Startup Pixelpaw Labs has announced a new wireless mouse that’s business on the outside and fun within. The Phase features a 16K DPI optical sensor and touch-sensitive scrolling but splits in half to become a pair of wireless game controllers with thumbsticks and motion controls. You can preorder it ahead of a future Kickstarter launch with a $20 deposit.

A beta feature in development for WhatsApp would display users’ status updates at the top of the Chats tab, similar to how stories are displayed in Messenger and Instagram, WABetaInfo reports. Status updates, which disappear after 24 hours like stories, are currently displayed in a separate tab in the app.

Following BMX and Kuxiu releasing safer and longer-lasting semi-solid state wireless power banks limited to 15W charging rates, Zens has announced a Qi2.2 alternative that can deliver up to 25W to supported devices. It’s available in a 5,000mAh version for $59.99 launching in late March, and a $79.99 10,000mAh option coming in early April.

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein won a handful of Oscars last night, including one for best make-up and hairstyling. Last year I had the chance to talk to Mike Hill, who designed the creature from the film, about his relationship with del Toro and all the work that went into recreating the character.

Just days after Meta acquired the “social” network for AI agents, the platform has updated its terms of service, stating that users must be 13 years of age or older to use the site and are “solely responsible” for actions taken by their AI agents, whether they “act autonomously or otherwise, and irrespective of whether such actions or omissions were intended.”

At this year’s Oscars, Sinners’ Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first woman to win Best Cinematography. And just about a year ago, I sat down with Arkapaw to talk about her approach to bringing the film’s supernatural world of southern beauty to life.

After being removed last month the HDR format and 3D movies are once again available to Disney Plus Premium subscribers in Europe, although some German users are still reporting them missing. Disney confirmed to FlatpanelsHD the removal was a result of a “German patent dispute with American company InterDigital.”

Amazon announced its Big Spring Sale that’s happening between March 25th through the 31st. Unlike the Prime member-exclusive Prime Day event — which might occur earlier in the summer than usual — this one is open to all, although there will be some exclusive deals for subscribers. We’ll be covering the biggest deals when they drop.

A journalist from The Times of Israel writes about an escalating harassment campaign to make him falsely “correct” a story at the center of a Polymarket bet — and says a colleague at another outlet was even duped into helping:

Has the hassle of storing boxy coolers between beach trips been solved? Coleman’s new Snap ‘N Go cooler features folding walls and a flexible waterproof liner that collapses to just 4.7 inches tall. It can keep ice and drinks cold for 48 to 64 hours, and is available in 35, 45, and 55-quart capacities starting at $199.99.

Last year Netflix confirmed that its long-gestating Assassin’s Creed series was still happening, and now we have further proof of life thanks to a casting announcement. Noomi Rapace, Sean Harris, Ramzy Bedia, and Corrado Invernizzi have joined the cast, though there’s still no word on when it’ll start streaming.

Available now through Kickstarter with an early bird pledge of $109, the Rewindpix is a retro-styled digital camera with a winding wheel to prep the next shot, optional film effect filters, and a large optical viewfinder in lieu of a preview screen. Inside is a 13-megapixel 1/3.06-inch Sony sensor and Wi-Fi connectivity for offloading pics to a mobile app.

It’s a joke so good half the comments section had to make it, but sad to say it’s the other Sotomayor who dropped Terrence’s album of the week (which, I’m happy to confirm, is indeed a total bop).

He was commenting on deepfakes about Iran war being used to create online chaos. It’s quite the turn from a man who’s been aggressively deregulating the AI industry, blocking states from implementing their own safety guardrails, and personally using AI to spread political disinformation, smear opponents, and fabricate endorsements.

The Chinese e-commerce giant just launched Joybuy in the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium ‌and Luxembourg. It’s built on top of its own logistics network and aims to compete with market-leader Amazon in tech, beauty, grocery, appliances, and homeware. According to CNBC:

Rather than two cameras capturing a stereoscopic image, the NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories in Tokyo tried using a single camera shooting through 2,500 microlenses. Obviously, the technology never really took off, but NHK was still working on Integral 3D as recently as 2012.

This weekend’s Saturday Night Live episode hosted by Harry Styles had multiple bangers and I’ve been really impressed by the writing team over the past couple seasons. But this latest bit on Weekend Update about the social status of emojis felt exceptional. I don’t want to spoil it, but… “RBF: right before the flags” is some of the smartest writing on the show in a long time. This skit took the aerial tramway directly to my own heart.

Co-stars Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres, Jewel Staite, Morena Baccarin, Sean Maher, and Summer Glau are all expected to reprise their roles. So is Adam Baldwin, who was significant in popularizing the antifeminist Gamergate movement, which targeted and harassed women throughout the gaming industry. Deadline also shared the exclusive concept art below:

I love tools that let you make music based on a simple set of rules. Tim Holman created this one based on a YouTube video in which notes are triggered by a simple binary counter. Now if only I could get this out of Chrome and into my DAW.

Some of you may have secretly (or not so secretly) hoped that with Alan Dye out of the picture, Apple would change course and ditch Liquid Glass. No such luck. Dramatic interface changes are, as you might expect, a major undertaking. According to Mark Gurman:

The FCC chairman has already targeted NBC, Comcast, ABC, NPR, PBS, and The View. And seems to believe it’s the media’s job to serve up propaganda. Now he’s trying to bully CNN over its coverage of the war in Iran. It’s not too surprising, though. We know Brendan Carr is a dummy.