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DOGE used flawed AI tool to “munch” Veterans Affairs contracts
1KArs Technica - All content / 16h
As the Trump administration prepared to cancel contracts at the Department of Veterans Affairs this year, officials turned to a software engineer with no health care or government experience to guide them. The engineer, working for the Department of Government Efficiency, quickly built an artificial intelligence tool to identify which services from private companies were not essential. He labeled
Over 4 billion user records leaked in "largest breach ever" - here's what you need to know
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46Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 11h
A huge dataset has been discovered unsecured online by researchers This contained roughly 4 billion records - including personal information The data could potentially be part of a surveillance effort targeting Chinese citizens An open instance containing "billions upon billions” of exposed records has been discovered online by cybersecurity researchers - and millions of people could be at risk a
SpaceX may retire Dragon amidst Musk and Trump feud
68Mashable / 21h
Elon Musk is contemplating decommissioning SpaceX 's Dragon spacecraft , responding to President Donald Trump 's apparent intent to terminate government subsidies and contracts with the billionaire's companies. It looks like the feud between the former allies has quickly turned vicious. SpaceX's CEO initially announced that the company would retire its Dragon spacecraft in an X post on Thursday,
This £37 Montessori-inspired app provides a gentle introduction to screen time
Mashable / 39min
TL;DR: Gift your kids an educational, low-stimulation app with the Montessori-inspired Pok Pok , now £36.98 with code SAVE10 . Opens in a new window Credit: Pok Pok Pok Pok: Lifetime Subscription £37 £184.92 Save £147.92 with code SAVE10 If you’re a parent of little ones, you’ve heard a lot of pros and cons for screen time. For those looking for a calm way to introduce toddlers to the concept, Po
How to watch Sabalenka vs. Gauff in the 2025 French Open final online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Live stream Sabalenka vs. Gauff in the 2025 French Open final for free on 9Now , France TV , or Servus TV . Access these free streaming platforms from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The 2025 French Open has really delivered. We've had so many amazing games and stunning moments from the best players in the world, and now the finals are set to be special. Sabalenka takes on Gauff in
How to watch the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Live stream the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup for free on YouTube . Access these free live streams from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . With no World Cup, European Championships , or Copa America this summer, we were starting to panic at the prospect of no top-quality football until the start of domestic seasons. But we needn't have worried, because there is a lot to watch right now. If y
How to watch Andorra vs. England online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Live stream Andorra vs. England in World Cup qualifiers for free on ITVX . Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . England fans will expect to comfortably beat Andorra in their upcoming World Cup qualification fixture, but there's always a small chance of an upset. Sure, any team with the likes of Harry Kane and Declan Rice should smash Andorra, but weirde
How to watch Bulls vs. Sharks in the URC semi final online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Live stream Bulls vs. Sharks in the United Rugby Championship semi final for free on TVNZ+ . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The United Rugby Championship final beckons for the Bulls and Sharks. These talented sides will battle it out at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium for a place in the showpiece event. We're expecting a tense contest with noth
How to watch Leinster vs. Glasgow Warriors in the URC semi final online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Live stream Leinster vs. Glasgow Warriors in the United Rugby Championship semi final for free on RTÉ Player or TVNZ+ . Access these free streaming platforms from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . A place in the United Rugby Championship final is up for grabs as Leinster take on Glasgow Warriors at the Aviva Stadium. It's set to be a fascinating battle as Leinster look to put their C
After its data was wiped, KiranaPro’s co-founder cannot rule out an external hack
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TechCrunch / 2h
Exclusive: The company's co-founder and CTO blame a former employee for a breach, but cannot rule out that it wasn't.
NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for June 7, 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
NYT Strands hints, answers for June 7
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
Wordle today: Answer, hints for June 7, 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
Hurdle hints and answers for June 7, 2025
Mashable / 3h
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
Elon and Trump’s Breakup Results In Hilarious Consequences For Dogecoin
Futurism / 3h
Elon Musk and Donald Trump's nasty feud has had some unintended consequences for the meme coin that inspired the Department of Government Efficiency. As CNBC reports, Dogecoin fell 10 percent on Thursday, the day that the Musk and Trump spat spilled over onto social media, and was down 22 percent week-over-week at its lowest point last night, when it was worth less than 17 cents per token (don't
Meet the Finalists: VivaTech’s 5 Most Visionary Startups of 2025
TechCrunch / 5h
Narrowing down the 30 most visionary startups of the year to just five finalists was no easy feat. VivaTech’s Innovation of the Year attracted an extraordinary pool of applicants—startups tackling massive global challenges with bold, technically sophisticated, and scalable solutions. From redefining human-machine interaction to revolutionizing healthcare, climate, and infrastructure, each company
Building More Scalable GenAI Applications for Startups and Developers
TechCrunch / 5h
In this TechCrunch Sessions: AI event, Oracle shares a rundown of how MySQL HeatWave empowers you in building AI-based solutions in areas such as personal productivity, automating workflows for compliance, service, or support, and increasing efficiencies in healthcare, among others. By leveraging HeatWave’s built-in vector store, in-database LLMs, in-database machine learning capabilities, and mas
Tire Boy is a wacky open-world adventure game you can tread all over
Engadget / 6h
One of the best things about an indie game showcase is that you'll see at least one preview that makes you think "huh?" and "lol!" in equal parts. For the Day of the Devs presentation at Summer Games Fest 2025, Tire Boy definitely fits the bill. Mechanics-wise, it's an open-world action-adventure game, which is pretty standard fare. However, like the name says, you play it all out as a tiny anthr
What to Know About the Effects of Ketamine
500+NYT > Technology / 6h
Elon Musk has said that he used ketamine as a treatment in the past, but he denied reports that he was taking it frequently and recreationally.
Pocket Boss turns corporate data manipulation into a puzzle game
Engadget / 6h
There's a new puzzle game in town, and this one tackles remote work and corporate data manipulation. Pocket Boss is coming to Steam and the developers just dropped a trailer during the Day of the Devs showcase event , which is part of Summer Game Fest . Pocket Boss casts players as an employee working remotely, trapped by the whims of an ever-demanding boss. The game is primarily set inside of a
Rescue African artifacts from colonizers' museums in the heist game Relooted
Engadget / 6h
Relooted is a heist game about reclaiming African artifacts from the Western countries that stole them, developed by independent South African studio Nyamakop . Relooted is set in a future timeline where Western nations have signed a treaty to return plundered items to their African regions of origin, but things aren't going to plan. Western leaders are instead hiding the artifacts away in privat
Building Your AI Engine: How OpenAI Works with Startups
32TechCrunch / 6h
In the rapidly evolving AI landscape, startups can gain a competitive edge by collaborating closely with model providers. Join Hao Sang from OpenAI’s Startups Team demystifies OpenAI’s resources for startups, from technical guidance to advanced model access, in a discussion from TechCrunch Sessions: AI. Discover how feedback from startups helps shape OpenAI’s roadmap, ensuring that […]
Bask in the grotesque pixel-art beauty of Neverway
Engadget / 6h
Neverway already looks, sounds and feels like it's going to be something special — in a grim, grotesque and hellishly depressed kind of way. (Side note: That could be a nice tagline, no? It's grim! It's grotesque! It's hellishly depressed! It's... Neverway! OK, I'll stop.) Neverway is a life-sim RPG starring Fiona, a young woman who quits her dead-end job to live on a remote island farm for a whi
Exclusive: United shuts down Starlink Wi-Fi on regional jets
100+The Points Guy / 6h
United’s big Starlink Wi-Fi rollout just hit some turbulence. Many of the initial regional jets that have been already outfitted with Starlink satellites have seen the service turned off due to radio interference, TPG can exclusively report. So far, United has installed Starlink on nearly two dozen Embraer E175 regional jet aircraft, and over the past few days, all of the flights operated by thes
Resident Evil Requiem officially announced and it's launching in February 2026
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 6h
Resident Evil Requiem has officially been announced The ninth entry launches on February 27, 2026, for PC and console Requiem 's protagonist is FBI agent Grace Ashcroft, who could be related to Resident Evil Outbreak 's Alyssa Ashcroft It's official, Resident Evil Requiem is set to launch on February 27, 2026, for PS5 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , and PC. The next Resident Evil game was the f
Please, Watch the Artwork is a puzzle game with eerie paintings and a sad clown
Engadget / 6h
Fusing light psychological horror with the quiet melancholy of American Realist painter Edward Hopper, developer Thomas Waterzooi is following up his puzzle games Please, Touch the Artwork and Please, Touch the Artwork 2 by having you just watch the artwork instead. Please, Watch the Artwork is an upcoming spot-the-difference game featured during Day of the Devs that tasks you with observing a mu
Trump fast-tracks supersonic travel, amid spate of flight-related executive orders
45TechCrunch / 6h
President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Federal Aviation Administration to lift the 52-year ban on supersonic flight over U.S. soil.
RGG's Project Century is now called Stranger Than Heaven
Engadget / 6h
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio first teased "Project Century" in 2024, and at Summer Game Fest it debuted a new trailer revealing the game's full name: Stranger Than Heaven . The game clearly draws on the bareknuckle brawling of the Yakuza series, but this time is set in the jazzy Japan of 1943. It's hard to get a full sense of the story from the trailer alone, but similar to RGG's previous games, it looks
Street Fighter 6's Season 3 characters have been announced, thanks to wrestler Kenny Omega
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 6h
Street Fighter 6 Year 3 characters have been revealed at Summer Game Fest A hilarious trailer featuring wrestler Kenny Omega showed them off They are Alex, Sagat, Ingrid and C.Viper We now know which four characters will be released as part of Street Fighter 6 's Year 3 character pass. The characters were announced during the Summer Game Fest 2025 showcase, in a humorous live-action trailer starr
Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School is an open-world puzzle game spanning the whole campus
Engadget / 6h
If you've ever dreamed of being a student at a school built entirely out of escape rooms and silly puns, Coin Crew has the game just for you. Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School is heading to PC in 2026, and it's available now to wishlist on Steam . It's the sequel to Escape Academy , which is one of our absolute favorite puzzle games in recent years, particularly when played as a couch co-op experie
Resident Evil Requiem announced at Summer Game Fest 2025
Engadget / 6h
While many of us soldier on with the remakes and VR takes on the Resident Evil story, Capcom is prepping the next chapter of the story: Resident Evil Requiem . The sequel was fully revealed as part of Summer Game Fest Live, kicking off a week(ish) of gaming announcements and release dates. Intercutting the starting moments of REs of the past, Capcom did a fake-out, teasing that we'd have to wait
Snap & Grab is No Goblin's campy, photography-based heist game
Engadget / 6h
Photography games can be hyper-realistic simulations of the real thing or a vehicle for ogling cute creatures , but No Goblin's Snap & Grab is forging a different path by treating photography as a key ingredient in a good heist. The upcoming game as part of the Day of the Devs showcase at Summer Game Fest 2025, ahead of its launch in 2026. Based on the trailer, Snap & Grab can be broken into two
There's a Huge Problem With Nanoscientists' "World's Smallest Violin"
Futurism / 7h
A team of nanoscientists in the UK say they've created the "world's smallest violin," which many public figures could probably use this week . Narrower than the width of a human hair, it boasts equal parts meme and engineering potential, and serves as a cheeky proof of concept for a cutting-edge approach to designing structures at the smallest scales that humans can possibly tinker at. But if you
How Trump Fumbled the Jeffrey Epstein Problem
68Gizmodo / 7h
Elon's tweet this week exacerbated a long-festering issue for the Trump White House.
Free-to-play PvP shooter Mecha Break officially launches for PC and Xbox Series X in July
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 7h
The Mecha Break launch trailer debuted at Summer Game Fest 2025 It's coming to PC, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S Players can expect the full version on July 1, 2025 Amazing Seasun Games has announced that Mecha Break will launch on July 1 for Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , and PC at Summer Game Fest 2025 . The free-to-play multiplayer shooter was revealed at The Game Awards 2023 and had a pre-
I can’t believe Deadpool is finally making his gaming return, and it’s as a hilarious Meta Quest 3 exclusive
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 7h
Is it a bird? A plane? No, it’s the Merc with a Mouth flying face-first into his next game: Marvel’s Deadpool VR – and it’s coming exclusively to the Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest 3S . We just got our first trailer for the title at Summer Game Fest, and it’s jam-packed with violence against a host of Marvel villains and Deadpool’s signature humor. While the gameplay focus doesn’t tell us too much a
Disney Brings ‘Haunted Mansion’ to Early Halloween Decor Shopping—But at What Cost?
Gizmodo / 7h
Lowe's is already rolling out its Summerween inventory, and the lawn animatronics look creep-tastic.
TechCrunch Mobility: How Jony Ive’s LoveFrom helped Rivian and what Uber’s next-generation playbook looks like
TechCrunch / 7h
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
The dev behind TMNT: Shredder's Revenge is making a Scott Pilgrim beat-em-up
Engadget / 7h
Tribute Games, the developer behind the fantastic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge , is back with its take on another comic book IP. Scott Pilgrim EX is a beat-em-up coming to PC and consoles in 2026. This looks like a real evolution of its work with those pizza-loving turtles. There's a large map to explore with plenty of secrets, seven playable characters and, most importantly f
Blighted is a trippy Metroidvania from the team behind Guacamelee!
Engadget / 7h
Drinkbox Studios is back with a new title called Blighted , a 3D Metroidvania that promises to take the concept of generational memory to some bizarre and compelling new places. It will have a solo or co-op story that sees players fighting their way through a world full of monsters and secrets as they attempt to control the blight that corrupts them. And maybe eat some brains. The game was announ
The Best WordPress Hosting is Practically Free With This Promo Code
Gizmodo / 7h
Hostinger is one of the web hosting providers recommended by WordPress. And the good news is, we’ve secured an exclusive discount just for you!
Mina the Hollower, from the makers of Shovel Knight, arrives on Halloween
Engadget / 7h
It's been a few years since Yacht Club Games, the studio behind Shovel Knight, ran a successful Kickstarter campaign for the first entry in a new franchise, and now we know when that game will drop. The team announced at Summer Game Fest Live that Mina the Hollower will arrive on October 31 on PC. A demo is available on Steam until Steam Next Fest ends on June 13. Mina the Hollower is a gothic ho
Lego Voyagers is a co-op puzzle game from the studio behind Builder's Journey
Engadget / 7h
Annapurna Interactive showed off a first like at Lego Voyagers at Summer Game Fest Live, the next game from Light Brick Studio, the developers of Lego Builder's Journey . Lego Voyagers is co-op puzzle game where you and a friend will play as two Lego studs, traveling through a realistic, brick-based world solving puzzles. The trailer showed off several different locales your studs will journey th
Dying Light: The Beast gets an official August release date at Summer Game Fest 2025
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 7h
A new trailer for Dying Light: The Beast was shown off at Summer Game Fest The DLC-turned-full game release will be out on August 22 Anyone who bought the game originally as DLC will receive the full version at no extra cost Dying Light: The Beast just received an official release date at Summer Game Fest 2025. Revealed alongside a new gameplay and story trailer showcasing first-person action, Dy
Omada Health IPO signals healthier market, avoids ‘down-round’ trend
TechCrunch / 7h
Omada Health popped in its first day as a public company, validation for founder CEO Sean Duffy.
Killer Inn turns Werewolf into a multiplayer action game
Engadget / 7h
Killer Inn is a little bit murder mystery and a little bit third-person action game, and combined, it looks like a lot of fun. Square Enix and developer Tactic Studios revealed Killer Inn during today's Summer Game Fest kickoff stream. A beta for the game is coming to Steam soon and it's available to wishlist now. Killer Inn is a lot like the movie Clue , or the TV show The Traitors , or the soci
Out of Words is a cozy stop-motion co-op adventure from Epic Games
Engadget / 7h
A new co-op adventure is coming from Epic Games. Made by WiredFly and Kong Orange, Out of Words will offer a stop-motion-flavored platform adventure that's a little bit cozy and a little bit fantasy. The controllable humans have had their mouths stolen — that's why it's called Out of Word s. (It's a little On The Nose.) The cute figures and creatures have been crafted by hand, and cutscenes sugge
How to Set Up and Start Using Your New Nintendo Switch 2
Lifehacker / 8h
So, you’ve braved the pre-order sites , or maybe you’ve just gotten lucky while waiting in line—either way, you’ve got yourself a Nintendo Switch 2. Congratulations! But before you start gaming, there are a few things you’ll need to keep in mind while setting up your console. Nintendo is known for being user friendly, but also a bit particular. Case in point: You can only do a full transfer of yo
The New ‘Game of Thrones’ Game Will Let You Kill Jon Snow, for Real This Time
Gizmodo / 8h
The real-time strategy game will be coming to PC in 2026 from PlaySide Studios and Warner Bros. Entertainment.
Google Going to Trial After Doing Something Super Sketchy to Android Users
Futurism / 8h
In the information age, data is gold — and Google has enough to make King Midas blush. But in this new economic paradigm , all that data comes at a price: privacy lawsuits. To amass its wealth, Google's been caught collecting personal information from users even in incognito mode , tracking location data even when location tracking is off, collecting children's personal information in violation o
Mafia: The Old Country gets a new story trailer and an official release date this August
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 8h
A new Mafia: The Old Country trailer debuted at Summer Game Fest The story focused trailer gave us a look at several new characters The game is slated to launch on August 8, 2025 Mafia: The Old Country will officially launch on August 8 for PS5 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , and PC. Hangar 13 made the announcement at Summer Game Fest 2025 and gave us a brand new look at the third-person action
How to Schedule Your Windows 11 PC to Auto-Restart Once a Week
How-To Geek / 8h
Restarting your PC at least once a week allows Windows 11 to install and apply available updates. If you don’t normally reboot your PC, you can automate the process using a couple of methods.
Anti-vaccine quack hired by RFK Jr. has started work at the health department
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Notorious anti-vaccine advocate David Geier has begun working at the US Department of Health and Human Services and is seeking access to sensitive vaccine safety data that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had previously barred him from accessing—at least twice— according to reporting from The Wall Street Journal . Geier and his father, Mark Geier, who died in March, are known for pe
Here's a silly puppet boxing game you never knew you needed
Engadget / 8h
I have not played a single boxing game outside of Wii Sports this century, but that could be about to change. Summer Game Fest Live brought us the reveal of Felt That: Boxing , which stars puppet pugilists. This project from the appropriately named Sans Strings Studio and Seth Green's animation company, Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, is billed as "a comedic, over-the-top boxing game set in a world where
TSA considering touchless screenings, courtesy of VR
Mashable / 8h
Researchers at the Transportation Security Administration have designed virtual reality technology to effectively pat-down a person without touching them directly, according to materials recently published online by the Department of Homeland Security . The conceptual technology, known as a "wearable sensor for contactless physical assessment," combines touchless sensors, cameras, and a haptic fe
Mountainheads Jason Schwartzman on perfecting phone acting for the film
Mashable / 8h
Shooting Jesse Armstrong's Mountainhead came with a number of novel challenges for Jason Schwartzman. For one, the film's turnaround time was a matter of mere months: Filming wrapped in April, and the film premiered May 31 on HBO and HBO Max. SEE ALSO: 'Mountainhead' review: 'Succession' creator Jesse Armstrong brings your worst tech nightmares to life "I didn't know they meant [May 31 of] this y
AI can write a hit song, but it can’t lift your soul or break your heart
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 8h
The presence of AI in music is on the rise, and there are plenty of questions about whether that's a good thing or not . Of course, the music business is a business, so the real question is whether it can be a success, not whether the quality matches human artists. The incredibly successful musical artist and producer Timbaland is going to find out for himself. Timbaland has signed an AI pop act
2025 will be a ‘pivotal year’ for Meta’s augmented and virtual reality, says CTO
TechCrunch / 8h
Andrew "Boz" Bosworth, Meta's CTO, says 2025 will be a pivotal year for Reality Labs, the company's augmented and virtual reality unit.
AI startups take to the stage to pitch their companies to a panel of judges
TechCrunch / 8h
During the “So You Think You Can Pitch?” event at TechCrunch Sessions: AI, three AI companies — Fluix AI, Clicka, and Narada AI — had four minutes apiece to impress judges from Initiate Ventures, Felicis, and Recursive Ventures. Each company made the case for their products, platforms, solutions, and leadership capabilities to see their vision […]
Mortal Shell II is dark, gross and coming in 2026
Engadget / 8h
Developer Cold Symmetry jumpstarted Summer Game Fest Live with the first trailer for Mortal Shell II , a sequel to Mortal Shell with what looks like an equal amount of gruesome imagery. The game is expected to launch in 2026, but you can register right now to try a beta version of Mortal Shell II when it becomes available. According to the game's Steam page , Mortal Shell II is a standalone seque
Disruption playbook: How to beat AI incumbents at their own game
TechCrunch / 8h
The harsh reality of the AI sector is that it’s dominated by a select group of well-funded incumbents. That doesn’t mean new companies can’t break through, but it makes it all that much harder for them to do so. At TechCrunch Sessions: AI, Odyssey co-founder Oliver Cameron, Linear COO Cristina Cordova, and NEA partner Ann […]
Atomic Heart 2 officially announced at Summer Game Fest, along with an Atomic Heart multiplayer spin-off, The Cube
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 8h
Atomic Heart 2 has been officially announced at Summer Game Fest The game looks a lot more open than the first A spin-off multiplayer title named The Cube was also revealed at the show Atomic Heart 2 has officially been announced at Summer Game Fest The game is being developed for PC and console Mundfish also unveiled The Cube , a first-person multiplayer spin-off game set in the same universe as
The soulslike action RPG Code Vein is getting a sequel
Engadget / 8h
Bandai Namco is making a sequel to the 2019 action RPG Code Vein . The sequel, appropriately-named Code Vein II , is coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S in 2026. The announcement was made during the Summer Game Fest kickoff stream. The first one was a popular soulslike, and the sequel will probably follow this winning formula. It received mixed reviews, but the dungeon-crawling seemed solid and
Samsung’s AI-Powered Galaxy Watch 7 Is $200 Right Now
Lifehacker / 8h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. If you’re looking for a last-minute Father’s Day gift, this bespoke Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 is currently 38% off and priced right at $200. Available in multiple colors, it combines a sleek aesthetic with high-tech AI-enabled features, including comprehensive trackers that mo
I Changed These Settings to Turn My iPhone Into a 'Dumbphone' and I'm Loving Using It Less
Lifehacker / 8h
Your smartphone has ruined your life. You’re hopelessly addicted to the empty dopamine drip doled out by apps and algorithms that know you better than you know yourself. You recognize this. But also, you’re no hermit: You need to be able to keep in touch with friends and family with phone calls and text messages, just minus the baggage that comes with a modern iPhone or Android. A dumbphone might
The best ways to build on top of foundation models, with DeepMind, Twelve Labs, and Amazon
TechCrunch / 8h
New AI models are dropping all the time, and existing models are getting better all the time. How can a startup build a sustainable business on top of all of changing infrastructure and evolving foundation models? At TechCrunch Sessions: AI event, industry experts from DeepMind, Twelve Labs, and Amazon all shared their strategies for growing […]
A deep dive on AI safety and ethics with Databricks and ElevenLabs
TechCrunch / 8h
As AI tools become cheaper and more accessible, the stakes for safety and ethics have never been higher. ElevenLabs’ Head of AI Safety Artemis Seaford and Databricks co-founder Ion Stoica joined TechCrunch AI editor Kyle Wiggers for a critical discussion on the multitude of ethical challenges facing AI today. From deepfakes to responsible deployment, they […]
Troy Baker is the big cheese in Mouse: P.I. for Hire
Engadget / 8h
Troy Baker will don the cartoon fedora and play the lead role in Mouse: P.I. For Hire . The game has garnered buzz for its unique blending of genres. Imagine a film noir-infused cross between Cuphead and Doom . Baker will play Private Investigator Jack Pepper, the game's protagonist. He's a war hero turned detective who begins his journey responding to a cliché damsel in distress. Pepper's invest
Nvidia is planning to launch 11 DGX Spark and Station PCs with its partners: here they are
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 8h
Nvidia ditches the main floor but hijacks the spotlight with Grace Blackwell-powered AI machines Nvidia DGX Spark delivers 1,000 TOPS in a mini PC that targets serious AI developers and coders Nvidia DGX Station boasts a 72-core CPU and 288GB HBM3e GPU memory At Computex 2025, Nvidia took a somewhat unconventional route by sidestepping the main exhibition floor and instead hosting its own “GTC Ta
Anthropic releases custom AI chatbot for classified spy work
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
On Thursday, Anthropic unveiled specialized AI models designed for US national security customers. The company released "Claude Gov" models that were built in response to direct feedback from government clients to handle operations such as strategic planning, intelligence analysis, and operational support. The custom models reportedly already serve US national security agencies, with access restr
Nintendo Switch 2’s faster chip can dramatically improve original Switch games
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
The Nintendo Switch 2 is launching with a handful of new games, but for many of the people getting one this week, the main thing to play on it is software made for the original Switch. We’ve known for months that the Switch 2 would maintain backward compatibility with the vast majority of Switch games, but one major question was whether the Switch 2’s improved hardware would benefit older Switch
Ted Cruz bill: States that regulate AI will be cut out of $42B broadband fund
36Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wants to enforce a 10-year moratorium on AI regulation by making states ineligible for broadband funding if they try to impose any limits on development of artificial intelligence. The House previously approved a budget bill that contained a fairly straightforward provision to ban state AI regulation for 10 years. Cruz, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, yesterday
Musk-Trump feud brings Twitter back to life
20Mashable / 8h
When Elon Musk took his feud with Donald Trump to his social network, how long had I avoided the service in question? Long enough that my browser actually failed to autocomplete the URL Twitter.com (which I'd kept typing, like many users, in futile defiance of X). This felt like a subtle warning from a friend: Dude, you've been sober for six months. Are you sure a bar is the best place to be righ
Hideo Kojima debuts an exclusive new look at Death Stranding 2: On the Beach at Summer Game Fest 2025
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 8h
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach got a new trailer at Summer Game Fest The trailer featured actors Luca Marinelli and Alissa Jung portraying their characters The game is set to release on June 26, 2025 Ahead of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach later this month, Kojima Productions has shared a brand new look at the game. During the Summer Game Fest 2025 broadcast, Death Stranding 2 di
Where Does ‘Doctor Who’ Go From Here?
38Gizmodo / 8h
After a messy finale and a future left uncertain, after 20 years 'Doctor Who' finds itself in a place not unlike that it found itself in 1989.
I Made Sense of Garmin’s Forerunner Models so You Don’t Have To
Lifehacker / 8h
Garmin's Forerunner line contains some of my favorite watches—the 265, which is arguably still the best of the bunch ; the 570, which newly replaced it and has some snazzy new features , and the 955, which is a heck of a deal for something so feature-rich despite its age. If these numbers mean nothing to you, read on—they're actually pretty easy to understand once you know the two rules Garmin us
Buyer With Ties to Chinese Communist Party Got V.I.P. Treatment at Trump Crypto Dinner
300+NYT > Technology / 8h
The warm welcome for a technology executive whose purchases of the president’s digital coin won him a White House tour illustrates inconsistencies in the administration’s views toward visitors from China.
Why investing in growth-stage AI startups is getting riskier and more complicated
23TechCrunch / 9h
AI startups are reaching growth stage much faster. That's exciting, but also risky, because investors might pour millions into a company only to watch it be unseated in a few months.
Tesla Seems Terrified These Messages About Its Robotaxi Rollout Will Be Released
Futurism / 9h
We're less than a week away from Tesla's launch of a robotaxi service in Austin, Texas. The company's long-awaited ride-hailing service is set to kick off on June 12, albeit with some significant limitations. A mere " ten or 20 vehicles ," which will rely on human safety drivers, will ferry passengers on "day one," CEO Elon Musk revealed during the company's disastrous earnings call in April. Tel
TPG turns 15 — here’s what the next 15 years of travel might hold
The Points Guy / 9h
Fifteen years ago, the idea of booking a trip entirely on your smartphone and then uploading all your memories to social media felt cutting-edge, if not impossible. Yet today, you can pass through security with a quick face scan, board the plane with a tap of your wrist and pay for your trip entirely with points earned from limited-time sign-up bonuses . As The Points Guy celebrates its 15th anni
Anthropic appoints a national security expert to its governing trust
20TechCrunch / 9h
Anthropic's long-term benefit trust is a governance mechanism that Anthropic claims helps it promote safety over profit, and which has the power to elect some of the company's board of directors.
iFixit Says Switch 2 Is Probably Still Drift Prone
50Wired / 9h
A teardown of Nintendo’s latest console has found that the core tech that causes joystick drift is still there. Plus it’s even harder to repair than the original.
In the Feud Between Trump and Musk, NASA Has a Lot to Lose
27Gizmodo / 9h
The SpaceX CEO threatened to pull his Dragon spacecraft, flaunting an incredible amount of leverage.
NVMe HDDs are coming soon to a data center near you, but don't expect one to land in your PC before the next decade (if ever)
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 9h
Seagate NVMe HDDs may unify storage protocols, but don’t expect speed records Enterprise systems might love NVMe HDDs, but gamers and creators won’t benefit anytime soon NVMe brings storage consistency, but SAS still holds its ground in raw performance terms Seagate Technology demonstrated a prototype hard drive at Computex 2025 that utilizes NVMe, a storage protocol typically found in SSDs. Acco
AI startups continue fueling San Francisco’s office recovery
30TechCrunch / 9h
Early-stage AI startups are imbuing new life into San Francisco’s Northern Waterfront, after years of "for lease" signs dotting the post-pandemic landscape.
Tesla’s Optimus robot VP is leaving the company
21TechCrunch / 9h
Milan Kovac, head of Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot program, is leaving the company to spend more time with family, and he said that his support for Musk and Tesla is "ironclad."
Live Updates From Apple WWDC 2025 🔴
Gizmodo / 9h
Follow along with the Gizmodo crew as we unpack everything Apple announces at its annual developer conference in Cupertino, Calif.
How to Create a Drop-Down List from a Column of Data in Excel
How-To Geek / 9h
Microsoft Excel's Data Validation tool lets you add a drop-down list to a cell based on existing data in a column. However, how this works depends on whether the source data is part of a formatted Excel table. Let's take a look at some examples.
The Nintendo Switch 2 Has Even Worse Reparability
How-To Geek / 9h
iFixit's recent breakdown of the Nintendo Switch 2 is pretty worrying. It turns out the device is much harder to repair than the previous model. This could lead to a shorter lifespan and higher repair costs for users.
Millions of low-cost Android devices turn home networks into crime platforms
22Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Millions of low-cost devices for media streaming, in-vehicle entertainment, and video projection are infected with malware that turns consumer networks into platforms for distributing malware, concealing nefarious communications, and performing other illicit activities, the FBI has warned. The malware infecting these devices, known as BadBox, is based on Triada, a malware strain discovered in 201
Our first impressions after 48 hours with the Switch 2
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
As consumers around the world have gotten their hands on the Switch 2 in the last day or so, we're still working hard to fully test the system here at the Ars Orbiting HQ. As we do, we thought we'd share some initial impressions after having Nintendo's new console in hand for 48 hours or so. Consider these first thoughts an extended version of our notes from a review in progress and a starting po
Italian lawmakers say Italy used spyware to target phones of immigration activists, but not against journalist
33TechCrunch / 9h
A parliamentary investigation answered some — but not all — the questions related to a spyware scandal involving the use of the Israeli company’s spyware, Graphite.
Elon Musk's "Hubris and Arrogance" Are Ruining Our Chances of Actually Getting to Mars, Says Leading Expert
28Futurism / 9h
The founder of the Mars Society has accused SpaceX CEO Elon Musk of derailing existing plans to explore and visit the Red Planet. Robert Zubrin, who has coauthored hundreds of papers and laid out several blueprints as to how to settle on Mars, told Agence France-Presse in an interview that Musk is "absolutely instrumental in opening up this opportunity to get humans to Mars, both through the deve
Four Things I Wish I Knew Before Training With the Garmin Forerunner 265
Lifehacker / 10h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Garmin’s Forerunner 265 was the first modern running watch I spent a lot of time with—you can read my review here about how it drew me back into tracking all my run data, for better or for worse. But there are some things that, in hindsight, I wish I had understood better at the start of the journey. Here are the biggest ones that you might like t
Trump reportedly plans to extend the pause on the TikTok ban yet again
33Engadget / 10h
President Donald Trump plans to extend the pause on enforcing the TikTok ban once again, The Wall Street Journal reports . Trump previously extended the pause on April 4 to give TikTok, its potential US buyers and the Chinese government more time to reach an agreement, but the deal has made little progress since then. The current pause on enforcement is supposed to end on June 19. Given the state
The Long-Awaited First Look at Andy Serkis’ ‘Animal Farm’ Teases Seth Rogen’s Barnyard Boss
44Gizmodo / 10h
George Orwell's still-timely 80-year-old allegory comes to life in a new animated film also starring Gaten Matarazzo, Kieran Culkin, and more.
Conspiracy Theorists Think the Elon-Trump Feud Is Just a Ruse to Expose the Real Pedophiles
200+Gizmodo / 10h
QAnon folks are bending over backwards to support their boys.
Is Mario Kart World Worth $80 and the Price of a Switch 2?
How-To Geek / 10h
Though the Switch 2 has an impressive lineup of launch titles, there are only a handful of exclusives that are limited to Nintendo’s newest console. Leading the pack is Mario Kart World , Nintendo’s flagship launch title and the first new game in the kart racing series since the days of the Wii U.
Secrets St. Lucia is now open and bookable from 21,000 Hyatt points
The Points Guy / 10h
The small Caribbean island of St. Lucia , known for its combination of relaxing beaches and rugged adventure opportunities, just got easier to visit for points enthusiasts. Hyatt’s Secrets St. Lucia, featured on TPG’s list of most exciting hotel openings in 2025 , is now open and bookable with World of Hyatt points — and it’s a great deal. SECRETS The new adults-only, all-inclusive resort sits on
We’re Getting Our First Look at Google Apps With Material Expressive Redesigns
How-To Geek / 10h
Android 16 is bringing a big redesign in the form of Material 3 Expressive, and while the update is still a little ways away, Google is already testing and rolling out the fresh new look to some of its apps. Let's take a look at what the future holds.
The Trump-Musk feud has been great for X, which jumped up the App Store charts
TechCrunch / 10h
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'Saved Info' Is Gemini's Hidden Superpower
Lifehacker / 10h
In Gemini’s settings, you’ll find an option called “Saved Info.” Google describes this as a place where you can store information “about your life and preferences” to get better results from its chatbot. I’m here to tell you that might be the least useful way to use this feature. It’s much more powerful as a way to build your own shortcuts right into Gemini. You can find this feature by selecting
Figure AI CEO skips live demo, sidesteps BMW deal questions onstage at tech conference
TechCrunch / 10h
Figure AI has drawn attention for making claims that its AI-powered robots possess human-like fine motor skills and can manipulate objects with precision but hasn't done a live demonstration of the humanoids.
This Android smartphone comes with a real QWERTY keyboard and a square screen, but will it be enough to succeed?
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 10h
Unihertz Titan 2 brings back the QWERTY keyboard with an impressive 512GB upgrade The Titan 2 is not for everyone, but that’s exactly its strongest selling point This phone brings back business-class typing and storage in a tank-like body Unihertz has announced a Kickstarter campaign for its upcoming rugged smartphone , the Titan 2. In a 16-second ad released by Unihertz , the company said, “We a
Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card review: Worth keeping year after year
The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card overview Even if you aren’t a Marriott loyalist, the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card (see rates and fees ) is worth considering. It comes with an annual free night and elite night credits but carries a lower annual fee than most other cards in the Marriott card
Cybercriminals Are Hiding Malicious Web Traffic in Plain Sight
28Wired / 10h
In an effort to evade detection, cybercriminals are increasingly turning to “residential proxy” services that cover their tracks by making it look like everyday online activity.
Amazon Testing Humanoid Robots to Ride in Vans, Hand-Deliver Packages
Futurism / 11h
Amazon drivers have a hard gig. They've struggled for years against long hours with limited breaks , unreasonable delivery quotas , and wage theft — not to mention repressive union-busting efforts to make sure none of that changes. Those are the conditions that led the Teamsters to launch the largest labor strike against Amazon in US history just days before Christmas of last year. But as calls g
The Switch 2 Can Now Use These 8BitDo Controllers
How-To Geek / 11h
There are now even more choices for a Nintendo Switch 2 game controller. Several of 8BitDo's controllers and adapters are now compatible with the Switch 2, after you complete a quick firmware update.
The ‘Wheel of Time’ Showrunner Still Hopes Its Story Continues Elsewhere
100+Gizmodo / 11h
The Robert Jordan adaptation was recently cancelled after three seasons at Amazon.
Google upgrades Gemini 2.5 Pro's already formidable coding abilities
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 11h
Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro is getting an update to improve its coding The update fixes previous issues with formatting and coherence The model is expected to become Gemini Pro’s first official stable release Google's rapid rollout of new models of Gemini is continuing apace, but the latest version of Gemini 2.5 Pro has some notable improvements that the company claims will put it in play for a while
Elon Musk’s Fight With Trump Threatens $48 Billion in Government Contracts
100+Wired / 11h
The billionaire’s feud with the president over the nation’s debt is jeopardizing lucrative deals for SpaceX and other Musk companies.
‘100% Stupid’: MAGA World Is Cautiously Turning on Elon Musk
100+Wired / 11h
The right-wing media ecosystem seems to not know what to make of the Elon Musk–Donald Trump spat—but some of the president’s loyalists have made their feelings known in plain terms.
I Need These 10 Great DS Games on the Switch 2
How-To Geek / 11h
Too many great Nintendo DS games have been forgotten. With the Switch 2 adding a GameCube virtual console and making use of a touchscreen and motion controls, now seems like the perfect time to break out some of Nintendo's handheld classics.
Jony Ive’s LoveFrom helped design Rivian’s first electric bike
34TechCrunch / 11h
LoveFrom, the creative firm founded by former Apple chief designer Jony Ive, played a role in the development of Rivian’s first electric bike, according to multiple sources who spoke to TechCrunch.
UK Court Warns Lawyers Can Be Prosecuted Over A.I. Tools That ‘Hallucinate’ Fake Material
27NYT > Technology / 11h
A senior judge said on Friday that lawyers could be prosecuted for presenting material that had been “hallucinated” by artificial intelligence tools.
YouTube is bringing more ads to Premium Lite users starting June 30
Mashable / 11h
When YouTube introduced its Premium Lite tier in March , the goal was to give people a way to see fewer ads on YouTube. It took only three months, but YouTube is already increasing the number of ads that Premium Lite subscribers will see, according to Dextero . News of the ad hike spread to subscribers through email, as spotted on the TWiT Community forums and reported by German news site Deskmod
3 new Mario Kart World features to try ASAP, including the Tony Hawk grind
Mashable / 11h
The Nintendo Switch 2 is here. That means Mario Kart World is also here, and there are some new tricks up Mario's sleeves (and everyone else's sleeves too, even the characters who don't have arms) to learn if you want to stay in the competition. Aside from the fact that Mario Kart World introduces a big ol' open-world to the series for the first time, it also introduces some key new mechanics. Th
Hackers leak 86 million AT&T customer records with 44 million social security numbers, report says
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Mashable / 11h
If you are one of the more than 100 million people who use AT&T , you might want to take stock of your data. Hackers said they accessed and leaked millions of AT&T customers' private information after the ShinyHunters group allegedly stole the data in April 2024, according to a new report from Hack Read . The report claimed some 86 million AT&T customer records have been leaked, including full na
Buy IHG One Rewards Points With 100% Bonus (0.5 Cents Each)
200+One Mile at a Time / 11h
Strategically buying points can be a good value , especially for luxury hotel stays. IHG One Rewards has just launched a new sale on purchased points . Different members may be targeted for different offers, and it appears that the standard promotion is in line with the best offers we see from the program. Sale on purchased IHG One Rewards points Through Friday, June 13, 2025, IHG One Rewards is
This Custom Mini Computer Has a Raspberry Pi And a Tiny CRT
How-To Geek / 11h
Everyone loves tiny computers, but tiny custom computers are always a feat. This one is more of a cool proof-of-concept than an actually useful product, but we'll allow it.
Strava Is Publicly Sharing Data From Your Garmin Workouts Without Telling You
Lifehacker / 11h
In the past week, users across Reddit have been raising alarms about a significant shift in how Strava is pulling workout data from your Garmin , Runna , or TrainingPeaks entries. What once appeared as generic activity titles like "Morning Run" are now showing detailed workout descriptions, pacing notes, and even personal coach comments that users never intended to share publicly. And if you've b
The Utilities Questions No One Thinks to Ask Before Buying a House
Lifehacker / 11h
Once they've found a place they love, most home shoppers shift to considering the hard numbers: The selling price or the monthly rent, the estimated taxes, the square footage, their mortgage rate, etc. Often lost in the shuffle are questions about the utilities—the gas, electricity, water, and internet services that power a home and make it comfortable and livable. Utilities exist in the backgrou
Three Way Split in Congress
Next Big Future / 11h
There is a Republican split in congress. Republicans can only pass bills when they are unified. A split Republican Party means gridlock with no bills passing. There were some senators and some in the house who were wanting to go hardcore on the deficit. This also would mean no bills passed to harm Elon. It ... Read more
AI Programming Company Cursor Raises $900 Million
Next Big Future / 11h
Cursor AI raised $900 million in Series C funding from Thrive, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, and DST. Cursor has grown to over $500 million in ARR and is used by more than half of the Fortune 500, including NVIDIA, Uber, and Adobe. This scale will help us push the frontier of AI coding research.
They Said It Was Just A Fuel Stop—Then The Tactical Team Stormed The Cabin And Ordered Everyone’s Heads Down
View from the Wing / 11h
Passengers were initially told the stop was for a “fuel top-off.” Instead, video shot from inside the cabin shows at least eight officers in tactical gear storming the aircraft, ordering everyone to keep their heads down, and escorting a single male passenger off the aircraft. One officer rifles through the man’s rollaboard before the team exits. Continue reading ...
Popular Disneyland attraction closing early next year to make way for ‘Avatar’ expansion
The Points Guy / 11h
Disney California Adventure Park has been through several iterations since opening in 2001. The park opened with mostly lands and attractions that paid homage to the Golden State, but has since added more experiences based on Disney films in the years since. But each exciting new addition usually meant the loss of a beloved ride (or rides) as well. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror was replaced b
‘The Life of Chuck’ May Change the Way You Look at Movies and Yourself
27Gizmodo / 11h
Tom Hiddleston leads an all-start cast in this Mike Flanagan adaptation of a novella by Stephen King, opening wide June 13.
Deal alert: Points and miles travel deals for June 2025
200+The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Some of the offers below may be targeted. From bonus points on your next hotel stay to generous sales on airline miles, we’re always looking for travel deals that help you earn more points and miles and redeem them for maximum value. In other words, we want to help you book the vacation of your dreams. Thi
Is The Amex Business Platinum Worth The Annual Fee? How To Decide…
One Mile at a Time / 11h
Link: Apply now for The Business Platinum Card® from American Express The Business Platinum Card® from American Express ( review ) is a popular business card. The card has a $695 annual fee ( Rates & Fees ), which is of course on the steep side. Often people will wonder if the card is worth that amount of money. There’s no “one size fits all” answer, so in this post, I want to talk about how I’d
PPSSPP Emulator Ditches Gold App on iPhone, Fixes More Game Bugs
How-To Geek / 11h
The PPSSPP emulator version 1.19 is a major update that brings a lot of fixes to several PSP games. It also marks the end of the PPSSPP Gold app for iPhone, and if you have that, you'll need to move over your data in the future.
This Used Toyota Hybrid Costs Less Than $30K and Can Go 200,000 Miles
How-To Geek / 11h
Hybrid cars are becoming a popular choice for drivers looking to save on fuel and maintenance, while still enjoying the convenience of a gas engine. They also serve as a great introduction to electric vehicles , offering a bit of EV experience without fully committing.
"Gasping": Scientists Make Breakthrough Toward Full Cure for HIV
100+Futurism / 11h
Researchers say they've taken a major step toward finding a cure for HIV. As The Guardian reports , scientists at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne found a way to make the HIV virus visible, potentially laying the groundwork for ways to banish it from the body altogether. As detailed in a paper published in the journal Nature Communications , the team developed a
You probably won't be fixing your own Nintendo Switch 2
Engadget / 11h
The techs over at iFixit have completed their teardown of the Nintendo Switch 2, which launched this week . After completing a thorough analysis of the newest Nintendo console, it appears this generation of Switch is even harder to repair than its predecessor. iFixit has assigned the Switch 2 a repairability score of three out of 10. This represents an even lower score than the retroactive four o
Apple Has a Huge Siri Problem That WWDC 2025 Probably Won’t Fix
Gizmodo / 12h
If Apple is going to address its stumbles with AI, now would be the time, but my hopes aren't super high.
Capital One Venture X Review
View from the Wing / 12h
The card is worth getting, spurred on by the initial bonus offer. It's worth using for my ongoing spend. And it's worth having for the benefits. Continue reading ...
Simulations find ghostly whirls of dark matter trailing galaxy arms
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Galaxies are far more than the sum of their stars. Long before stars even formed, dark matter clumped up and drew regular matter together with its gravity, providing the invisible scaffolding upon which stars and galaxies eventually grew. Today, nearly all galaxies are still embedded in giant “halos” of dark matter that extend far beyond their visible borders and hold them together, anchoring sta
A Japanese lander crashed on the Moon after losing track of its location
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
A robotic lander developed by a Japanese company named ispace plummeted to the Moon's surface Thursday, destroying a small rover and several experiments intended to demonstrate how future missions could mine and harvest lunar resources. Ground teams at ispace's mission control center in Tokyo lost contact with the Resilience lunar lander moments before it was supposed to touch down in a region ca
What to expect from Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference next week
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off on Monday with the company's standard keynote presentation—a combination of PR about how great Apple and its existing products are and a first look at the next-generation versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and the company's other operating systems. Reporting before the keynote rarely captures everything that Apple has planned at its presentations, bu
Trump Could Be the First Person to Turn a Profit on a Used Tesla in Years
100+Gizmodo / 12h
There probably aren't many miles on the thing.
Genetics testing startup Nucleus Genomics criticized for its embryo product: ‘Makes me so nauseous’
22TechCrunch / 12h
Nucleus Genomics has been courting controversy for years with products that claim to tell people how their genetics correlate to a host of complex issues, including their IQ.
MSI Thinks You Need This 600Hz Monitor
How-To Geek / 12h
High refresh rate monitors are cool. But there's a very fine line between cool and outright gimmicky. We've seen monitors with some insane refresh rates, and this one might have the craziest we've seen yet—but really, almost no one needs it.
EleutherAI releases massive AI training dataset of licensed and open domain text
55TechCrunch / 12h
EleutherAI, an AI research organization, has released what it's claiming is one of the largest collections of licensed and open-domain text for training AI models.
Lenovo quietly launched a PC based on AMD's fastest AI CPU but I don't think it will go on sale outside China yet
Latest from TechRadar US in News,opinion / 12h
Lenovo quietly launches powerful Strix Halo mini PC with AI focus in China Ryzen AI Max+ 395 delivers 126 TOPS performance in compact size 128GB RAM and 4TB storage mean it will suit both creative and AI workloads Lenovo has introduced a compact new system powered by AMD’s most powerful consumer APU to date, the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo.” Part of the LCFC AI Mini PC lineup, this machine, now
Stop Paying for Cloud Storage! Try These Alternatives Instead
How-To Geek / 12h
Saving files online was once a novelty. Now this is expected behavior. Yet I personally opt out of using cloud storage. There are other options that don't require me to store my data on someone else's PC.
The Disneyland Resort Is Trading ‘Monsters Inc.’ for ‘Avatar’
32Gizmodo / 12h
Disney already announced new attractions for 'Coco' and 'Avatar' but now we know where they're going, and what's leaving.
Summer of savings? New analysis shows airfare has dropped significantly
22The Points Guy / 12h
It’s shaping up to be a summer of savings. We are seeing plentiful deals using cash or points and miles for the first time in years. And it’s not too late to find some bargains — even booking at the last minute. Usually, we tell people to book domestic flights one to two months ahead of time and international flights three to five months ahead of time. Obviously, we are past that cheapest-fare wi
These 6 business cards can help you stay under Chase’s 5/24 rule
The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Chase issues some of the most sought-after rewards cards on the market, but the bank also has some of the strictest policies regarding credit card “churning.” It makes you wait 48 months between earning Sapphire welcome bonuses and has its infamous 5/24 rule . Chase has never officially commented on the 5/
Google Messages Has Two New Features to Elevate Your Chats
How-To Geek / 12h
Google Messages has received a lot of upgrades lately, and two more features are on the way that everyone should love. If you ever wanted to snooze notifications from a chat instead of muting it, we have good news. The latest Google Messages beta delivers a redesigned media sharing interface and multiple new chat snooze options.
OpenAI Appeals ‘Sweeping, Unprecedented Order’ Requiring It Maintain All ChatGPT Logs
Gizmodo / 13h
Although OpenAI has continually slammed the New York Times' copyright lawsuit, the case isn't as meritless as the company claims.
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