Elon Musk’s Blitz Shakes U.S. Government as He Sweeps Through Agencies
10KNYT > Technology by Jonathan Swan, Theodore Schleifer, Maggie Haberman, Kate Conger, Ryan Mac and Madeleine Ngo / Feb 4, 2025 at 4:45 AM//
The billionaire is creating major upheaval as his team sweeps through agencies, in what has been an extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual.
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USPS Halts All Packages From China, Sending the Ecommerce Industry Into Chaos
500+Wired / 2h
As part of new tariffs on Chinese imports, President Donald Trump eliminated an exemption for small packages, vastly increasing the amount of parcels US Customs and Border Protection needs to inspect.
The best ways to travel to Europe using points and miles
500+The Points Guy / 15h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Europe is a popular option for points and miles collectors thanks to its rich history, diverse cultures, excellent beaches and gourmet cuisine. However, with new routes, mileage devaluations and airline partnerships, keeping track of the top ways to fly to Europe with points and miles is challenging. Still
Hitachi Ventures raises $400M fund to invest in everything from fusion to AI
TechCrunch / 9min
The size of the new fund is a vote of confidence in a range of deep tech verticals. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
How to watch Sri Lanka vs. Australia 2nd Test online for free
Mashable / 50min
TL;DR: Live stream Sri Lanka vs. Australia for free on 7Plus . Access this free streaming site from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . Australia secured a victory in the first Test match against Sri Lanka . It's only a two-Test tour, so this next matchup really matters. Sri Lanka need to win to level the series before the tour moves on to the ODIs. If you want to watch Sri Lanka vs. Australi
Lego is giving away a Valentines Day Heart for free. Here’s how to get yours.
Mashable / 50min
FREE LEGO: On Feb. 9, build a Lego Valentine's Day Heart at participating stores and take it home with you. Find participating stores here . Opens in a new window Credit: Lego Lego: Free Valentine's Day Heart We're always on the lookout for deals that represent great value for money. We search high and low for special offers and limited-time discounts, scouring the online world for anything that
22 of the best ChatGPT courses you can take online for free
Mashable / 50min
TL;DR: A wide range of ChatGPT courses are available to take for free on Udemy. Udemy is arguably the best place to find online courses covering popular topics. Udemy hosts an absolutely massive range of online courses covering everything from Python programming to Microsoft Excel . And better yet, some of these online courses are available to take for free, including some highly-rated lessons on
How to unblock Redtube for free
Mashable / 50min
TL;DR: Unblock Redtube from anywhere in the world with a VPN. The best service for unblocking porn sites is ExpressVPN . Online restrictions and blockades can be a pain. We totally understand that are usually good reasons for these rules, but sometimes, your access to your favorite sites will be restricted and it will feel unfair. Fortunately, it is possible to bypass online restrictions with a q
If you loved Hacks, don't miss this sleeper-hit sitcom that's 97% positive on Rotten Tomatoes
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 1h
I have to admit I was a latecomer to Hacks, the multi-award-winning comedy-drama that stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder as a world-famous stand-up comedian and her assistant / aspiring comedy writer, respectively. Within the first few episodes, I could immediately tell why it had won so many awards: the writing is sharp, the delivery of jokes is even better, and there’s a healthy dose of char
NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for February 5, 2025
Mashable / 2h
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 5, 2025
Mashable / 2h
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 Strands hints, answers for February 5
Mashable / 2h
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
‘The Antiquities’ Review: Relics of Late Human Life in 12 Exhibits
21NYT > Technology / 4h
According to Jordan Harrison’s museum piece of a play, we are long extinct by 2240. But the future has kept our Betamaxes.
Google wants Search to be more like an AI assistant in 2025
30TechCrunch / 4h
Google Search is in the midst of a “journey” around AI, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said during the company’s earnings call on Tuesday. The start of that journey was AI overviews, a controversial and monumental shift in how Google delivers information to billions of Search users. But that was just the beginning. “As AI continues […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
School phone bans don't boost grades or wellbeing, study suggests
26BBC News / 4h
It is the first study to look at school phone rules, alongside measures of pupil health and education.
Krafton leads Cashfree’s $53M funding at $700M valuation
TechCrunch / 4h
Cashfree, an Indian payments startup that facilitates and processes more than $80 billion for its customers each year, has raised $53 million in a new round of funding as it gears up to deepen its presence in some international markets. Krafton, maker of sleeper hit titles such as PUBG and BGMI, led Cashfree’s Series C […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The FBI Just Quietly Revealed That It Has a Real-Life UFO Office
36Futurism / 4h
Amid the Pentagon's years-long probes into the unexplained and unidentified, the FBI has been quietly running its own secret office investigating so-called "unidentified anomalous phenomena." Yes, let's get this out of the way: that's basically the plot of the 90s television show "The X-Files." But buried in a new Politico story about concerns that UFO-hunting agents may soon be caught up in a pu
State Department Puts ‘All Direct Hire’ USAID Personnel on Administrative Leave
100+Wired / 4h
The US government’s primary foreign aid agency has employees stationed all over the world, many of whom are now bracing to abruptly leave their posts.
Google drops pledge on AI use for weapons
100+BBC News / 5h
The tech giant has updated the principles governing its development of artificial intelligence.
Anthony Mackie Wants His Captain America to Be for Kids What Christopher Reeves’ Superman Was to Him
500+Gizmodo / 5h
Marvel Studios' Captain America: Brave New World opens February 14.
Teslabot Revolution Starts in 2025
Next Big Future / 5h
Tesla said they have a goal of making 10,000 Teslabots in 2025 and increase to 50,000 to 100,000 in 2026 and 500,000 to 1 million in 2027. How will there usage impact Tesla factories and profits? Tesla is in the process of converting factory operations to the unboxed process. This is creating more large lego ... Read more
ChatGPT on WhatsApp can now see, hear, and remember your conversations from elsewhere
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 5h
OpenAI is upgrading the ChatGPT phone number you can text with on WhatsApp to be a lot more like the mobile app and web portal. From now on, you won't need to type out everything you want to say to the AI chatbot. Now, you can send a photo or record a voice memo that ChatGPT will "see" or "hear" and respond via the usual text form. You'll be able to do things like take a picture of a foreign-lang
Boeing Has Lost a Staggering Amount of Money on Its Starliner Catastrophe
54Futurism / 5h
While SpaceX CEO and White House advisor Elon Musk and the Trump administration allow NASA's operations to languish , the specter of embattled aerospace giant Boeing's disastrous Starliner project still looms large. In an official filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Boeing revealed that it took a staggering $523 million in charges on its ill-fated spacecraft last year. As SpaceNew
Brightpick’s new warehouse robot can reach 20-foot-high shelves
TechCrunch / 5h
Brightpick, a maker of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), on Tuesday announced a lofty addition to its current line. The appropriately named Giraffe system is notable for its large, retractable platform capable of reaching up to 20 feet (6 meters) in height to pick items from warehouse shelves. It’s a novel approach to warehouses with ceilings […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For persona
Alphabet praises DeepSeek, but it’s massively ramping up its AI spending
TechCrunch / 6h
Alphabet is shrugging off concerns sparked by DeepSeek over AI spending, boosting its capital expenditures to a whopping $75 billion. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
British Airways Just Took A Beating Over Elite Status Changes – Now They’re Scrambling With 2025 Bonuses To Win Back Elites
View from the Wing / 6h
What remains most striking to me here is that in trying to get more card spend, more vacation package bookings, and more ticket spend, they aren't giving customers any carrot in the process - just a stick. Continue reading ...
How to Get Your Hands on One of Nvidia's New Graphics Cards
Lifehacker / 6h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Soon after Nvidia's new RTX 5080 and 5090 gaming GPUs went up for sale last week, they sold out pretty quickly—which shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who has tried to buy one of its graphics cards before. According to PC parts seller Newegg , the company’s stock sold out “within minutes,” and none of the big-name retailers I’ve checked today have
Denis Villeneuve Is Making Dune 3 Next Because You Want It
300+Gizmodo / 6h
The Arrival , Blade Runner 2049 , and Dune director speaks out about his trilogy-capper, Dune Messiah .
Drones are now launching drones to attack other drones in Ukraine
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Last time we checked in on terrifying drone developments in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainians were dropping molten thermite along Russian trench lines and attaching surface-to-air missiles to naval drones . Possessing a far smaller population than Russia, Ukraine has pinned its hopes in significant part on drone warfare, and hundreds of companies and organizations across the country
Sovereign Wealth Funds and National Debt
Next Big Future / 6h
China has the second largest sovereign wealth fund in the world at $1.3 trillion and it has over $16 trillion in debt. Singapore also has both a large national debt and a large sovereign wealth fund. The Federal Reserve holds about $4.4 trillion in T-bills and bonds. The US already holds a lot of financial ... Read more
Snap says TikTok uncertainty benefited its business
TechCrunch / 6h
During Snap’s fourth-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, CEO Evan Spiegel said that the uncertainty surrounding TikTok’s future has positively affected its business. “We’re not trying to draw too many conclusions from some of the engagement lift we saw when [TikTok] went dark for that brief period of time. I would say that the overall environment […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For pers
a16z hires acquitted former Marine Daniel Penny as an investor
26TechCrunch / 6h
Powerhouse venture firm Andreessen Horowitz has hired Daniel Penny as an investor, its web page confirms. Penny is the former Marine who was tried last year and found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of a homeless man on a New York City subway. After the man acted erratically, Penny held him […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
AMD pulls up the release of its next-gen data center GPUs
TechCrunch / 7h
AMD says that it plans to launch its next major data center GPUs, the AMD Instinct MI350 series, sooner than originally announced. During the company’s Q4 2024 earnings call Tuesday, AMD CEO Lisa Su said AMD plans to sample the MI350 with “lead customers” this quarter and “accelerate” production shipments to “mid-year.” “So, we had […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only
Baking Soda and Vinegar Are Good for Cleaning, Just Not Together
Lifehacker / 7h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. From viral hacks to your grandmother, someone or something has, at some point, told you to clean with baking soda and vinegar. Even I have told you to clean with baking soda and vinegar. Yesterday, sadly, I learned that this approach isn't all it's cracked up to be. Let's discuss. Why you shouldn't mix baking soda and vinegar to clean The good new
Why I Ditched Multiple Note-Taking Subscriptions for Notion
How-To Geek / 7h
I was a long-time Evernote subscriber, but eventually I started looking for a replacement. Standard Notes looked like a good candidate, but I replaced them both with Notion. Here are my reasons why.
16 Burning Questions We Already Have About Severance Season 2
400+Gizmodo / 7h
We’re only three episodes in, and the Apple TV+ series already has us racking both sides of our brain with theories and queries.
Google now thinks it's OK to use AI for weapons and surveillance
47Engadget / 7h
Google has made one of the most substantive changes to its AI principles since first publishing them in 2018. In a change spotted by The Washington Post , the search giant edited the document to remove pledges it had made promising it would not "design or deploy" AI tools for use in weapons or surveillance technology. Previously, those guidelines included a section titled "applications we will no
Own a Samsung Phone? Here’s How to Grab Your Free Galaxy Buds3 Pro Right Now
500+Gizmodo / 7h
Grab the Galaxy Buds3 Pro at no cost and the new Galaxy S25 Ultra for a record-low price.
Internet Archive played crucial role in tracking shady CDC data removals
39Ars Technica - All content / 7h
When thousands of pages started disappearing from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website late last week, public health researchers quickly moved to archive deleted public health data. Soon, researchers discovered that the Internet Archive (IA) offers one of the most effective ways to both preserve online data and track changes on government websites. For decades, IA crawlers
FBI Agents Investigating UFOs Afraid They're About to Be Fired by Trump
63Futurism / 7h
Scully Duggery Amid a looming purge of anti-loyalists , FBI agents who've been investigating mysterious sightings in the sky — wait, did anybody just faintly hear the "X-Files" theme playing? —are concerned that they may get caught up in the Donald Trump dragnet. As Politico reports , some officials who work with the bureau's secretive "unidentified anomalous phenomena" working group — fed-speak
Island Littered With Debris After Elon Musk’s Starship Explodes Overhead
76Futurism / 7h
On the British islands of Turks and Caicos, residents and tourists have been left to deal with the aftermath of SpaceX's Starship explosion, which rained down debris onto the archipelago last month. In interviews with CNN , folks living on and visiting the 40-island nation, eight of which are inhabited, described their shock at finding bits of spacecraft near their homes and businesses. "I just n
Miist, founded by a 25-year-old, wants people to vape their way out of smoking addiction and migraines
TechCrunch / 7h
As a university student, Dalton Signor was troubled by how many people around him smoked or vaped, including his grandmother and 14-year-old sister. Signor (pictured center) felt that existing smoking-cessation medicines, whether patches, gums, or lozenges, are not very effective because they take too long to start working. “They take about 30 minutes to provide […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights
Are some AGI systems too risky to release? Meta says so.
Mashable / 7h
It seems like since AI came into our world, creators have put a lead foot down on the gas. However, according to a new policy document, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg might slow or stop the development of AGI systems that are deemed "high risk" or "critical risk." AGI is an AI system that can do anything a human can do, and Zuckerberg promised to make it openly available one day . But in the document "
GM Axes Half of Cruise as It Ditches Robotaxi Business
200+Gizmodo / 7h
The company's CEO is out, too.
Harrison Ford’s Got No Time for Your Hulk vs. Red Hulk Crap
300+Gizmodo / 7h
The legendary actor stars in Marvel's Captain America: Brave New World , hitting theaters February 14.
Southwest Airlines Wanted To Expand—But The Airport Director ‘Worked From Home’ By Ignoring Calls. Now She’s Fired.
View from the Wing / 8h
An airport director turned 'work from home' into a no show job . They've been fired, and an investigation finds that they even failed to return phone calls when Southwest Airlines was looking to add service the airport. Continue reading ...
Could the US Government Buy TikTok?
Lifehacker / 8h
Heads up: TikTok is technically still banned . While President Trump has promised to hold off on enforcing the TikTok ban until April , it’s still not being distributed on either Apple or Google’s app stores, and in the long term, Bytedance is still expected to sell the app to an owner in the United States. In the past, Meta, Microsoft, and other big tech companies have been floated as potential
Scientists Uncover an Unlikely New Weapon Against Cancer: Fat Cells
54Gizmodo / 8h
New research suggests that certain fat cells can be reprogrammed into a cancer-starving therapy.
Valentines Day gifts for your wife: How to spoil your forever best friend
Mashable / 8h
Valentine's Day shopping for your wife should be easy. You've known her forever. You hear her talk about her interests on a daily basis. But finding something to showcase how much she means to you is more of an enigma than it seems. How do you nail romance without being too cliché or too vague? We scoured the internet to find gifts with the perfect combination of thoughtful and practical. For eve
Alphabet Earnings Fall Short of Expectations as Google Cloud Sales Disappoint
NYT > Technology / 8h
The internet giant reported cloud sales that narrowly missed Wall Street’s estimates, worrying investors about the company’s A.I. business.
Is this 4K projector inspired by turtles? Fujifilm's latest UST projector has a folded rotatable popup lens
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 8h
Fujifilm ZUH6000 supports projection onto walls, ceilings, floors without moving the projector or adjusting the lens Concealed pop-up lens mechanism resembles a turtle’s retractable neck Projected to hit the market in June 2025, but pricing remains under wraps Fujifilm has introduced its latest innovation in projection technology, the Fujifilm Projector ZUH6000, an ultra-short-throw (UST) 4K proj
Is Space Tourism Realistic in Our Lifetime?
How-To Geek / 8h
In 2001, Dennis Tito became the first space tourist in human history, the first human to visit space purely because they wanted to and could afford it. I'd love to be in his shoes one day, but how likely is it that we'll be able to tour space in our lifetime? What will it even look like?
Reddit temporarily bans r/WhitePeopleTwitter after Elon Musk claimed it had ‘broken the law’
200+Engadget / 8h
Reddit has temporarily banned the subreddit r/WhitePeopleTwitter after Elon Musk complained about the community. The subreddit is currently inaccessible with a message from Reddit stating that the community has been banned for 72 hours due to “a prevalence of violent content.” The popular subreddit is known for posting funny tweets and memes from X. On Monday, an X account called “Reddit Lies” po
US Navy Lasers
Next Big Future / 8h
In 2014, the US Navy installed its first prototype SSL (solid state laser) capable of countering surface craft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on a Navy ship. The Navy since then has been developing and installing additional SSL prototypes with improved capability for countering surface craft and UAVs. Higher-power SSLs being developed by the Navy ... Read more
Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons from website
100+TechCrunch / 8h
Google removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website this week. The change was first spotted by Bloomberg. The company appears to have updated its public AI principles page, erasing a section titled “applications we will not pursue,” which was still included as recently as last week. Asked for […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Microsoft Has Quietly Removed Instructions for Updating Your ‘Unsupported’ PC to Windows 11
Lifehacker / 9h
Windows 11's minimum system requirements have been controversial from the day Microsoft unveiled the new version of its desktop operating system. The controversy boils down to one single line item: TPM 2.0 support. TPM stands for Trusted Platform Module , which is a chip that protects against malware and ransomware attacks. If your PC doesn't have TPM version 2.0, then you can't officially upgrad
A Mysterious Donor Is Funding an Effort to Build a ‘Permanent Human Settlement’ Underwater
71Gizmodo / 9h
It is unknown who is funneling money to an effort to establish undersea colonies.
Google Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for Weapons and Surveillance
200+Wired / 9h
Google published principles in 2018 barring its AI technology from being used for sensitive purposes. Weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term, those guidelines are being overhauled.
Spyware maker Paragon confirms US government is a customer
TechCrunch / 9h
Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions confirmed to TechCrunch that it sells its products to the U.S. government and other unspecified allied countries. Paragon’s executive chairman John Fleming said in a statement to TechCrunch on Tuesday that “Paragon licenses its technology to a select group of global democracies — principally, the United States and its allies.” […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rig
Framework Laptop’s RISC-V board for open source diehards is available for $199
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
We've covered the Framework Laptop 13 primarily as a consumer Windows laptop, reviewing versions with multiple Intel and AMD processors. But the system's modular nature makes it possible to expand it beyond Windows PC hardware, as we've seen with experiments like the (now-discontinued) Chromebook Edition of the laptop . Today Framework is expanding to something even more experimental: a DeepCompu
Europe has the worst imaginable idea to counter SpaceX’s launch dominance
27Ars Technica - All content / 9h
It is not difficult to understand the unease on the European continent about the rise of SpaceX and its controversial founder, Elon Musk. SpaceX has surpassed the European Space Agency and its institutional partners in almost every way when it comes to accessing space and providing secure communications. Last year, for example, SpaceX launched 134 orbital missions. Combined, Europe had three. Spa
$42B broadband grant program may scrap Biden admin’s preference for fiber
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has been demanding an overhaul of a $42.45 billion broadband deployment program, and now his telecom policy director has been chosen to lead the federal agency in charge of the grant money. "Congratulations to my Telecom Policy Director, Arielle Roth, for being nominated to lead NTIA," Cruz wrote last night , referring to President Trump's pick to lead the National T
Okta competitor SailPoint races toward $11.5B IPO
TechCrunch / 9h
Cybersecurity company SailPoint is hoping to sell $1 billion worth of stock in its upcoming IPO and offer another signal that IPOs will become hot again. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Figure drops OpenAI in favor of in-house models
TechCrunch / 9h
Figure AI, a robotics company working to bring a general-purpose humanoid robot into commercial and residential use, announced Tuesday on X that it is exiting a deal with OpenAI. The Bay Area-based outfit has instead opted to focus on in-house AI owing to a “major breakthrough.” In conversation with TechCrunch afterward, founder and CEO Brett Adcock […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For
How To Redeem Hilton Honors Free Night Awards
200+One Mile at a Time / 9h
Hotel credit cards offer all kinds of fantastic perks, ranging from elite status to free night awards . In the case of Hilton Honors, there are four co-branded American Express cards , with annual fees ranging from $0 to $550. Two of these cards offer the opportunity to earn one or more free night rewards per year. In this post, I want to take a closer look at everything you need to know about re
Robinhood’s Terrible Plan to Get Into Sports Betting Paused After Government Pushback
20Gizmodo / 9h
This one should probably stay in the dustbin.
Elon Musk Says Naming Specific Government Workers Is Illegal, After Doing Exactly That Himself
200+Futurism / 9h
Elon Musk is really, really mad that journalists at Wired revealed the names of a cohort of extremely young engineers he's tasked with firing federal employees, assisting in dismantling congressionally-created agencies like USAID, and clomping through the federal government's wide-ranging and sensitive troves of data. His whole operation at the definitely-not-a-real-government-agency Department o
New info about Sonos' streaming box sounds like a dream product, apart from the 2 horrendous flaws
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 9h
Major new information about Sonos' much-rumored set-top streaming box has leaked via The Verge , and as a long-time Sonos user, I was borderline salivating at the promised features here – it sounds like the device I'd be dreaming of when thinking what I'd want a Sonos streaming box to be. In fact, it started sounding too good to be true, and then you get to the pricing and a reminder about the so
The Best Early Presidents’ Day Mattress Deals (and Bedding Too!)
Wired / 9h
It’s one of the best times of year to invest in a mattress, pillows, and sheets. Here’s everything we recommend buying and who has the best sales ahead of Presidents’ Day weekend.
Hugging Face researchers aim to build an ‘open’ version of OpenAI’s deep research tool
TechCrunch / 9h
A group of developers at AI dev platform Hugging Face, including Thomas Wolf, the company’s co-founder and chief scientist, say they’ve built an “open” version of OpenAI’s deep research tool. Deep research, which OpenAI unveiled during an event Sunday, crawls the web to compile research reports on any subject. While impressive, deep research is currently […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved
How Dark Match blends wrestling, horror, and satanic cults
Mashable / 9h
Chris Jericho, Ayisha Issa, and Lowell Dean break down how Dark Match uses themes, tropes and blends genres to make this unique film. Dark Match is in theaters now.
New Fantastic Four Posters Were Not Created With AI, Marvel Says
200+Gizmodo / 9h
Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach star in the upcoming film.
Government workers sue over potentially illegal DOGE server
100+Engadget / 9h
Federal employees are suing to disconnect a server, reportedly operated by associates of Elon Musk, from the US Office of Personnel Management. A motion filed today as part of a class action suit and obtained by Wired claims that the new server connected to OPM systems is a violation of federal laws as well as a privacy risk for government staffers. The OPM is essentially the federal government's
US Sovereign Wealth Fund
Next Big Future / 9h
The US is creating a national sovereign wealth fund. There have been several states that have made wealth funds. Alaska has a $64 billion fund. The U.S. sovereign wealth fund could approach or exceed $2 trillion. The largest sovereign wealth funds is $1.7 trillion. At the time of the executive order’s signing, no specific initial ... Read more
Real Life Angry Birds
Next Big Future / 9h
Concentrated Solar Energy plant would generate thousands of degrees of heat and caused the death of 6000 birds per year. The plant uses 5 square miles (12.9 square kilometres) of giant mirrors that focus beams of concentrated sunlight onto three different 40-storey-tall towers. The plant sits along the Pacific Flyway – a popular migratory route ... Read more
DeepSeek became the world's most popular AI term for 24 hours when it caused the biggest drop ever in stock markets
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 10h
From obscurity to global fame, DeepSeek’s rise spooks global giants It now sits in second position behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT DeepSeek’s 24-hour reign as the top AI term sparked market chaos On January 28, DeepSeek R1, a mere eight days old at the time, became the world's most popular AI term on Google Trends for 24 hours. It surpassed well-known AI terms such as ChatGPT, Llama, Gemini, and CoPilot,
NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, February 5 (game #605)
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 10h
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, February 4 (game #604) . Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clev
NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, February 5 (game #339)
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 10h
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, February 4 (game #338) . Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wor
Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, February 5 (game #1108)
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 10h
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, February 4 (game #1107) . Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still go
Get Ready for .Channel Website Domains
How-To Geek / 10h
There's a ton of TLDs out there you can choose for websites, all of which are technically geared towards different purposes and audiences. Now, your favorite content creators might begin to get .channel domains going for their personal brands.
The Best Strategy for Buying a Car When You’re Paying With Cash
Lifehacker / 10h
Just like everything else, cars keep getting more expensive —new car prices have risen steadily in recent months, and will probably just keep getting pricier (the average new car now costs an eye-watering $49,740). That’s one reason why about half of all car buyers finance their purchase, and why we collectively owe an astounding $1.644 trillion in auto loan debt. But that’s also why about 38% of
Swear at Google Until It Hides AI Search Results
41Lifehacker / 10h
Are you tired of the annoying "AI overview" at the top of your search results? Turns out you can get rid of it by starting your search with the word "fuck." The trick spread thanks to a now-viral thread on Tumblr and it works wonders. I've been trying it out all morning: the AI disappears but the results are otherwise more-or-less the same. Is this the best way to stop seeing AI in search results
Apple Invites Is a New Way to Remind Friends to Celebrate You
500+Gizmodo / 10h
Let Apple handle the emotional labor of reminding people that a special day is coming.
Elon Musk’s X Becomes Weapon in Government Cost Cutting
95NYT > Technology / 10h
The billionaire has used the social media site to boast of victories, lash out at enemies and conduct polls for the initiative he calls the Department of Government Efficiency.
Deal alert: Two-for-one business class to Europe on La Compagnie
The Points Guy / 10h
If you’ve been looking for a romantic escape, you’re going to want to check out this sweetheart of a deal from La Compagnie : A Valentine’s Day sale with two-for-one flights from New York to France and Italy . And honestly, this sweet deal is on my radar for travel well beyond February. As long as you purchase flights by Feb. 14, you can fly through the end of the year. So this would be a great e
A mindfulness-themed browser is (calmly) shaking up search
Mashable / 10h
An internet browser with built-in mindfulness and meditation tools? Sounds a little like buzzword fodder to me. However, I'm a tired, jaded journalist who'll try anything to feel more alive, so I tested the early access release, mindfulness-focused Opera Air and found its features straightforward and genuinely beneficial in the short period I played around with it. Built by Norwegian browser make
California Wants AI Chatbots to Remind Users They Aren’t People
500+Gizmodo / 10h
The proposed law is designed to protect kids from becoming socially isolated.
Netflix scuttles plans to add six previously announced games to its service
Engadget / 10h
Netflix has been revamping its games division in recent months, including making adjustments to the library of titles that it offers subscribers at no extra cost. The company has canceled release plans for six games that were previously bound for iOS and Android through its platform. As first reported by What's On Netflix , the company will no longer bring Thirsty Suitors, Compass Point: West and
Travel Alert: This State Dept Extreme Warning Will Have You Redrafting Your Will NOW! [Roundup]
View from the Wing / 10h
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 ...
Official Warns That Elon Musk Is Poised to Kill "Thousands, If Not Hundreds of Thousands" of People
500+Futurism / 10h
Unelected official Elon Musk continues to make waves throughout the federal government and beyond, siccing his menagerie of Gen Z minions on the Census Bureau and US Treasury . He's also set his sights on the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the $72 billion federal agency responsible for distributing American - funded aid to international communities reeling from the devastation o
Jewish Leaders Call for Boycott After Elon Musk's Nazi Salute, Holocaust Jokes
500+Futurism / 10h
After billionaire Elon Musk performed not one but two Nazi salutes at president Donald Trump's inauguration, made appalling jokes about the Holocaust , and threw his weight behind Germany's far-right political party , Jewish leaders are pushing advertisers to drop Musk's in-shambles social network X-formerly-Twitter. As the Washington Post reports , more than 160 rabbis and activists have publish
Another mini PC with a Ryzen AI 9 HX CPU has emerged, and not only does it support four 4K monitors, it can also take up to 96GB memory
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 10h
Acemagic F3A mini PC is designed for high-performance computing Offers up to 96GB DDR5 RAM and 4TB SSD There are also advanced cooling solutions for heavy workloads Acemagic has announced its latest mini PC , the Acemagic F3A, powered by the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 CPU. This powerful, 12-core, 24-thread chipset is based on the Zen 5 architecture and integrates a 16-core RDNA 3.5 GPU. This device al
Your iPhone is Getting a New App for Invites
How-To Geek / 10h
Apple has released a new app called Apple Invites, designed to streamline the event planning process for iPhone users and even non-Apple users for a change. The app lets you create and share custom invitations, manage RSVPs, contribute to shared photo albums, and even collaborate on event playlists with Apple Music.
Marriott’s third all-inclusive Luxury Collection property is officially open in Riviera Maya
The Points Guy / 10h
A trip to Mexico’s Riviera Maya just got more elevated thanks to a brand-new luxury all-inclusive resort boasting an extensive spa with a seawater hydrotherapy pool, oceanfront suites, a pool overlooking the pristine turquoise water and more. An adults-only property, Paraiso de la Bonita, a Luxury Collection Resort, Riviera Maya, Adult All-Inclusive welcomes guests with 100 spacious oceanfront su
Cruise payment plans: All you need to know about paying for a cruise
The Points Guy / 10h
You’re going on a cruise! You’ve spent time researching and narrowing down your destination, ship and sailing dates, and now it’s time to book. But what can you expect in terms of cruise payments? What’s the best way to pay for a cruise? Will you have to cough up the full fare up front, or can you put a cruise on layaway? Here, I’ll answer those questions by discussing cruise payment schedules, d
Nomad Made a USB-C Cable That Also Charges Your Apple Watch
How-To Geek / 10h
Nomad has released a new charging cable called the Universal Cable for Apple Watch. This cable is designed for Apple devices and features a built-in charging puck for the Apple Watch and two USB-C ports. It’s being promoted as the first cable of its kind, offering a convenient all-in-one charging solution for Apple users.
Cruise lays off half its staff after GM sunsets robotaxi program
Engadget / 10h
Autonomous vehicle company Cruise is laying off around half of its workforce, according to reporting by TechCrunch . The cuts even extend to the CEO and other top executives. This is part of a major restructuring effort by parent company GM that will eventually see a total shutdown of operations. These layoffs are expected to impact well over 1,000 people and include CEO Marc Whitten, chief safet
Irony alert: Anthropic says applicants shouldn’t use LLMs
200+Ars Technica - All content / 10h
When you look at the "customer stories" page on Anthropic's website , you'll find plenty of corporations reportedly using Anthropic's Claude LLM to help employees communicate more effectively. When it comes to Anthropic's own employee recruitment process, though, the company politely asks users to "please ... not use AI assistants," so that Anthropic can evaluate their "non-AI-assisted communicat
Why it makes perfect sense for this bike to have two gears and two chains
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
The Buffalo Bicycle Utility S2 has won an award from Eurobike and earned a German Design Award . With components designed by cycling industry giant SRAM and made from heavy steel, the bike has rim brakes, two gears, two chainrings, and two separate chains. And that makes total sense. The S2 is the second bike developed by World Bicycle Relief , which aims to bring bicycle-based mobility to the ne
Amazon continues renewable energy spree with 476 MW purchase
TechCrunch / 10h
Amazon’s power bill has been soaring lately as it adds data centers to deal with rising demand for AI and cloud services. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Grubhub confirms data breach, both drivers and customers are affected
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Mashable / 10h
Grubhub, the food delivery service, has been hacked. On Monday, the company confirmed a data breach that affects both its drivers and customers. According to Grubhub, the malicious actor was able to gain entry into its systems via a third-party vendor that provides services for Grubhub's support team. The hacker was able to access private information connected to customers, merchants, and drivers
Bill threatens to make using DeepSeek a crime for Americans
35Mashable / 10h
A proposed new law would make it illegal for Americans to download the popular Chinese AI app DeepSeek . On Monday, Sen. Josh Hawley, the Republican senator from Missouri, introduced legislation that would "prohibit the import from or export to China of artificial intelligence technology." While the announcement mentions DeepSeek, the bill called the Decoupling America’s Artificial Intelligence C
A review of Tapestry, an app powered by the growing open web
TechCrunch / 10h
A new app called Tapestry, which launched Tuesday, aggregates and organizes information from across the web and social networks in a single place. It is, in some ways, like this generation’s FriendFeed, for those old enough to remember the earlier attempt from the Web 2.0 era to aggregate feeds and social media updates in a […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Breaking Down the Cosmic Secrets of Fantastic Four: First Steps‘ First Trailer
300+Gizmodo / 10h
Our first proper look at the MCU's First Family is here, and with it a few cryptic teases of what's to come.
What’s In My Wallet – My Credit Card Strategy (2024)
40View from the Wing / 11h
I've cleaned out my wallet and I'm not carrying nearly as many credit cards on a daily basis any longer. Still, my wallet is a great window in the spending choices I make every day. What gets a wallet slot, and what cards I have but keep in a drawer, go a long way towards illustrating how I put my mileage and spending strategies into practice. Sharing this also adds a bit to my transparency as I
Don’t Expect a Nintendo Switch Price Drop When the Switch 2 Arrives
How-To Geek / 11h
The Nintendo Switch 2 is coming later in 2025, and we're not sure how much longer the original console will stick around. However, it doesn't seem like a price drop for the existing Switch models is likely.
Apple’s New ‘Invites’ App Is Coming for Partiful
Lifehacker / 11h
On Tuesday, Apple announced Apple Invites , a new app for iPhones that creates custom event invitations "for any occasion." If that sounds a lot like popular party planning apps like Partiful, that's because, well, it is—only, this app integrates with the greater iOS experience, which is likely bad news for third-party competitors. This isn't a surprise to anyone follow Apple rumors closely. As r
With China’s Antitrust Investigation Into Google, What’s at Stake?
NYT > Technology / 11h
China said it had started an antitrust investigation of Google, which works with Chinese companies on smartphones and advertising outside the country.
E-fuels startup will make diamonds before powering jet planes
42TechCrunch / 11h
Circularity’s process uses 40% less energy than competing CO2-to-fuel pathways. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
UK Government Dismisses ‘Stop Killing Games’ Petition
How-To Geek / 11h
The UK Government has replied to a ''Stop Killing Games.' petition, which aimed to stop video game publishers from disabling games people have purchased.
TED Talks has put out an all-call for a new leader
TechCrunch / 11h
Chris Anderson, who has run TED for 25 years, is looking to bestow the operation on anyone who has a good plan for its future, he announced in a blog post. TED is best known for its TED Talks, where ideas from tech to humor have been explored. It has featured famed tech moguls (Bill […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Adobe Says Acrobat Can Simplify Complex Legal Contracts for You
500+Gizmodo / 11h
What happens when someone foolishly trusts the AI?
Hubble Hits the ‘Bullseye,’ a Galaxy With Record-Breaking 9 Rings
500+Gizmodo / 11h
A galaxy in the distant universe has nine rings around it, and thanks to Hubble scientists now know why.
Review: ITA Airways Business Class Airbus A320neo (CDG-FCO)
21One Mile at a Time / 11h
For the next segment of my quick trip to Paris and Cairo , I flew ITA Airways’ Airbus A320neo business class on the short 95-minute early morning flight from Paris (CDG) to Rome (FCO). I’m a huge fan of ITA Airways, and have had incredible experiences on the carrier’s long haul aircraft, including on the Airbus A350-900 and Airbus A330-900neo . So I was curious to see what the short haul product
It’s back! United Airlines is again serving the stroopwafel
100+The Points Guy / 11h
Great news for United Airlines flyers: The stroopwafel is back! United will once again offer the stroopwafel as a complimentary snack in the economy cabin on all flights over 300 miles long. The iconic sandwich cookie, which consists of two thin wafflelike wafers with a layer of caramel in between, is a famous Dutch snack that United has served on and off for years — arguably to the point that ma
Wave season cruise deals 2025: Book early and save big on your next sailing
27The Points Guy / 11h
It might seem odd to think about summer travel in the middle of winter. However, now’s the ideal time to start planning your travels for 2025. This is especially true since the cruise vacation is firmly in its high-demand era. Travelers might find it challenging to secure a deal — and, in some cases, even a sailing. While researching this story, I came across quite a few sold-out cabins across li
JetBlue Business Card review: Valuable perks and free employee cards
The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. JetBlue Business Card overview The JetBlue Business Card comes with a great return on JetBlue purchases and an anniversary bonus that helps justify the card’s annual fee. Plus, the card’s free checked baggage allowance, award redemption rebate and savings on eligible inflight purchases make it highly valua
Did extreme overclockers inspire Microsoft to develop closed loop liquid cooling for data centers? I'd like to think so
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 11h
Zero-water evaporation system will virtually eliminate water usage across Microsoft-owned data centers This will save tens of billions of liters of water over the lifetime of Microsoft's parc of data centers The key to delivering this solution was implementing chip level cooling solutions at scale Microsoft has introduced a new data center design which eliminates the need for water evaporation in
Challenging Bluesky, Threads now allows for public custom feeds
20TechCrunch / 11h
Meta’s Threads is doubling down on support for custom feeds as it faces challenges from the growing social network Bluesky, now with over 30 million users, which also offers custom feeds as one of its key features. On Tuesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that users can now set their custom feeds to be public […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
NASA Is In Tatters
50Futurism / 11h
The future of NASA is uncertain, with the chaotic start of president Donald Trump's second term raising plenty of unanswered questions regarding the space agency's fate. Amid a leadership vacuum, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk — who's effectively calling the shots for the federal government at the moment — has yet to clarify what's to become of some of the biggest hallmark projects the space agency has bee
Jewish Leaders Call for Apple and Google to Drop Elon Musk’s X Over Antisemitism
500+Gizmodo / 11h
X is also suing companies like Lego for not advertising on the platform.
WhatsApp’s ChatGPT Is Getting an Upgrade
How-To Geek / 11h
WhatsApp is not huge in the United States, but it's one of the most widely-used messaging platforms in the world. Many AI chatbot makers also make their own service available there, including Microsoft's Copilot among others. ChatGPT is one of them, and now, it's getting a few improvements.
Tapestry Can Show All Your Social Media & News Feeds
How-To Geek / 11h
Iconfactory, the team behind the Twitterrific app, has released a new app called Tapestry. This app gathers different online content like social media posts, blogs, podcasts, and YouTube channels into one easy-to-read timeline.
El Salvador Backs Away From Its Bitcoin Experiment
400+Gizmodo / 11h
In order to accept a $1.4 billion loan from the IMF, El Salvador had to change some of its cryptocurrency laws.
Snag a refurbished OLED Nintendo Switch on sale for $50 off at Best Buy
Mashable / 11h
SAVE $50: The Nintendo Switch – OLED Model (Geek Squad Certified Refurbished) is on sale for just $299.99 at Best Buy as of Feb. 4. That's 14% off its $349.99 MSRP and $20 better than its price in the My Nintendo Store . Opens in a new window Credit: Nintendo Nintendo Switch – OLED Model (Geek Squad Certified Refurbished) $299.99 at Best Buy $349.99 Save $50.00 Best Buy has the best deal on a cur
Get a year of Peacock Premium for just $30
Mashable / 11h
SAVE $50: Through Feb. 18, signing up for a year of ad-supported Peacock Premium is only $29.99 with code WINTERSAVINGS . That's more than 50% off the usual $79.99 annual price. Opens in a new window Credit: NBC One year of Peacock Premium $29.99 $79.99 Save $50.00 with code WINTERSAVINGS The "a year of Peacock for $20" deal we saw on Black Friday probably won't happen again until next Black Frid
AMD’s big RX 9070 launch might happen later in February – and we could find out how these GPUs compare to the Nvidia RTX 5070
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 11h
Rumor has it there’ll be a press event for AMD RX 9070 GPUs at the end of February This should be a big reveal, hopefully complete with pricing details It makes sense that it’d come just ahead of a confirmed on-sale date of March for the RX 9070 and its XT sibling AMD’s RX 9070 models might be formally announced later in February, a new rumor suggests, ahead of the scheduled March arrival for the
5 Reasons I Use Jellyfin Instead of Plex
How-To Geek / 11h
There’s more to life than Plex when it comes to media streaming. Jellyfin is an open-source media server alternative that’s always there when I need it.
Sony needs a bit of gentle encouragement with the PlayStation 5, and this rumored Steam console from Valve might be the perfect answer for that
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 12h
Valve is rumored to be working on a Steam console The rumors suggest that the console will utilize AMD’s upcoming RDNA 4 Radeon RX 9070 GPU This could provide some much-needed competition within the home console market Valve’s Steam is the topic of the day yet again - and no, it’s not regarding the Steam Deck 2 rumor that was recently shot down by Valve - but rather another rumor that further hin
The Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance is quite a name, quite a car
100+Ars Technica - All content / 12h
More than ever, automakers are clamoring to be part of Formula 1. Buoyed by Drive to Survive , the sport's reach rivals its popularity at any time in the past, despite having to compete with myriad more demands for our time. The carmakers get cachet from their participation, and just occasionally, something they build for the racetrack trickles down into something you can buy in the showroom. Suc
Opera’s New Browser Is Built to Break Your Doomscrolling Habit
Lifehacker / 12h
There's a lot going on right now. And it can sometimes feel a bit overwhelming. Especially when you're (maybe chronically) online. Most of your work life, and personal life, all happens online. And sometimes it's really easy to get carried away doomscrolling and forget that, sometimes, you need to touch some grass. Opera Air is a new browser, hoping, trying, to save you from all of that. Opera Ai
Congress Might Ban DeepSeek
Lifehacker / 12h
Well, here we go again. With TikTok’s future in the United States still uncertain , parts of Congress are already moving toward banning DeepSeek, a Chinese ChatGPT competitor that quickly usurped ChatGPT on the App Store last week. A new bill introduced by Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri would “prohibit United States persons from advancing artificial intelligence capabilities within th
This Week in AI: Billionaires talk automating jobs away
TechCrunch / 12h
Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. You might’ve noticed we skipped the newsletter last week. The reason? A chaotic AI news cycle made even more pandemonious by Chinese AI company DeepSeek’s sudden rise to prominence, and the response from practically ever corner […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For p
An angel investor was so intrigued by this startup, he joined as a co-founder
TechCrunch / 12h
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week we’re looking at a startup that’s out to help people navigate long-term care using AI, a flurry of activity in Africa, another fintech company shutdown, and more. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. PT, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use onl
Atari’s Breakout is getting a side-scrolling reboot
Engadget / 12h
Proving that truly no IP is safe from modern reboot culture , Atari’s Breakout is back. The upcoming version of the simple 1976 brick-smashing hit rotates the playing field by 90 degrees and adds auto-scrolling, neon effects, power-ups and local co-op. In other words, Breakout Beyond is the Tetris Effect formula applied to the Led Zeppelin-era arcade classic. The original Breakout was a product o
Okta lays off 180 employees — nearly one year after last workforce reduction
TechCrunch / 12h
U.S. access and identity management giant Okta laid off 180 employees on Tuesday, the company confirmed to TechCrunch — just over one year after it let go of 400 workers. The company separately conducted a workforce reduction in February of 2023 that affected 300 employees. While Okta did not share how many employees it has […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
China may probe Intel for antitrust: Report
TechCrunch / 12h
Amid China’s retaliation to recently announced U.S. tariffs, Intel may find itself in the hot seat with China’s regulators. China is apparently considering an antitrust probe into semiconductor giant Intel, according to reporting from the Financial Times. This would be in addition to the set of tariffs against the U.S. that China announced on Monday. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. Fo
Save 25% on the Skylight digital photo frame and win the award for the most thoughtful Valentines Day gift
Mashable / 12h
SAVE $39.01: The 10-inch Skylight Frame is on sale at Amazon for $119.99, down from the list price of $159. That's a 25% discount which matches the lowest ever at Amazon. Opens in a new window Credit: Skylight Skylight Frame (10-inch) $119.99 at Amazon $159.00 Save $39.01 If you're searching for a thoughtful Valentine's Day gift, but don't feel like opting for flowers that'll wilt in a week or ca
Plankton: The Movie trailer: SpongeBob SquarePants and Plankton team up to save the world
85Mashable / 12h
SpongeBob SquarePants ' worst frenemy steps into the spotlight in Netflix's upcoming Plankton: The Movie . That's right: Sheldon J. Plankton (voiced by Mr. Lawrence) is getting his own film. But SpongeBob (voiced by Tom Kenny) and his friends are still very much involved — much to Plankton's dismay. Plankton: The Movie returns us to Bikini Bottom, where Plankton's constant failed efforts to take
Get an Anker portable charger for just $16 and never experience low power panic again
Mashable / 12h
SAVE $10.40: As of Feb. 4, get the Anker Zolo Portable Charger for $15.59 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $25.99. That's a 40% discount. Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Anker Zolo Portable Charger $15.59 at Amazon $25.99 Save $10.40 How many times have you been out and about, only to find that your phone is suddenly sitting at a dangerously low battery percentage? If you don't carry
EU puts out guidance on uses of AI that are banned under its AI Act
TechCrunch / 12h
The first compliance deadline kicked in a couple of days ago for the European Union’s AI Act, a risk-based framework for regulating uses of artificial intelligence — banning a narrow selection of so-called “unacceptable risk” use cases of AI, such as social scoring that could lead to detrimental or unfavourable treatment; or harmful manipulation using […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. F
Away’s dreamy new ‘White Lotus’ luggage collab is perfect travel eye candy
The Points Guy / 12h
In its first two seasons, “The White Lotus” took viewers to luxury Four Seasons resorts in Maui and Sicily. The upcoming third season will hop continents once again to Koh Samui, Thailand — and thanks to a new Away collab with the Emmy-winning HBO show, you could give your travel luggage a new “White Lotus”-themed revamp just in time for the season premiere Feb. 16. Related: Review of Away’s Bigg
Jurassic World Rebirth Takes Place in a Time When People Think Dinosaurs Are ‘Passé’
400+Gizmodo / 12h
Humanity's short attention span might be its undoing in the new sequel starring Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey.
Why Android Is My Favorite Retro Gaming Platform
How-To Geek / 12h
There are many ways to experience older games, but my favorite is to pull out my phone. Hear me out—the experience is better than you might think.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7: latest news, rumors, and everything we’ve heard so far
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 12h
With the Samsung Galaxy S25 series now here we’re looking ahead to Samsung’s next big smartphone launch, which in all likelihood will consist of the brand's 2025 foldables. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 could be the most high-end of these, though there are also reports of a tri-fold model in the works , which might have it beat. Either way though, the Z Fold 7 is likely to be an impressive phone. W
Boeing’s Starliner Fiasco Has Now Burned Through $2 Billion
500+Gizmodo / 12h
The company may sell parts of its space business as it struggles to meet its end of a $4.3 billion contract with NASA.
Elon Musk Says It’s Time to Get Rid of All Regulations
300+Futurism / 12h
Regulation Black Even before Donald Trump took office, his major bankroller Elon Musk was publicly pledging to use his new power in the federal government to gut its existing efforts to regulate private industry. Weeks into the Trump administration, Musk has mostly made headlines for an assault on federal workers and payments. But regulation may not be far behind: during a late-night public chat
Apple’s new Invites app gives iCloud+ subscribers an easier way to organize parties – and Android fans are invited too
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 12h
Apple just dropped an app that’s all about creating event invites It includes Apple Intelligence features like Image Playground and Writing Tools You can easily create a shared photo album with all guests Apple’s been slowly but surely making enhancements to its Calendar app across platforms – iOS , iPadOS, and macOS – but if you were hoping for an easier way to plan events within the ecosystem,
Nintendo is already preparing for Switch 2 scalpers ahead of the console's release
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 12h
Nintendo has confirmed that it's already preparing for Switch 2 scalpers Nintendo's president Shuntaro Furukawa said it will be taking "all possible measures" to counter resellers Furukawa said last year that Nintendo will make more Switch 2 units compared to its predecessor Nintendo has confirmed that measures will be put in place to prevent Switch 2 scalpers from buying up stock on launch day.
Cruise to slash workforce by nearly 50% after GM cuts funding to robotaxi operations
25TechCrunch / 12h
Cruise is laying off 50% of its workforce as the robotaxi program ends. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Get three months of Peacock Premium free with any Samsung phone or tablet purchase
Mashable / 12h
GET 3 FREE MONTHS OF PEACOCK PREMIUM: As of Feb. 4, buy any Samsung phone or tablet and get 3 free months of Peacock Premium . Opens in a new window Credit: Peacock Buy any Samsung phone or tablet, get 3 free months of Peacock Premium If you're thinking about buying a new Samsung phone or tablet in the coming days, Peacock is looking to sweeten the deal, or at least give you some content to enjoy
Google Messages could get upgraded 911 emergency texting soon
Mashable / 12h
Emergency services on Android phones could get a big boost in functionality soon. Android Authority took a look at the code for Google Messages in an Android APK teardown and found currently dormant lines of code referencing "emergency RCS messaging." RCS, in case you aren't aware, stands for Rich Communication Services, an open standard for mobile instant messaging that has been adopted by both
The Nothing Phone 3a could borrow the iPhone 16’s best feature – and I think it’s a great idea
37Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 12h
The Nothing Phone 3a may come with a camera button If implemented, it could become the cheapest shutter button-equipped phone on the market Nothing has reiterated an announcement date of March 4 Just last month, I wrote that I wanted to see shutter buttons become standard-issue on smartphones in 2025 . Now, it seems that we could be getting the first-ever capture button-equipped budget phone. Not
China Is Investigating Google Over Trump’s Tariffs
48Wired / 12h
Google’s limited presence in China gives Beijing room to hit back harder if President Donald Trump’s trade war escalates.
Deel unloads $300M in secondary sale, brings General Catalyst on as an investor
TechCrunch / 12h
Fintech-turned-HR outfit Deel is trying to lay the groundwork for an IPO. On Tuesday, it said its annual revenue run rate climbed to $800 million in 2024 after growing by 70%. The startup, which helps businesses globally hire, manage and pay employees remotely, also said it has sold $300 million in secondary shares to General […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Capital One Spark Cash Plus $2,000 Bonus Offer (Best-Ever)
200+One Mile at a Time / 12h
Link: Apply now for the Capital One Spark Cash Plus with a $2,000 bonus offer The Capital One Spark Cash Plus is one of the best business cards out there, whether you’re looking to earn cash back or travel rewards. If you’ve been considering this card but haven’t yet applied, now is the ideal time to do so, as the card is offering a best-ever bonus. This was rolled out a few months ago, but I wan
The hotel gem of the French Riviera: My stay at the Carlton Cannes
The Points Guy / 13h
[circuit type=review circuit_id=”20420188002″] Editor’s note: The Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel provided TPG with a complimentary stay so that we could get an inside look at the hotel and its amenities. The opinions expressed below are entirely those of the author and weren’t subject to review by the hotel or any external entity. The South of France is the summer hub of the global glitterati, an
How to Share Files Between Mac and Windows
How-To Geek / 13h
Sharing files between Macs and Windows shouldn't be a complicated matter and, with some simple settings changes, you can have your own mixed network up and running in a few minutes.
My Favorite French Onion Soup Recipe Doesn't Require Babysitting
Lifehacker / 13h
The idea of eating a pile of onions seems absolutely absurd—until you caramelize them and make them into soup. Suddenly, and your entire family is talking about an onion dinner with great reverence. You might think it’s the cheesy raft of bread floating on top that wins hearts, but students of umami know to credit the sweet, hearty, caramelized flavor from a mountain of slowly cooked sliced onion
DSTLRY, the comic books marketplace, launches new customization features for artists
TechCrunch / 13h
DSTLRY, a venture-backed digital comic books marketplace, on Tuesday added a pair of features designed to bring customization to the platform. The first feature, dubbed Commissioned Digital Remarques, allows creators to add personalized sketches and signatures to digital comics. The second, Unlimited Digital Covers, expands platform-wide access to alternative comic book covers. Commissioned Digit
How Max Altschuler accidentally founded a VC firm that just raised another $54M
TechCrunch / 13h
Four years after accidentally launching a VC firm, GTMfund founder Max Altschuler has raised a second oversubscribed $54 million fund. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The Blink Video Doorbell 10K+ People Bought Last Month Is Back at Nearly 50% Off
400+Gizmodo / 13h
Keep an eye out on your property with this can't-miss deal and bolster your home security .
No Front Desk? No Problem. Watch This U.S. Hotel’s Check-In Kiosk Connect You to India
View from the Wing / 13h
Baymont Inns seems to have a new take on the labor-saving strategy. They’ve got an outsourced front desk. Instead of having to hire American staffers to work on property, they supplement their employees with kiosks that give you a live person in India. The agent will interact with you just like they were across the desk. Continue reading ...
Anthropic has a new security system it says can stop almost all AI jailbreaks
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 13h
Anthropic unveils new proof-of-concept security measure tested on Claude 3.5 Sonnet “Constitutional classifiers” are an attempt to teach LLMs value systems Tests resulted in more than an 80% reduction in successful jailbreaks In a bid to tackle abusive natural language prompts in AI tools , OpenAI rival Anthropic has unveiled a new concept it calls “constitutional classifiers”; a means of instill
Firefox 135 Updates New Tab Page and Web Translations
How-To Geek / 13h
Mozilla Firefox receives major updates roughly every four weeks, giving the web browser a steady stream of bug fixes, new features, and security enhancements. Firefox 135 has now arrived with better translations, security improvements, and a lot more.
Gecko feet inspire anti-slip shoe soles
26Ars Technica - All content / 13h
Gecko feet have inspired many intriguing applications, including a sticky tape, adhesives, a " stickybot " climbing robot, and even a strapless bra design . Now, scientists have developed a new kind of anti-slip polymer that sticks to ice, inspired by the humble gecko. Incorporating these polymers into shoe soles could reduce the number of human slip-and-fall injuries, according to a paper publis
Meta sets Oculus Quest headset shelf-life at six years, but there's still hope that the Meta Quest 2 will survive past 2026
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 13h
Meta has reportedly ended all software updates to the Oculus Quest This sets the shelf-life for Quest headsets at just under six years, which suggests the Quest 2 would lose all support in 2026 The Meta Quest 2 might last until 2028 based on Meta's CTO's comments Meta looks to have put the final nail in the coffin of the original Oculus Quest VR headset – and it gives us some idea of the life exp
GrubHub reveals massive data breach - customers, drivers, businesses all affected, here's what we know
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Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 13h
Food delivery service GrubHub has been breached through a third-party vendor The incident left Personally Identifiable Information exposed on users and others GrubHub has launched a full investigation GrubHub has confirmed suffering a ‘security incident’ involving a third-party contractor which resulted in the unauthorized access to a set of user contact information. The breach was detected after
Save $100 on the noise-cancelling Sonos Ace headphones for a limited time
Mashable / 13h
SAVE $100: As of Feb. 4, the noise-cancelling Sonos Ace headphones are on sale at Amazon for $100 off the original price. Snag a pair for $349 while you can. Opens in a new window Credit: Sonos Sonos Ace noise-cancelling headphones $349.00 at Amazon $449.00 Save $100.00 The world is too loud these days. Construction outside your window, children screaming bloody murder on planes — sometimes it's
Grab a 4-pack of the Arlo Pro 5S Spotlight Camera for nearly half off at Amazon
Mashable / 13h
SAVE 49%: A 4-pack of the Arlo Pro 5S Spotlight Camera is on sale at Amazon for just $249.99, down from the normal price of $492.32. That's a savings of $242.33 and the lowest price we've seen at Amazon. Opens in a new window Credit: Arlo Arlo Pro 5S Spotlight Camera (4-pack) $249.99 at Amazon $492.32 Save $242.33 Installing a home security system is one of the best smart home upgrades around. Ou
Looking for a good Ruggable dupe? Rugs USAs machine-washable rugs are all 30% off.
Mashable / 13h
SAVE 30% SITEWIDE: As of Feb. 4, all machine-washable rugs at Rugs USA are an extra 30% off with code GET30 . Opens in a new window Credit: Rugs USA Save 30% sitewide with code GET30 Finding a low-stakes washable rug doesn't necessarily have to just mean waiting for a Ruggable sale (though those do happen often). You could also try out a Ruggable dupe, like Rugs USA. That selection is inherently
How to watch Real Hope vs. Cruz Azul online for free
Mashable / 13h
TL;DR: Live stream Real Hope vs. Cruz Azul in the Concacaf Champions Cup for free on Tubi . Access this free streaming service from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The Concacaf Champions Cup kicks off with an intriguing matchup between Real Hope and Cruz Azul. This first-round fixture sees Haitian side Real Hope FA host six-time winners Cruz Azul . The Mexican side will be favorites to pr
Amazon deal of the day: The Sonos Ace headphones are back on sale for $100 off
Mashable / 13h
Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Feb. 4: OUR TOP PICK Sonos Ace $349 (save $100) BEST FITNESS TRACKER DEAL Fitbit Versa 4 $149.95 (save $50) BEST BEAUTY TECH DEAL Dyson Airwrap $499 (save $100.99) BEST STREAMING DEVICE DEAL Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max $44.99 (save $15) BEST EARBUDS DEAL Beats Solo Buds $49.95 (save $30.04) While there are no major shopping holidays on the horizon,
February’s Game Pass additions include Avowed and Madden NFL 25
Engadget / 13h
Xbox just announced the new titles that will be available for Game Pass this month, and it’s a good list . There’s a big day one release, an indie gem and, of course, a newish Madden title. Let’s get to it. The big news? Avowed is a day one release for subscribers. We knew Obsidian’s upcoming fantasy epic would come out on February 18, but now we know it’ll be instantly available for Game Pass Ul
Unions Sue to Block Elon Musk’s Access to Americans’ Tax and Benefits Records
200+Gizmodo / 13h
The systems DOGE has access to include the names, addresses, bank details, and other information about taxpayers and people who receive government benefits.
PNY’s New USB-C Flash Drives Are Fast
How-To Geek / 13h
USB-C was conceived as the USB port to end all USB ports, though USB-A is still definitely alive. PNY has just launched some USB-C only thumb drives, and there are a few reasons why you might want to check them out other than the fact they're USB-C.
10 Most Reliable Used German Cars You Can Buy for Under $15,000
How-To Geek / 13h
German automakers are renowned for their ability to perfectly blend luxury and sportiness into a single package. Brands like Mercedes-Benz lead the way in comfort, while the likes of BMW rule the streets. However, finding a used model that is going to be easy on your bank account is not easy.
The Best Portable Monitors of 2025
How-To Geek / 13h
Finding the right portable monitor means balancing convenience with performance. From screen quality and power to connectivity and portability, a mobile monitor needs to cater to your specific needs, whether for gaming, work, or travel.
An all-digital PS6 doesn't seem possible, according to ex-PlayStation boss Shawn Layden: 'I think it would be hard for them to go fully disc-less'
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 13h
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden doesn't think Sony "can get away with" a disc-less PS6 Layden thinks Xbox has had more success following the all-digital strategy He explains that making a disc-less console could damage the market that relies on an internet connection The PlayStation 6 is likely years away, and according to former Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios CEO, Shawn La
Great White Sharks Are Suddenly Washing Up Dead With Swollen Brains
37Futurism / 13h
Sea-real Killer Few creatures are more formidable than the great white shark . But the mighty apex predators are suddenly turning up dead — and scientists don't know why. As The New York Times reports , the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperator (CWHC), in its three decades of existence, had never had a single dead great white turn up on its doorstep. Then, in a span of several months starting in Au
Apple launches Invites, a new app for creating custom invitations
TechCrunch / 13h
Apple on Tuesday launched a new app called “Invites” that allows users to create custom invitations for any occasion. With Invites, users can create and share invitations on their iPhone, RSVP, contribute to Shared Albums, and curate event soundtracks. To create an invitation, you need an iCloud+ subscription. However, anyone can RSVP, regardless of whether […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reser
Former Tesla engineer heading government agency reportedly outlines ‘AI-first strategy’
TechCrunch / 13h
Thomas Shedd, the former Tesla engineer now serving as the director of Technology Transformation Services, reportedly outlined an “AI-first strategy” for the U.S. government department. According to a report from Wired citing multiple sources, the Musk ally described the plan to run the office like a “startup software company” during a Monday meeting. The New […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights res
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