Apparently President's Day was created to honor George Washington's birthday. But now on a Monday in February we celebrate every US president by
After being rumored to be in the early stages of the project last year, Meta confirmed today that it's building "Project Waterworth," an over 50,00 km subsea cable that will connect five continent
Instagram is testing a new dislike button, which the company has signaled is a way for users to effectively downvote a distasteful or irrelevant comment. The dislike button is only for comments, and not the actual content itself. The platform is testing this with both Reels and Feed posts.
The service will not show a dislike count, though Instagram
If you look at your Roomba with disgust, thinking about what a far cry it is from the Jetsons’ Rosey the Robot, help is on the way. Bloomberg repor
Hi HN, I’m Pablo, I built this application to learn languages using podcasts:
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There are a lot of tools to learn languages, but most of them focus on beginners (understandably so, that’s where the money is) but not many exist that target intermediate or advanced learners. The ones that exist make you find content on your own and then import that into their apps, which can be tricky when y
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As former U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Jen Pahlka helped to create the U.S. Digital Service (USDS). Today, the USDS houses Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), hell-bent on quick, disruptive change. Pahlka shares why the motivation behind Musk’s disruption of the status quo isn’t necessarily wrong, arguing that we must clear the “sludge” out of government
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is no longer available in Apple's App Store. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/this-final-fantasy-ios-game-is-shutting-down-but-you-can-get-a-refund/#ftag=CADf328eec
Add these daily habits to your routine to protect your eye health. https://www.cnet.com/health/personal-care/10-simple-ways-to-protect-your-eyes-each-day-that-really-matter/#ftag=CADf328eec
Kevin Costner is notably absent in this installment, but you can binge it all. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/you-can-stream-yellowstone-season-5-episodes-soon-heres-where-and-when/#ftag=CADf328eec
The Elden Ring Nightreign network test is a way to try the game before it comes out. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/elden-ring-nightreign-network-test-starts-today-heres-what-to-know/#ftag=CADf328eec
Haven't had any electrical work done or checked in decades? You might need to get on that to ensure your home doesn't have an electrical fire in the future, particularly if you have a high-end gaming PC. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/keep-your-gaming-pc-from-becoming-a-fire-hazard-with-these-tips/#ftag=CADf328eec
Starlink is rapidly adding users where internet options are desperately needed, but some experts worry about its lack of speed. https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/starlink-doubled-its-users-in-2024/#ftag=CADf328eec
Apple's leaning on companies, including Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu, to adapt its AI system to meet regulatory requirements, Bloomberg reports. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-intelligence-will-get-an-adaptation-for-iphones-in-china-report-says/#ftag=CADf328eec
You can change a few settings on your Android phone to yield big performance payoffs. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/is-your-android-phone-feeling-sluggish-speed-it-up-with-these-tweaks/#ftag=CADf328eec
The Seagulls host the Blues for a second time in less than a week. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/premier-league-soccer-livestream-brighton-vs-chelsea-from-anywhere/#ftag=CADf328eec
Severance's showrunner explains how season 2 episode 5's eye-opening final scene sets up events to come.
Thousands of people are possibly affected by phishing scam, Netskope says.
Episode 13 of the TechRadar podcast is here, and it's for all the gamers (and non-gamers) out there.
Nvidia could’ve delayed the original RTX 5000 laptop launch timeframe, as rumor suggests gaming GPUs are suffering as AI products get prioritized.
Surfshark found that four out of five of the most popular applications on the Apple App Store may track your personal info for profit. Here's all you need to know.
Steam users who downloaded PirateFi are being warned to run a system check or fully reset their PC.
Obscura VPN uses two-party exit nodes and a new censorship-resistant protocol. Here's what we know so far.
Apple has published a support document following a raft of issues reported with Apple Watch speakers.
YouTube turns 20 years old and not only has its content evolved, but the way we consume it too.
It's about time that Google cleared up Gemini's confusing versions.
Can the MSI Prestige A16 AI+ compete with the MacBook Pro M4? Here's how they stack up in performance, price, battery life, and more.
https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/business-laptops/msi-prestige-a16-ai-vs-macbook-pro-m4-pro
Save $400 on the Samsung Galaxy Book 4 in this limited-time laptop deal.
Level 5 hasn't worked with Xbox since the cancellation of "True Fantasy Live Online" some two decades ago. With Xbox's renewed effort to court developers from across the world, Level 5 has returned with "Fantasy Life i."
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/fantasy-life-i-the-girl-who-steals-time-revealed
Skip the cringy rom coms, play one of these games with your partner instead.
Bethesda Softworks and MachineGames' Indiana Jones and the Great Circle won three nominations at the 28th D.I.C.E. awards, but Astro Bot won Game of the Year.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-28th-dice-awards
Tomb Raider AoD Remastered is the best attempt I’ve seen yet at fixing this (famously) unfinished PS2 classic. However, it’s not perfect.
PowerToys and Windows Package Manager (winget) are two of the best Windows 11 tools, and they're getting closer integration.
If you paid the extra $10 for early access to Avowed and $20 per month for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, you may find that Microsoft prefers your custom on NVIDIA GeForce Now instead.
The lifespan of data on a USB flash drive depends on many factors: Under ideal conditions, data should remain preserved on a high-quality USB stick for at least 10 years or even longer. But what exactly does that mean and under what conditions does this hold true?
USB sticks or flash drives store data using NAND flash memory, in the form of binary values (
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If you’re in the market for a powerful gaming laptop that’ll remain relevant for a few years, then here’s one worth jumping on: Best Buy is selling this Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 gam
I’ve probably spent more time combing through Amazon listings than most people, if only because I have to do it for the bane of my existence Amazon’s various Prime Day sales events. The Amazon shopping experience has become progressively more frustrating over the years, as they fill up with promoted and sponsored listings crowding out the stuff I’m actually lo
Need more digital storage space? Wish you had a small but fast drive that could quickly move files between devices? This deal’s for you. Right now, you can snag this compact 512GB flash drive for just $40 on Amazon. That’s a 23 percent discount off its usual $52 price.
With tr
It’s rare to find a laptop that offers great specs and features for under $500. But today, Lenovo is doing just that via its official eBay store account. The Lenovo Slim 7, which features a touchscreen, a Core i7 processor, and 16GB of RAM, is going for $495.99. That’s over $700 off its original price. The catch? It
Open-source computer hardware and services specialist Elecrow has shared the first details of its new CrowPi 3 open-source learning tool.
Taiwanese media criticizes potential collab between TSMC and Intel.
Alleged preliminary specs of Intel's Panther Lake-H CPUs show efficiency gains for the upcoming architecture.
Arm lands first order from Meta for its first in-house designed datacenter processor, which will rival CPUs from Arm's partners.
If you’re eager to binge-watch shows like Poker Face, revisit classics like The Office or catch the upcoming SNL 50th anniversary special, Peacock is the place for all of that. Presidents’ Day streaming deals have made it a bit more affordable to stream Peacock content right now: through February 18, you can snag one year of
The Guardian Media Group, owner of The Guardian and The Observer newspapers, is partnering with OpenAI. The deal will see reporting from The Guardian appear as a news source within ChatGPT, alongside article extracts and short summaries. In return, OpenAI will provide the Guardian Media Group with a
According to researchers, anyone who knows where to look can spray digital graffiti on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) website. Two web development experts said the site doesn’t seem to be hosted on government servers and that the database it pulls from can be modified by those who locate it. At the time of writing, a
I really hate vacuuming and put it off as long as possible. But, my budget isn't very robot vacuum friendly, so, alas I have no choice. However, that might change, as our favorite budget robot vacuum for 2025 is currently 48 percent off thanks to the Amazon Presidents' Day sale. The
If you're on the market for a new pair of wireless earbuds, the latest sale on the
Amazon is holding an event on February 26 at 10AM ET, and that's unusually early in the year for the company, which typically has its launches in the fall like the rest of its peers. However, considering the last time Amazon had a "devices and services" showcase was
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CodeWeaver is a command-line tool designed to weave your codebase into a single, easy-to-navigate Markdown document. It recursively scans a directory, generating a structured representation of your project's file hierarchy and embedding the content of each file within code blocks. This tool simplifies codebase sharing, documentation, and integration with AI/ML code analysis tools by providing a consolidated and readable Markdown output.
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Hey HN,
I built justanotherday.lol today as a quick, fun project for people who aren't really into Valentine's Day. Just a lighthearted take on what some of us might be doing instead—scrolling Instagram, working late, or convincing ourselves that saving money is self-care.
No signups, no fluff — just a simple site I put together in Next.js + Framer Motion in a bit of a hurry. Hope you find it fun. Let me know what you think!
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Mistral CEO and co-founder Arthur Mensch has urged Europe to invest more in AI infrastructure amid fears that the continent is falling behind the US and China in tech development. “It’s important to have European players coming to the game,” Mensch said at the
Europe is home to twice as many climate tech startups as the US (30,000 vs. 14,300). However, limited access to VC funding is forcing these early-stage companies to seek capital from outside the continent, according to a new report released at the Munich Securi
A young DARPA-backed startup with a fresh spin on a low-power computer chip has raised over $100 million in a Series B funding round, a sign of the wild appetite for more energy-efficient ways to build bigger and better AI.
The company, EnCharge AI, aims to move AI’s heaviest workloads from big, power-hungry data centers to devices at the edge, including laptops and mobile devices, where energy, size, and cost constraints are ti
The Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General on Friday said it was launching an audit of the security controls for the federal government’s payment system, after Democratic senators raised red flags about the access provided to Trump aide Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team.
The audit will also review the past two years
Bowling Green, Kentucky, is known for being the city from which Corvettes roll off the production lines, and for Fruit of the Loom underwear, which is headquartered there.
But the city of 76,000 could soon be known for something else: its AI-powered mass civic engagement project that is using public surveys to chart the future of the city.
In the next 25 years, the county within which Bowling Green sits is set to double in size, thanks largely to the growth of nearb
Make your home more energy-efficient and save $100 with this simple method. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/this-quick-trick-can-help-save-100-on-your-electric-bill/#ftag=CADf328eec
I used all of Photoshop's AI tools. Here's where you can find the best ones to try out. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/how-to-use-ai-in-photoshop-the-biggest-features-plus-expert-tips/#ftag=CADf328eec
Social Security plays a big role in your retirement planning -- but you shouldn't bank on it. Here's what to do instead. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/im-worried-social-security-will-run-out-before-i-retire-what-should-i-do/#ftag=CADf328eec
Don't have time to sit for a portrait session for your refreshed profile picture? Here's what happened when I let AI play around with my photos to create a new one. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/how-to-get-a-new-headshot-using-ai/#ftag=CADf328eec
If you're aiming for 10,000 steps per day, consider what these experts have to say. https://www.cnet.com/health/fitness/is-10000-steps-a-day-enough-to-keep-you-fit/#ftag=CADf328eec
The company hasn't commented on the allegations yet, but users may wish to up their security protection.
One UI 7 might get six betas on the Samsung Galaxy S24, and might not be finished until May.
The latest Android 16 beta hints at a selection of new features that could make life easier and more creative for users of the world’s most popular mobile operating system.
Presidents' Day TV sales have arrived. Here are four deals worth checking out.
From Cobra Kai's final hurrah to The White Lotus' return, here's what's worth watching this weekend.
State-sponsored threat actors rarely engage in ransomware attacks, so why now?
Data centers' increasing energy demands require sustainable solutions like AI, liquid cooling, heat reuse, and renewables.
Relying on social platforms is risky—build your own website to secure your business future.
Apple's streaming service has a lot to celebrate after the latest Neilson viewing stats, with Severance posting the best numbers since a certain Ted Lasso.
You can score a limited-edition Apple Watch workout award this Valentine's Day.
The default video editor on Windows 11 now has a cleaner interface, timestamps, and new AI features.
Level 5 hasn't even considered publishing on Xbox since the cancellation of True Fantasy Live Online some two decades ago. With Xbox's renewed effort to court developers from across the world, Level 5 has returned with Fantasy Life i
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Back in 2022, Microsoft integrated the (mostly) free video editor Clipchamp into Windows 11. Apart from Windows 11, it’s also one of the hidden gem in
Using a password manager is a smart move. So is protecting your primary email account with a strong credentials. Combining the two seems like an equally good call, but it’s actually dangerous—should you ever lock yourself out of your password manager, you run the risk of losing access to your email account. Also if your password vault is ever compromised, your email
Graphics cards are getting crazy expensive, yet again. Between high demand, low supply, and broader trade wars, the launch of Nvidia’s RTX 50-series GPUs is bringing back traumatic memories of the pandemic. (Specifically about graphics cards, I suppose there’s plenty of trauma to go around there.) The