
The Fed is weighing inflation, recession indicators and uncertain trade policies. Here's how that impacts mortgage rates. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/mortgage-predictions-for-march-18-2025-markets-await-fed-decision/#ftag=CADf328eec

These apps, tips and products will help you take charge and feel confident going into the dreaded allergy season. https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/pollen-season-allergy-hacks-and-apps-to-stay-ahead-of-the-game/#ftag=CADf328eec

If you're dealing with a puffy or swollen face, you might think you have cortisol face. Here are the facts. https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/face-puffy-have-cortisol-face-what-expert-say/#ftag=CADf328eec

Many hidden places in our homes could benefit from a deep clean. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/get-a-head-start-on-spring-cleaning-by-tending-to-these-15-forgotten-spots/#ftag=CADf328eec

Staffers at the US Department of Commence can no longer use Chinese AI model DeepSeek.

StilachiRAT malware hides easily, allows for remote code execution, and steals data.

Windows 11’s Settings app seemingly continues its ultra-slow digestion of the Control Panel, with mouse options apparently next on the menu.

An Apple patent has revealed blood pressure sensing technology that uses a liquid-filled sensor.

Starfield could be getting a PlayStation 5 release sooner than we think.

Lego and Pokemon officially announce a collaboration with sets launching in 2026.

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-19-march-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-19-march-2025

BYD unveils a new charging system that effectively doubles that speeds that Tesla is currently capable of.

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-19-march-2025

Moana 2 was streamed over 27 million times in its first five days on Disney+.

Without proper investment and support, privacy teams are struggling, and businesses are exposed to unnecessary risks.

The global supply chain is the backbone of the world’s economy. From suppliers and manufacturers to transporters, retailers, and consumers, every step is interconnected. Yet, as powerful and efficient as it usually is, this vast network is highly vulnerable to disruption.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/how-phishing-attacks-are-hitting-the-supply-chain-and-how

Don't expect to see it in your TV this year, but this new tech is getting experts excited

Both bugs were fixed in January 2025, but users should update immediately.

With this exclusive, you can save on the ergonomically friendly, responsive, and extremely input-accurate Razer Wolverine V2 Chroma controller.

XeSS-FG and XeSS-LL combine Frame Generation and Low Latency techniques to boost performance on various GPUs, not just Intel Arc.

More games are headed to Xbox Game Pass soon, including Rebellion's Atomfall and the Blizzard Arcade Collection.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-game-pass-march-2025-wave-2

Here at PCWorld, we all love great deals on great hardware—like this crazy discount on the Acer Swift X 16 gaming laptop. “That’s a LOT of laptop for $899!” said one of our editors when I shared with him this hot deal on Acer’s gaming laptop at B&H.
And h

Keeping your computer in tip-top shape involves regular cleaning and maintenance. It’s possible to do it all by hand, but your time is more precious than that, isn’t it? For the price of a Starbucks frap, you could just grab CCleaner and let it clean out the junk on your PC for you.

In the 1990s, a colleague took me to “Snake Alley,” Taipei’s red-light district, for a night of drinking with “entertainers” and some of their very muscled, serious friends. A good time was had by all, fortunately. Still, I was young, dumb, and lucky that I didn’t end up in any trouble.
Some parts of the internet are like that, too. If you think you’ll be p

So, what kinds of streaming ads will you tolerate? Maybe a 60-second commercial break in the middle of a show? Pause ads? A static ad on the home screen?
There’s a range of streaming advertisement that most of us will tolerate. Nobody loves an unskippable 30-second ad before a YouTube video, but most of us will deal with it, waiting patiently for that “Ski

The XeSS SDK 2.0.1 is now available, bringing support for XeSS-SR, XeSS-FG, and XeLL, though the technology itself remains closed-source.

Seagate and Nvidia demonstrate a proof-of-concept NVMe HDD system at GTC, showcasing how PCIe-based hard drives, combined with DPUs, can enhance AI datacenter storage by reducing latency, improving scalability, and offering a cost-effective alternative to all-flash solutions.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/gpu-meets-pcie-based-hard-drives-se

China's GMKTec has announced the EVO-X2 mini PC with Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor at the AMD Greater China Channel Summit today.

The Samsung 9100 Pro is Samsung’s answer for the high-end PCIe 5.0 storage market. It’s a good drive, but falls short of being truly impressive.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/samsung-9100-pro-ssd-review

Nvidia GTC 2025 will start in a few hours, and its CEO, Jensen Huang, will give the keynote address where he's expected to reveal some new AI GPUs.
Hi everyone! For several months now I've been stuck on the idea of a Minesweeper game that isn't just single player. This is what I came up with:
• Live games allowing several people to play at the same time
• Scoring system rewarding correct moves
• Grid size, mines count, and players count set to make games as balanced as possible
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Instead of taking screenshots manually for each device & language, you can automate it with Maestro! Here's how. https://codewithandrea.com/tips/semantics-identifiers-ui-testing/

The V13 is InMotion's largest and fastest EUC, and it certainly lives up to expectations. https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/the-inmotion-v13-challenger-review-the-big-wheel-of-electric-unicycles/#ftag=CADf328eec

Fight with giant mechs or your bare hands in these games on PlayStation Plus. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/play-armored-core-ufc-5-and-more-on-playstation-plus-now/#ftag=CADf328eec

Ellen Pompeo leads the series in her first starring role since leaving Grey's Anatomy. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/good-american-family-how-to-watch-the-natalia-grace-true-crime-series/#ftag=CADf328eec

We’ve tested every Apple Watch and rounded up our picks for every need and every budget. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/best-apple-watch/#ftag=CADf328eec

Need Your Looney Tunes fix? Here's where you can still watch the classic cartoons. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/classic-looney-tunes-are-gone-from-max-heres-where-you-can-still-watch-them/#ftag=CADf328eec

Commentary: Apple's iPhone 17 cameras need to impress when the phone launches later this year. This is how they can. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-needs-to-do-this-to-make-the-iphone-17-cameras-incredible/#ftag=CADf328eec

Flora's creative workspace brings artificial intelligence to text, image and video generation, built by and for creative professionals. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/if-youre-struggling-to-bring-your-design-ideas-to-life-ai-can-help/#ftag=CADf328eec

Nord Security is now offering NordProtect identity theft protection as a standalone service.

New evidence that a new GameCube controller is in development for the Nintendo Switch 2 has been spotted online.

This much better version of voice commands remains in testing, but when it comes to release, hopefully it’ll be available for all Copilot+ PCs, not just Arm-based laptops.

Everything you need to know for Jensen Huang's keynote at Nvidia GTC 2025.

The Future Games Spring Showcase kicks off this week, here's everything you need to know about the upcoming broadcast.

Big changes could be coming to the iPhone 17 and iPhone 18, a new report has claimed.

Google Messages could be getting a new mentions feature similar to apps like WhatsApp, as well as a redesign to coincide with the upcoming release of Android 16, according to some unreleased code.

Apple's 18.8-inch foldable could run macOS and launch in 2027.

Wouldn't it be great if your Roku TV got more annoying? Oh, it wouldn't? Well, that's news to smart TV makers

A "dead simple" attack allows threat actors to take over vulnerable Apache Tomcat servers.

New benchmarks posted for the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 show how far we've come in AI computing

A new study from Oxford and Harvard using Garmin fitness tech has suggested a direct link between daily activity and happiness.

AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D is now back in stock at MSRP.

Verdansk returns to Warzone very soon indeed. Here's when you'll be able to drop back in, as well as everything we know about the Verdansk update so far.
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/verdansk-return-release-date-warzone-2025

Nothing's CMF Buds 2 Plus are very near launch now –just don't expect the LDAC support you get in Nothing's flagship Ear lineup.

It looks like we won't be getting any RDNA 4 GPUs whatsoever from MSI, while AMD plans priority distribution scheme for other board partners.

MOZA's incredible tech will redefine reality in your racing and flight sims

As Microsoft closes the door on Windows 10, Valve opens a weird, accessible Linux-shaped window
https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/gaming-laptops-pcs/is-valve-steamos-a-viable-windows-alternative







A $50 game controller transformed my million-dollar streaming setup and became an unexpected upgrade for streaming at the University of Nottingham.


I develop an acute case of appliance envy every January. That’s when LG, Samsung, Whirlpool, and other manufacturers at the CES tradeshow demonstrate how their new wares can be integrated into the smart home, controlled via a single app, self-report minor problems that could lead up to expensive repairs if not addressed, and—in the case of appliances that work togeth

AP Sensing developed a technology that monitors photons reflected back in a fiber optic cable to detect nearby vessels and movement.

As AMD's Radeon RX 9070-series graphics cards remain nearly impossible to find at MSRP, Yeston confirms unstable supply until April is over.

3 months ago I wanted to draw an ASCII diagram to include in some documentation at work. I found the few tools online to be insufficient, and was suprised there wasn't a more complete tool to get the job done.
Since, I've built Cascii from scratch in vanilla Javascript (I'm not an FE dev, it might be obvious...).
I hope it works alright. Please check out the live version at https://cascii.app, report problems, make diagrams to improve your
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Points: 42
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Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43398137
Points: 16
# Comments: 7
https://www.ft.com/content/c6e7bc46-ab8f-49b6-8973-8c2906cc3604

Find out when the women's NCAA tournament starts and which streaming service you need to watch. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/womens-march-madness-2025-how-to-watch-every-game-without-cable/#ftag=CADf328eec

Tariffs, inflation and stock market volatility won't affect your CD returns. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/banking/cds-are-a-safe-haven-in-a-shaky-economy-todays-cd-rates-march-18-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here's when episode 4 of Daredevil: Born Again, the latest Marvel TV show, will launch on Disney+.

Companies are developing listening devices and detectors to provide an early warning against damage and sabotage.

AI success isn’t about more power—it’s about how fast and effectively you use it.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/ai-innovation-in-business-moving-beyond-scale-to-drive-real-results

Two different sites have listed the Google Pixel 9a for sale, revealing images and specs in the process.

Someone made a Stardew Valley theme for Wear OS that can show you battery life, steps, and more.

An upgraded code of practice is coming for UK tech sites.

The Samsung S95F takes anti-reflection tech taken to a new level for today's 4K TVs

Microsoft is working on a fix for a new Windows update-related issue, but some users don't want them to rush.
https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/windows-laptops/windows-update-bug-march-2025


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When DeepSeek-R1 released back in January, it was incredibly hyped up. This reasoning model could be distilled down to work with smaller large language models (LLMs) on consumer-grade laptops. If you believed the headlines, you’d think it’s now possible to run AI models that are
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Points: 184
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Points: 293
# Comments: 162
https://martijnhols.nl/blog/moving-away-from-us-cloud-services

The CISO role in Europe is expanding, increasing stress and impacting business security amid rising threats.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/dealing-with-the-issue-of-ciso-stress

Why pay a subscription fee for Microsoft 365 when you can own Microsoft Office for life? Right now, you can get a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional for just $54.97 (reg. $219.99) — cheaper than a single year of Microsoft 365.
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