Senator warns of national security risks after Elon Musk’s DOGE granted ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems
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U.S. senator says Musk's access to Treasury systems represents a "national security risk."
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Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra brings in the camera upgrade I’ve been waiting for – Apple should be taking notes
200+Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 23h
I’ve never been a huge fan of ultra-wide cameras, even on some of the best camera phones . Too often, the cameras don’t have a high enough resolution to produce crisp photos when scrutinizing the detail, or there’s too much warping on the edges. I’ve always felt the physical limitation of the small sensors and lenses used in smartphone ultra-wide cameras hold them back from delivering the more im
Bilt Rent Day (Feb. 1): Avianca LifeMiles transfer bonus, bonus points and more
300+The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. TPG founder Brian Kelly is a Bilt adviser and investor. Good news for Bilt Rewards members: Feb. 1 is another Bilt Rent Day. As on previous Rent Days, you can snag double points for nonrent purchases and play the “Rent Free” game. Bilt is also offering a status-based transfer bonus to Avianca LifeMiles, celebrating t
Shein app returns to India via Reliance deal
30TechCrunch / 1h
Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein has relaunched in India through a partnership with Reliance Retail, nearly five years after it was banned amid diplomatic tensions between New Delhi and Beijing. The new Shein India Fast Fashion app, developed and launched by billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail, marks the firm’s significant return to one of Asia’s largest […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All righ
Replace Microsoft 365 with a £32 lifetime license to Microsoft Office
20Mashable / 2h
TL;DR: Replace your Microsoft 365 subscription with a Microsoft Office 2019 lifetime license for Mac for just £32.25 (reg. £184.66). Opens in a new window Credit: Retail King Microsoft Office Home & Business 2019 for Mac £32.25 at the Mashable Shop £184.66 Save £152.41 The cost of a Microsoft 365 subscription may seem small, but it gets a whole lot bigger when you realize you're never actually do
Mine's bigger than yours: Mysterious hyperscaler plans to build Europe's largest cloud and AI data center that will suck enough electricity to power 20,000 homes
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 3h
Permission to build data center in Hertfordshire has been approved Owner is likely to be a hyperscaler operator, though application was done by an obscure company It is expected to draw 400MVA from the National Grid when it goes live in 2030 Who doesn’t enjoy a good whodunnit? Approval has been granted for a large data center to be built in Hertfordshire, UK, near London’s M25 motorway, but the i
Trade War Could See Tesla US Sales Increase 50%
Next Big Future / 3h
There are now 25% tariffs on everything made in Canada and Mexico and this could increase to 50%. Trump promised to double the tariffs if Canada and Mexico retaliated and they did. There was a 2018 study of proposed tariffs in the 10-25% range. However, cars are now 34% more expensive than in 2018. The ... Read more
NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for February 2, 2025
Mashable / 4h
Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle. If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you
Wordle today: Answer, hints for February 2, 2025
Mashable / 4h
Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle . As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Su
NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for February 2
Mashable / 4h
Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections , the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over th
NYT Strands hints, answers for February 2
Mashable / 4h
If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands , the New York Times ' elevated word-search game. Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of
Running Deepseek R1 671B Versions Locally or 70B on Groq Remotely
Next Big Future / 7h
The distilled versions of Deepseek are not as good as the full model. They are vastly inferior and other models out perform them handily. Running the full model, with a 16K or greater context window, is possible for about $2000 at about 4 tokens per second. This uses an Machine Specs AMD EPYC 7702 512GB ... Read more
Why Dynasty Warriors makers scrapped sequel to reinvent series
BBC News / 7h
Tomohiko Sho says the unreleased game was something fans were 'starting to get a bit bored of'.
Trump’s Canada and Mexico Tariffs Could Hurt Carmakers
34NYT > Technology / 7h
General Motors and a few other companies make as much as 40 percent of their North American cars and trucks in Canada and Mexico, leaving them vulnerable to tariffs.
Quordle today – my hints and answers for Sunday, February 2 (game #1105)
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 8h
Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's Wor
NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Sunday, February 2 (game #602)
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 8h
Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today p
NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, February 2 (game #336)
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 8h
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information
DOGE Staff Had Questions About the ‘Resign’ Email. Their New HR Chief Dodged Them
100+Wired / 8h
“I think the information that you’re going to have about this is available to you right now,” Stephanie Holmes told workers at Elon Musk’s DOGE who pressed for detail on offers of “deferred resignation.”
Do This Before the Next Internet Outage If You Work From Home
How-To Geek / 9h
If you experience an internet outage while working from home on Windows, your cloud files can become inaccessible. Luckily, many cloud storage solutions allow you to sync them locally and merge changes with the online version when internet connectivity returns.
X expands lawsuit over advertiser ‘boycott’ to include Lego, Nestlé, Pinterest, and others
200+TechCrunch / 9h
X is now suing more advertisers in an antitrust lawsuit focusing on what the company’s CEO Linda Yaccarino has claimed is a “systematic illegal boycott.” The company formerly known as Twitter first filed the lawsuit against the World Federation of Advertisers and its brand safety initiative the Global Alliance of Responsible Media in August 2024. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For pe
US Government Websites Are Disappearing in Real Time
500+Wired / 9h
A growing number of US government websites have gone offline as of Saturday, including several related to USAID and others focused on youth programs, Africa, and more.
AI-generated child sex abuse images targeted with new laws
53BBC News / 10h
Yvette Cooper says the UK will make it illegal to own AI tools to make images of child sexual abuse.
“You Stained A Towel? That’s $150.” Marriott Guests Are Getting Hit With Absurd Fees For Dirty Sheets & Washcloths
View from the Wing / 10h
Hotels are nickel and diming guests for things I never used to hear of their charging extra for. The Aloft hotel in McAllen, Texas reportedly billed a guest $80.50 for washcloths because she used them to remove makeup. Continue reading ...
Grand Canyon gets a Holiday Inn, Rosewood Amsterdam is taking reservations and other hotel news you missed last month
The Points Guy / 10h
January was a difficult month for many people across the United States. The country experienced extreme weather, a devastating bout of fires and, most recently, the largest tragedy in U.S. aviation since 2001 . While I think we are all thankful to turn the page on a painful month, there were some interesting developments in the hotel space throughout January worth looking back on, including a ser
10 extra charges on cruise ships that will make you mad — and what to do about them
The Points Guy / 10h
One of the great allures of cruising is that the fare includes a lot. Those $599-a-week rates that you see advertised from low-cost brands such as Carnival Cruise Line include not just a room on a ship but also meals and entertainment. The ship also acts as your transportation — it gets you from place to place at no extra cost. Still, for the most part, cruises aren’t all-inclusive. On many ships
The best credit card welcome bonuses of February 2025
200+The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. With the new year upon us, now may be a great time to evaluate your credit card portfolio . Credit card sign-up bonuses and welcome offers are the quickest and easiest way to rake in lots of points and miles, so we regularly update the roundup of our favorite current offers in our best credit cards guide.
Why Did Big Publishers Stop Making Small Games?
How-To Geek / 10h
Many of today's games take too long to make, cost too much on release, and come with sky-high stakes. Smaller games are fun, too, so why have the big companies abandoned them?
It seems the FAA office overseeing SpaceX’s Starship probe still has some bite
25Ars Technica - All content / 10h
The seventh test flight of SpaceX's gigantic Starship rocket came to a disappointing end a little more than two weeks ago. The in-flight failure of the rocket's upper stage, or ship, about eight minutes after launch on January 16 rained debris over the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Atlantic Ocean. Amateur videos recorded from land, sea, and air showed fiery debris trails streaming overhead at
Weekly Review: February 01, 2025
One Mile at a Time / 10h
I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! I’m at home with family, but have a review trip coming up in a few days, which I look forward to sharing the details of (it’s a fun one). On the points & travel front, of course the biggest story of the week has been the heartbreaking, horrifying midair collision of an American Eagle jet and a helicopter near Washington National Airport. We often t
Microsoft Defender’s VPN feature will be killed off at the end of February
Engadget / 10h
Microsoft is getting rid of the VPN offered through Microsoft Defender. As spotted by Windows Latest , the company updated its support pages for privacy protection, its built-in VPN, to notify users that the service will end on February 28. The VPN was bundled with Microsoft Defender, which is available to anyone with a personal or family Microsoft 365 subscription, and it offered private browsin
The Cool-Looking Expedition 33 Game Is Trekking to Hollywood
100+Gizmodo / 11h
It may not be out yet, but Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is has enough interest and momentum to warrant a big-budget movie.
How to Choose an Audio Mixer for Beginners
How-To Geek / 11h
If you’re a content creator, the right audio mixer can make your life much easier, especially as you expand your setup. The good news is that finding the right one for you comes down to answering a few questions.
Members of AI Fringe Group Arrested for Two Killings
25Futurism / 11h
Cultimate Warrior As if the San Francisco Bay Area couldn't get any weirder, there's now suspicion that a bizarre AI-enthusiastic group in the region may have inspired a pair of deadly assaults that took place thousands of miles apart. As Open Vallejo reports, two young computer scientists and apparent lovers, identified as 22-year-old Maximillian Snyder and 21-year-old Teresa Youngblut — admirer
How to Stay Private By Stripping EXIF Data From Images on Windows 11
How-To Geek / 11h
When you take a photo with your phone or another device, your device stores EXIF data (like the camera model and the photo location) with the photo. Removing this data protects your privacy, and I’ll show you how to do that on Windows 11.
USAID Website Goes Offline as Trump Continues to Dismantle Government
100+Gizmodo / 11h
Trump is purging information that doesn't suit his fascist worldview.
Chinese Astronauts Create Rocket Fuel in Space Using "Artificial Photosynthesis"
33Futurism / 12h
Breathing New Air Chinese astronauts claim to have created rocket fuel on board the country's Tiangong space station using a new process dubbed "artificial photosynthesis." As the South China Morning Post reports , space travelers from the current Shenzhou-19 mission produced the necessary ingredients of rocket fuel, as well as oxygen, another useful resource in space. The team used semiconductor
I Tried the Ghostty Terminal on Linux. Does It Live Up to Its Hype?
25How-To Geek / 12h
The Ghostty terminal has created some noise in the Linux community. As a Linux user who loves exploring new tools, I just had to give it a shot. It had some cool features I wanted to explore. But is it worth replacing your terminal? Let's find out.
MultiVersus Dies a Second, Final Death in May
200+Gizmodo / 12h
MultiVersus was WB's answer to Smash Bros. , and just a year after its comeback, the game's been permanently KO'd.
‘Will You Go to $2,000?’ United Passenger Negotiates Bigger Payout After Giving Up Their Seat—And Gets It Instantly
View from the Wing / 12h
A United Airlines passenger flying a regional jet from Chicago O’Hare to Fargo snagged $2,000 in travel credits to take a later flight on Thursday. Continue reading ...
OpenAI's AI Agent Has to Be Monitored Nonstop to Catch Its Constant Screwups
53Futurism / 13h
Baby Brain OpenAI has finally debuted "Operator," its very own AI agent, a type of autonomous model designed to do digital tasks on your behalf like shopping for groceries online. But calling it an AI " toddler" might be more fitting. As a Bloomberg reporter describes her experience using OpenAI's new toy, the experimental tech needs a "lot of adult supervision," frequently screwing up and asking
Hyatt’s Elevated Credit Card Offers: Start 2025 Earning More Free Nights And Suites
View from the Wing / 13h
The start of the year is a great opportunity to get started with Hyatt. They're the program that offers the most value transferring points from bank cards to a hotel program, and their status is the most generous of the major chains. I especially enjoy confirmed suite upgrades at time of booking, real guaranteed late check-out (subject to availability at resorts, everywhere else it is usually pro
Adobe exec Scott Belsky departs for indie movie studio A24
36TechCrunch / 13h
Adobe’s chief strategy officer Scott Belsky announced this week that he will be joining A24, the independent movie studio behind “Civil War,” “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” and many more titles. Belsky first joined Adobe in 2012 through the acquisition of Behance, leaving briefly in 2016 to become a VC at Benchmark but eventually returning […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For per
India's richest person wants to build the world's largest data center, five times the capacity of Microsoft's biggest site
21Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 13h
Mukesh Ambani's Reliance touches the lives of nearly everyone in India Reliance plans to build a 3GW data center in India, the largest in the world Ambani has pledged to use green and renewable energy to power this giga data center Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Group, one of India's largest and most influential conglomerates, is developing a large-scale data center in Jamnagar - a small town in Gujara
Why Built-In Screens Are the Future of PC Case Design
How-To Geek / 13h
PC cases are starting to see a changing trend, this time away from transparent tempered glass to built-in displays. While case design has been fairly stagnant for the past few years, built-in displays could be the next evolution of the custom PC setup, and I love it.
A Look at OpenAI’s Operator, a New A.I. Agent
NYT > Technology / 14h
Operator, a new computer-using tool from OpenAI, is brittle and occasionally erratic, but it points to a future of powerful A.I. agents.
Pardoned by Trump, Founder of Silk Road Now Appears to Be Squandering Donations on Stupid Meme Coins
40Futurism / 14h
Despite calling for the death penalty for drug dealers, president Donald Trump pardoned Ross "Dread Pirate Roberts" Ulbricht, the man behind the seminal online drug marketplace Silk Road, which facilitated the sale of over $200 million in illegal drugs and other illicit goods using bitcoin. Now Ulbricht is a free man , and as Protos reports , crypto wallets linked to him have received countless d
China Unveils Comically Gigantic 85-Foot Electric Bus
Futurism / 14h
Long Boy Incredible things are happening in China: a company there has announced the release of a 26 meter — that's an astonishing 85 feet, for those who struggle with the metric system — bi-articulating bus, meaning it has two joints in the midsection like a giant caterpillar. And the best part? It's all electric, baby. The Zhengzhou-based company Yutong revealed photos of the behemoth this week
DeepSeek gets Silicon Valley talking
TechCrunch / 14h
Welcome back to Week in Review. This week we’re looking at DeepSeek’s major boost in the U.S.; Elon Musk admitting he was wrong about FSD; teens losing trust in Big Tech; and more! Let’s do it. DeepSeek went viral this week after its AI models led Wall Street analysts and technologists to question whether the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
How to Use Talkback On Google Chrome
How-To Geek / 14h
You can browse the web on Android using TalkBack–you don't even have to see the screen. It’s an accessibility feature for people who have vision impairments, but it can be useful to others as well. I'll show you how you can learn it in three steps.
Apple has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a class action lawsuit over Apple Watch battery swelling
Engadget / 14h
Owners of some early Apple Watch models may be eligible for payment from a $20 million class action settlement. Apple recently agreed to settle a lawsuit that claimed some first generation, Series 1, Series 2, and Series 3 Apple Watches had battery swelling issues that could have caused damage to the devices. The company has denied any wrongdoing and in a statement to TechCrunch said it “strongly
Bizarre: American Boeing 787 Keeps Diverting, Has Very Bad 25 Days
68One Mile at a Time / 14h
While I’m not sure what exactly to make of this, it certainly isn’t normal, and makes for quite a story… Something’s wrong with an American Boeing 787-8 It’s normal for planes to once in a while return to their origin due to a maintenance issue, since airplanes are complex machines that sometimes malfunction. However, one of American’s eight-year-old Boeing 787-8s with the registration code N819A
Filesystems on Linux: When Should You Not Use Ext4?
How-To Geek / 14h
As with many things, a typical Linux install offers a choice of filesystems, though the Ext4 filesystem is typically the default for most distros. What are the advantages of those other filesystems, and when should you choose them instead?
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey Adds More Alums to Its Cast
200+Gizmodo / 15h
Old names and fresh new faces have joined the increasingly stacked cast for The Odyssey .
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Mommy and Daddy Have a New Plan: Suck Up to Trump Until He Pardons Her Beautiful Boy
27Futurism / 15h
Boy Genius While disgraced FTX cofounder Sam Bankman-Fried rots away behind bars for fraud, his parents are making the rounds in Trumpworld and trying to plant the seeds for a potential pardon. As Bloomberg reports , an unnamed insider familiar with the machinations of Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, the 32-year-old's Stanford professor parents, said the erudite pair have taken meetings with la
What to read this weekend: Engrossing literary horror and a dark, whimsical new comic series
Engadget / 15h
New releases to add to your reading list. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/what-to-read-this-weekend-engrossing-literary-horror-and-a-dark-whimsical-new-comic-series-175906806.html?src=rss
Double Your Steam Deck Frame Rate With This FSR 3 Frame Gen Mod
How-To Geek / 15h
AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) is an open standard that enables upscaling and frame generation, and now it can be added to previously unsupported games on Steam Deck thanks to a mod. Here’s what you need to know.
Here are all the IPOs reported to be in the works for 2025
32TechCrunch / 15h
These companies have confidentially filed to go public in recent years. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
JetBlue’s Star Alliance Move? What To Make Of United’s Merger Denial And Lufthansa’s Interest
45View from the Wing / 15h
There's a lot suggesting that this could be under discussion. The biggest argument against it is that it hasn't happened yet, so might not come to fruition. But here's the argument for yes. Continue reading ...
10 Lexus Models You Should Buy Used
How-To Geek / 15h
Japanese car manufacturers are acclaimed for their reliability and are built to last. Luxury automaker Lexus is no exception, and we've ranked and sorted their most reliable models from the last decade so you can enjoy the Lexus experience at a discounted price.
OpenAI responds to the DeepSeek buzz by launching its latest o3-mini reasoning model for all users
36Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 15h
OpenAI has pushed out o3-mini models to ChatGPT The launch has previously been teased OpenAI is facing increasing competition from China As promised last week , OpenAI has now launched its latest o3-mini AI model to users on all ChatGPT plans, including the free tier. The new model brings with it improved reasoning capabilities, especially in math, coding, and science. The o3-mini release "advanc
The 8 Types of Linux Terminal Programs: Do You Know Them All?
How-To Geek / 16h
Linux benefits from the strongly-principled ethos of Unix design. Programs communicate via text, you can combine them via pipelines, and they do one thing well. Beyond that, though, programs can act very differently and exhibit many different behaviors.
Apple reportedly shelved a Mac-connected AR glasses project
Engadget / 16h
Apple was apparently developing augmented reality glasses powered by its Mac computers, but it canceled the project before the company could even announce it. According to Bloomberg , Apple scrapped the program this week because the product didn't perform well when executives tested it and the company kept on changing the features it wanted for the device. The glasses, while still powered by visi
Mother Says Her Son Died After UnitedHealth Jacked the Price of His Inhaler From $66 to $539
500+Futurism / 16h
A young man with severe asthma used to be able to get his inhaler for cheap, but after UnitedHealthcare's drug arm jacked up the price, he had to go without — and it ultimately killed him, his mother says. As Madison, Wisconsin's WMTV reports , the parents of the late Cole Schmidtknecht are suing Walgreens OptumRX, UnitedHealth's pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), after it upped the price of his ste
Here are the apps battling to be become the ‘TikTok for Bluesky’
100+TechCrunch / 16h
TikTok’s potential U.S. ban has sparked a flurry of development within the open social web community. Several new applications are being built that could one day serve as a TikTok replacement for those who favor the open source, decentralized social network Bluesky and the technology that powers it, the AT Protocol. Though the TikTok ban […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal us
Venture debt lenders will play a big role in fire sales and startup shutdown this year, experts say
TechCrunch / 16h
When accounting startup Bench abruptly failed last month, the shutdown was forced when the company’s lenders called in the startup’s loan. In late 2023, the digital freight company Convoy faced financial challenges, leading venture lending firm Hercules Capital to assume control of the company to recover its investments. Divvy Homes, which sold for about $1 […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reser
The 10 best things I saw at NAMM
20Engadget / 16h
The 2025 NAMM Show is over. Every year music gear manufacturers, ranging from iconic synth brands like Korg, to boutique guitar pedal makers like Walrus Audio, and even companies making fog machines and knobs descend on Anaheim to show off their latest wares. It is chaos in all the ways that you’d expect a convention to be — miles-long lines for coffee, hordes of strangers jockeying for position
Your iPad Has a Virtual Trackpad, Here's Why You Should Enable It (and How)
How-To Geek / 16h
iPadOS has had mouse and trackpad support for a while now, transforming it into something of a MacBook replacement. If you don't have a trackpad-equipped folio case or an external pointing device you can still use this feature with Virtual Trackpad.
NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for February 1, 2025
Mashable / 16h
The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times ' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe. With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it. So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustr
More Murders Possibly Tied to Bizarre Techno-Cult Members
27Gizmodo / 16h
The supremely bizarre criminal case continues to expand in scope.
Yamaha TAG3 C Acoustic Guitar Review: Old Looks, New Tricks
Wired / 16h
This normal-looking acoustic guitar has Bluetooth and an innovative looping function that lets you jam to your own tune.
Thank Goodness, Dan Stevens Will Return for Godzilla x Kong 3
300+Gizmodo / 16h
Stevens' Trapper was a delight in the last Godzilla x Kong , so it's nice to hear we'll see him again in the new film.
The Best Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus Cases of 2025
How-To Geek / 16h
You've ordered your brand new Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and you're stuck on what type of case to buy to protect your investment. Navigating the available options can be a time-consuming process, and you may need some help to pinpoint exactly what you're looking for.
iOS 18.3 is Here, Check Out 9 New Things Your iPhone Can Do
How-To Geek / 17h
Apple’s software updates regularly bring new capabilities, and iOS 18.3 is no exception. Aside from a few Apple Intelligence tweaks, iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 bring other new features and quality-of-life tweaks, so grab your iPhone or iPad and follow along with us.
OpenAI Staff Turn Guns on Each Other After DeepSeek Humiliation
39Futurism / 17h
The emergence of Chinese AI startup DeeSeek upended Silicon Valley earlier this week, punching a massive $1 trillion hole through the tech industry. The company's highly efficient yet high-performing "reasoning' model, dubbed R1, suggested that Wall Street may be massively overspending on computing power to run its AI systems. Now it's coming out that DeepSeek rattled employees at ChatGPT maker O
DeepSeek Failed Every Single Security Test, Researchers Found
500+Futurism / 17h
Security researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and hardware conglomerate Cisco have found that DeepSeek's flagship R1 reasoning AI model is stunningly vulnerable to jailbreaking. In a blog post published today, first spotted by Wired , the researchers found that DeepSeek "failed to block a single harmful prompt" after being tested against "50 random prompts from the HarmBench dataset,"
United Lounge Hack: Flyers Are Cooking Up Secret Breakfast Sandwiches—Would You Try It? [Roundup]
View from the Wing / 17h
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading ...
Amazfit Active 2 Review: Affordable, Attractive Fitness Tracker
Wired / 17h
Amazfit finally made an affordable, attractive watch that made me rethink a fitness tracker’s value proposition.
I'm glad I gave Wuthering Waves a chance even with a disastrous launch
Engadget / 17h
When Wuthering Waves launched about half a year ago on iOS, Android and Windows, there were serious issues on day one. While some can be forgiving when a game launches, especially a live-service game that will get lots of updates, the errors that many experienced were catastrophic. However, developer Kuro Games didn’t give up on the title, and it has more than recovered from its launch, even beco
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge could mark a new era for smartphones – but I hope Samsung gets the balance right
76Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 17h
Galaxy Unpacked has been and gone, but we’re still basking in the glow of the Samsung Galaxy S25 lineup – check out our hands-on Samsung Galaxy S25 review , hands-on Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus review , and full Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra review for our first impressions of all three new devices. There was, of course, a new addition to the three-phone lineup we’ve come to expect from Samsung – the Sams
How to delete X and move on with your life
1KTechCrunch / 17h
As Elon Musk’s X sees a decline in daily active users, some people are deciding to ditch the social network entirely, whether that’s for Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, or perhaps, better yet, nothing at all. Since the Tesla and SpaceX CEO bought Twitter in 2022, numerous alternatives have cropped up, seeking to ensnare people who are […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
How the Sleep Cycle App Changed the Way I Wake Up (and My Life)
How-To Geek / 17h
I used to hate waking up in the morning. Once I realized that standard alarm clocks are terrible, I started using an app to wake me up within a light sleep stage. This utterly changed my life.
