Thursday, May 22, 2025

Technology News and More-Thursday Edition...

Technology News and More...



Signal’s new Windows update prevents the system from capturing screenshots of chats



TechCrunch / 1h
Signal said today that it is updating its Windows app to prevent the system from capturing screenshots, thereby protecting the content that is on display. The company said that this new “screen security” setting is enabled by default on Windows 11. Signal said that this new feature is designed to protect users’ privacy from Microsoft’s […]





Sirens review: Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock serve up beachy thrills
Mashable / 1h
Like the alluring mythological creatures from which it draws its name, Netflix's Sirens wears a tempting facade, but conceals something darker at its core. That facade draws on the pleasures of shows like Big Little Lies and The White Lotus : great actors — Julianne Moore! Meghann Fahy! Milly Alcock! — facing off against a backdrop of picturesque mansions and beaches. As in those series, showrunn






The Samsung Galaxy S26 could get a much-needed new camera
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 24min
The Samsung Galaxy S26 could have a new main camera However, it might still be 50MP It's possible the Galaxy S26 Edge and Plus will also get new camera sensors The Samsung Galaxy S25 has the same main camera sensor as the Samsung Galaxy S24 , so while this camera performs reasonably well, it’s really due an upgrade with the Samsung Galaxy S26. Thankfully, an upgrade is what we might get. Accordin
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Sound the Apple alarm! The 4-pack of Apple AirTags is down to under $75.
Mashable / 7min
SAVE OVER $20 : As of May 22, the Apple AirTag (four pack) is on sale for $74.99 at Amazon. This deal saves you 24% on list price. Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple AirTag (4 Pack) $74.99 at Amazon $99.99 Save $25 The Apple AirTag (four pack) has dipped in price to below $75, so consider this your moment to stock up on these essential items. As of May 22, the Apple AirTag (four pack) is o





Theres no way Soundcore Anker Life Q20 headphones should be under $40, but here we are
Mashable / 7min
SAVE $20: As of May 22, Soundcore Anker Life Q20 headphones are on sale for $39.97 at Amazon. That's a 33% saving on the list price. Opens in a new window Credit: Soundcore Soundcore Anker Life Q20 $39.97 at Amazon $59.99 Save $20.02 Soundcore has been rolling out deals on all kinds of headphones lately, from clip-on earbuds to noise-canceling models. And this latest deal on the Soundcore Anker L





The Jackery Solar Generator 5000 is down to its lowest-ever price at Amazon
Mashable / 7min
SAVE $700 : As of May 22, the Jackery Solar Generator 5000 is on sale for $2,998.99 at Amazon. That's a 19% saving on the list price. Opens in a new window Credit: Jackery Jackery Solar Generator 5000 $2,998.99 at Amazon $3,699 Save $700.01 You can never really go wrong with a portable power station . Whether you want to stay connected on camping trips or just want to be prepared for power cuts,





Play vintage titles like Pitfall and Kaboom with Xbox Game Pass's new Retro Classics suite
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 9min
The Retro Classics collection is now available on Xbox, PC, and supported smart TVs It's come by way of a partnership between Xbox, Antstream Arcade, and Activision Over 50 games are available now, with more than 100 expected to arrive eventually Xbox has partnered with classic game service Antstream Arcade to bring Xbox Game Pass subscribers the new Retro Classics collection. Microsoft announced





Four reasons why every application needs a modern edge architecture
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 24min
Speed is no longer a luxury for businesses, it's a necessity. Whether shopping online, streaming content or using business apps , users expect instant and seamless experiences. Simultaneously, companies face increasing pressures to innovate, scale, and remain secure against ever-intelligent threats, all without breaking the bank. As the internet and technology stacks evolve and grow increasingly





This beast of a robot vacuum is heavily discounted at Amazon — save $700 on the Roborock Qrevo Master
Mashable / 36min
SAVE $700 : As of May 22, the Roborock Qrevo Master is on sale for $899.99 at Amazon. That's a 44% saving on the list price. Opens in a new window Credit: roborock Roborock Qrevo Master $899.99 at Amazon $1,599.99 Save $700 We're back at it again with the robot vacuum love, but how could we not with this incredible deal on the Roborock Qrevo Master ? We're talking about a $700 discount. As of May






How startups can achieve outsized results by leveraging multi-agent systems
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 2h
In March, AWS announced the general availability of its new multi-agent capabilities, bringing the technology into the hands of businesses across almost every industry. Until now, organizations have mostly relied on single-agent AI systems, which handle individual tasks but often struggle with complex workflows. These systems can also break down when businesses encounter unexpected scenarios outs





Get 10TB of cloud storage for life for just £209
Mashable / 3h
TL;DR: Replace your monthly Dropbox subscription with a 10TB Internxt Cloud Storage Lifetime Plan on sale for £208.51 with code STORAGE20 . Opens in a new window Credit: Internxt Internxt Cloud Storage Lifetime Subscription: 10TB Plan £208.51 £2,233.42 Save £2,024.91 with code STORAGE20 Cloud storage subscriptions are expensive, even if they don't seem like it at first. Dropbox's cheapest plan is





Fujifilm’s X half is a tiny retro compact that’s big on wacky film photography features, and I love it
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 4h
Retro compact with unique vertical sensor and LCD screen It reimagines the half-frame film camera experience It's available globally from June 12 in three colors, priced $849 / £699 / AU$1,349 Fujifilm has outdone itself with the new X half – a retro compact camera that packs some of its wackiest and outright funnest ideas yet, all inspired by film photography. There’s a clue to the X half’s insp





OpenAI’s next big bet won’t be a wearable: report
33TechCrunch / 4h
OpenAI pushed generative AI into the public consciousness. Now, it could be developing a very different kind of AI device. According to a WSJ report, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees Wednesday that the company’s next major product won’t be a wearable. Instead, it will be a compact, screenless device, fully aware of its user’s […]





How to unblock Pornhub for free
Mashable / 4h
TL;DR: Unblock Pornhub from anywhere in the world with a VPN. The best service for unblocking porn sites is ExpressVPN . Is Pornhub banned where you live? That sounds like a ridiculous question, but the chances are not small. More than a third of U.S. states have introduced laws that require visitors to upload ID before accessing pornography sites. As a result, Pornhub has banned visitors from th





Alt Carbon scores $12M seed to scale carbon removal in India


20TechCrunch / 6h
From a struggling family tea estate to an innovative climate venture, Alt Carbon has raised $12 million in a seed round as it plans to scale its carbon dioxide removal work in the South Asian nation. The climate tech startup, which locks away carbon for thousands of years through enhanced rock weathering on farmlands, attracted […]





NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for May 22, 2025
Mashable / 6h
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 May 22
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





Wordle today: Answer, hints for May 22, 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





Hurdle hints and answers for May 22, 2025
Mashable / 6h
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





I Tried Out Dyson’s New PencilVac. Here’s What You Need to Know
25Wired / 7h
Dyson’s newest cordless vacuum, which won’t be available in the US until next year, is its thinnest yet with an all-new motor.





The Dyson PencilVac is the most stick-like stick vacuum ever
Engadget / 7h
It's been almost ten years since Dyson first unveiled its Supersonic hair dryer, which put its signature bladeless fan technology into a styling product. For a company that was known primarily for its vacuums at the time, this was a surprising move. Since then, Dyson has released several beauty tools like its Airwrap curling iron that have spawned countless imitations. The company also expanded i





Dyson's new vacuum is as thin as a broom handle and appears to float across the floor
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 7h
Dyson has announced the new ultra-thin, ultra-light PencilVac Its new Fluffycones floorhead is designed to avoid hair tangling It looks like a specialist model for hard floors I write about vacuum cleaners for a living, and while performance varies, most new models these days tend to look roughly the same. So when news of a new addition to the Dyson vacuum lineup landed in my inbox, I expected to





Luminar secures up to $200M following CEO departure and layoffs
TechCrunch / 8h
Lidar company Luminar reached a deal with Yorkville Advisors Global and an unnamed investor that could bring another $200 million into its coffers through the sale of convertible preferred stock over an 18-month period. The agreement, which was announced in a regulatory filing Wednesday, follows an abrupt change in leadership and layoffs. Earlier this month, […]





They’re Finally Feeding Us: American Adds Steak Sandwiches, Tapas, And Jerky In Coach
View from the Wing / 8h
The airline announced today the addition to Socorro Tequila onboard starting June 1, and new snack baskets starting June 11 (in addition to a separate midday basket in addition to the morning and afternoon baskets). But what I'm most interested in is the June 1 expansion of buy on board items. Continue reading ...





13 Best Memorial Day Sales on Our Favorite Gear (2025)
Wired / 9h
Save on bedding, meal kits, speakers, and more this Memorial Day weekend.





Judge Slaps Down Attempt to Throw Out Lawsuit Claiming AI Caused a 14-Year-Old’s Suicide
66Futurism / 9h
Content warning: this story includes discussion of self-harm and suicide. If you are in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. A judge in Florida just rejected a motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that the chatbot startup Character.AI — and its closely tied benefactor , Google — caused the death b





Google Beam Hands-On: The Most Lifelike 3D Video Calling That Didn’t Totally Blow Me Away
Gizmodo / 9h
Google has made something really impressive, but it's not exactly perfect—yet.





Southwest Airlines Will Require Passengers to Keep Portable Chargers Out During Flights
42Gizmodo / 9h
The policy starts May 28.





The best ways to book Emirates first-class award tickets with points and miles
The Points Guy / 9h
When you think about luxury flying experiences, there’s a good chance Emirates’ first class comes to mind. As a first-class passenger on one of its Airbus A380s, you can enjoy the famous inflight bar and shower . And if you find yourself on one of the new Boeing 777s, you’ll experience the newest first-class cabin with completely private suites . Emirates even recently announced new first-class a





How-To Geek's Best of Computex 2025 Award Winners
How-To Geek / 9h
Computex 2025 is in full swing, and we've taken a look around at the gear being announced and picked out what we thought was the best of the best.





Everything Announced at AMDs 2025 Computex Keynote in 19 Minutes
Mashable / 9h
Watch AMD reveal its future plans and products at Computex 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan.





Everything Unveiled at Google I/O 2025
Mashable / 9h
See all the highlights from Google's annual 2025 Developers Conference in Mountain View, California. Check out the latest updates from Android XR to Gemini Live, and more.





Android XR Glasses Unveiled at Google I/O 2025
Mashable / 9h
Google showed off its Android XR Glasses with built-in Gemini Live AI capabilities and video cameras at the annual Google I/O Developers Conference in Mountain View, California.





Report: Creating a 5-second AI video is like running a microwave for an hour
Mashable / 9h
You've probably heard that statistic that every search on ChatGPT uses the equivalent of a bottle of water . And while that's technically true, it misses some of the nuance. The MIT Technology Review dropped a massive report that reveals how the artificial intelligence industry uses energy — and exactly how much energy it costs to use a service like ChatGPT . The report determined that the energy





Sweden bans custom OnlyFans and cam content, opening new front in anti-porn wars
Mashable / 9h
Purchasing custom-made OnlyFans videos could soon land you in prison in Sweden. The Swedish parliament just passed a new law that updates the country's existing sex purchase legislation and criminalizes the purchase of custom-made pornographic content. Basically, consuming pre-made pornographic material is still legal in Sweden. However, the purchase of custom-made content on platforms like OnlyF





RFK Jr. calls WHO “moribund” amid US withdrawal; China pledges to give $500M
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
China is poised to be the next big donor to the World Health Organization after Trump abruptly withdrew the US from the United Nations health agency on his first day in office, leaving a critical funding gap and leadership void. On Tuesday, Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong said that China would give an additional $500 million to WHO over the course of five years. Liu made the announcement at the





I helped a lost dog’s AirTag ping its owner: An ode to replaceable batteries
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Out of all the books I read for my formal education, one bit, from one slim paperback, has lodged the deepest into my brain. William Blundell's The Art and Craft of Feature Writing offers a "selective list of what readers like." It starts with a definitive No. 1: "Dogs, followed by other cute animals and well-behaved small children." People, Blundell writes, are your second-best option, providing





You Can Get an M2 Mac Mini for $140 Off Right Now
Lifehacker / 9h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. The Mac mini has always been about packing a surprising amount of power into a tiny shell, and the Early 2023 Apple Mac mini M2 sticks to that idea. Right now, you can grab the refurbished 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD model on sale for $459.99 at StackSocial (down from $599), or the





Qualcomms 2025 Computex Highlights: Everything Announced in 20 Minutes
Mashable / 10h
Watch all the highlights and reveals from Qualcomm's press conference at Computex 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan.





Signal will block Microsoft Recall from snooping on your texts
Engadget / 10h
Encrypted messaging platform Signal is rolling out a feature called Screen Security to its Windows app. It's broadly a way to prevent a computer from logging screenshots of your messages when the app is open, but in a blog post , the company directly called out the Recall feature in Windows 11 as the reason for this new capability. Signal explained that what it essentially did was to flag its app





I tried Google's new AI try-on feature, and it's given me some new fashion ideas
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 10h
Google has rolled out a new AI-powered shopping feature to help you figure out what the clothes you are interested in buying might look like when you wear them. It's dubbed "try it on" and it's available right now in the US through Google Search Labs. To get started, you just need to switch it on in the lab. Then, you upload a full-length photo of yourself and start looking for clothes in the Goo





You Can Get This M1 MacBook Air on Sale for Just $550 Right Now
Lifehacker / 10h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. There was a time when you needed to spend over $1,000 to get your hands on a MacBook that could handle everything from spreadsheets to video edits without complaint. That’s no longer the case—at least not with this deal. This refurbished 2020 MacBook Air with the Apple M1 c





Epic Universe’s Best Ride Might Just Come From the Dark Universe
Gizmodo / 10h
Make your creature feature dreams come true at Epic Universe with 'Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment.'





LG’s Blazingly Brilliant G5 OLED Is the Pacesetter for Best TV of the Year
Wired / 10h
LG’s innovative new flagship OLED levels up the brightness for picture perfection.





Insurance Company Accused of Pressuring Medical Staff to Change Patients' Status to "Do Not Resuscitate"
100+Futurism / 10h
UnitedHealth, the largest healthcare insurer in the United States, reportedly went to extreme lengths to deny care to seniors and cut costs to pad out its profit margins. As The Guardian reports , nurse practitioners say that UnitedHealth pressed them to change patients' status to "do not resuscitate" — even after those same patients had "clearly expressed a desire that all available treatments b





Klarna used an AI avatar of its CEO to deliver earnings, it said
83TechCrunch / 10h
Other than AI Siemiatkowski admission, it wasn't obvious that this was AI. There were only a few subtle signs.





News/Media Alliance calls Google's AI Mode 'theft'
Engadget / 10h
The News/Media Alliance took aim at Google today after the tech company's announcement at its I/O showcase that AI Mode will be rolling out to all US search users . This feature more closely integrates an AI chatbot into Google search. Ostensibly, AI Mode can help people get better answers to their queries, but it also serves to keep users on a Google property rather than clicking through to get





These are the apps creators cant live without in 2025
Mashable / 10h
What’s the one app no creator should live without? At the 2025 Webby Awards , Mashable posed that deceptively simple question to a dozen digital trailblazers walking the red carpet, and while the answers varied, a few clear themes emerged. First and foremost: If you're not editing on the go, are you even creating? From CapCut and Snapseed to Lightroom and Canva , creators are in agreement that yo





GeoGuessr community maps go dark in protest of EWC ties to human rights abuses
Engadget / 11h
A group of GeoGuessr map creators have pulled their contributions from the game to protest its participation in the Esports World Cup 2025, calling the tournament "a sportswashing tool used by the government of Saudi Arabia to distract from and conceal its horrific human rights record." The protestors say the blackout will hold until the game's publisher, GeoGuessr AB, cancels its planned Last Ch





Here’s What Meta Argued to Fend Off Monopoly Claims in Landmark Trial
NYT > Technology / 11h
The social media company called only a handful of witnesses as it sought to prove it helped Instagram and WhatsApp after acquiring them.





M&S website back online, allowing users to browse
300+BBC News / 11h
After going down overnight, the website is open for browsing again, but online orders remain suspended after the recent cyber attack.





Laurene Powell Jobs Cuts 10% of Jobs at Emerson Collective
NYT > Technology / 11h
Ms. Powell Jobs has privately said her philanthropy needed to practice more austerity, according to people who heard her remarks.





Russell T Davies Reveals Why Now Was the Time for ‘Doctor Who’ to Resurrect the Rani
68Gizmodo / 11h
Apparently if you become the 'Doctor Who' fan who cried Rani often enough, you are eventually rewarded.





Hawk Tuah Girl Admits She Knew Essentially Zero About Crypto When Her Disastrous Meme Coin Launched
34Futurism / 11h
Influencer Haliey Welch, who rose to fame as the "Hawk Tuah" girl from a viral TikTok video last year, became the epicenter of a major controversy after launching a dubious cryptocurrency meme coin called $HAWK in December. The token hit the roof in mere hours, reaching a market cap of almost half a billion dollars, before plummeting back down and leaving investors hanging out to dry. The events





Famous Apple designer Sir Jony Ive joins OpenAI
53BBC News / 11h
OpenAI is moving into hardware, in a threat to giants such as Sir Jony's former firm.





What Will A Boeing 747 “Do” In Trump’s Presidential Library?
97One Mile at a Time / 11h
A couple of weeks ago, there started to be rumors of Qatar gifting the United States a Boeing 747-8 , to be used as the new Air Force One. This is a deal that has been orchestrated by President Trump and his administration. At the time, many people dismissed that rumor as “fake news,” but it has now been confirmed, and the $400 million plane is expected to shortly be handed over to the US. In thi





Android 16 includes a desktop interface Google built from Samsung DeX
Engadget / 11h
Devices running Android 16 will pick up a new trick when the software update rolls out later this year: The ability to run a desktop-style interface while connected to an external display. An early version of the idea was spotted for phones in betas of Android 16, but as 9to5Google noticed , Google made the feature official during its developer keynote . According to the presentation, the new win





Trump admin tells Supreme Court: DOGE needs to do its work in secret
200+Ars Technica - All content / 11h
The Department of Justice today asked the Supreme Court to block a ruling that requires DOGE to provide information about its government cost-cutting operations as part of court-ordered discovery. President Trump's Justice Department sought an immediate halt to orders issued by US District Court for the District of Columbia. US Solicitor General John Sauer argued that the Department of Government





“Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” Signal says as it blocks Windows Recall
42Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Signal Messenger is warning the users of its Windows Desktop version that the privacy of their messages is under threat by Recall, the AI tool rolling out in Windows 11 that will screenshot, index, and store almost everything a user does every three seconds. Effective immediately, Signal for Windows will by default block the ability of Windows to screenshot the app. Signal users who want to disab





Scientists figure out how the brain forms emotional connections
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Whenever something bad happens to us, brain systems responsible for mediating emotions kick in to prevent it from happening again. When we get stung by a wasp, the association between pain and wasps is encoded in the region of the brain called the amygdala, which connects simple stimuli with basic emotions. But the brain does more than simple associations; it also encodes lots of other stimuli th





The physics of frilly Swiss cheese “flowers”
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Cheese connoisseurs are no doubt familiar with a particular kind of semi-hard Swiss cheese called " TĂȘte de Moine ." Rather than spreading or slicing the cheese, TĂȘte de Moine is usually served by scraping the top of the cheese wheel in a circular motion using a specialized tool called a Girolle. This produces elegant thin shavings known as rosettes, since they resemble a frilly flower. The metho





Google pretends to be in on the joke, but its focus on AI Mode search is serious
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Google used to be all about the 10 blue links, but that was then, and this is now. You have to scroll farther than ever to get to the links in Google search results, and now this trend is being taken to its ultimate conclusion . At I/O, the company has announced a major expansion of AI Mode search, which heralds a new era for its signature product. There are big changes comi





Apple legend Jony Ive takes control of OpenAI’s design future
30Ars Technica - All content / 11h
On Wednesday, OpenAI announced that former Apple design chief Jony Ive and his design firm LoveFrom will take over creative and design control at OpenAI. The deal makes Ive responsible for shaping the future look and feel of AI products at the chatbot creator, extending across all of the company's ventures, including ChatGPT. Ive was Apple's chief design officer for nearly three decades, where he





This Sony Noise-Cancelling Headphones Hit Their Lowest Price for Memorial Day, You’ll Barely Pay a Thing
Gizmodo / 11h
Save up to 35% on the Sony WH-CH720N noise canceling over-the-ear headphones.





‘She Got Extra Snacks And A Better Seat’—Another Passenger Reported A Bribe, And The Flight Attendant Was Suspended
28View from the Wing / 12h
Flight attendants are getting busted for accepting gifts from passengers - after passengers have been inspired to bribe their crew by a viral TikTok trend. Continue reading ...





Florida Fisherman Saves Drowning Teenager With a Drone
Gizmodo / 12h
Without his quick thinking, authorities say the teenage girl likely wouldn't have made it out of the rip current alive.





OpenAI Will Work on Hardware Products With Jony Ive
How-To Geek / 12h
Jony Ive, the famous designer responsible for many of Apple’s most well-known products, is teaming up with OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman. This new company will focus on hardware that incorporates AI.





Disney Is Already Pondering a ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Live-Action Sequel
21Gizmodo / 12h
The remake of the animated film hits theaters May 23 and is tracking to be a box-office triumph.





Tile’s 4-Pack Bluetooth Trackers Now Beat Apple’s AirTags on Price and Function, Shape Variety Included
Gizmodo / 12h
For a limited time, you can get this four-pack of Tile trackers at all-time low price on Amazon.





All These Garmin Watches Are on Sale for Memorial Day
Lifehacker / 12h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Garmin Fenix 8 $799.99 at Amazon $999.99 Save $200.00 $799.99 at Amazon $999.99 Save $200.00 Garmin Venu 3 $354.99 at Amazon $454.99 Save $100.00 $354.99 at Amazon $454.99 Save $100.00 Garmin Forerunner 265 $349.99 at Amazon $449.99 Save $100.00 $349.99 at Amazon $449.99 Sa





CEO Who Bragged About Replacing Human Workers With AI Realizes He Made a Terrible Mistake
200+Futurism / 12h
Do No Klarn Swedish buy-now-pay-later company Klarna, whose CEO once bragged about its automated customer service AI bots doing the work of "700 full-time agents," is now in deep trouble. The fintech outfit is facing net losses of $99 million for the first quarter of this year, CNBC reports , which is more than double compared to the same period last year. The company had already paused its highl





Making Android XR Glasses That Don’t Suck Is Going to Be Very Hard
Gizmodo / 12h
Google has its work cut out if it's going to make the smart glasses we've been waiting for.





How are Asian Americans affected by online misinformation?
Mashable / 12h
Like the vast majority of people, my smartphone is often the first thing I look at in the morning and the last thing I look at before falling asleep. My iPhone serves as my alarm, my GPS, and my music player. Most importantly, it's the primary way I communicate with loved ones and stay on top of an evolving and overwhelming news cycle. I’m not alone in this regard. A recent Pew study indicates 86





Hah: Hyatt Club Lounge Requires OpenTable Reservations
22One Mile at a Time / 12h
With hotel club lounge crowding having become an increasingly common problem over the years, here’s an interesting way that one hotel is addressing that issue… One Hyatt Regency’s unique lounge access approach LoyaltyLobby has the story of how the Hyatt Regency Irvine is sending an unusual email to those with access to the Regency Club. Specifically: Please note: All guests, including children, m





Google’s AI Search Is About to Get Even Worse
How-To Geek / 12h
We're used to seeing the occasional ad on Google Search, but it's a new era, and now AI is helping you with your search queries as well. The bad news is that Google is, too, making efforts to embed ads in those AI search results as well. Now, they're being greatly expanded.





SpaceX Poised to Profit From Trump’s Golden Dome Fantasy
100+Gizmodo / 12h
“First buddy” Elon Musk is the frontrunner to build this billion-dollar missile shield.