“The romantic partner of Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes has launched a start-up that sounds eerily similar to the venture that landed his girlfriend behind bars,” writes The Daily Beast. He’s incorporated “Haemanthus” in Delaware a year and a half ago (though the company operates out of his neighborhood in Austin), according to the New York
Read MoreBack in 2000, Slashdot founder CmdrTaco marked the 4th anniversary of Jennifer Ringley’s pioneering “JenniCam” livestream (saying “It sure beats the Netscape FishCam. It’s nuts how Jenni’s little cam became such a fixture on The Internet…”) But a new article in the Washington Post remembers how “Once, Ringley looked directly into the camera and held
Read MoreBack in 2000, Slashdot founder CmdrTaco marked the 4th anniversary of Jennifer Ringley’s pioneering “JenniCam” livestream (saying “It sure beats the Netscape FishCam. It’s nuts how Jenni’s little cam became such a fixture on The Internet…”) But a new article in the Washington Post remembers how “Once, Ringley looked directly into the camera and held
Read MoreBack in 2000, Slashdot founder CmdrTaco marked the 4th anniversary of Jennifer Ringley’s pioneering “JenniCam” livestream (saying “It sure beats the Netscape FishCam. It’s nuts how Jenni’s little cam became such a fixture on The Internet…”) But a new article in the Washington Post remembers how “Once, Ringley looked directly into the camera and held
Read MoreBack in 2000, Slashdot founder CmdrTaco marked the 4th anniversary of Jennifer Ringley’s pioneering “JenniCam” livestream (saying “It sure beats the Netscape FishCam. It’s nuts how Jenni’s little cam became such a fixture on The Internet…”) But a new article in the Washington Post remembers how “Once, Ringley looked directly into the camera and held
Read MoreChungin Lee used ChatGPT to help write the essay that got him into Columbia University — and then “proceeded to use generative artificial intelligence to cheat on nearly every assignment,” reports New York magazine’s blog Intelligencer: As a computer-science major, he depended on AI for his introductory programming classes: “I’d just dump the prompt into
Read MorePope Leo XIV speaking to the College of Cardinals on May 10th. | Photo by Simone Risoluti – Vatican Media via Vatican Pool / Getty Images As Pope Leo XIV laid out his vision for the papacy in an address to the College of Cardinals, he also explained why he picked his papal name. Incredibly,
Read MoreAmazon continues to unveil aggressive Apple deals, with today’s iMac discount on the current M4 model delivering a new record low price. Get an M4 iMac at a record low price – Image credit: Apple Today’s $242 weekend discount applies to the blue 24-inch iMac with an M4 chip with an 8-core GPU, 16GB of
Read MoreInspired by researchers who’d bribed people to use Microsoft’s Bing for two weeks (and found some wanted to keep using it), a Washington Post tech columnist also tried it — and reported it “felt like quitting coffee.” “The first few days, I was jittery. I kept double searching on Google and DuckDuckGo, the non-Google web
Read MoreMore than 25 years after the first Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater put skateboarding games on the map, developers are still finding new ways to explore skating in video games, especially in 2025. Skateboarding fans are about to have some promising new games to play, with Activision’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 remake releasing
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority With every passing year, the cameras on a smartphone become almost as important as the smartphone itself. People know that pretty much any phone can do the “phone” things they need, but not just any device can be the best camera phone on the market. As such, in
Read MoreHelloFresh’s organic meal kit Green Chef offers straightforward, refreshing simplicity.
Read MoreHelloFresh’s organic meal kit Green Chef offers straightforward, refreshing simplicity.
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority We recently published our Team AA daily drivers article, which looks at the phones we use every day. Are you curious about the phones your fellow readers are using, though? Well, this article is for you. We dug into Google Analytics to reveal the most popular phones you, our
Read MorePlus: Oura’s new metabolic features, Whoop releases new bands, and Samsung’s Wallet gets Tap to Transfer cash.
Read MoreGoogle Photos is, without a doubt, one of Google’s best apps/services. It’s my photo library app of choice, housing 10+ years of pictures, videos, and random screenshots I’ve collected after over a decade of use. Paired with some pretty great photo-editing tools, it’s one of those Google apps I don’t know what I’d do without.
Read MoreLongtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Earth.com: McDermitt Caldera in Oregon is attracting attention for what could be one of the largest lithium deposits ever identified in the United States. Many view it as a potential boost for domestic battery production, while local communities voice concern over the impact on wildlife and cultural
Read MoreLongtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Earth.com: McDermitt Caldera in Oregon is attracting attention for what could be one of the largest lithium deposits ever identified in the United States. Many view it as a potential boost for domestic battery production, while local communities voice concern over the impact on wildlife and cultural
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Using AI can be a double-edged sword, according to new research from Duke University. While generative AI tools may boost productivity for some, they might also secretly damage your professional reputation. On Thursday, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) published a study showing
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Using AI can be a double-edged sword, according to new research from Duke University. While generative AI tools may boost productivity for some, they might also secretly damage your professional reputation. On Thursday, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) published a study showing
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Using AI can be a double-edged sword, according to new research from Duke University. While generative AI tools may boost productivity for some, they might also secretly damage your professional reputation. On Thursday, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) published a study showing
Read MoreCredit: Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority The Samsung Galaxy Ring is a pretty awesome wearable. In fact, it is likely the best smart ring out there, but boy, is it pricey! If you’re getting one, you might want to try to catch a good deal. Actual discounts are rare for this product, but here’s a
Read MoreSmartwatches have come along way since the first Apple Watch arrived on the scene more than a decade ago. However, despite how ubiquitous they’ve become, they’re still nowhere near as discrete — or long-lasting — as a smart ring like the Samsung Galaxy Ring. Thankfully, if you’re looking to ditch the watch, Samsung’s first-gen smart
Read MoreSmartwatches have come along way since the first Apple Watch arrived on the scene more than a decade ago. However, despite how ubiquitous they’ve become, they’re still nowhere near as discrete — or long-lasting — as a smart ring like the Samsung Galaxy Ring. Thankfully, if you’re looking to ditch the watch, Samsung’s first-gen smart
Read MoreCredit: Nintendo Nintendo has made a few changes to its user agreement policy. Over 100 edits were made to the document. The most significant change gives the company the right to permanently render your Nintendo device unusable. Although the Switch 2 will use emulation for the sake of backwards compatibility, Nintendo is not a fan
Read More