin-off Vaio has announced that it plans to merge with the computer divisions of its rivals Toshiba and Fujitsu as early as next month to form a Japanese “PC giant.” With the PC market in decline, Hidemi Moue—the chief executive officer of Japan Industrial Partners which controls Vaio—has announced that it expects to…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 16

January 18th 2016

Fukushima Reactor Debris Stands No Chance Against Toshiba’s Slicing, Dicing Robot

It’s already been almost five years since the nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, and the inspection and clean-up is going to last decades. Our best weapon? Amazing robots, like this one Toshiba announced on Monday. It looks like a James Bond torture device, but this bad boy’s here to clear junk from…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin Jan 18

December 21st 2015

Toshiba Is Axing 6,800 Staff in the Wake of Huge Accounting Scandal

Earlier this year, it came to light that Toshiba had exaggerated its operating profits by $1.2 billion over the past six years. Now, it looks set to report a staggering $4.5 billion of losses—and cut 6,800 jobs as a result. The BBC reports that those jobs are being lost in its consumer electronics division as…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Dec 21

Toshiba

The Tech That Shaped Hip-Hop

Seagate Fined $300 Million for Selling Hard Disk Drives to Blacklisted Huawei

The Coolest and Weirdest Gadgets of January

Tiny Retro TV That Plays Thousands of Classic Games Makes My Childhood Portable

Man Accused of 1988 Airplane Bombing That Killed 270 People Now in U.S. Custody

Acer’s Spin 714 Looks Like the Chromebook to Beat This Year

Report: Apple Is Considering Using Chinese-Made Flash Memory for the First Time

Western Digital Just Lost 6.5 Billion GB of Flash Storage, and You Could Pay the Price

How to Buy the Best TV for the Super Bowl

7-Eleven Stores in Japan Are Getting Touch-Free Floating Holographic Self-Checkouts

Toshiba to Split Into Three Companies After Years of Scandal

Goodbye Toshiba Laptops. It’s Been Good Knowing Ya

Following Colossal Scandal, Toshiba Is Back With a Barrage of New Laptops

Toshiba Has a Plan to Extend Quantum Security to Record-Breaking Distances

Toshiba Is $6.3 Billion in the Hole After Some Terrible Business Decisions

That Time Republicans Smashed a Boombox With Sledgehammers on Capitol Hill

Toshiba Just Recalled Over 100,000 Batteries That Are Melting Laptops

Vaio Is Planning to Merge With Toshiba and Fujitsu to Create a ‘PC Giant’

Fukushima Reactor Debris Stands No Chance Against Toshiba’s Slicing, Dicing Robot

Toshiba Is Axing 6,800 Staff in the Wake of Huge Accounting Scandal

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