gadget

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The price might be right, but if you buy a dirt-cheap gadget, it could come with residential proxy software—preinstalled malware that gives hackers access to your home network.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Ndedi, from Cameroon, uses her acrobatic skills for the most elaborate escapes, Cryptic is the hacker from Kenya and Congolese Fred is the getaway driver and gadget maker.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

The gadget relies on iridology, a technique by which iris colors and markings are believed to reveal information about a person's health, but which is generally considered scientifically unreliable.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

Plus, tech billionaires’ ‘Save California’ Signal Chat, highlights from the year’s biggest gadget show, the woman running SpaceX and more, in this edition of the Technology newsletter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

He was the first kid in the class to be onto a new fad or get a new gadget.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge