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Jon Stewart gives a brutal assessment of Trumps first 100 days on The Daily Show
400+Mashable / 21h
We're 100 days into Donald Trump's second presidency, and Jon Stewart thinks it's time for a review of how things are going so far. In the Daily Show clip above he gives his blunt opinion on what Trump said while running versus what he's actually delivered, from his promises about the now-tanking economy to his promises about swiftly ending wars . Ultimately, Stewart concludes that his main issue
The Bear Season 4 Finally Has a Release Date and It's Sooner Than You Think
49How-To Geek / 18h
It's been over ten months since we last saw Carmy and his chaotic family and colleagues in The Bear , with the final episode of the third season ending with a tantalizing "to be continued." Now we finally know when we'll get to see the next season and it's sooner than you might think.
White House Panics After Report Claims Amazon Will Display Tariff Prices
500+Gizmodo / 14h
"This is a hostile and political act by Amazon,” the White House Press Secretary said.
Stay with SaaS or move to DaaS? The pros and cons of using emerging data services
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 9min
Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) has become a hot commodity, with companies around the world enjoying access to multiple rapidly-growing, full-spectrum data marketplaces provided by the likes of IBM and Google, as well as S&P Global, Snowflake, and others. What is underpinning their rising popularity is the fact that hedge funds, investors, and financial services companies are increasingly discovering ho
X is rolling out support for 4K video uploads
TechCrunch / 34min
X is now allowing select creators to upload videos in 4K resolution, and will roll out the feature to all premium subscribers soon.
Alaska Airlines partners: How to earn Mileage Plan miles
The Points Guy / 45min
Whether you’re a die-hard Alaska Mileage Plan member or occasionally use the program to book award flights, Alaska Airlines’ partners can provide excellent value. These partners unlock opportunities to earn and redeem Alaska miles without taking a flight or making a purchase with a cobranded Alaska credit card . Plus, since Alaska is a member of the Oneworld alliance, elite members can enjoy bene
Sarah Tavel, Benchmark’s first woman GP, transitions to venture partner
TechCrunch / 2h
Eight years after joining Benchmark as the firm’s first woman general partner, Sarah Tavel announced on X that she is transitioning to a more limited role at the storied venture firm. In her new position as a venture partner, Tavel will continue to make investments and serve on existing company boards, but she will have […]
OpenAI explains why ChatGPT became too sycophantic
21TechCrunch / 3h
OpenAI has published a postmortem on the recent sycophancy issues with the default AI model powering ChatGPT, GPT-4o — issues that forced the company to roll back an update to the model released last week. Over the weekend, following the GPT-4o model update, users on social media noted that ChatGPT began responding in an overly […]
This Dropbox alternative just dropped the price to $279 for a 10TB lifetime subscription
Mashable / 3h
TL;DR: Replace your monthly Dropbox subscription with a 10TB Internxt Cloud Storage Lifetime Plan on sale for $279.99 with code STORAGE20 . Opens in a new window Credit: Internxt Internxt Cloud Storage Lifetime Subscription: 10TB Plan $279.99 $2,999 Save $2,719.01 with code STORAGE20 Cloud storage subscriptions are expensive, even if they don't seem like it at first. Dropbox's cheapest plan is $9
How to watch Barcelona vs. Inter Milan online for free
Mashable / 3h
TL;DR: Live stream Barcelona vs. Inter Milan in the Champions League for free on RTÉ Player . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The Champions League semi finals are set, with Barcelona taking on Inter Milan for a place in the final. Barcelona have been flying recently, and come into this huge game on the back of winning the Copa del Rey against rival
NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 30
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 Connections hints today: Clues, answers for April 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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
Mark Zuckerberg wants AI to do half of Metas coding by 2026
Mashable / 5h
Tonight at LlamaCon, Meta's first inaugural AI developer conference, an interview between Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed just how much of their products' code is written by AI. During the closing keynote for LlamaCon , Zuckerberg asked Nadella how much code within Microsoft is now written by AI. Nadella's response? "Maybe 20 to 30 percent of the code that is ins
Confirmed: JetBlue & United Pursue Partnership, But What’s The Motive?
100+One Mile at a Time / 7h
It sure has been quite the 24 hours when it comes to JetBlue and its potential partnerships. We’ve known that JetBlue has been looking for a domestic airline partner , and yesterday, and it seemed like either American or United would be the best fit. Yesterday, American revealed it was no longer in discussions with JetBlue about a possible partnership, leading many of us to believe that a United
Microsoft CEO says up to 30% of the company’s code was written by AI
200+TechCrunch / 7h
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that 20%-30% of code inside the company’s repositories was “written by software” — meaning AI — during a fireside chat with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Meta’s LlamaCon conference on Tuesday. Nadella gave the figure after Zuckerberg asked roughly how much of Microsoft’s code is AI-generated today. The Microsoft CEO […]
Meta’s LlamaCon was all about undercutting OpenAI
TechCrunch / 7h
On Tuesday, Meta held its first-ever AI developer conference, LlamaCon, at its Menlo Park, California headquarters. The company announced the launch of a consumer-facing Meta AI chatbot app, which will compete with ChatGPT, as well as a developer-facing API for accessing Llama models in the cloud. Both releases aim to expand adoption of the company’s […]
Waymo and Toyota are dating — if they get serious, a new autonomous vehicle could be created
65TechCrunch / 8h
Waymo and Toyota have agreed to explore a possible deal that could one day lead to a new vehicle designed for ride-hailing and even bring self-driving tech into consumer cars. The two companies have signed a preliminary agreement to look into developing and deploying an autonomous vehicle platform, according to a blog posted by Waymo. […]
Robot vacuums 'could water plants or play with cat'
29BBC News / 8h
Scientists, including researchers in Bath, have come up with 100 proposed uses for the robots.
Figure AI sent cease-and-desist letters to secondary markets brokers
TechCrunch / 8h
Last month, Brett Adcock, founder of robotics startup Figure AI, claimed in a post on X that his company “is now # 1 most sought-after private stock in the secondary market.” But the company has sent cease-and-desist letters to at least two brokers who run secondary marketplaces, those brokers told TechCrunch. These people said Figure […]
Gundam GQuuuuuuX‘s Big Mystery Just Got Even Bigger
Gizmodo / 8h
'The Witch's War' brings the new Gundam show's parallel relationship to the 1979 classic to some very interesting places.
Intel says it’s rolling out laptop GPU drivers with 10% to 25% better performance
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Intel's oddball Core Ultra 200V laptop chips—codenamed Lunar Lake—will apparently be a one-off experiment, not to be replicated in future Intel laptop chips. They're Intel's only processors with memory integrated onto the CPU package; the only ones with a neural processing unit that meets Microsoft's Copilot+ performance requirements; and the only ones with Intel's best-performing integrated GPUs
OpenAI rolls back update that made ChatGPT a sycophantic mess
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
ChatGPT users have become frustrated with the AI model's tone, and OpenAI is taking action. After widespread mockery of the robot's relentlessly positive and complimentary output recently, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirms the company will roll back the latest update to GPT-4o. So get ready for a more reserved and less sycophantic chatbot, at least for now. GPT-4o is not a new model—OpenAI released
Google search’s made-up AI explanations for sayings no one ever said, explained
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Last week, the phrase "You can't lick a badger twice" unexpectedly went viral on social media. The nonsense sentence—which was likely never uttered by a human before last week— had become the poster child for the newly discovered way Google search's AI Overviews makes up plausible-sounding explanations for made-up idioms (though the concept seems to predate that specific viral post by at least a
Try This Mac-Based Notepad Alternative to Give Your Sticky Notes Superpowers
Lifehacker / 9h
When it comes to note-taking apps on the Mac, it's hard to look past Apple Notes , as it has a lot of features and has proven itself to be quite reliable. But in my workflow, I sometimes miss having a scratchpad on my Mac, something akin to Notepad on Windows. I like using tools like this for outlining my articles, jotting down notes that can turn into story ideas, or simply creating quick to-do
The First Teaser for Mamoru Hosoda’s Scarlet Promises Flashing Blades and Epic Adventure
Gizmodo / 9h
The Sony co-production from the Oscar-nominated director of Mirai hits theaters December 12.
Elon Musk's DOGE Got Access to Network Containing Nuclear Secrets
100+Futurism / 9h
Two young members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were granted the ability to access networks holding highly classified information about the United States' nuclear weapon stockpile for two weeks. As NPR reports , a 23-year-old former SpaceX intern named Luke Farritor and a venture capitalist, Adam Ramada, were given access — despite having zero experience with handling classif
A2 Hosting rebrands as Hosting.com
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 9h
New website New panel New products A2 Hosting is now hosting.com with a whole new website, promising new features and an updated hosting panel. Hosting.com started life as A2 Hosting in 2001. The (old) name is a reflection of the place where it all started, Ann Arbour, in Michigan. The company was founded by Bryan Muthig and grew into a successful hosting company hosting 2M+ websites in over 40+
No, an Em Dash Can't Help You Detect AI Text
How-To Geek / 9h
With more and more AI-generated content on the internet, it makes sense that many people want a reliable way to know if a given text is AI-generated or not.
Frustrating Lufthansa Allegris First Class Upgrade Glitch
21One Mile at a Time / 9h
Several days ago, I wrote about my desire to fly Lufthansa Allegris first class . I shared the best deal that I found, and asked y’all if there were any good deals that I was missing. I want to share a little saga I’ve been dealing with in recent days regarding this, about Lufthansa’s bad IT, or something. Trying to upgrade to Lufthansa Allegris first class Unofficially, Lufthansa is blocking awa
The 5 Nintendo Switch 2 launch titles I cant wait to play (besides Mario Kart World)
Mashable / 9h
It's no secret that Mario Kart World is the main reason to get a Nintendo Switch 2 at launch. I even got to play it myself at the Nintendo launch event. But what else will you be able to play if/when you get bored of that game? Luckily, Nintendo has an extensive list of Switch 2 launch titles available to play on June 5. As is usually the case with new consoles, many of them are ports of older ga
Startups launch products to catch people using AI cheating app Cluely
27TechCrunch / 9h
AI cheating startup Cluely went viral last week with bold claims that its hidden in-browser window is “undetectable” and can be used to “cheat on everything” from job interviews to exams. But some startups are claiming they can catch Cluely’s users. And Cluely says it’s ready to develop hardware products like smart glasses, or even […]
Gadgets Are Getting More Expensive, But Not Even Amazon Wants to Say ‘Tariffs’
Gizmodo / 9h
Amazon won't show you tariff-inflated prices, but you should assume going forward that most tech costs more.
Amazon Launches Its First Batch of Kuiper Internet Satellites Into Orbit
How-To Geek / 9h
Amazon has finally launched its first batch of Project Kuiper satellites. This deployment, which was significantly delayed due to manufacturing slowdowns and last-minute launch cancelations, marks a major step in the development of Amazon's satellite broadband internet service.
JetBlue to expand TrueBlue map to cities like Boise and Omaha with new US partner
The Points Guy / 10h
JetBlue is clear on what it wants from a new airline partner: more dots on its map. “The most important thing, number one, is a significantly higher network opportunity for earn and burn of TrueBlue points,” Marty St. George, president of JetBlue, said during the airline’s first-quarter earnings call on Tuesday. St. George went on to describe a scenario where a loyal JetBlue frequent flyer needs
Ex-School Athletic Director Gets 4 Months in Jail for Racist Deepfake Recording
100+NYT > Technology / 10h
Dazhon Darien, 32, who worked at Pikesville High School in Baltimore County, pleaded guilty to disturbing school operations.
5 Reasons Now Is the Right Time to Buy a Linux Laptop
How-To Geek / 10h
Most people only consider Windows or macOS when looking at laptops, with a smattering of ChromeOS thrown in for good measure. However, the next time you configure a laptop before purchase, you might just see the option to buy it with Linux pre-installed.
Andor‘s Tony Gilroy Knows You’re Tired of Waiting for K-2SO to Show Up
29Gizmodo / 10h
There's a good reason the Imperial security droid played by Alan Tudyk hasn't appeared yet on the Star Wars series.
Strava’s AI Will Now Predict Your Race Times (but I'm Skeptical)
Lifehacker / 10h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Strava, the superstar running/cycling app , now has a subscriber-only AI feature that will predict how fast it thinks you could run a 5K, 10K, half-marathon, and marathon. The predictions use a different method from those you might see from other sources, though. For me, Strava's predictions look less accurate than the ones I get from Garmin and R
OpenAI rolls back ChatGPT 4o model for being too much of a suck-up
Mashable / 10h
ChatGPT — and generative AI tools like it — have long had a reputation for being a bit too agreeable . It's been clear for a while now that the default ChatGPT experience is designed to nod along with most of what you say. But even that tendency can go too far, apparently. In a thread on X posted on April 27, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledged that "GPT-4o updates have made the personality too sy
Elon Musks X lost 11 million users in the EU over the past 5 months
24Mashable / 10h
X's user base in the European Union is now officially lower than it was prior to Elon Musk's acquisition of the company. And that's according to a new report from Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter , but you knew that). The social media platform now has a total of 94.8 million monthly active users in the EU. That's a loss of roughly 11 million European users from X's previous transparency report, as
Snapchat abandons plans for a simplified version of its app
TechCrunch / 10h
As part of its Q1 2025 earnings release, Snap said it’s scrapping plans for a simplified version of its app. The news comes seven months after Snapchat began testing a redesigned version of the app without the Snap Map or Stories tabs. The new version consolidated the app’s navigation bar around three icons: chat, camera, […]
I Upgraded My Laptop’s RAM, the Performance Boost Wasn’t What You’d Expect
How-To Geek / 10h
If you're looking for an easy upgrade for your aging laptop, boosting the RAM is your best bet. In fact, it’s likely your only upgrade option, aside from adding more storage. That’s why I decided to upgrade mine, and the results were surprising.
How to maximize your rewards earning with the Chase Sapphire Preferred
The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. We often say that the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees ) is the best first credit card for those learning about the points and miles hobby. That’s not because the card is a “beginner” card — quite the opposite. Many of us at TPG still have the Sapphire Preferred because it’s integral to o
Meta's AI Version of John Cena Is a Child Predator
35Futurism / 10h
Today in ghoulish news about AI by well-resourced corporations, Meta's chatbot version of wrestler-turned-actor John Cena is a child predator that will roleplay being arrested for having a sexual encounter with a minor. As the Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend, the Facebook owner's AI personas feature, which was announced alongside seven-figure celebrity deals for celebrities ranging
Kyoto Hotel Refuses To Check In Israeli Tourist Without ‘War Crimes Declaration’ [Roundup]
31View from the Wing / 10h
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading ...
Using Incognito Mode? These 7 Entities Can Still Track You
How-To Geek / 10h
Incognito mode, private browsing, and other similar modes offered by web browsers are a genuinely useful feature for your privacy, but it's not what many people think it is.
North Carolina Bill Would Require People to Share Their IDs With Social Media Companies
20Gizmodo / 10h
The proposed legislation follows the rising trend of politicians eyeing age verification on social media to save the kids.
EA reportedly cancels another Titanfall game, lays off several hundred employees
Engadget / 10h
The gaming industry continues to bleed workers and cancel games, with EA back for another round of brutal news. The company said on Tuesday it decided to "make some targeted team adjustments," which Bloomberg reported as between 300 and 400 eliminated positions, including 100 at Respawn, and the cancellation of an unannounced Titanfall game. Again . The canned Titanfall game, code-named R7, was r
This Windows App Lets You Add Time, Weather, and Other Widgets to Your Wallpaper
Lifehacker / 10h
Mac users can put any widget on their desktop. Windows puts widgets into a dedicated area that's not really customizable and curates headlines from the absolute worst places on the web. What if you just want a few simple pieces of information to show up over your wallpaper? A free application called BeWidgets lets you do just that. This free application lets you set up widgets featuring the weath
Clown in a Cornfield‘s Director on Making Meaningful (but Still Gruesome) Horror Movies
22Gizmodo / 10h
Eli Craig, director of Tucker & Dale vs. Evil and Little Evil , has a new evil hitting theaters May 9.
Meta AI is here to take on ChatGPT and give your Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses a fresh AI upgrade
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 10h
Meta has launched a new standalone app for its Meta AI assistant, powered by Llama 4 The app connects across Meta platforms and devices, including Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses The Meta AI personalizes its behavior based on your Instagram and Facebook activity Meta AI is moving into its own space with the launch of a new standalone app. Fueled by Meta's new Llama 4 AI model, the new app is simultane
OpenAI rolls back update that made ChatGPT an ass-kissing weirdo
Engadget / 11h
OpenAI is rolling back a recent update to GPT-4o, the default model that powers ChatGPT, following complaints from users that it made the chat bot act like a weirdo. "The last couple of GPT-4o updates have made the personality too sycophant-y and annoying (even though there are some very good parts of it), and we are working on fixes asap, some today and some this week," said OpenAI CEO Sam Altma
White House-Amazon Spat Culminates in Trump Calling Bezos ‘Very Nice’
4KNYT > Technology / 11h
The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, attacked the retail giant over a report that suggested Amazon would highlight tariff-related price increases. Amazon said it was “not going to happen.”
5 Features Ubuntu Should Steal from Windows 11
How-To Geek / 11h
No operating system is perfect, not even Ubuntu. Whether you're interested in productivity or just ease of use, here are a few things that Ubuntu should steal from Windows to win the OS features arms race.
Update Your Old LG Phone While You Still Can
Lifehacker / 11h
There was once a time when LG was among the major smartphone manufacturers. Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case for a while now: LG gave up on the phone business in April 2021 , reducing the choices Android customers have—especially in the United States. It was a shame, since LG made some cool phones back in the day. The V20 , for example, included a thin secondary display along the top of t
The Four Worst Reasons to Sell Your Home
Lifehacker / 11h
Considering how much work goes into buying a home, it’s surprising how many people view it as a temporary situation. The concept of the “property ladder”—buying a small, affordable “starter” house just to build equity and trade up to a larger home, and then doing it again until you’re living in some kind of mansion—makes people think of their homes as investments in their future instead of a plac
How Your Game Recordings Can Make You a Better Player
How-To Geek / 11h
Most people think of game recordings as something you use to make content, stream to your gaming audience, or share on social media. However, what if you could actually use game recordings to become a better player?
Freepik releases an ‘open’ AI image generator trained on licensed data
28TechCrunch / 11h
Freepik, the online graphic design platform, unveiled a new “open” AI image model on Tuesday that the company says was trained exclusively on commercially licensed, “safe-for-work” images. The model, called F Lite, contains around 10 billion parameters — parameters being the internal components that make up the model. F Lite was developed in partnership with […]
Bitcoin Mining Is No Longer Worth it
88Gizmodo / 11h
The cost of electricity outweighs the coin's price.
FCC urges courts to ignore 5th Circuit ruling that agency can’t issue fines
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
The Federal Communications Commission is urging two federal appeals courts to disregard a 5th Circuit ruling that guts the agency's ability to issue financial penalties. On April 17, the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit granted an AT&T request to wipe out a $57 million fine for selling customer location data without consent. The conservative 5th Circuit court said the FCC "acted as prosecu
Firefly’s rocket suffers one of the strangest launch failures we’ve ever seen
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Firefly Aerospace launched its two-stage Alpha rocket from California early Tuesday, but something went wrong about two-and-a-half minutes into the flight, rendering the rocket unable to deploy an experimental satellite into orbit for Lockheed Martin. The Alpha rocket took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base about 140 miles northwest of Los Angeles at 6:37 am PDT (9:37 am EDT; 13:37 UTC), one da
Original Freaky Friday Star Jodie Foster Will Not Cameo in Freakier Friday
Gizmodo / 11h
The remake's sequel starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan hits theaters August 8.
Brain Implant Companies Apparently Have an Extremely Dirty Secret
31Futurism / 11h
In the 21st century, it's safe to say no secret is safe. Our personal data is constantly bottled and sold — by the companies whose apps we use every day, to the advertisers cluttering our phones with increasingly personalized ads. So far, that "data mining" has been confined to our phones and computers. But now, a group of lawmakers are speaking out about an even further breach of privacy: compan
You can book 3 round-trip flights to Italy with just 1 card’s welcome bonus
The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: Chase Ultimate Rewards will pause Emirates point transfers from May 29 through June 30 (tentatively). Planning a trip to Italy doesn’t have to just be a bucket list dream. In fact, you could be sipping wine and eating gelato with your family or two of your closest friends sooner than you think. In the world of points and miles, travel rewards cards can help you cut the (very expens
Google Play sees 47% decline in apps since start of last year
45TechCrunch / 11h
Google Play’s app marketplace is losing apps. From the start of 2024 to the present, the Android app marketplace went from hosting about 3.4 million apps worldwide to just around 1.8 million, according to a new analysis by app intelligence provider Appfigures. That’s a decline of about 47%, representing a significant purge of the apps […]
Widespread cyberattack against national infrastructure thwarted, Iranian government claims
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 11h
Iran has thwarted an attack against its critical infrastructure The attack was "widespread and complex" It's not confirmed who was behind the incident Iran’s national infrastructure was hit with a “widespread and complex” cyberattack, which was repelled by the country’s cybersecurity experts, a senior official speaking to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-linked Tasnim News Agency confirmed (
Google is turning your favorite AI podcast hosts into polyglots
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 11h
Google’s NotebookLM now supports Audio Overviews in over 50 languages Users can generate AI podcasts based on uploaded information in their preferred languages The Gemini 2.5 Pro-powered feature maintains the same casual, conversational style regardless of language It seems the AI 'podcasters' you create with Google's NotebookLM have been playing a lot of Duolingo. The AI-generated hosts of the A
Firefox finally adds tab groups
Engadget / 11h
Firefox now lets you organize your tabs. Four years after its biggest rivals launched tab groups, Mozilla published a nearly 1,000-word blog post recounting the feature's long road from user requests to launch. (Consider skipping it if you don’t like long-winded acceptance speeches.) "What happens when 4,500 people ask for the same feature?" the company asked rhetorically. "At Firefox, we build i
Scientists Discover a Massive, Glowing Blob of Hydrogen Very Close to Our Solar System
28Gizmodo / 11h
The molecular cloud is brimming with material that could birth baby stars.
Alex Jones Thinks Trump Has Gone Too Far
200+Gizmodo / 11h
Nick Fuentes, the self-described white supremacist incel, also seems to think the Trump administration is getting out over its skis.
Google Wallet Is Expanding Digital IDs to More States and the UK
Lifehacker / 11h
More Android users will be able to use their phones to verify their identities instead of their drivers licenses or passports, as Google Wallet is expanding its digital ID features to more U.S. states and the UK. In an April 29 blog post , Google announced that residents in Arkansas, Montana, Puerto Rico, and West Virginia will soon be able to add their government-issued IDs—drivers licenses and
Parallels Desktop 20.3 Improves OBS Video and USB Tunneling Support
How-To Geek / 12h
The latest Parallels Desktop update (v20.3) is a doozy. Not only does it build on Parallels' x86 emulation engine, but it introduces OBS virtual camera support in VMs, USB device support on virtualized Mac desktops, Touch ID login, and more.
Meta has a plan to bring AI to WhatsApp chats without breaking privacy
Engadget / 12h
As Meta’s first-ever generative AI conference gets underway , the company is also previewing a significant update on its plans to bring AI features to WhatsApp chats. Buried in its LlamaCon updates, the company shared that it’s working on something called “Private Processing,” which will allow users to take advantage of generative AI capabilities within WhatsApp without eroding its privacy featur
Avoid These 7 Refurbished Mac Models
How-To Geek / 12h
New Macs can be pricey, so it's often a good idea to look towards a nice refurbished unit instead. However, regardless of their condition, there are some Mac models that are best left on the shelf, unless you have a very specific use for them.
DOGE Aide Involved in Dismantling Consumer Bureau Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From Cuts
100+Gizmodo / 12h
Gavin Kliger helped oversee mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and could be violating federal ethics laws.
Everything We Know About Amazon Prime Day 2025
Lifehacker / 12h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. While there was no question we'd be getting another Prime Day in 2025 , now it's official: In a press release, Amazon has confirmed the return of what is sure to be biggest online sales event of the year. Here is everything we know so far about this year's sale. What is Prime Day? While Amazon holds several sales throughout the year (including its
Meta has finally launched its ChatGPT competitor
Mashable / 12h
In the thick of Meta ’s first-ever AI developer conference, LlamaCon , CEO Mark Zuckerberg hit the launch button on Meta AI — the company’s full-throttle answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. SEE ALSO: Meta's latest dangerous decision: Siding with transphobes According to Meta’s April 29 press release , the new standalone AI app is built on the company’s latest Llama 4 model. It’s pitched as a hyper-person
Everything you need to know about authorized credit card users
The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Adding an authorized user to your credit card account can be a great way to meet spending requirements, accrue more points and even help a beginner build their credit history. That said, there are also risks associated with adding an authorized credit card user. It’s important to choose someone who is resp
12 truly special luxury hotels and resorts you can book with points
The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. There are many ways to redeem points for hotel stays, and I usually choose to redeem them for good-value properties that I can book for relatively few points. Occasionally, though, I splurge on stays at spectacular properties that I couldn’t — or, at least, wouldn’t — have booked without points. I’ve stayed at many w
The Future of Deadpool Is Addressed in New Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni Court Documents
26Gizmodo / 12h
Marvel is hoping to not have to give away too much publicly because it could ruin future surprises.
OpenAI rolls back update that made ChatGPT ‘too sycophant-y’
44TechCrunch / 12h
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Tuesday the company is “rolling back” the latest update to the default AI model powering ChatGPT, GPT-4o, after complaints about strange behavior, in particular extreme sycophancy. “[W]e started rolling back the latest update to GPT-4o last night,” Altman wrote in a post on X. “[I]t’s now 100% rolled back for free [ChatGPT] […]
American Premium 787s With Flagship Business Suites: Delivered!
98One Mile at a Time / 12h
American’s new business class product is just weeks from debuting. I wrote about this some time back, but there’s now an exciting update — the first jet with the new interiors is being delivered as we speak, and we now have a better sense of the timeline with which it will enter service, as well as the routes. American’s delayed Boeing 787s take to the skies While American already has a fleet of
There Are Hilarious New Allegations About Those "You Wouldn't Steal a Car" Anti-Piracy Ads
Futurism / 12h
It would be really funny if those iconically preachy " You Wouldn't Steal a Car " anti-piracy ads turned out to use pirated — sorry, stolen — materials, huh? Like, really really funny. Who could ask for a richer pièce de résistance to highlight just how outrageous its central thesis is: that downloading something from the internet is somehow just as serious or harmful an offense as grand theft au
New Star Wars series will premiere in Fortnite of all places
Engadget / 12h
There’s a new animated Star Wars show coming soon and it’s set to actually premiere in the game Fortnite . Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld will be available to watch in-game starting on May 2 at 10AM ET. This is two full days before the show streams on Disney+. Viewing will take place in a new in-game location called Star Wars Watch Party Island. Epic Games says that this area was built using
Why Apple Home Is Better Than Amazon and Google's Smart Home
How-To Geek / 12h
Apple, Google, and Amazon are three of the biggest players in the smart home world. Each has its own smart home ecosystem that you can use to control a wide range of devices. Amazon Alexa and Google Home are solid smart home systems that are compatible with a wider selection of devices than Apple Home, but there are some key reasons why Apple Home is better than both of them.
Troubled startup CaaStle is now facing two new lawsuits and more allegations
TechCrunch / 12h
CaaStle, the embattled fashion startup whose board of directors accused its founder, Christine Hunsicker, of financial misconduct, is starting to face lawsuits from a partner and a supplier over missed payments and more allegations of fraud. As first reported by Axios and by suits seen by TechCrunch, CaaStle is being sued by P180, a vehicle […]
Spotify Finally Lets You Turn Off an Annoying Feature for Good
How-To Geek / 12h
Shuffling the order of songs may seem like a simple concept, but it's something that people have strong feelings about. A couple of years ago, Spotify tried to change things up with a new way to shuffle–and now you can turn it off.
‘Wrong Phone Number’ Scams Are on the Rise
28Lifehacker / 12h
If you've received an innocent-sounding text from a number you don't recognize, it's not actually innocent. It's likely the start of a "wrong phone number" scam, which is increasingly being used to steal money and information from victims. I personally have been sent variations on this theme: "Hello! I hope you had a good day." "Are you able to work?" and just "Hello." Research from security firm
Now You See Me: Now You Dont trailer: Jesse Eisenberg recruits a new crew of dazzling magicians
Mashable / 12h
In the mood for a magic trick? Then check out the trailer for Lionsgate's Now You See Me: Now You Don't , the third film in the Now You See Me franchise. And guess what? A fourth is already on the way. SEE ALSO: Summer Movie Preview: What's coming to theaters and streaming? Now You See Me: Now You Don't reunites the team of thieving magicians known as the Four Horsemen: J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eis
Wait, did Siris voice just change?
Mashable / 12h
Maybe you’ve noticed: Siri doesn’t quite sound like Siri anymore. It’s not the most dramatic shift. Rather, it's a different lilt to its tone or a slight tonal drift. However, it's just enough to make you pause and ask, "Hey, Siri, did your voice change?" Occasionally, Google search trends light up with people wondering whether Siri's voice is different — or, rather, whether the voice assistant's
Amazon Prime Day Is Returning This Year
How-To Geek / 12h
Amazon has officially announced that its popular annual Prime Day sales event will return this July. It should work about the same as previous Prime Day events, but there's still an open question of
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