The entire Pentagon defense technology team is resigning, putting US at huge risk of cyberattacks
200+Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 18h
Elon Musk's DOGE has pressured a key Pentagon program to close The Defense Digital Service will cease operating by May 2025 Staff have said the only reason they are leaving is DOGE Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has sent a key US government program focused on efficiency, innovation, and Silicon Valley-style quick tech fixes packing. Almost all of the staff for the Defense
Credit card transfer bonuses (April): Get bonus points when you transfer to Virgin Atlantic, Etihad, IHG and more
5KThe Points Guy / 14h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Transfer bonuses can offer lucrative opportunities to maximize your points and miles and work your way toward fantastic award redemptions . You can sometimes get significantly more value from your rewards by transferring them to an airline or hotel partner during one of these bonus periods. Remember, thoug
The US office that counters foreign disinformation is being eliminated
500+MIT Technology Review / 17h
Update: Sources confirm that, at an 11:15AM meeting, undersecretary Darren Beattie has announced the closure of the office, and the termination of all remaining positions. The only office within the US State Department that monitors foreign disinformation is about to be eliminated, two State Department officials have told MIT Technology Review . The Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and In
Drive agentic AI success with an integrated approach to API management
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 47min
The world is about to write a new chapter in the story of AI. If the first was about unlocking the technology’s predictive abilities, and the second tapped into its generative (GenAI) potential, the third will be dominated by agentic AI driving autonomous decisions. These technologies offer seemingly unlimited potential, but to unlock it, organizations need to seamlessly connect their AI agents t
Smashing, the reading curation app by Goodreads’ founder, shuts down
TechCrunch / 1h
Smashing, an AI-powered app that lets users build a curated list of news and posts, is shutting down, because of its inability to scale rapidly enough.
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Shein and Temu warn tariffs will raise prices in US
BBC News / 2h
The firms said operating expenses have risen "due to recent changes in global trade rules and tariffs".
How to watch the 2025 Barcelona Open online for free
Mashable / 3h
TL;DR: Live stream the 2025 Barcelona Open for free on RTVE . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The clay court season in professional tennis is officially underway. It's a special time of year for tennis fans, with a number of significant tournaments taking place between April and June. The Barcelona Open is one of the most popular tournaments taking
68 of the best Harvard University courses you can take online for free
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TL;DR: A wide range of online courses from Harvard University are available to take for free on edX. Looking for online courses from some of the top educational institutions in the world ? You should stop what you're doing and check out the impressive selection on edX, because you can find free online courses from the likes of Harvard University. It doesn't get much better than that. You can find
How to unblock xHamster for free
Mashable / 3h
TL;DR: Unblock porn sites like xHamster with a VPN . The best service for unblocking porn sites is ExpressVPN . A lot of locations around the world restrict your access to popular porn sites like xHamster . These restrictions make sense, but we do think there is something to be said for retaining your right to online freedom. When the time is right, there is nothing wrong with accessing your favo
How to unblock Pornhub for free in Virginia
Mashable / 3h
TL;DR: Unblock Pornhub from Virginia with a VPN. The best service for unblocking porn sites is ExpressVPN . The big news in the world of porn is that more than a third of U.S. states have introduced restrictions for online adult content, including Virginia. Millions of users in Virginia are now unable to access popular sites like Pornhub after the introduction of age verification laws. There are
NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 17
Mashable / 5h
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 April 17
Mashable / 5h
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 April 17, 2025
Mashable / 5h
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 April 17, 2025
Mashable / 5h
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
Hurdle hints and answers for April 17, 2025
Mashable / 5h
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
xAI adds a ‘memory’ feature to Grok
50TechCrunch / 5h
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, is slowly bringing its Grok chatbot to parity with top rivals like ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. On Wednesday night, xAI announced a “memory” feature for Grok that enables the bot to remember details from past conversations with a user. Now, if you ask Grok for recommendations, it’ll give more personalized […]
Tesla whistleblower wins legal battle against Elon Musk
100+BBC News / 6h
Engineer Cristina Balan raised a safety concern about a design flaw which could affect the cars' braking in 2014.
Qatar Airways Passenger Stabbed Mid-Flight—Child Roamed Aisle With Fork While Mother Slept
View from the Wing / 7h
A young child reportedly stabbed another passenger with a fork on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to New York JFK, while her mother slept. The girl roamed the aisle. Already disruptive during the flight, her behavior escalated when she approached a passenger holding a metal fork and jabbed her without warning. Continue reading ...
Zoom restores service after an hours-long outage
38TechCrunch / 8h
Zoom says its platform is back online after suffering an outage for much of Wednesday afternoon. “Service has now been restored after the earlier outage, and we sincerely appreciate your patience and understanding,” Zoom said in a post on X at around 2 p.m. Pacific. The trouble began around 11:40 a.m., according to The Verge, […]
Tony Gilroy Says the World of Andor Could Expand, but It’s Up to Lucasfilm
Gizmodo / 8h
We know Cassian's fate thanks to Rogue One , but the Star Wars series could launch other characters into new stories.
Chapter, a Medicare startup with links to Vance, Thiel, and Ramaswamy, just raised a round at $1.5B valuation
50TechCrunch / 8h
Chapter, a Medicare advisory startup co-founded by former Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, has closed a $75 million funding round at a valuation of $1.5 billion led by private equity and venture firm Stripes. The startup helps seniors choose Medicare health plans analyzing doctors, hospitals, and prescription drug coverage. Unlike many other Medicare insurance brokers, […]
Trump's Tariffs Are Wrecking Elon Musk's Hail Mary to Save Tesla
100+Futurism / 8h
Elon Musk has gambled Tesla's future on the Cybercab — a small, autonomous vehicle intended to spearhead the automaker's charge into the robotaxi business and give it a pathway for growth as other electric vehicle makers increasingly eat its lunch . It was an already questionable move . And now, in a grim irony for Musk, it's looking even dicier thanks to the Trump administration he helped usher
