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This week on Gadget Lab, we talk about the surging popularity of heat pumps, the ultra-energy-efficient heating and cooling appliances we’ve called “climate…

Plus: Razer will have to refund customers who bought its light-up face mask, Peloton cuts staff and its CEO, and hybrid cars are hitting the roads.

This week, we talk through everything there is to know about hybrids: how the different technologies work, how to keep one charged, and which cars best fit different lifestyles.

This week, we probe each other’s knowledge of common acronyms from the early internet, the mobile era, and the AI boom. So fire up your LLM, send an RCS, and tell your BBS pals the game is afoot.

This week, we discuss the changing business of TikTok Shop and the different ways influencers sell all those cheap goods on social media.

Plus: Reddit helps brands find all your comments, Dodge debuts an electric muscle car, and Nikon buys the cinematic camera company Red.

This week we chart the rise of Nvidia, the company whose chips, servers, and data centers have fueled the growth of artificial intelligence.

Plus: Apple launches a Sports app for the iPhone, Sony is testing its PlayStation VR headset on PC games, and Hamilton has a fancy new watch to celebrate the arrival of Dune: Part Two.

This week, we talk about the recent job cuts across the tech industry, the increased challenges of landing a tech job, and how those shifts are affecting the workforce.

This week, we look at how domain squatters are using generative AI tools to crank out clickbait, and ask what Google is doing about it.