Oregon joins Minnesota, California, and New York in giving consumers and repair shops more control over device repairs. | Image: iFixit Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has now signed one of the strongest US right-to-repair bills into law after it passed the state legislature several weeks ago by an almost 3-to-1 margin. Oregon’s SB 1596 will
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Brazilian anti-piracy campaign ‘Operation 404’ has taken down many pirate sites and services over the past five years, but criminal prosecutions have been scarce. This week, anti-piracy group ALIANZA announced a “historic” victory: The operator of pirate IPTV service “Flash IPTV” was sentenced to more than five
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is working on a “Tab Declutter” feature for Chrome on Android. Tabs that have been unused for a long time will be archived. You’ll be able to restore or delete archived tabs from an archived tabs list. Is Chrome on your Android phone being overrun by tabs you
Read MoreThe U.S. State Department has offered up to $10 million for information on the “Blackcat” ransomware gang who hit the UnitedHealth Group’s tech unit and snarled insurance payments across America. From a report: “The ALPHV Blackcat ransomware-as-a-service group compromised computer networks of critical infrastructure sectors in the United States and worldwide,” the department said in
Read MoreThe new M3-powered MacBook Air is faster than its predecessor with GPU upgrades. | Image: Apple It’s a good day for Apple deals. Not only can you get $150 off the Apple Vision Pro for the first time, but the new MacBook Air, released earlier this month, is already $100 off at Amazon and B&H
Read MorePhil Schiller is Apple’s biggest defender of Apple’s ecosystem, a profile into the Apple Fellow declares, with the executive publicly beating the drum to maintain the vision of co-founder Steve Jobs. Phil Schiller, Apple Fellow Apple’s many regulatory and legal scrapes about the App Store, including its long-running battle against Epic Games and having to
Read MoreCredit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Multiple pictures of alleged dummy units of the iPhone 16 series have surfaced online, hinting at some key updates. The Pro iPhones could be getting bigger screen sizes, while the non-Pro iPhones seem to be getting a new camera layout. All models of the iPhone 16 series could feature
Read MoreThe Apple Vision Pro is now $200 off at Amazon-owned Woot, reflecting the first material discount we’ve seen on the headset. Apple Vision Pro is on sale, but the only while supplies last. Amazon-owned Woot initially launched a $150 price drop on the Apple Vision Pro earlier today, but the retailer has since increased the
Read MoreThe red Snapdragon X Elite reference design laptop Qualcomm used to show off the games. | Image: Qualcomm If you read my scoop last week, I bet you’ve been wondering — how well could a Snapdragon chip actually run Windows games? At the 2024 Game Developers Conference, the company claimed Arm could run those titles
Read MoreGlobal bank messaging network SWIFT is planning a new platform in the next one to two years to connect the wave of central bank digital currencies now in development to the existing finance system, it has told Reuters. From the report: The move, which would be one of the most significant yet for the nascent
Read MoreMicrosoft has announced a private preview of Copilot in Azure SQL Database, an AI assistant that improves productivity in the Azure portal by offering natural language to SQL conversion, along with self-help for database administration. Microsoft announced the preview on March 21. To sign up for the preview, users can request access. To read this
Read MoreThough this isn’t quite what Twitch will soon ban, it’s another example from Morgpie of her ability to push Twitch’s guideline boundaries | Image: Twitch / Morgpie The latest update to Twitch’s community guidelines is oddly specific. According to the update, starting March 29th, “content that focuses on intimate body parts for a prolonged period
Read MoreImage: Vjeran Pavic GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ+ media advocacy group, claims that Meta’s content moderation system is allowing an “epidemic of anti-transgender hate” to flourish on its platform. A new report published by the group says Meta has allowed dozens of anti-trans posts — including ones that call for violence against private individuals —
Read MoreA lawsuit against Apple complaining about instant transfer fees and the company’s alleged distrust in cryptocurrency has been dismissed by the case’s judge, with major flaws sending the suit back to the drawing board. A Bitcoin coin In November 2023, a group of Venmo and Square Cash users attempted to take on Apple, alleging that
Read More[eBender] was travelling India with friends, when one got sick. Unable to find a thermometer anywhere during COVID, they finally ended up in a hospital. After being evacuated back home, [eBender] hatched an idea to create a portable gadget featuring a few travel essentials: the ability to measure body temperature and heart rate, a power
Read MoreAs it rolls out its stunning new 2024 smart TV line, Samsung must have some stock to shift. The winner is you, the consumer, as the brand is giving away 65-inch 4K smart TVs as a free gift when you purchase one of the latest models, saving you almost $450. The deal is as good
Read MoreThe amount of hydropower generated in the Western US last year was the lowest it’s been in more than two decades — and 2024 isn’t looking much better. From a report: Hydropower generation in the region fell by 11 percent during the 2022-2023 water year compared to the year prior, according to preliminary data from
Read MoreThe first-gen Superlight isn’t the latest model, but it remains a standout gaming mouse at $60 off. | Image: Logitech These days, there are ample options to consider when choosing a gaming mouse — we should know, having put together a detailed guide to some of the best available. That said, not everyone needs the
Read MorePew Research: It’s been more than a year since ChatGPT’s public debut set the tech world abuzz. And Americans’ use of the chatbot is ticking up: 23% of U.S. adults say they have ever used it, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in February, up from 18% in July 2023. The February survey
Read MoreA British court has ruled that Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won’t get the death penalty, giving the WikiLeaks founder a partial victory in his long legal battle over the site’s publication of classified American documents. From a report: Two High Court judges
Read MoreCredit: Joe Hindy / Android Authority Google Chat is finally introducing a voice messages feature. The update will roll out over the course of the next month to users on certain Enterprise tiers. The ability to send voice messages will initially only be available on Chat mobile. Google Chat, the business-focused messaging app, just announced
Read MoreScientists say that these fields bear a ‘striking’ resemblance to those around the black hole in the centre of another distant galaxy, M87. Read more: First view of magnetic fields around black hole in our galaxy
Read MoreCredit: Xfinity Xfinity Mobile is launching revamped Unlimited plans. Unlimited plans start at $40 per line, with $25 per line for four lines. Unlimited and Unlimited Plus now offer more premium data. Two years ago, Xfinity Mobile introduced two new Unlimited plans (Unlimited Intro and Unlimited Plus). Now the company is revamping its Unlimited plans
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Google has revealed that Circle to Search is now coming to more Pixel devices. The feature will also come to more Samsung phones as part of the One UI 6.1 update. Google debuted Circle to Search on the Samsung Galaxy S24 series before bringing the feature to the Pixel
Read MoreThe U.S. Air Force paid for a test version of an AI-powered chatbot to assist in intelligence and surveillance tasks as part of a $1.2 million deal, according to internal Air Force documents obtained by 404 Media. From the report: The news provides more insight into what military agencies are currently exploring using AI for,
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