President Donald Trump kicked off the first day of his presidency by signing a flurry of executive actions, including halting enforcement of the TikTok ban and rolling back the Biden administration’s artificial intelligence order. Having already run the country once before, Trump entered the presidency with the goal of hitting the ground running, having already
Read MoreA “decision science partner” at a seed-stage venture fund (who is also a cognitive-behavioral decision science author and professional poker player) explored what happens when GPT-4 Turbo converses with conspiracy theorists: Researchers have struggled for decades to develop techniques to weaken the grip of conspiracy theories and cult ideology on adherents. This is why a
Read MoreA “decision science partner” at a seed-stage venture fund (who is also a cognitive-behavioral decision science author and professional poker player) explored what happens when GPT-4 Turbo converses with conspiracy theorists: Researchers have struggled for decades to develop techniques to weaken the grip of conspiracy theories and cult ideology on adherents. This is why a
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority HONOR has confirmed that it will offer seven years of Android updates for its flagship Magic products. This puts the smartphone company in league with major competitors such as Samsung and Google. The company confirmed the first device to gain this policy will be the HONOR Magic 7 Pro.
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority HONOR has confirmed that it will offer seven years of Android updates for its flagship Magic products. This puts the smartphone company in league with major competitors such as Samsung and Google. The company confirmed the first device to gain this policy will be the HONOR Magic 7 Pro.
Read MoreHMD has launched the HMD Fusion X1 in collaboration with Xplora to offer extensive parental controls under a subscription model. Parents can choose to limit and restrict social media, instant messaging apps, browsing, and even screen time on the HMD Fusion X1 through the Xplora app on their own smartphone. At MWC 2025, HMD has
Read MoreThe more storage, the better, and this locker looks as good as it performs.
Read MoreApple is preparing for two more upcoming product launches, with the M4 MacBook Air expected to land very soon, followed by the iPad Air. MacBook Air The dust is barely starting to settle following the release of the iPhone 16e, and Apple is seemingly getting ready to introduce more hardware for consumers to buy. Those
Read MoreThis high-end modern cassette player is better than vintage for tape heads.
Read MoreFor the maker looking to turn their project into a business, trying to price your widget can be a bit of a conundrum. You want to share your widget with the world without going broke in the process. What if you could achieve both, letting the end user finish assembly? [PDF] While over a decade
Read MoreGoogle’s Wear OS smartwatch platform has come a long way over the years, and in 2025, it’s in pretty darn good shape. Wear OS 5 is faster, more reliable, and overall more enjoyable to use than any previous iteration of the software. As someone who bought a Samsung Galaxy Gear as soon as it was
Read MoreThe Verge is heading to Barcelona, Spain, for Mobile World Congress 2025. We’re fresh off CES, where we saw plenty of new gadgets, from TVs to gaming handhelds and smart glasses. But, as it says right in the name, MWC 2025 is more focused on… mobile stuff. And it’s for a global audience, which means
Read MoreThe Verge is heading to Barcelona, Spain, for Mobile World Congress 2025. We’re fresh off CES, where we saw plenty of new gadgets, from TVs to gaming handhelds and smart glasses. But, as it says right in the name, MWC 2025 is more focused on… mobile stuff. And it’s for a global audience, which means
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google is updating Chrome for Android to utilize more of your phone’s screen. With Chrome 135, the browser will start displaying content behind the navigation bar. Google is currently testing this change with a few users before a wider rollout. Android has long allowed apps to utilize your
Read MoreThe Verge is heading to Barcelona, Spain, for Mobile World Congress 2025. We’re fresh off CES, where we saw plenty of new gadgets, from TVs to gaming handhelds and smart glasses. But, as it says right in the name, MWC 2025 is more focused on… mobile stuff. And it’s for a global audience, which means
Read MoreThe Verge is heading to Barcelona, Spain, for Mobile World Congress 2025. We’re fresh off CES, where we saw plenty of new gadgets, from TVs to gaming handhelds and smart glasses. But, as it says right in the name, MWC 2025 is more focused on… mobile stuff. And it’s for a global audience, which means
Read MoreAdafruit managing director Phillip Torrone (also long-time Slashdot reader ptorrone) shared an interesting blog post. They’d spotted a Reddit post “detailing how someone took a 27-year-old visual basic EXE file, fed it to Claude 3.7, and watched as it reverse-engineered the program and rewrote it in Python.” It was an old Visual Basic 4 program
Read MoreAdafruit managing director Phillip Torrone (also long-time Slashdot reader ptorrone) shared an interesting blog post. They’d spotted a Reddit post “detailing how someone took a 27-year-old visual basic EXE file, fed it to Claude 3.7, and watched as it reverse-engineered the program and rewrote it in Python.” It was an old Visual Basic 4 program
Read MoreTypically, if you’re shooting 35 mm film, you’re using it in an old point-and-shoot or maybe a nice SLR. You might even make some sizeable prints if you take a particularly good shot. But you can get altogether weirder with 35 mm if you like, as [Socialmocracy] demonstrates with his “extreme sprocket hole photography” project
Read MoreNBC News reports that Utah could make history as America’s first state to ban fluoride in public water systems — even though major medical associations supporting water fluoridation: If signed into law [by the governor], HB0081 would prevent any individual or political subdivision from adding fluoride “to water in or intended for public water systems…”
Read MoreThe Google Search home screen widget recently received a customizable shortcut button that gives you quick access to a useful tool of your choice. Google appears to be prepping a more versatile version of the shortcut button that will give you access to all the available tools in a new pop-up window. The new Multi
Read MoreOwn a Bus Pirate 5? Now, it can do power glitching, thanks to [Matt Brugman’s] demo and contributions to the stock code. This is also a great demo of Bus Pirate’s capabilities and programmability! All you need is the Bus Pirate and a generic Arduino – load a glitch-vulnerable code example into the Arduino, get
Read More“Tens of thousands of users were unable to access various Microsoft programs on Saturday afternoon,” reports CNBC: “We’re investigating an issue in which users may be unable to access Outlook features and services,” Microsoft 365 Status, the official Microsoft account for 365 service incidents, said in a post on X… The number of reports that
Read MoreThe Galaxy A56 comes in a range of colors. Samsung is bringing even more AI to its line of budget-friendly phones. The new Galaxy A56, A36, and A26 now come with what the company calls “awesome intelligence,” enabling an array of new AI-powered image editing features already available with Samsung’s pricier S25 lineup. One of
Read MoreSamsung started the year strong, introducing its latest flagship hardware as it announced the Galaxy S25 series back in January. But for as much we love those kind of premium devices, it’s mid-range phones that really drive sales, and today Samsung’s got its latest batch of A-series phones to introduce. You’ve probably already heard a
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