Tubi Has a New Category Filled With Classic Movies From the Criterion Collection
90Lifehacker / 13h
Max may be adding the "HBO" back into its name , but don't let that fool you into thinking that streaming is getting any better for classic film fans in 2025—great movies older than a few decades are still hard to come by on popular subscription services like Hulu and Netflix . Sure, you could sign up for The Criterion Channel, the streaming service from the boutique media label dedicated to high
The Daily Show breaks down one of Trumps most confusing weaves
69Mashable / 21h
"Buckle up everyone, the man's been up for four days, this is a jet lag weave . This could get bumpy." That's Daily Show host Jordan Klepper's warning as he plays a clip of Donald Trump talking at a roundtable of defense contractors during his Middle East tour, starting off with military drones before going off on a truly hard-to-follow tangent about lumberjacks, and then Joe Biden, and then Pete
Why Now Is the Perfect Time to Revisit Competitive Online Multiplayer
23How-To Geek / 14h
Online competitive multiplayer games are wildly popular, with players around the world battling it out every day. But they've also earned a reputation for being unwelcoming, especially to new players or casuals who care more about fun than being the best of the best.
Home Depot Promo Codes & Coupons: 50% Off | May 2025
Wired / 1h
Save up to 50% with the latest Home Depot coupons for patio furniture, appliances, power tools, and more discounts for May 2025.
Hurdle hints and answers for May 17, 2025
Mashable / 1h
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
Upgrade your PC setup with Office 2021 and Windows 11 Pro for one low price
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Add the new OS and Office programs your PC needs with discounted $54.97 bundle of Office 2021 and Windows 11 . Opens in a new window Credit: Microsoft The Ultimate Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows: Lifetime License + Windows 11 Pro Bundle $54.97 $418 Save $363.03 Buying a new computer is expensive, even if inflation has slowed. Just add Microsoft Office Professional 2021 and
How to watch Leinster vs. Glasgow Warriors online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Live stream Leinster vs. Glasgow Warriors in the United Rugby Championship for free on RTÉ Player . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . There are a number of huge rugby fixtures taking place this weekend, but Leinster vs. Glasgow Warriors might be the biggest of the bunch. It's a battle at the top of the United Rugby Championship standings betwe
How to unblock Pornhub for free in Montana
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Unblock Pornhub from Montana with a VPN. The best service for unblocking porn sites is ExpressVPN . In the early stages of 2025, the world of porn was rocked after a number of states introduced laws that required visitors to upload ID before accessing sites. Pornhub responded by banning visitors from these states from accessing their website. These restrictions are still in place. That's f
How to watch Crystal Palace vs. Manchester City online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Live stream Crystal Palace vs. Manchester City in the FA Cup final for free on BBC iPlayer / ITVX . Access these free live streams from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The FA Cup final is here, with Crystal Palace taking on Manchester City for a chance at glory. Manchester City have endured a tough season by their exceptionally high standards, but lifting the FA Cup would provide s
How to unblock porn for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Unblock porn sites with a VPN . The best service for unblocking free porn sites is ExpressVPN . You access to porn sites is restricted in many locations around the world, and we're not talking about far away places with no connection to you. We're talking close to home. A number of U.S. states have introduced laws that require visitors to upload ID before accessing pornography sites. As a
Build, don’t bind: Accel’s Sonali De Rycker on Europe’s AI crossroads
TechCrunch / 2h
Sonali De Rycker, a general partner at Accel and one of Europe’s most influential venture capitalists, is bullish about the continent’s prospects in AI. But she’s wary of regulatory overreach that could hamstring its momentum. At a TechCrunch StrictlyVC evening earlier this week in London, De Rycker reflected on Europe’s place in the global AI […]
NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for May 17, 2025
Mashable / 4h
Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle. If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you
NYT Strands hints, answers for May 17
Mashable / 4h
If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands , the New York Times ' elevated word-search game. Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of
Wordle today: Answer, hints for May 17, 2025
Mashable / 4h
Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle . As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Su
Amazon’s Delivery Drones Are Crashing, and We Finally Know Why
36Futurism / 6h
Amazon, the multi-trillion dollar e-commerce monolith, seemingly cheaped out on on a key feature installed on its six-propeller delivery drones. Predictably, this backfired almost immediately. On a (lightly) rainy December day at the company's testing range in Oregon, not one but two Prime Air drones suddenly stopped spinning their propellers mid-flight and plummeted some 200 feet to the ground.
Disneyland’s 70th Anniversary Brings Cartoony Chaos to This Summer’s Celebration
Gizmodo / 7h
'Encanto', 'Turning Red', 'Coco' and 'A Goofy Movie' step into the spotlight in the party's festivities.
Tesla Robotaxi, Optimus and Dojo 2 Updates
Next Big Future / 7h
Robotaxi softer launch than I would have hoped but hitting the June and ideally June 1 will still be good. Invite instead of going supervised and unsupervised. Dojo 2 getting to volume slipped from late 2025 (what Elon had said at All in Summit), but if they can hit 10X compute and cheaper even with ... Read more
AI Is Helping Job Seekers Lie, Flood the Market, and Steal Jobs
61Futurism / 7h
Oodles of Experience The advent of generative AI has fundamentally altered the job application process. Both recruiters and applicants are making heavy use of the tech, making an already soul-sucking and tedious process even worse. And as TechRadar reports , applicants are going to extreme lengths to nail down a job — and stand out in an extremely competitive and crowded job market. According to
Google's AI Overviews are often so confidently wrong that I’ve lost all trust in them
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 7h
Have you Googled something recently only to be met with a cute little diamond logo above some magically-appearing words? Google's AI Overview combines Google Gemini's language models (which generate the responses) with Retrieval-Augmented Generation, which pulls the relevant information. In theory, it's made an incredible product, Google's search engine, even easier and faster to use. However, be
OpenAI’s planned data center in Abu Dhabi would be bigger than Monaco
TechCrunch / 7h
OpenAI is poised to help develop a staggering 5-gigawatt data center campus in Abu Dhabi, positioning the company as a primary anchor tenant in what could become one of the world’s largest AI infrastructure projects, according to a new Bloomberg report. The facility would reportedly span an astonishing 10 square miles and consume power equivalent […]
RFK Jr’s plan to ban fluoride supplements will “hurt rural America,” dentists say
39Ars Technica - All content / 7h
This week, the US health department announced a plan to ban prescription fluoride supplements for children . These ingested fluoride products are dispensed at safe doses by doctors and dentists to prevent tooth decay in children who are unable to get adequate fluoride doses from community water systems—something that may become more common as more states and cities remove or ban fluoride from the
Brie Larson and J.J. Abrams Are Teaming Up for a Creature Feature
21Gizmodo / 7h
'Fail Safe' is also from director of 'Strange Darling', JT Mollner, and writer of 'No One Will Save You', Brian Duffield.
I Used 'Cover Your Tracks' to See What's Following Me Online, and Yikes
Lifehacker / 8h
The internet is not a private place. Every time you connect to a website, ads and beacons—both visible and invisible—attempt to follow your every move. They'll even take the anonymized information they collect and build a profile that other trackers can use to identify you as you surf the web. It's pretty bleak. Luckily, modern browsers are fighting back. While there are certainly better options
Thousands of people have embarked on a virtual road trip via Google Street View
TechCrunch / 8h
It’s Friday afternoon and I’m listening to Bowdoin College’s radio station, interspersed with ambient car honking noises. I am not in Maine. I am not in a car. I am at my desk. This is Internet Roadtrip. Internet Roadtrip is what I will call an MMORTG (massive multiplayer online road trip game). Neal Agarwal, the […]
How Silicon Valley’s influence in Washington benefits the tech elite
TechCrunch / 8h
Since Donald Trump took office, more than three dozen employees, allies, and investors of Musk, Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, and Palmer Luckey have taken roles at federal agencies, helping direct billions in contracts to their companies.
Peter Lax, Pre-eminent Cold War Mathematician, Dies at 99
97NYT > Technology / 8h
As the computer age dawned, he saw how the new technology could be harnessed to mathematics to solve problems in everything from designing weapons to predicting the weather.
The Future of ‘Doctor Who’ Might Continue With or Without Disney
100+Gizmodo / 8h
A new report suggests that a brief hiatus may set the stage for the next chapter of 'Doctor Who' in 2027–but it's a chapter that will happen regardless of whatever decision Disney makes over its deal with the BBC.
In a World First, CRISPR Drug Tailored for One Baby Shows Life-Saving Promise
31Futurism / 8h
Scientists used CRISPR tech to create a custom-made drug targeted at helping a newborn baby fight a rare genetic disorder. According to an extraordinary new paper published in The New England Journal of Medicine , the drug worked — marking the first time that a patient was successfully healed with a bespoke gene-hacked medicine, and a possible watershed moment for the field of genetic medicine. T
GTA VI Is Delayed, but You Can Play These Similar Games Right Now
How-To Geek / 8h
Disappointed that you have to wait another 12 months to explore the state of Leonida and the iconic Vice City in GTA VI ? Me too, but these 13 games should soothe your hunger for GTA VI and then some.
How to watch Google I/O 2025
Engadget / 8h
It's still May, which means it's still Google time. After showing off Android's new look at The Android Show , the company still has its developer conference to check off the list. Google I/O 2025 is scheduled to start on May 20 at 1PM ET / 10AM PT, and Engadget will be covering it live, via a liveblog and on-the-ground reporting from our very own Karissa Bell . Google included some Gemini news i
What Is Frame Generation, and Should You Use It In Your Games?
Lifehacker / 9h
Earlier this year, Nvidia announced its new line of 50 Series GPUs with a hot new feature in tow: "Multi Frame Generation." Building on early frame gen tech, these new GPUs allow games to create multiple video frames based on a single frame rendered the normal way. But is that a good thing? Or are these just "fake frames?" Well, it's complicated. On a very basic level, "frame generation" refers t
Ozempic-Maker CEO Ousted Over Pharma Company’s Rocky Market Downturn
Gizmodo / 9h
Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen is out.
The 20 Greatest Moments From ‘Andor’ Season 2
61Gizmodo / 9h
The 'Star Wars' series has brought the tale of Cassian Andor to its end, and given us plenty of incredible moments along the way.
Bungie admits its Marathon alpha included stolen artwork
Engadget / 9h
The bright, glitched-out, typography-forward look of Bungie's upcoming extraction shooter Marathon is one of its defining features. As it turns out, it's also partially plagiarized, according to posts shared on the official Marathon X account. The announcement comes after artist Fern Hook, who goes by @4nt1r34l on X, initially accused Bungie of using in-game textures that looked similar to her or
I Bought 25 PC Games for Just $16 (And You Can Too)
How-To Geek / 9h
For the rest of May, Fanatical is offering a special bundle that will allow you to buy dozens of random games for as little as $1. Not only is this the cheapest you can get almost any game, but you may also be able to score VR headsets, a Steam Deck, or AAA titles for that price.
All These Beats Headphones Are on Sale During Amazon's Memorial Day Sale
Lifehacker / 9h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Amazon's Memorial Day sale is in full swing, featuring deals on garden, sports, beauty, home items, electronics, and more. A particular sale that stood out to me, as a deals writer who frequently reviews headphones and speakers, is the one on Beats products. While it's not
Meta is trying to get its antitrust case thrown out in the middle of the trial
Engadget / 9h
The FTC just rested its case following weeks of testimony in a landmark antitrust case against Meta. But before Meta can begin its defense, the company's lawyers have opted for another move: asking the judge to throw out the case entirely. The company filed a motion on Thursday asking US District judge James Boasberg to toss out the FTC's case, arguing that the regulator has not proved that Meta
Grok Chatbot’s ‘White Genocide’ Responses Blamed on xAI Employee
300+NYT > Technology / 10h
Grok, the chatbot operated by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, was providing the responses about South Africa to unrelated questions.
Free Wi-Fi Starts Monday On 50+ American Airlines Flights—Will You Be On One?
View from the Wing / 10h
You may find yourself receiving free wifi on American Airlines starting Monday. That’s if you’re traveling on one of more than 50 flights where they’ll be testing the feature in advance of rolling it out across the system. Continue reading ...
The New ‘Last Airbender’ and ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Animated Films Have Been Delayed
Gizmodo / 10h
'The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender' and the sequel to 'Mutant Mayhem' have both been pushed back.
Mac's Upcoming AFP Removal Will Break Some NAS Drives and Network Shares
How-To Geek / 10h
Apple has officially deprecated the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) client in the latest update for Mac computers, and the feature will be “removed in a future version of macOS.” The change will break file sharing with many old network drives and Mac models, including Apple’s discontinued Time Capsule.
Spotify caught hosting hundreds of fake podcasts that advertise selling drugs
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
This week, Spotify rushed to remove hundreds of obviously fake podcasts found to be marketing prescription drugs in violation of Spotify's policies and, likely, federal law. On Thursday, Business Insider (BI) reported that Spotify removed 200 podcasts advertising the sale of opioids and other drugs, but that wasn't the end of the scandal. Today, CNN revealed that it easily uncovered dozens more f
The empire strikes back with F-bombs: AI Darth Vader goes rogue with profanity, slurs
23Ars Technica - All content / 10h
For a short period of time on Friday, Darth Vader could drop F-bombs in the video game Fortnite as part of a voice AI implementation gone wrong, reports GameSpot . Epic Games rapidly deployed a hotfix after players encountered the Sith Lord responding to their comments with profanity and strong language. In Fortnite , the AI-voiced Vader appears as both a boss in battle royale mode and an interac
US man who hacked SEC’s X account to spike Bitcoin price sentenced to prison
TechCrunch / 10h
The Department of Justice announced Eric Council Jr. was sentenced to 14 months in prison for the hack.
Promise to Kill DEI, and Trump’s FCC Will Approve Anything
53Gizmodo / 10h
Verizon's $20 billion deal to buy Frontier got approved once the company agreed to end DEI programs.
Nothing is making over-the-ear headphones and they might be better (and cheaper) than AirPods Max
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 10h
Nothing is officially making its own pair of over-the-ear wireless Bluetooth headphones. The company confirmed the news in an almost four-minute video where the London-based design team discussed their goals for the still-unnamed audio gear. The news follows Nothing's announcement earlier this week that it will be partnering with British hi-fi institution KEF on new audio products , although ther
New to streaming: How to watch A Minecraft Movie at home
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Bilt’s newest transfer partner: How to earn and redeem miles with Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s Note: TPG founder Brian Kelly is a Bilt adviser and investor. There are plenty of foreign carriers with loyalty programs that offer great value. Japan Airlines Mileage Bank is one such program, but it’s often overlooked because it is not a transfer partner of American Express , Capital One miles , Chase Ultimate Rewards or Citi ThankYou rewards. However, with Bilt Rewards recently adding
The FDA clears the first blood test for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease
Engadget / 10h
There's a new way to screen for early detection of Alzheimer's disease. On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the first blood test for the disorder. Fujirebio Diagnostics' Lumipulse measures the ratio of two proteins that correlate with the presence or absence of Alzheimer's. Previously, patients being screened for Alzheimer's were limited to more invasive options: a PET Scan
Caring for ourselves amid the Diddy trial and collective trauma exposure
Mashable / 10h
In recent days, it has become nearly impossible to move through the world without being confronted by the latest high-profile case of interpersonal violence — the ongoing trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs , following the harrowing testimony of singer Cassie Ventura, Diddy's ex-partner. Ventura's detailed allegations of prolonged abuse, coercion, and exploitation have dominated headlines and social medi
Anthropic Tried to Defend Itself With AI and It Backfired Horribly
45Futurism / 10h
The advent of AI has already made a splash in the legal world, to say the least. In the past few months, we've watched as a tech entrepreneur gave testimony through an AI avatar , trial lawyers filed a massive brief riddled with AI hallucinations , and the MyPillow guy tried to exonerate himself in front of a federal judge with ChatGPT. By now, it ought to be a well-known fact that AI is an unrel
AI startup Cohere acquires Ottogrid, a platform for conducting market research
TechCrunch / 10h
AI startup Cohere has acquired Ottogrid, a Vancouver-based platform that develops enterprise tools for automating certain kinds of high-level market research. Sully Omar, one of the founders of Ottogrid, announced the deal Friday in a post on X. He didn’t disclose the terms. Ottogrid will sunset its product, according to Omar, but will give customers […]
'Fortnite' Players Are Already Making AI Darth Vader Swear
27Wired / 10h
Others have found more subtle ways to fool the AI into giving problematic responses.
Oregon Safari Park Reportedly Starved Lions and Left Dead Tiger in Freezer
48Gizmodo / 10h
Police served multiple search warrants at West Coast Game Park Safari on Thursday.
Ask Engadget: How do I answer calls on my iPhone with only my voice?
Engadget / 11h
Last August, my best friend asked me how she could help her neighbor set her iPhone so she could answer it without picking it up. The neighbor had Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and had lost dexterity in both hands over time. Some Google searches revealed I was far from alone in my confusion. So I asked Apple for some advice. Here’s what I said: Q: “My friend has advanced MS and has some (very little)
Windows 11 Has a New Way to Open the Emoji Picker
How-To Geek / 11h
You know that feeling when you want to drop an emoji or GIF into a conversation, but you can't quite remember the keyboard shortcut? Microsoft hears that pain, which is why there’s a subtle but significant change brewing that should make it that much easier.
How ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’ Went From Typical Sequel to the Franchise’s Best Installment
Gizmodo / 11h
io9 spoke with directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein about the development of the horror film, now in theaters.
Summer travel checklist: 12 things to do now to make your trip great
The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Although summer doesn’t officially start until late June, it already feels like the season across much of the country. Now is the best time to plan ahead for all eventualities to ensure your summer vacation goes smoothly. If you need to book a trip for this summer or are currently in the planning phases, a
Black Woman In American First Class Not Served Meal: Huh?!?
79One Mile at a Time / 11h
A story is going viral about an American first class passenger’s lack of a meal, and it has now been viewed at least 10 million times across social media platforms. Was this a case of racism, or just airline incompetence? Black woman skipped for meal in American first class A Boston-based influencer recently shared a video on social media, of what happened to her on a flight on May 3, 2025, from
Arc’s new 24-foot electric boat is its cheapest yet
TechCrunch / 11h
Electric boat startup Arc has a new model that is its cheapest and most approachable watercraft yet. The new boat is called the Arc Coast, and it will start at $168,000. The company is taking preorders now and says the Coast will ship in 2026. The Coast is what’s known as a “center console” boat, […]
8BitDo's New Wireless Arcade Controller Costs Just $89
How-To Geek / 11h
Budget controller brand 8BitDo just opened preorders for its new Arcade Controller, an impressively thin and customizable gamepad that costs just $89.
NASA’s James Webb Telescope Just Found Frozen Water Around Another Star
45Futurism / 11h
Water ice is a crucial building block of planetary systems. We've found plenty of it in our own Solar System, in places like Europa , Mars , and wayward comets, but we've never made a definitive detection of frozen water around other stars. Plenty of water vapor , yes, but no (d)ice. But that just changed. Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, a team of astronomers have confirmed the presence
Get Proton VPN for 2 Years for 66% Off Today
How-To Geek / 11h
Right now, you can buy two years of Proton VPN’s premium plan for $81.36 on the official website . This comes out to $3.39 per month, and if you don't want to commit for that long, the 1-year plan is also on sale.
This Budget Outdoor Speaker Is Surprisingly Good, and It's Only $56 Right Now
Lifehacker / 11h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. The gold standard for a bang-for-your-buck portable speaker is the Beats Pill , which you can easily find for $100. But if you're looking for an even more affordable equivalent, it is the Tribit StormBox Flow , which you can currently find for $55.99 (originally $79.99) aft
Epic Games: Fortnite is offline for Apple devices worldwide after app store rejection [updated]
Mashable / 11h
Updated on Friday, May 16 at 3:15 p.m. ET: On Friday afternoon, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman (who has a history of getting inside scoops from Apple) reported that Apple denies blocking the Fortnite app from iOS devices in Europe. Further, Gurman reported that Apple asked Epic Games to resubmit the app for approval in the EU. We still haven't heard anything from Apple directly, and we'll continue to mo
Kojima is leaving behind a USB stick with game ideas for after he dies
Engadget / 11h
Iconic video game maker Hideo Kojima has left behind a USB stick filled with game ideas in the case of his death, as indicated in an interview with Edge Magazine that VGC reported on . Kojima says it's "kind of like a will" and that he hopes that his staff will continue to make games after he passes. Don't worry. He isn't going anywhere anytime soon. This was spurred on by the pandemic. "Until th
OpenAI Just Released a Coding Tool to ‘Help’ Programmers (Replace Their Jobs, Probably)
20Gizmodo / 11h
Software development may never be the same.
Trump Suggests Comey Should Be Prosecuted Over ’86’ Instagram Post
200+Gizmodo / 11h
Trump called former FBI Director James Comey a "dirty cop" and said he would leave it up to his underlings.
Is the Amex Business Platinum worth the annual fee?
The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. The phrase “This card has an annual fee of nearly $700” tends to cause many people’s jaws to drop. The general reaction, from most people, is that there’s simply no way paying a high premium annual fee is worth it. The Business Platinum Card® from American Express has an annual fee of $695 (see rates and f
She Says American Airlines Denied Her A First Class Meal Because She’s Black—But One Overlooked Fact Explains Everything
45View from the Wing / 12h
An American Airlines first class passenger was the only one not to get a meal on their flight, and she’s taken to social media saying it’s because she’s Black. Continue reading ...
The Next ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Has Found Its President Snow
39Gizmodo / 12h
Ralph Fiennes will become the third actor to take on the nefarious 'Hunger Games' villain in 'Sunrise on the Reaping'.
More Switch games are getting Switch 2 upgrades
Engadget / 12h
More original Switch games are getting the Switch 2 treatment. Although their enhancements are subtler than the Switch 2 editions of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom , at least these will be free updates. On Friday, Nintendo detailed the legacy Switch titles that will receive upgrades for the Switch 2. They include some of the console's best games from the company's biggest franchises.
Google to give app devs access to Gemini Nano for on-device AI
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
The rapid expansion of generative AI has changed the way Google and other tech giants design products, but most of the AI features you've used are running on remote servers with a ton of processing power. Your phone has a lot less power , but Google appears poised to give developers some important new mobile AI tools. At I/O next week, Google will likely announce a new set of APIs to let develope
From birth to gene-edited in 6 months: Custom therapy breaks speed limits
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
News broke yesterday that researchers in Philadelphia appear to have successfully treated a 6-month-old baby boy , called KJ, with a personalized CRISPR gene-editing therapy. The treatment corrects an ultra-rare mutation in KJ that breaks a liver enzyme. That enzyme is required to convert ammonia, a byproduct of metabolism, to urea, a waste product released in urine. Without treatment, ammonia wo
OpenAI introduces Codex, its first full-fledged AI agent for coding
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
We've been expecting it for a while, and now it's here: OpenAI has introduced an agentic coding tool called Codex in research preview. The tool is meant to allow experienced developers to delegate rote and relatively simple programming tasks to an AI agent that will generate production-ready code and show its work along the way. Codex is a unique interface (not to be confused with the Codex CLI t
Forgive me, Volvo, I was wrong: The 2025 V60 Cross Country review
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
As we often like to remind people, beware buying any car in its first model year. It takes a little while for any OEM to find its feet with a new model, and now there's half-baked software that can need frequent updating to worry about in addition to any mechanical woes. I bring this up because various bugs meant that an electric car we were supposed to review had to be repeatedly postponed, as i
Review: Hawaiian Airlines Business Class Boeing 787 (HNL-LAX)
24One Mile at a Time / 12h
For the next segment of the return portion of our winter trip to Tokyo & Niseko , I flew Hawaiian Airlines’ Boeing 787-9 business class on the 4hr40min flight from Honolulu (HNL) to Los Angeles (LAX). I was excited about this flight, as the Dreamliner is a new addition to Hawaiian’s fleet, and it opens up some interesting opportunities, especially with Alaska having acquired Hawaiian. Down the li
Your emoji choices may look different on Android soon
Mashable / 12h
Get ready for your emoji to change if you use Gboard on an Android phone. Google's emoji keyboard is undergoing a design change that'll hopefully make things cleaner and easier to use. Gboard removed the "All" interface. In its place, Gboard redesigned the emoji, sticker, and GIF icons, enlarging them and making your choices more clear. 9to5Google spotted the change and published images showing t
FCC approves Verizon's $20 billion merger with Frontier
Engadget / 12h
The FCC has announced its approval of the merger between communications giants Verizon and Frontier, after a deal was made last year . Verizon will acquire Frontier Communications for $9.6 billion in cash, in addition to absorbing $10 billion of debt. Key to earning approval from the FCC was Verizon's commitment to ending all DEI-related practices, in line with the Trump administration’s aim to d
U.S. Woman Dies From Mad Cow-Like Brain Disease That Lay Dormant for 50 Years
48Gizmodo / 12h
A woman's human growth hormone treatments in childhood may have sealed her fate decades later, according to a new case report.
TechCrunch Mobility: Google’s Gemini is coming to your car, chaos comes for Luminar, and the Amazonification of Uber 2.0
TechCrunch / 12h
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! OK, who placed their bet on General Motors being the landing spot for Aurora co-founder and chief product officer Sterling Anderson? Not me. But here we are. […]
My Wife’s Tiny Business Got This Citi Card—And It Helps Our Whole Family Move Miles
View from the Wing / 12h
My wife was approved for this card. Her small business is… very small. But the interesting thing, beyond that they’d approve her, is what happens to the points. Continue reading ...
A Step-by-Step Guide to Planting Your Summer Vegetables
Lifehacker / 12h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Vegetable plants are expensive. To get the best yield out of them, you need to pay attention to more than just the soil, sun, and watering. You need to get your plants off on the right foot by planting them the right way. Here's what I mean. Choose the right plant at the nursery Credit: Amanda Blum When I first started gardening, I thought the bes
This Robotic Centipede Crawls Farms to Kill Weeds — and Might Join the Military
29Futurism / 12h
Creepy Robo Crawlers Engineers have developed a giant robotic centipede that can scuttle across farmland to root out weeds. As IEEE Spectrum reports , Georgia Tech spinoff Ground Control Robotics has created a bio-inspired centipede that uses sensors and plenty of motor-actuated limbs to control weeds. "Centipede robots, like snake robots, are basically swimmers," founder Dan Goldman told IEEE Sp
RICO crypto fraud investigation leads to twelve more arrests
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 12h
12 have been charged with cryptocurrency theft The group is reportedly responsible for over $263 million worth of theft The organisation used social engineering tactics to steal the funds The Department of Justice today has revealed that 12 people have been charged in a RICO case which involves the theft of over $263 million, as well as money laundering, home break-ins, and wire-fraud, the US att
AMD subtly confirms reveal date for its next Radeon GPU – an ideal time to compete with Nvidia at Computex 2025
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 12h
AMD's Radeon RX 9060 XT will likely be revealed on May 21 after a teaser on its X page This will come after Nvidia's RTX 5060 launch on May 19 The Radeon RX 9060 XT is expected to go on sale in June It's almost the week of Computex 2025 , where Nvidia and AMD will be center stage with keynotes showcasing new hardware – and Team Red looks poised to outshine its rival in the budget GPU market. AMD
Apple claims it's not blocking Epic from offering Fortnite in the EU
Engadget / 12h
After claiming that Apple was blocking Epic from offering Fortnite in both the US App Store and the Epic Games Store in the European Union, Apple now says it wasn't, according to a report from Bloomberg . A spokesperson told Bloomberg that Apple "did not take any action to remove the live version of Fortnite from alternative distribution marketplaces," and that the company wants Epic's European b
Solar Tax Credits Are on the Chopping Block—Install Soon or Pay the Price
Gizmodo / 12h
For anyone who can afford to go solar, "now would be the time" because House Republicans want to end federal tax credits that make it affordable.
Steam Will Now Show You Best-Sellers Going Back 21 Years
How-To Geek / 12h
Steam has been around for over 21 years, and it's turning 22 in a few months. That's a big number. And a lot of releases have debuted on the platform through that timeframe. Now, Steam is gaining a bestsellers list that goes back until the launch of Half-Life
