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Lawyer for MyPillow Founder Filed AI-Generated Brief with ‘Nearly 30’ Bogus Citations
300+Gizmodo / 13h
For Mike Lindell's legal defense, his attorney sought help from an unusual (and unreliable) source: a chatbot.
No Apologies: This Hilton Doesn’t Even Provide Soap — But They’ll Still Charge You Full Price
78View from the Wing / 13h
Reportedly at Hampton Inn Dallas-Arlington Entertainment District they do not offer soap . And it isn't just bar soap, there's no body wash either. Continue reading ...
How Social Media Tricks You Into Giving Away Your Security Answers
How-To Geek / 10h
Social media has been a daily part of our world for almost two decades now, and we’ve gotten used to not thinking twice about the things we engage with. Unfortunately, not every post, quiz, or game is harmless. Some of them are bait.
StrictlyVC heads to london and Athens this May: Featuring Prime Minister of Greece and Europe’s leading tech and VC voices
TechCrunch / 50min
It’s been a busy year for TechCrunch events — and it’s about to get even bigger. StrictlyVC, our boutique, highly exclusive event series for VCs and startups, is crossing the Atlantic this May with stops in London and Athens! We’re bringing StrictlyVC’s insider conversations to Europe. On May 8, we’ll dive into Athens’ booming tech […]
Nothing makes sense: why the company's new (3a) Pro is my favorite affordable premium smartphone over the Google Pixel 9a
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 55min
I’ve come around on Nothing. Since its first device in 2022 , the smartphone startup has provided an interesting but limited range of phones, mimicking the Google Pixel catalog in its small but mighty lineup. Nothing’s handsets are led by a strong commitment to aesthetics, both inside and out – and for a long time I thought it was extra and a bit cringe. That’s all changed with the brand’s latest
Microsoft Office 2019 is on sale for $30 — pay once and use it forever
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Hurry and grab lifetime access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more with a Microsoft Office 2019 license for Windows at $30. Your credit card is exhausted from all of today’s subscription fees. While you probably don’t want to cancel Peacock and never see the ending of Yellowstone or say goodbye to two-day shipping with Prime, you could swap your Microsoft 365 subscription for a Microsoft
Hurdle hints and answers for April 28, 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
In HBO’s The Last of Us, revenge is a dish best served democratically
Ars Technica - All content / 2h
New episodes of season 2 of The Last of Us are premiering on HBO every Sunday night, and Ars' Kyle Orland (who's played the games) and Andrew Cunningham (who hasn't) will be talking about them here every Monday morning . While these recaps don't delve into every single plot point of the episode, there are obviously heavy spoilers contained within, so go watch the episode first if you want to go i
Black Hawk & American Eagle Crash: Shocking Investigation Details Revealed
29One Mile at a Time / 2h
On January 29, 2025, we saw the tragic collision of an American Eagle CRJ-700 and Black Hawk helicopter near Washington National Airport (DCA), claiming 67 lives. This was the first fatal commercial aircraft crash in the United States since 2009, so suffice it to say that this made a lot of people uneasy. In the few months since the accident, we’ve gotten more and more details about what happened
The Last of Us: Ellie hides a dark secret from Dina, and who could blame her?
Mashable / 3h
Last week on The Last of Us , the hit HBO series presented one of the most stressful and tragic episodes TV has ever seen. By contrast, episode three offered some truly heartwarming moments, chiefly in the blossoming relationship between Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Dina (Isabela Merced). On a mission of vengeance (or justice depending on how you look at it), the two Jackson teens set forth to Seattl
The Last of Us Season 2: What are the differences between the game and the HBO show?
Mashable / 3h
While sticking to the main narrative and established character arcs of The Last of Us , Season 1 of HBO's Naughty Dog adaptation made a few notable changes . It's what made the show such an excellent adaptation, with creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann expanding the world of The Last of Us by pulling on specific threads from the game. So, how is T he Last of Us Season 2 different from The Las
NYT Strands hints, answers for April 28
Mashable / 3h
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 28, 2025
Mashable / 3h
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 28, 2025
Mashable / 3h
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
The Last of Us Season 2, episode 3: Seths dramatic change from the game
Mashable / 3h
In Naughty Dog's game The Last of Us , there's one character who gets a chance to try and make amends for showcasing outright bigoted behaviour. However, in the HBO series , he does a much better job. Seth (Robert John Burke) is the Jackson resident who hurls homophobic abuse, including a slur, at Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Dina (Isabela Merced) for kissing at the New Year's Eve dance . Seth's acti
The Last of Us Season 2: Who are the Seraphites or Scars?
Mashable / 3h
We're off and away with The Last of Us Season 2, with geared-up new factions and mysterious hooded nomads roaming post-apocalyptic America and threatening the lives of our beloved protagonists. In Season 1 of Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann's Naughty Dog game adaptation, it was all about FEDRA and the Fireflies . But now, with the majority of Fireflies sent into oblivion by Joel (Pedro Pascal) in
The Last of Us Season 2, episode 3: Why does Tommy say Give Sarah my love?
Mashable / 3h
The Last of Us Season 2 , episode 3 is chock full of poignant moments, from the subtly altered opening credits to Ellie (Bella Ramsey) scattering coffee beans at the grave of Joel (Pedro Pascal). But while most of the sadness in the episode is understandably reserved for Ellie, Joel's brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna) also gets a tear-jerker of a scene — and it contains a throwback to where it all sta
The Last of Us Season 2, episode 3: Why does Ellie sprinkle coffee on Joels grave?
Mashable / 3h
If you thought the emotional pain had to ease off after the devastation-fest that was The Last of Us Season 2, episode 2 , this week's episode clearly had other ideas. Because although episode 3 may not have been quite as gut-churning, there were still plenty of moments to catch us out — from Tommy's (Gabriel Luna's) comment about Sarah (Nico Parker) to the subtle tweak to the show's opening cred
The Last of Us Season 2, episode 3s opening credits has a heartbreaking change
Mashable / 3h
We're still not over the death of Joel (Pedro Pascal) but, like it or not, The Last of Us is entering a new chapter — and that means some brand new opening credits. The change in opening credits between Season 2 , episode 2 and episode 3 isn't a big revamp, but it's still pretty devastating in a subtle way. So what's the difference? SEE ALSO: 'The Last of Us' Season 2: How does that big death com
From coding tests to billion-dollar startups, Ali Partovi’s eight-year experiment is paying off
30TechCrunch / 3h
In Silicon Valley, where the same high-wattage names tend to dominate the headlines, Ali Partovi has long wielded outsized influence despite limited name recognition. The Iranian-born Harvard graduate built an impressive resume early on — joining the founding team of LinkExchange (acquired by Microsoft in 1998 for $265 million), co-founding iLike (sold to MySpace for […]
Early cancer detection startup Craif raises $22M
TechCrunch / 3h
Cancer ranks as one of the top causes of death worldwide. The National Cancer Institute reported nearly 20 million new cancer cases and 9.7 million cancer-related deaths globally in 2022, with projections showing a rise to 29.9 million new cases by 2040. Craif, spun off from Nagoya University in Japan in 2018, is using microRNA(miRNA) […]
How Armenia is trying to build a Silicon Valley in the Caucasus
54BBC News / 6h
The country is aiming to boost its technology sector by training children in tech from a young age.
Suborbital Salvage is a thrilling endless runner for Playdate that pelts you with asteroids and insults
Engadget / 6h
Picture this: you’re zooming through space in a torpedo-shaped ship doing the dangerous job of salvaging material in a planet’s cluttered orbit when some giant, alien cousin of a fangtooth fish pops up out of nowhere and starts chomping at your tail. Pretty stressful day at work if you ask me. One might even be forgiven for, ahem, accidentally crashing the ship in such conditions. In the Playdate
Scientists Successfully Grow Human Tooth in Lab, With Aim of Implanting in Humans
Futurism / 6h
Scientists at King's College London say they've successfully grown a human tooth in a lab for the first time. As detailed in a paper published in the journal ACS Macro Letters , the team said it uncovered a potential way to regrow teeth in humans as a natural alternative to conventional dental fillings and implants, research they say could "revolutionize dental care." The researchers claim they'v
Do Airlines Cancel Empty Flights? Yes And No…
45One Mile at a Time / 7h
Yesterday I had a (non-miles & points) friend ask me a question that I’ve received many times over the years, with minor variations. “I’m flying in a few days and my flight looks really empty, are they just going to cancel it?” It’s a fair question, so let me address that here. Airlines don’t usually cancel flights close to departure It’s extremely rare for airlines to cancel flights close to dep
Scientists Scanned the Brains of Authoritarians and Found Something Weird
84Futurism / 7h
People who support authoritarianism on either side of the political divide have, according to a new study, something weird going on with their brains. Published in the journal Neuroscience , new research out of Spain's University of Zaragoza found, upon scanning the brains of 100 young adults, that those who hold authoritarian beliefs had major differences in brain areas associated with social re
7 Open Source Apps for Windows You Should Be Using
How-To Geek / 7h
Did you know that many of the tools you use every day have free, open-source alternatives that are just as good as—or even better than—their expensive commercial counterparts?
How to Reset All Network Settings in Windows 11
How-To Geek / 8h
If you’re experiencing internet problems or your PC just won’t connect to Wi-Fi, resetting the network settings can help fix the problem. I’ll show you how to do that on your Windows 11 PC.
How I Troubleshoot Windows Using Command Prompt
How-To Geek / 8h
I can’t recall a single month since I started using Windows when I haven't encountered an issue. Whenever something goes wrong, I turn to the built-in Windows tool: Command Prompt. It may look daunting at first, but once you get the hang of it, it becomes a powerful ally for resolving issues.
Pakistan International Airlines To Be Privatized… But Who Will Invest?
100+One Mile at a Time / 8h
Pakistan’s government has launched a new campaign to privatize its national airline. Past efforts have proven unsuccessful, but there’s an interesting twist this time around, as the company just reported its first “profit” in decades, and also managed to shed most of its legacy debt issues. Pakistan government privatizing national airline Pakistan’s government has announced plans to urgently priv
4chan is back online, says it’s been ‘starved of money’
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31TechCrunch / 8h
4chan is partly back online after a hack took the infamous image-sharing site down for nearly two weeks. The site first went down on April 14, with the person responsible for the hack apparently leaking data including a list of moderators and “janitors” (one janitor told TechCrunch they were “confident” that the leaked data was […]
$100 Frontier Airlines Fee Dispute Spiraled Into Deportation Threat For Iranian PhD Student
View from the Wing / 8h
The Iranian biomedical engineering student was flying Frontier Airlines on New Year’s Eve. She was connecting in Boston and barely made it to her gate prior to departure. When she arrived, she was told that it would cost her $100 to bring her carry-on on board. She argued, but the gate agent shut the boarding door. Continue reading ...
Revisiting iZombie, 10 years later
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Zombies never really go out of style, but they were an especially hot commodity on television in the 2010s, spawning the blockbuster series The Walking Dead (2010-2022) as well as quirkier fare like Netflix's comedy horror, The Santa Clarita Diet (2017-2018). iZombie , a supernatural procedural dramedy that ran for five seasons on the CW , falls into the latter category. It never achieved mega-hi
New Bionic Hand Can Detach From User, Crawl Around and Do Missions on Its Own
40Futurism / 8h
A UK startup called Open Bionics has just unveiled the world's first wireless bionic arm, called Hero — and it's so advanced that the hand can fully detach and amble about on its own, like the Addams Family's Thing. 19-year-old influencer Tilly Lockey, a double-amputee who's been using Open Bionics' arms for the past nine years and has been a poster child for the company's efforts, recently showe
Hilton Honors Amex Card Limited Time Welcome Offers: Apply Now
500+One Mile at a Time / 9h
American Express and Hilton have four co-branded credit cards . These cards offer valuable benefits for those who stay at Hiltons with any frequency, so if you travel often, it’s worth having (at least) one of these cards in your wallet. If you’ve been considering applying, now is a great time to do so, as we’re currently seeing some limited time welcome offers. I want to post one last reminder o
Trump Hangers-On Open New Club for Other Rich Suck-Ups
100+Gizmodo / 9h
The Executive Branch is open for business.
The MCU’s Fantastic Four are Getting a Prequel Comic
Gizmodo / 9h
Before you see the Fantastic Four in theaters, Marvel wants you to read about how they became the heroes of their world.
Oblivion Remastered Is Great, but the Deluxe Edition Could Lead Us Down a Dark Path
How-To Geek / 9h
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered was released with a lot of additional content. While I am very happy to see so much old content in the game, I am worried about what Bethesda may do after seeing how much love the remaster has received (even after a few flops).
Amazon Fire TV Has a Command Line, Here's How to Access It
How-To Geek / 9h
Did you know that Amazon's Fire TV has a full command line you can access? It does! It's all because Fire TV is currently based on the Android kernel. With this, you're able to use ADB to access a full terminal experience on your Amazon Fire TV.
NASCAR Now Showing Off Fully Electric Racecar
Futurism / 9h
A flashy new advertisement by multinational engineering company ABB shows off what could one day be the future of American auto racing body, NASCAR: a sleek, all-electric racecar. While NASCAR, which is considered one of the top ranked motorsports organizations in the world, is broadly speaking associated with tailgating rural culture — and seminal pieces of cinema like "Tallageda Nights: The Bal
Experts Concerned That AI Is Making Us Stupider
30Futurism / 9h
Artificial intelligence might be creeping its way into every facet of our lives — but that doesn't mean it's making us smarter. Quite the reverse. A new analysis of recent research by The Guardian looked at a potential irony: whether we're giving up more than we gain by shoehorning AI into our day-to-day work, offloading so many intellectual tasks that it erodes our own cognitive abilities. The a
Meta’s AI chatbots were reportedly able to engage in sexual conversations with minors
Engadget / 10h
Meta’s AI chatbots were caught having sexual roleplay conversations with accounts labeled as underage, which sometimes involved its celebrity-voiced chatbots, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal . In test conversations conducted by WSJ , both the Meta AI official chatbot and user-created chatbots would engage in — and even steer towards — sexually explicit conversations. The fantas
This Is How You Should Store Your Headphones
How-To Geek / 10h
Storing your headphones might be the last thing on your mind, but keeping them out of harm's way is more important than you might think. Here's what you should know about storing your headphones.
6 Audio Tech Gimmicks to Watch Out For
How-To Geek / 10h
There are few industries as full of snake oil and false promises as the audio world. Everyone wants your money in the pursuit for audio perfection, and often don't care how they get it.
The 90s Video Game Genre That Led to Pokémon Is Having a Comeback
How-To Geek / 10h
It feels strange to say, but there’s no JRPG series more popular than Pokémon . While often omitted from genre discourse, this byproduct of its nascent years would go on to help revitalize JRPGs during their dark era of mainstream irrelevancy.
Trump Admin Cancels Programs to Protect Children From Toxic Chemicals
200+Futurism / 10h
In the latest sweeping move against government spending, the Trump administration has decided it's time for kids fend for themselves. Leaked emails from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published by the New York Times reveal an intention to cancel thousands of grants for environmental research. Among the research areas affected: hazards affecting rural kids. This includes exposure to nox
Don’t Expect Andor to Show the Empire’s Two Evil Head Honchos
27Gizmodo / 11h
If you're watching Andor for lore and cameos, you'll be left wanting when it comes to a certain Sith lord duo.
Report: Meta’s AI Chatbots Can Have Sexual Conversations with Underage Users
34Gizmodo / 11h
Digital companions with celebrity voices can be made to engage in sexual roleplay.
American Airlines Lounge Food ‘Upgrade’: Full-Size Brats, Tiny Plates, Big Mess
21View from the Wing / 11h
American Airlines takes precautions to save money on food in its lounges. They want to make sure that customers eat less, or at least take less. And they do this with very small plates . Continue reading ...
Top Chatbots Are Giving Horrible Financial Advice
Futurism / 11h
Wrong Dot Com Despite lofty claims from artificial intelligence soothsayers, the world's top chatbots are still strikingly bad at giving financial advice. AI researchers Gary Smith, Valentina Liberman, and Isaac Warshaw of the Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence posed a series of 12 finance questions to four leading large language models (LLMs) — OpenAI's ChatGPT-4o, Dee
Astronomers Confused to Discover That a Bunch of Nearby Galaxies Are Pointing Directly at Us
25Futurism / 11h
Like how the Earth keeps the Moon bound on a gravitational tether, our nearest galactic neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy (M31), is surrounded by a bunch of tiny satellite galaxies. But there's something incredibly strange about how these mini realms are arranged, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Astronomy : a lmost all the satellite galaxies appear on one side of its host, a
Bored With Ghibli? 7 Better Uses for ChatGPT Image Generation
How-To Geek / 11h
When OpenAI first introduced the new 4o image generation feature in ChatGPT, the internet went crazy. People were using it to transform everything from profile pictures to popular memes into the anime style of Studio Ghibli. Even the White House got in on the action, posting a Ghibli-style image of an ICE arrest.
Largest DDoS attack of 2025 hit an online betting organization with 1Tbps brute force: here's what we know
3 TTPs•
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 12h
A massive DDoS attack was recently detected during a major NHL event Attack grew from 67Gbps to nearly 1Tbps in twenty minutes Multivector strike used UDP, SYN, IP, and TCP flood techniques Cybersecurity firm Qrator Labs has claimed it successfully mitigated the largest DDoS attack so far recorded in 2025. The April 3 attack targeted an unnamed online betting organization, lasting around 90 minut
Smart Folders Are the macOS Game Changer That I’ve Always Ignored
How-To Geek / 12h
I've been using macOS for years and consider myself an advanced user, yet I've ignored the Smart Folders feature in Finder until recently. It turns out they're incredibly useful and have completely changed how I organize and manage files on my Mac.
4chan is back after a nearly two-week shutdown, but it still has some serious problems
Engadget / 12h
4chan, the infamous forum known for its anonymous user base posting unhinged material, has made its comeback. A post on the website’s official blog, titled “ Still Standing ,” detailed the timeline of events that led to 4chan’s shutdown earlier this month. According to the site’s own status checker, the boards and front page are up, but posting and images are still down. The 4chan blog post expla
Uber Is Being Accused of Something Incredibly Sleazy
Futurism / 12h
When it comes to trailblazing skeevy new business models, no one does it quite like Uber. The company hasn't just modernized management — it's automated it , all while using legal loopholes and psychological tricks to create an entire new class of hyper-exploited workers . It's also breaking new ground in consumer violations as well, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In a lawsuit f
The 10 Biggest Switch Games That Don't Work on the Switch 2 (Right Now)
How-To Geek / 12h
The Nintendo Switch 2 may be backwards compatible with original Switch games, but that doesn't mean every game will work on the new console perfectly. In fact, Nintendo recently updated a long
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