Campfire Audio, based in Portland, Oregon, is an audio company that you need to be familiar with. I’ve tried many of their products over the years, and each impresses me from top to bottom. The last I tried were the Iris and Axion wired earbuds.

A little about Campfire Audio: They have been producing first-class audio products since 2015. ...Read more

With the “Pragmata” release date moved up to April 17, Capcom is making one last push to cast its new project in the best light. The publisher has offered hints of the gameplay and glimpses of the plot in short play sessions, but there has been little opportunity to experience a satisfying chunk of the campaign.

That changed at a recent ...Read more

I’ve been thinking a lot about aging and technology, and I can’t help but wonder how everyone handles navigating their personal digital lives differently.

“Aging in place” is the term for older people who are still living on their own, and technology can play a really big part in helping people remain independent.

The world revolves ...Read more

The case for domestic manufacturing of semiconductors “has never been stronger,” which means SkyWater Technology will continue to grow, the company’s CEO said.

Tom Sonderman said he outlined his case in an open letter in mid-March to reassure SkyWater’s employees and stakeholders as the company continues to negotiate a $1.8 billion deal...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It was just two years ago that Walt Disney Co. placed a massive bet on Epic Games.

At the time, the Burbank media giant announced a “games and entertainment universe” with the “Fortnite” developer to expand the reach of Disney’s franchises, particularly among the young people who play the online game. Disney also made ...Read more

The Chicago suburb of Naperville already has an extensive system of building codes and inspections, so when it began to consider adding another layer earlier this year, area homebuilders were alarmed.

Adopting a “stretch” energy code that goes beyond existing conservation requirements would add thousands of dollars to the cost of a new home...Read more

You didn’t press send. You didn’t authorize the wire transfer. You didn’t even know it happened. An AI agent did it for you.

They work autonomously by reading files, analyzing photos and sourcing your personal data. But once they’re running, they can multiply and access things they were never meant to, without you even knowing.

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Smart home equipment can work with various home automation ecosystems.

What does that mean?

There are plenty of devices, like smart deadbolts, cameras, light bulbs and smart plugs, and a host of other gadgets, but unless you’re buying them from the same company, getting them to work together used to be a hassle.

Then some larger players, ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — William Briggs, deputy administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, traveled to Imperial Beach on Tuesday to hear directly from small business owners about the economic impact of the ongoing Tijuana River pollution crisis, framing the visit as a fact-finding mission ahead of potential federal action.

Briggs convened a ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — “Coming soon to a canal bank near you”: rats.

That was Middleton Republican state Sen. Tammy Nichols’ warning to the Idaho Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee on Tuesday if the Idaho Legislature doesn’t take action to curb the spread of the pest that’s already snowballing across the Treasure Valley.

So far ...Read more

Convening a rarely used committee for the first time in more than three decades, top Trump administration officials voted Tuesday to exempt oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from requirements that protect endangered species.

It’s a striking move that advocacy groups say could further imperil gulf wildlife like the Rice’s whale, one of the ...Read more

Every single person who has flown to the moon has been a man. All of them have been white. Each one has been an American.

That’s about to change.

The crew of Artemis II, gunning for a launch from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday evening, features what would be the first Black man, first woman and first person from a country other than the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- Brett Joseph Cohen was manning the only meteorite stall at the Philadelphia Mineralogical Society‘s annual trade show Sunday morning. Chunks of asteroids and lunar rocks glinted on his table.

He’d affixed a hand-lettered sign to one display: “This meteorite fell 12 days ago and was recovered by me in Northern Ohio.”

And...Read more

Cars on the road today are 99% cleaner than they were in 1970. Air quality in the United States is much, much better as a result. In Los Angeles, where I live, lead levels in the air were 50 times higher in the 1970s than today, and the amount of lead in kids’ blood has plummeted.

What made that drop possible is arguably the most ...Read more

Fifty years ago, Steve Wozniak knew he built a great personal computer, but the young engineer couldn't convince his employer, Hewlett-Packard, to buy into the big idea.

"Five times they turned me down for the personal computer. I wanted Hewlett-Packard to do it. I loved my company, but now Steve Jobs and I had to go into business," Wozniak ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — A judge has denied environmentalists’ claims that the federal government erred in approving a lithium-boron mine in Esmeralda County, clearing the way for the mine to proceed with its eventual construction.

The battle over the mine’s impacts has spanned years, largely concerned with an endemic wildflower called Tiehm’s ...Read more

The countdown clock for a Wednesday launch attempt of NASA’s Artemis II mission began ticking at 4:44 p.m. EDT Monday at Kennedy Space Center.

Minutes later, SpaceX knocked out its 21st launch of the year using a record-setting booster on the Space Coast with another Falcon 9 rocket on a Starlink mission.

Using a first-stage booster for a ...Read more

Hundreds of thousands of spectators are expected to descend on the Space Coast this week for a chance to witness something that has not happened since last century.

Humans will be headed to the moon for the first time since the Apollo program in 1972.

The Artemis II mission, a lunar fly-by, could launch from Kennedy Space Center as early as ...Read more

NASA's Artemis II mission, the first to send humans around the moon in half a century, is slated to launch Wednesday. It will be piloted by one of Southern California's own.

Victor Glover — a former Ontario High School wrestler and Navy test pilot who often wears his excitement on his royal-blue jumpsuit sleeve — will be the first Black ...Read more