

In this segment of Tech Therapy, Bridget and Scott discuss the changing landscape of voice assistants like Alexa and Siri. https://www.cnet.com/videos/losing-our-voice-assistants-tech-therapy/#ftag=CADf328eec

President Trump has signed an executive order calling for the Department of Education to be closed down, but his ability to do so is limited. https://www.cnet.com/news/politics/heres-what-might-happen-if-the-department-of-education-is-abolished/#ftag=CADf328eec

All PS Plus subscribers can play these games in April. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/play-as-these-nostalgic-film-characters-this-april-on-playstation-plus/#ftag=CADf328eec

Is it worth it to spend on a pricey Dyson to keep your ride tidy? I tested nearly a dozen portable car vacuums to find the best in 2025. https://www.cnet.com/home/kitchen-and-household/best-car-vacuum/#ftag=CADf328eec

Not mentioned: Any scenes with the Ratliff brothers on The White Lotus. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/9-of-the-best-horror-movies-to-stream-on-max-march-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec

Lawyers for a conservative non-profit called the program a “bureaucrat's dream.” https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/the-supreme-court-doesnt-seem-eager-to-axe-this-9-billion-broadband-subsidy/#ftag=CADf328eec

Enjoy an immersive gaming experience with this ultra-wide monitor. Get it on sale now for 35% off before this deal expires. https://www.cnet.com/tech/upgrade-your-gaming-setup-with-this-34-inch-lg-ultragear-monitor-now-140-off-during-the-amazon-big-spring-sale/#ftag=CADf328eec

Opera’s debuts AI Tab Commands to lets users organize browser tabs with natural language prompts.

Samsung Magician 8.3.0 enhances SSD performance with SecureErase, firmware updates, and automatic optimization for peak efficiency and security.

For less than $7,700, Nvidia’s top of the range graphics card is perfect for visualization workloads

Hopefully, Galactic Hero is sticking around

Dnes si popíšeme a zejména otestujeme vybrané instrukce ze sady SSE2. Řekneme si, jaký je rozdíl mezi trojicí PAND, ANDNPS a ANDPD, způsob provedení bitových a bajtových posunů, ale i specifické vlastnosti vybraných konverzních instrukcí. https://www.root.cz/clanky/rozsireni-instrukcni-sady-sse2-2-cast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss

Jarní vydání GNOME přináší velkou dávku novinek. Asi tou největší je dlouho připravovaná podpora HDR a správa barev na Waylandu. Po mnoha letech se ale mění také výchozí písmo a uživatele potěší sdružování upozornění podle aplikací. https://www.root.cz/clanky/gnome-48-podpora-hdr-nove-pismo-a-prehlednejsi-notifikace/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss

Utah Governor Spencer Cox has signed the App Store Accountability Act into law, making it the first state to require that app store makers verify their users' ages. Under this

YouTube Shorts has introduced a change that brings analytics for its bite-sized video option into closer parity with rival services TikTok and Instagram. The video platform will remove the minimum play time requirement it previously had for a user watching a clip to count as a view.
Beginning March 31, a "view" will be added any t

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/business/economy/white-collar-layoffs.html
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/business/economy/white-collar-layoffs.html

Article URL: https://github.com/LaurieWired/GhidraMCP
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Get step-by-step instructions for ending your account on Facebook, including how to fix third-party logins. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/leaving-facebook-heres-how-to-grab-your-data-and-delete-your-account/#ftag=CADf328eec

Hints and answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, No. 185, for Thursday, March 27. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-march-27-185/#ftag=CADf328eec

It's a common word, but today's Wordle No. 1,376 for Wednesday, March 26 is especially tough to guess. Read on for tips. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-wordle-answer-for-march-26-1376-could-break-your-streak/#ftag=CADf328eec

Don't expect much Switch 2 talk during the event. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/how-to-watch-nintendo-direct-march-2025-switch-games/#ftag=CADf328eec

Hiense unveils four new ULED TV ranges that feature better processing and higher refresh rates. https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/hisenses-2025-tvs-get-bigger-with-more-dimming-zones/#ftag=CADf328eec

Phison slashes AI training costs – shifting workloads from GPUs to SSDs could cut trillion-parameter model expenses from $3 million to just $100,000.

Hisense is updating its U9, U8, U7, and U6 series TVs for 2025, with larger screen sizes and gaming feature upgrades.

The RTX 4070 Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 gaming laptop hits its cheapest price ever for Amazon's Big Spring Sale.

Bloomberg is reporting that Microsoft is reducing its data center footprint globally, citing oversupply.

The Fallout and STALKER-esque Atomfall is launching, but can you play it on Steam Deck and other gaming handhelds?

The Thing: Remastered and more games are joining Xbox Cloud Gaming's "Stream Your Own Game" library, while other features roll out.

OpenAI released the latest–and massively upgraded–version of ChatGPT’s image generation engine on Tuesday, and the internet was soon oohing and aahing, giddily asking the AI to make everything from memes in the style of South Park to images of Barbie dolls in the Oval Office.
But one feat of ChatGPT’s new GPT-4o image generation model left even jaded AI wa

This 6-core, 12-threaded Zen 5 architecture chip is great for mid-range gaming.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-ryzen-5-9600x-hits-all-time-low-price




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Article URL: https://blog.kilocode.ai/p/kilo-code-speedrunning-open-source-coding-ai
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Article URL: https://github.com/medialab/xan/blob/master/docs/LOVE_LETTER.md
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43484382
Points: 218
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https://github.com/medialab/xan/blob/master/docs/LOVE_LETTER.md

Article URL: https://pgdog.dev/blog/sharding-pgvector
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Points: 49
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Points: 322
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Article URL: https://9to5google.com/2025/03/26/google-android-aosp-developement-private/
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https://9to5google.com/2025/03/26/google-android-aosp-developement-private/

Article URL: https://www.reversinglabs.com/blog/malicious-npm-patch-delivers-reverse-shell
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43484845
Points: 118
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https://www.reversinglabs.com/blog/malicious-npm-patch-delivers-reverse-shell
Article URL: https://openai.github.io/openai-agents-python/mcp/
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Points: 257
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Points: 42
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Article URL: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/how-delete-your-23andme-data
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Points: 70
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Points: 67
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The Dyson V15 cordless vacuum tackles even the grimiest corners of my busy household, and it's down to the lowest price I've seen this year. https://www.cnet.com/deals/i-cant-recommend-this-dyson-vacuum-enough-and-its-20-off-for-amazons-big-spring-sale/#ftag=CADf328eec

This could be my recession-era reality check. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/taxes/tax-refund-eggs-inflation-recession-indicator/#ftag=CADf328eec

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy head up a 156-man field at the Memorial Park Golf Course. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/texas-childrens-houston-open-2025-tv-schedule-today-how-to-watch-stream-all-the-pga-tour-golf-from-anywhere/#ftag=CADf328eec

The latest affordable phones from Samsung, which were unveiled during MWC, get new displays, cameras and AI features. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/samsungs-galaxy-a26-and-a36-are-available-now-here-are-my-first-impressions/#ftag=CADf328eec

If you're looking for a new multivitamin, take advantage of Amazon's Big Spring Sale to snag this discount on my longtime favorite women's multivitamin. https://www.cnet.com/deals/ive-taken-multivitamin-every-day-over-2-years-now-15-off-amazon-spring-sale/#ftag=CADf328eec

The Streambar SE is compact and offers surprisingly good sound for its small size. Plus, it's 14% off at Amazon for its Big Spring Sale. https://www.cnet.com/deals/rokus-mini-soundbar-sounded-even-better-than-i-anticipated-and-its-on-sale-for-86-during-amazons-spring-sale/#ftag=CADf328eec

This compact, versatile multitool is part of every go-bag I put together, and it's $4 off at Amazon's Big Spring Sale event. https://www.cnet.com/deals/my-all-time-favorite-multitool-for-emergencies-is-on-sale-for-amazons-big-spring-sale/#ftag=CADf328eec

Samsung's QLED TVs will be available in sizes up to 115 inches and promise more AI enhancements and some big prices. https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/samsungs-2025-televisions-get-more-more-huge-more-8k-and-more-ai/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are some hints -- and the answers -- for Connections for March 27, #655. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-hints-answers-and-help-for-march-27-655/#ftag=CADf328eec

The path for current student loans is uncertain, but forgiveness options look even less likely for future borrowers. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/loans/student-loan-forgiveness-may-wither-in-the-courts-says-this-expert-what-you-can-do-now/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle No. 1,377 for March 27. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-wordle-hints-answer-and-help-for-march-27-1377/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle No. 389, for March 27. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-strands-hints-answers-and-help-for-march-27-389/#ftag=CADf328eec

Season 3 reintroduces the original Warzone map, old mechanics and a new event. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/warzones-verdansk-map-returns-heres-the-release-roadmap/#ftag=CADf328eec

I paid full price for my tiny but powerful home diffuser, but you don’t have to. The JCloud scent machine is $166 during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale. https://www.cnet.com/deals/my-favorite-scent-machine-transformed-my-space-into-a-springtime-oasis-and-its-15-off-at-amazon/#ftag=CADf328eec

The iPhone 17 Pro has again been tipped to get 8K video recording powers. But I'd rather see it get these video-friendly features.

The blogger whose insights into Nvidia led to it losing $600B market capitalization in a single day says CoreWeave is the “WeWork of AI”.

Ninkear MBOX 8 Pro is a modular mini PC with a bold storage experiment that challenges conventional design, but its practicality remains uncertain.

Nintendo also teases changes are coming in an October update

Technology has shaped human knowledge for centuries. Generative AI is set to transform it yet again.

Mojang Studios is testing a variety of new features for a future Minecraft update, including presets for creating flat worlds and a better way to find your friends.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/minecraft/minecraft-flat-world-presets-and-locator-bar-testing

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass will soon be offering more benefits for free-to-play games like Call of Duty: Warzone.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-game-pass-ultimate-free-to-play-benefits-april-2025

Microsoft is rolling out a new account sign in experience to over one billion users over the next month. The new experience has a modernized design and is optimized to be used without a password.

Rebellion's new open-world survival game Atomfall is here, but is the Game Pass title as good as we hoped it'd be? Here's what reviews say.

Obsidian Entertainment has just released a new patch for Pillars of Eternity and announced it will add a new turn-based combat mode for the game later this year.

Microsoft is currently testing a pair of new apps — including one that the company previously decided to stop using due to a lack of interest.
The two new apps are People and File Search. If “People” rings a bell, it should: People is a decades-old app that Microsoft originally launched for Windows 8, then gave up on. Now, it’s back.
Though the ne

Two of the most privacy-forward online services are partnering up to help users break free of the hold Big Tech has on your data. Vivaldi and Proton VPN have announced a partnership that will see the ultra-popular VPN integrated directly into the Vivaldi desktop browser.

Grab Crucial's 2TB T705 (heatsink version) for $259, one of its lowest prices.

A Chinese tech channel uncovered another fake RTX 4090 featuring a GA102 die inside. The card was allegedly bought for a mere $530, but it showed no visible damage or marks outside that would suggest the GPU was modified. Closer inspection reveals how far scammers will go to attempt to dupe people.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/gpu-scam-res

The navigation app Waze is dropping Google Assistant support for iPhones, citing "ongoing difficulties" with integrating the service. The company says it plans on replacing it with an "enhanced voice integration solution" at some point in the future. Google Assistant will still work for Android users.
This is happening a full year after iPhone user

Amazon has updated Kindles with a new way to navigate books. While nothing will recapture the tactile pleasure of physical page turn buttons, anyone with a Kindle running Version 5.18.1 of Amazon's software will now be able to double-tap the side or back of their e-reader to turn pages.
"Double Tap to Page Turn" can be turned on

Samsung just released a spate of new QLED TVs, after teasing the lineup at CES. The Neo QLED line is the first to feature the company’s Vision AI platform. This allows for new personali

Codemasters' Formula 1 franchise is back for another lap. Publisher EA says the tracks in F1 2025 have a more realistic look and feel, thanks to LiDAR scanning. The new installment arrives on May 30.
Although EA didn't offer much detail about LiDAR's use, we can safely assume it involved high-resolution 3D scans of real-world tracks to make them as close

In this segment of Tech Therapy, Bridget and Scott discuss the AI Slop phenomenon. https://www.cnet.com/videos/stuck-in-an-ai-slop-bubble-tech-therapy/#ftag=CADf328eec

As Black Ops 6 gets its next massive chunk of seasonal content, Warzone players will experience some mandatory offline time. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/black-ops-6-season-3-releasing-early-warzone-offline-for-24-hours/#ftag=CADf328eec

What's scary is how much we don't know. If you're worried about data privacy, think about deleting your data now. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/23andme-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-what-will-happen-to-your-data/#ftag=CADf328eec

In this segment of Tech Therapy, Scott discusses what he likes and dislikes about the iPad 11th Gen https://www.cnet.com/videos/ipad-11th-gen-is-a-breath-of-fresh-air/#ftag=CADf328eec

Some devices, including Samsung TVs, will benefit from the format, which is a rival to Dolby Vision. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/netflix-adds-hdr10-format-for-subscribers-with-premium-accounts/#ftag=CADf328eec

The Earfun Air Pro 4's solid noise cancellation helps me read in my noisy house, and they're 38% off during Amazon's Big Spring Sale. https://www.cnet.com/deals/these-earfun-earbuds-impressed-me-with-their-performance-and-theyre-down-to-60-for-amazons-spring-sale/#ftag=CADf328eec

From hanging out the back of a speeding car to tackling freezing conditions, here's how I shot a photo feature in wintry northern Sweden. https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/i-took-my-leica-to-photograph-cars-in-the-arctic-these-are-my-pro-tips/#ftag=CADf328eec

Cricut may have just released its new Maker 4 cutting machine, but there's a better option. And right now it's on sale during Amazon's Spring Sale. https://www.cnet.com/deals/i-have-used-every-cricut-there-is-and-the-one-i-recommend-most-is-50-off-on-amazon/#ftag=CADf328eec

Using ChatGPT has gone better than I expected for my NCAA basketball tournament pool. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/ai-picked-my-march-madness-bracket-and-now-im-leading-my-pool/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here's everything coming to both resorts in 2025 and beyond as Disneyland gets ready to kick off its 70th birthday. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/disney-world-and-disneyland-first-look-at-buzz-lightyear-avengers-monsters-inc-and-cars-rides/#ftag=CADf328eec

The Cliq camping chair is $50 off right now for the Amazon' Big Spring Sale. https://www.cnet.com/deals/youll-never-catch-me-without-this-portable-camping-chair-nearly-40-off-for-amazons-big-spring-sale/#ftag=CADf328eec

Chill out and restore nature with this eco-themed indie game. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/spilled-is-a-cozy-game-about-cleaning-up-oil-drenched-waterways/#ftag=CADf328eec

The market remains focused on turbulent trade policies and a potential recession. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/mortgage-rate-predictions-rates-fluctuate-over-economic-uncertainty/#ftag=CADf328eec

Scott and Bridget discuss interactive spaces that blend the aesthetic of AI with physical space and mention their experiences at Meow Wolf and Disney's Galactic Starcruiser https://www.cnet.com/videos/meow-wolf-and-interactive-experiences-tech-therapy/#ftag=CADf328eec