You may not be aware of it, but purchases you’ve made though overseas online shops like Shein or AliExpress or Temu have snuck through an online loophole that limited how much you’ve paid. That loophole is now closed, thanks to the ongoing Trump tariffs — and it will likely get dramatically worse.
A year ago, goods imported into the United States that were
A vulnerability targeting AMD CPUs that can execute unsigned microcode on your processor also affects AMD's Zen 5.
Beijing hit back against Trump's 104% tariffs by increasing its own taxes on U.S. imports to 84%.
Stanford's 2025 AI Index Report finds several key takeaways on the state of the AI sphere in 2025, including its rapid growth and causes for concern.
The U.S. imports 66% or more of several electronic consumer goods from China, and they're about to become more expensive.
There’s a big Xbox showcase event scheduled June 8 at 1PM ET. This is happening the same weekend as Summer Game Fest, which begins on June 6. Xbox has typically held these kinds of live presentations alongside Summer Game Fest ever since E3
Last year, Sony rebranded its portable speaker lineup under the ULT umbrella with new models classified as either Field or Tower. The former are the more "traditional" Bluetooth options while the latter are the par
Instagram is testing a feature that locks Reels behind a secret code and a provided hint, according to a report by TechCrunch. This looks like a novel way for creators to interact with fans, as they can share exclusive reels with people who are more likely to know the answer to these clues.
As an example, a creator
Fret not, Fireflies, The Last of Us will continue on HBO beyond its second season. Just before the hit adaptation of Naughty Dog's games returns to the network and Max for its next batch of episodes, HBO has officially greenlit a third season of the show.
It would have been a major shock if TLOU
Heart Machine knows how to make a stylish game, so it’s no surprise that the studio’s latest project, Possessor(s), is sexy as hell. I mean, just look at Rhem, the cosmic demon with a chiseled jawline, aquamarine horns and a fine-cut suit unbuttoned down to his navel, who alternately encourages and negs you throughout the game. Stupid sexy Rhem.
“It's just fun to have hot characters at the end of the day,” Heart Machine founder Alx Preston said at GDC 2025. Preston and three o
Anthropic is joining the ranks of OpenAI in offering a more expensive tier of its flagship chatbot. On Wednesday, the company announced Max Plan. Starting today, you can either pay $100 or $200 per month to use Claude up to 5x or 20x more than you can with Anthropic's existing Pro plan. The company told Engadget it's introducing the Max tier in response to the popularity of
What kind of person would you be in the face of a disaster that’s beyond explanation? Would you help distressed neighbors and open your home even to sketchy-looking strangers in the hope that there’s strength in numbers, or go it alone regardless of how heavily the odds are stacked against you? Would you still brush your teeth every day?
The horror in Francis Coulombe’s RPG Look Outside
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I always thought it was cool when someone could make a plausible estimate from reasonable guesses. I recently learned that these are sometimes named after Enrico Fermi, the famous physicist, and its the same technique used to create his famous Fermi paradox.
You build a rough logic chain using a few sliders and fixed quantities (e.g. weeks per year), and the goal is to get within an order of magnitude of the true answer. The math is simple; the thinking is the game.
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Hi HN! AI Product Rank lets you to search for topics and products, and see how OpenAI, Anthropic, and Perplexity rank them. You can also see the citations for each ranking.
We’re interested in seeing how AI decides to recommend products, especially now that they are actively searching the web. Now that we can retrieve citations by API, we can learn a bit more about what sources the various models use.
This is increasingly becoming important - Guillermo Rauch said that ChatGPT now refers
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Tesla starts selling cars in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, a country where on a 900-kilometre (559 mile) stretch of its main east-west highway linking the capital Riyadh and the holy city of Mecca there isn’t a single charging station.
Google Discover is coming to desktop search. Learn why it's becoming a top traffic source and how to optimize your content before the rollout.
The post Google Confirms Discover Coming To Desktop Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-confirms-discover-coming-to-desktop-sear
The TextSpan class lets you set a custom mouse cursor style, along with a tap gesture recognizer for opening your URL links on Flutter web. https://codewithandrea.com/tips/show-flutter-web-url-text-span/
The first 14 episodes of Noah Wyle's hit series are now streaming. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/the-pitt-how-to-watch-riveting-medical-dramas-season-finale/#ftag=CADf328eec
The next time a telecom company needs to check on a utility pole, they might not need to send a person in real life. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/this-new-google-maps-ai-tool-could-fix-congestion-and-improve-roads-near-you/#ftag=CADf328eec
The popular social media forum will use Google's Cloud services, including Gemini for search, as part of its AI-powered Reddit Answers service. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/reddits-ai-tool-will-give-speedier-more-accurate-answers-with-google-gemini-boost/#ftag=CADf328eec
Keeping your viewing history private isn't the only reason to remove the shows and movies you watched. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/netflix-privacy-how-to-delete-shows-and-movies-from-your-history/#ftag=CADf328eec
Kick melatonin to the curb and try easing insomnia and sleep trouble with the help of magnesium supplements. https://www.cnet.com/health/sleep/sub-your-melatonin-supplements-for-magnesium-best-types-of-magnesium-for-sleep/#ftag=CADf328eec
Roku doesn't support native VPN apps, but you can still use a VPN to stream your favorite content on your Roku device. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/yes-you-can-set-up-a-vpn-on-roku-heres-how/#ftag=CADf328eec
Audiences are going berserk at the appearance of one small Minecraft character. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/chicken-jockey-be-prepared-for-theater-shenanigans-at-a-minecraft-movie/#ftag=CADf328eec
The photo-centric social media platform has long focused on its smartphone app. That may be about to change, according to a report. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/instagram-for-ipad-it-might-actually-be-happening/#ftag=CADf328eec
While egg prices are still high, you may be wondering if you can freeze them to ensure they don't spoil. The answer is yes, but there's a caveat. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/can-you-freeze-eggs-heres-everything-to-know-about-keeping-them-fresh/#ftag=CADf328eec
My fellow mattress experts and I got a behind-the-scenes look at a mattress factory's secret foam-pouring process. Here is how the foam in your bed is made. https://www.cnet.com/health/sleep/i-got-an-exclusive-look-at-how-mattress-foams-are-made/#ftag=CADf328eec
The Samsung S95F OLED features improved anti-glare technology and is available in stores right now. https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/samsung-unveils-pricing-on-2025-oleds-start-at-13-399/#ftag=CADf328eec
Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.
https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-10-april-2025
Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions.
https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/quordle-today-answers-clues-10-april-2025
Around 150,000 emails were accessed, which included plenty of sensitive information.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/us-regulator-occ-notifies-congress-of-major-security-breach
Discover practical tips to tackle common CRM challenges and ensure a successful implementation process.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/overcoming-common-challenges-in-crm-implementation
The award-winning animated series Love, Death and Robots returns on May 15.
Diversity is not just a moral stand, but an effective business strategy.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/why-diverse-teams-are-the-future-of-the-tech-industry
Large social media channels are being targeted and abused in crypto scams, malware attacks, and more.
Is robust rest really within reach?
https://www.techradar.com/home/smart-home/samsungs-smartthings-matter-1-4-sleep-routines
Sweden is considering enforcing new obligations for Signal, emails, and similar services to share users' data with law enforcement. Experts warn what can go wrong.
Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser has discussed Switch 2 stock in an interview.
Train Sim World VR: New York is the beginner-friendly simulator you might have been waiting for.
It's not looking great for Framework's budget laptop configurations, as Trump's tariffs have forced it to hold off on sales for low-end laptops.
Shopify CEO says teams should try to boost productivity with AI before hiring more workers.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/dont-ask-for-more-staff-if-ai-can-already-do-the-job-shopify-ceo-says
All about that bass? Take a little look at Sony's newest speaker additions.
After teasing us with competitive UK pricing for its next-gen 4K TV, the US pricing is a let-down for potential customers.
Ncuti Gatwa and Verada Sethu explain why The Doctor might have met his match in Belinda Chandra in the Disney+ show's second season.
Roku owners have noticed that the YouTube TV app has randomly vanished from their devices. Here's how people have been fixing the issue.
Asus has a winner with its new Power Detector+ warning, though it only works for some of the company’s GPUs right now.
Microsoft paused its $1 billion data center project in Ohio, raising questions among analysts about whether AI demand has been overestimated.
Microsoft mainly supplies Windows in two different editions: Home and Professional.
Windows 11 Home is pre-installed on many PCs, while the Pro edition is often installed on business devices. This is because Windows 11 Pro can be integrated into a company’s network infrastructure (Active Directory), whereas the Home edition cannot.
However, this
Since many tech devices don’t even come with a wall plug anymore, it’s time to get yourself something nice—a high-speed GaN charger, like this 4-port Ugreen charging block. It’s only $26 right now on Amazon, which is a sizeable 40% discount off its usual $43 price.
A funny thing that happened to me recently was that I accidentally dunked the end of a USB cable in my coffee cup when I was moving it over my desk. “My coffee’s going to give me a little extra energy boost today,” I thought as I pulled it out and examined the connector for drips of delicious, amber-colored goodness.
But as funny as it was, it raised an int
As the economy reels from President Trump’s punishing import taxes on China—now reaching a staggering 104 percent—sectors of the tech industry are bracing for even more pain. Trump threatened TSMC, the world’s most prolific silicon chip manufacturer, with company-specific tariffs if they didn’t accede to his demands.
Framework announced a bunch of stuff last month: powerful AMD upgrades for its bread-and-butter Laptop 13 design, its first modular desktop, and a brand new, smaller, more affordable model, the Laptop 12. This 2-in-1 with a touchscreen is intended to off
Do you use WhatsApp? If so, you need to be especially careful right now because there’s a security vulnerability in the Windows version—which many people still use every day—that can infect your PC with malware. WhatsApp has issued a security alert about the vulnerability, which is listed as
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Updated April 9, 2025: Yesterday, with April’s Patch Tuesday update KB5055523, Microsoft rolled out the “emoji and more” panel that’s now accessible via a system tray icon in the taskbar. This feature was previously
As someone who’s used a lot of gaming keyboards, I can tell you that the worst aspect of PC gaming accessories is often the software. Having to run an extra RAM-sucking program in the background is never fun, but the UI and basic functionality of these apps often leave a lot to be desired. Thankfully, Corsair is now making that optional—at least some of the time—with
Yesterday, Microsoft rolled out a new batch of security updates for several of its apps and operating systems, including KB5055523 for Windows 11 24H2 and
Keyboards are kinda my thing. I review them, I build them, I occasionally even use them to type up computer news. And I was very impressed by 8BitDo’s first attempt at a mechanical keyboard. Even with a little retro goofy styling (the brand’s bread and butter), it was a great board at a great price. Today, you can get
The 2025 BAFTA game awards took place yesterday in London and were dominated by one of our favorite games this year, Astro Bot. The PlayStation 5 platformer took home prizes in five categories including Best Game, along with Animati
It's almost time for The Triple-i Initiative, a gaming showcase for indie publishers and developers. You can watch the stream
Today Sony is adding a bunch of new features to the PlayStation Portal's Cloud Streaming option. The beta platform is getting updates such as the ability to sort games by recently added, name in standard or reverse alphabetical order or release date.
Then there's the pause feature, which will s
In an incredibly shocking turn of events, more generative AI features are coming to the Google Workspace suite of productivity apps by way of Gemini. Docs, Sheets, Chat, Meet and newcomer Vids are among the tools that are
We finally have the ">trailer for Murderbot, the Apple TV+ show based on Martha Wells' seven book series, The Murderbot Diaries. It features Alexander Skarsgård as a security unit that is less interested in protecting humans and more excited about catching up on its favorite soap operas.
As Sarsgaard says in the trailer, "I was built to protect and obey humans. And humans are
HBO’s The Last of Us took a riveting action game bolstered by intimate human moments and made a richly human drama supported by terrifying action. In returning for season two, and now using the sequel game as source material, showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil D
If Claude Plays Pokémon is supposed to offer a glimpse of AI's future, it's not a very convincing showcase. For the past month and counting, Twitch has watched Anthropic's chatbot struggle to play Pokémon Red. Across multiple runs, Claude has failed to beat the nearly 30 year old game. And yet for David Hershey, the project's lead developer, the showcase has been a success.
"I wanted some place whe
I’ve been feeling a bit nostalgic lately, so I decided to build a little web chat app inspired by Yahoo! Messenger. Right now it’s got group chat rooms. Super simple setup, no email required to register. You can create your own room or hop into one that’s already open.
Room owners can customize things like backgrounds and even cursors of their room. Users can format their messages with basic markdown like bold, italics, and color texts (kind of like the old Yahoo! days).
I even brought b
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After a bit of frustration with the existing DynamoDB GUI clients, I decided to build one.
Features:
1. Request collections: Chain together multiple operations - put, query, update, and delete across tables, accounts and sessions. Use the output of one operation as input for the next.
2. Environment Variables: Configure variables once and run the same requests across different environments (dev/staging/prod). No more manual parameter swapping.
3. Multi-tab, multi-account support: Wo
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