Monday, March 31, 2025

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‘SNL’ roasts Trump admin’s Signal fail in group chat Cold Open
300+Mashable / 17h
In what feels like a sketch ripped straight from real life — because it basically is — Saturday Night Live took aim at the Trump administration’s latest digital blunder: accidentally adding The Atlantic 's Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a clandestine Signal group chat meant for war planning. Signalgate quickly became social media's favorite punchline and got the full SNL treatment this weeke





Tech Now
8KBBC News / 1d
Can we clean up air travel? Adrienne Murray explores developments in electric flight.





How UK businesses can prepare for tariff whiplash
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 44min
It’s hard to believe Donald Trump has only been back in office since midway through January. Whether it’s additional tariffs on the import of materials like steel and aluminium or plans to target countries with ‘reciprocal tariffs’, the rate of change and potential impact on supply chains is almost too fast and far-reaching for any one person to keep pace with. With fresh tariffs emerging from th







The paradox of AI: problem vs. opportunity in web innovation
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 1h
AI has dominated headlines, product strategies, and investment for the past two years, but as businesses reflect heading into 2025, an uncomfortable question lingers: where is AI’s financial impact, really? Amidst the AI hype climate, businesses have been eager to invest in emerging technologies that promise the world. So eager, in fact, that the market is now saturated with hastily-developed pro





Active Rockets Compared
Next Big Future / 3h
Here is a list of some active rocket companies.





German Rocket Startup Launch Failure After 30 Seconds


Next Big Future / 3h
Isar Aerospace is a German aerospace company based in Munich, Germany. They build short range surface to ship missiles. They tried for a low earth orbit test and it failed after 30 seconds. They went for an orientation change it failed. The company is developing Spectrum, a two-stage, liquid-fueled rocket designed to launch 1,000 kilograms ... Read more





Hurdle hints and answers for March 31, 2025
Mashable / 4h
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle , then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give





Microsoft Office 2024 is the last productivity suite you’ll ever need — get a lifetime pass for £100
Mashable / 4h
TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office 2024 Home for Mac or PC with a one-time purchase of £100.44 (reg. £115.91) through 27 April. Opens in a new window Credit: InterPlein Microsoft Office 2024 Home for Mac or PC: Lifetime Device License £100.44 at the Mashable Shop £115.91 Save £15.47 What you can expect from your one-time purchase of Microsoft Office 2024 Home for Mac or PC: Purchase includes Word, Excel





2025 Moon Phase Calendar: What Is March 31st's Moon Phase?
How-To Geek / 4h
If you're planning on observing the night sky, going for a night hike, or trying to snap a shot of the Moon, the phase is incredibly important. Here's everything you need to know about the current Lunar phase, as well as what you can expect in the near future.





The White Lotus Season 3, episode 7: Whats Gregs plan? Is Belinda safe?
Mashable / 5h
Greg/Gary (Jon Gries) has been a creepy spectre haunting The White Lotus since Season 1 , and getting more and more sinister with each passing season. But after White Lotus worker Belinda (Natasha Rothwell) clocks him as the husband of Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge) in Season 3 , rightly assuming he had a hand in her death in order to inherit her vast fortune, it seems like Belinda may now be at risk





The White Lotus Season 3, episode 7: Did Jim Hollinger really kill Ricks dad?
Mashable / 5h
The White Lotus Season 3 , episode 7 finally gives the show's most miserable character a bit of closure. After some crafty scheming, Rick (Walton Goggins) and his friend Frank (Sam Rockwell) travel to the fancy Bangkok residence of wealthy White Lotus hotel owners Sritala (Lek Patravadi) and Jim Hollinger (Scott Glenn) — the man Rick is convinced murdered his father . Rick finally gets the confro





The White Lotus Season 3: I have a theory about Jim Hollinger
Mashable / 5h
In The White Lotus Season 3 , episode 7, Rick Hatchett (Walton Goggins) finally comes face to face with Jim Hollinger (Scott Glenn), the man he believes murdered his father . However, friends, the confrontation doesn't go the violent way we — and Rick's friend Frank (Sam Rockwell) — think it will go. And personally, this confirms a wild theory I've been mulling over the whole season: Who really i





The White Lotus Season 3, episode 7: Youve heard Sritalas song before
Mashable / 5h
If you're watching The White Lotus Season 3 , episode 7, you might hear a familiar song. In the scenes involving Rick (Walton Goggins) and Frank's (Sam Rockwell) Hollywood production ploy to get into Sritala (Lek Patravadi) and Jim Hollinger's (Scott Glenn) Bangkok mansion, there's a moment that not only connects the episode to a previous episode of The White Lotus , but connects to Patravadi's r





The White Lotus Season 3, episode 7 finally reveals who robbed the hotel
Mashable / 5h
The White Lotus Season 3 , episode 7 was filled with tension aplenty, from the long-awaited showdown between Rick (Walton Goggins) and the man who may have killed his father to Belinda (Natasha Rothwell) nervously attending a house party thrown by Greg/Gary (Jon Gries) . But sandwiched between these moments, on an initially innocuous date night between Gaitok (Tayme Thapthimthong) and Mook (Lalis





AI's "Biggest Test" Is Turning Into a Catastrophe as CoreWeave Flounders
Futurism / 6h
So far, the AI industry has enjoyed smooth sailing. It's courted billions in slap-happy investments and sign-first, read-later contracts, ballooning some Silicon Valley companies to the top of the financial food chain . Now it's facing its toughest challenge yet in the form of CoreWeave, the AI processing company that went public on the stock market this week and the first all-AI startup to do so





NYT Strands hints, answers for March 31
Mashable / 6h
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





NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for March 31, 2025
Mashable / 6h
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 March 31, 2025
Mashable / 6h
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





Reports that China Could Have Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) Lithography in 2026
Next Big Future / 7h
Chinese electronics giant Huawei is testing elements for an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machine at its Dongguan facility, according to two sources posting photographs on X social media. The sources say the equipment is scheduled for trial production of circuits in 2Q25 with full-scale manufacturing in 2026, without attributing the information to any sources of ... Read more





11 Overlooked Linux Commands You Really Should Be Using
How-To Geek / 10h
Beneath the surface of the well-known Linux commands lies a treasure trove of lesser-known utilities that can make your life easier, enhance your productivity, and even impress your fellow Linux users. Let's explore some of the most powerful but overlooked commands that deserve more attention.





6 Features I Want to See Natively in Chrome
How-To Geek / 10h
Chrome has been my go-to browser for years. While it comes packed with features, it still lacks some functionalities other browsers offer. To compensate, I often rely on third-party extensions, which pose potential risks. Here are some features I’d love to see natively integrated into Chrome.





Tech Life
BBC News / 10h
Noland Arbaugh has a chip in his brain to translate his thoughts into computer commands.





These Are the Robots (Maybe) Coming to Your House to Do Your Chores
How-To Geek / 10h
For as long as the idea of the robot has existed, we've dreamed of the day when you can live like it's The Jetsons and have a robot do your household chores while you relax.





9 Quick Tips for Apple Notes on a Mac
How-To Geek / 11h
Apple Notes has been a standalone app in macOS since 2012. It's easy to take for granted, but over the years, it has grown and added some useful and powerful features. From ways to improve your note-taking to tools for better organization, here's how to get more from the Notes app.





Apple is reportedly on track to launch the M5 iPad Pro and MacBook Pro later this year
Engadget / 11h
According to Mark Gurman in the Power On newsletter this weekend, we may see at least two devices with Apple’s upcoming M5 chip before the end of the year. Gurman reports that the M5 iPad Pro has reached the late stages of testing, putting it “on track for production in the second half of this year.” And the M5 MacBook Pro should be here sometime in the fall, in line with the timing of the past f





“This isn’t ‘The Matrix'”
55TechCrunch / 11h
Last weekend, Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, found himself at the center of a digital fiasco when he was unexpectedly added to a Signal group chat with 17 U.S. government officials who were discussing imminent airstrikes in Yemen. For some, the incident has raised questions about how phone numbers end up in contact lists […]





Apple reportedly revamping Health app to add an AI coach
40TechCrunch / 11h
Apple is developing a new version of its Health app that includes an AI coach that can advise users on how to get healthier, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Gurman first reported that something like this was in the works back in 2023, but now he says development is moving ahead, with the new features […]





FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado
400+Ars Technica - All content / 11h
A prominent computer scientist who has spent 20 years publishing academic papers on cryptography, privacy, and cybersecurity has gone incommunicado, had his professor profile, email account, and phone number removed by his employer, Indiana University, and had his homes raided by the FBI. No one knows why. Xiaofeng Wang has a long list of prestigious titles. He was the associate dean for research





The Original NES Was a Very Different Console Than What We Got
How-To Geek / 11h
Before the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) changed the gaming industry forever, it launched a few years earlier in Japan as the Family Computer—also known as the "Famicom." The Famicom was more than just a Japanese version of the NES, and its differences make it one of Nintendo's most fascinating systems.





This is the world's first Thunderbolt 5 LTO tape drive and I can't understand why it exists in the first place
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 11h
MagStor's Thunderbolt 5 LTO drive builds on its 2020 Thunderbolt 3 model TB5 certainly adds speed but what's the real-world benefit for tape? There's no word on pricing, but it's unlikely to be cheap MagStor introduced the world’s first Thunderbolt 3 LTO tape drive back in 2020, blending traditional tape-based storage with modern connectivity, and now, the company has announced the world’s first





11 Native Linux Games to Replace Windows Classics
How-To Geek / 12h
It probably comes as no surprise that, despite most computers having access to fabulous games, many people still enjoy the pure simplicity of classic pack-in Windows games like Solitaire.





More of Nacelle’s Excellent Star Trek Toys Are Coming, and We Need Them All
100+Gizmodo / 12h
Wave two includes Captain Kirk, Captain Janeway, Worf, Geordi La Forge, and more fan-beloved characters.





I Played Every Classic BSD Game. Are They Still Fun Today?
How-To Geek / 12h
The Linux terminal is well-known for its productivity tools for savvy users, but it also offers ways to be unproductive. You can do fun things as well as programming and shell scripting. You can play games in the terminal. One collection of games, BSD games, is borrowed from games that were popular on one of Linux's ancestors, BSD. These text-based games were originally developed in the late 1970





Perplexity CEO denies having financial issues, says no IPO before 2028
65TechCrunch / 12h
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas recently took to Reddit to address users’ product complaints and reassure them that the company is not under serious financial pressure. Srinivas seemed to be responding, in part, to a user theory that the company is “doing horribly financially” and “making lots of changes to cut costs.” As an example, the […]





Android 16 Finally Lets You Check Your Pixel's Battery Health, But There’s a Catch
How-To Geek / 12h
Have you ever noticed how your phone just… doesn’t last like it used to? One day, it’s going strong, and the next, it’s dying before dinner—without warning, without explanation. If you’ve ever felt that frustration, you’re not alone. And until now, Android hasn’t given users a reliable way to check what’s going on under the hood.





Startup Reportedly Claimed Fake Clients as Its AI-Powered Sales Bot Flailed
34Futurism / 12h
You've probably heard that AI is going to revolutionize work. That's according to tech tycoons, corporate stenographers, and excited venture capitalists — the folks polluting the air we breathe in order to stuff the internet full of AI-generated slop . After all, who's more qualified to understand the essence of a hard day's work? But however much AI hype they drum up, the tech keeps running head





Charles Xavier, Marvel’s Messiest Asshole, Is Going to Space
61Gizmodo / 12h
After being at odds with the X-Men of the post-Krakoan age, Charles Xavier will be the galaxy's problem in June's Imperial event.