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Core Devices is making fun gadgets that scratch specific itches.

A few of the neatest gadgets at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026 weren’t anywhere near the Las Vegas Convention Center trade show venue.

– https://www.fastcompany.com/91472461/pebble-watch-gadget-ces?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss

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From productivity boosters to time-wasters, these were the year’s greatest apps.

As always, many of this year’s best apps are ones you’ve probably never heard of.

– https://www.fastcompany.com/91464591/2025-apps-gemini-proton-perplexity-affinity?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss

The push for digital passports is about more than just getting through the airport.

Apple and Google would like to see your identification, please.

– https://www.fastcompany.com/91463316/apple-google-digital-id-passport-tsa?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss

Where I’ve landed on location sharing (and how to disable it).

This story first appeared in Advisorator, Jared’s weekly tech advice newsletter. Sign up to get more insights every Tuesday.

– https://www.fastcompany.com/91463301/family-location-tracking?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss

A look back on the tech that made a difference for me this year.

The post Jared’s favorite tech things (2025 edition) appeared first on Advisorator.

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Create clean and effective sign-offs in seconds with this smart new setup.

When you’re trying to snazz up your emails with a signature at the bottom, it’s all too easy to overthink it.

– https://www.fastcompany.com/91456040/gmail-signature?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss

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Should the platform’s staggering power of inference worry you?

Spotify has a knack for mining your listening data into something fun and shareable rather than weird and creepy for its annual “Wrapped” feature. This year, it outdid itself.

– https://www.fastcompany.com/91456072/spotify-unwrapped-music-aging-data-platform?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss

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Head of engineering Tara Feener says the technology is ‘another bucket of Play-Doh’ that can make web browsing better.

A few years ago, Tara Feener’s career took an unexpected pivot. She’s spent nearly two decades working on creative tools for companies like Adobe, FiftyThree, WeTransfer, and Vimeo, and was content to keep working in that domain.

– https://www.fastcompany.com/91452484/the-browser-company-dia-tara-feener?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss

The recent Atlassian acquisition’s head of engineering on how it aims to build the ultimate AI browser for knowledge workers.

You might not spend a lot of time thinking about your web browser, whether it’s Safari, Chrome, or something else. But the decades-old piece of software remains a pretty important canvas for getting things done. That’s why Tara Feener, who spent years developing creative tools with companies such as Adobe, WeTransfer, and Vimeo, decided to join the Browser Company and within two years became head of engineering, overseeing its AI-forward Dia browser. “This is more ambitious than any of the other things I’ve done, because it’s where you live your life, and where you create within,” she says.

– https://www.fastcompany.com/91449900/the-browser-company-dia-atlassian-tara-feener?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss