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The only instant cameras worth your money

The only instant cameras worth your money

There’s something magical about using instant cameras that smartphones can’t match. You can capture a moment, print it out, and then give the photo as a gift or hold onto it. Image quality won’t be all that good, but imperfections are part…

New official 30th anniversary Quake mission pack adds new maps and mechanics

New official 30th anniversary Quake mission pack adds new maps and mechanics

This year is the 30th anniversary of the launch of the original Quake by id Software, if you could believe it. To commemorate that, publisher Bethesda has released a new campaign chapter for the game, titled "Dawn of the Machine." This is…

Details Leak on OpenAI’s Doughnut-Shaped Speaker

Details Leak on OpenAI’s Doughnut-Shaped Speaker

The ChatGPT maker is reportedly working on a small, portable AI smart speaker, but it better not look too much like Apple’s designs.

This 6-port USB-C charger replaced my ugly power brick - and powers my entire desk

This 6-port USB-C charger replaced my ugly power brick - and powers my entire desk

The Satechi ChargeView 240W desktop charger ticks all the right boxes for this charging geek.

Disney Plus tries a new AI-powered search

Disney Plus tries a new AI-powered search

Disney is testing a new AI-powered tool for Disney Plus that uses a natural language search, a voice query, or a suggested prompt to create a customized row of show and movie recommendations. Disney Plus, like other streaming services, can…

DOGE's wild, unverifiable savings claims discredited in US government report

DOGE's wild, unverifiable savings claims discredited in US government report

It won't come as a surprise that Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) didn't save taxpayers nearly as much as it claimed. Analysis from outside the government showed savings claims were heavily inflated, and now the…

I was loyal to T-Mobile for 10 years, but switching to Mint slashed my bill - by a lot

I was loyal to T-Mobile for 10 years, but switching to Mint slashed my bill - by a lot

The inconsistent service, shady upcharges, and uptick in better-valued competitors made the choice easy.

Malicious AI ‘skills’ turned agents into credential thieves, at scale

Malicious AI ‘skills’ turned agents into credential thieves, at scale

Security researchers at Zenity Labs uncovered a credential-stealing campaign on skills.sh, a public registry of add-ons for AI agents run by Vercel. They unveiled the research at the Black Hat conference. Attackers had cloned real skills…

AI boom forces companies to rethink how they measure business value

AI boom forces companies to rethink how they measure business value

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a boardroom priority, inspiring significant investment across industries. Yet conversations about return on investment often remain tied to familiar software purchasing habits, where success is…

Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did

Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did

Microsoft Edge is ending support for the Manifest V2 extensions platform, which will cut off the uBlock Origin adblocker and others like it, just like Google Chrome did earlier this year. According to Microsoft, there are only 58…

Weak Passwords Just Exposed Our Water Supply to Iranian Hackers

Weak Passwords Just Exposed Our Water Supply to Iranian Hackers

Our critical utility infrastructure can make the same classic mistakes as we do with our everyday connected devices.

OpenAI’s expensive smart speaker will use moving parts to seem “more alive”

OpenAI’s upcoming smart speaker will probably cost over $300, “people familiar with the matter” have told Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman . The generative AI company has “discussed” charging up to $400, Bloomberg, which has been reporting on the…