CFPB workers are reinstated after a court order, but many still can’t work
CFPB workers are reinstated after a court order, but many still can't work CFPB workers are reinstated after a court order, but many still can’t work Terminated employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have been brought back to work in response to a judge’s order — sort of. Probationary employees (a class of […]
Google has a fix for all of the broken Chromecasts
Google has a fix for all of the broken Chromecasts Google started rolling out an update on Thursday to fix Chromecasts that suddenly lost the ability to cast. Now, it also has a fix to take care of the ones that were unexpectedly bricked after an attempted factory reset. “Everything should now function normally,” Google […]
Mark Rober’s Tesla video was more than a little weird
Mark Rober's Tesla video was more than a little weird Mark Rober’s Tesla video was more than a little weird Mark Rober’s Tesla video has kicked up a lot of reactions claiming it was fake. | Screenshot: Mark Rober Over the weekend, former NASA engineer and YouTuber Mark Rober published a video that sought to […]
Great savings on the EcoFlow Delta Pro 3, which will keep your home powered
Great savings on the EcoFlow Delta Pro 3, which will keep your home powered I don’t want to sound alarmist or anything (although I admit I’m naturally pessimistic), but the way things are going, it’s a good idea to have an extra source of power for your home in case of storms and other outages. […]
Big Tech is now slightly less silent on Trump’s tariffs
Big Tech is now slightly less silent on Trump's tariffs Big Tech is now slightly less silent on Trump’s tariffs President Donald Trump’s tariffs on goods imported from Mexico, Canada, and China are in effect, but Big Tech companies have remained mostly silent despite the potential impact tariffs could have on their businesses. I’ve written […]
Pixel 9A leaks in review videos before it’s even announced
Pixel 9A leaks in review videos before it's even announced Pixel 9A leaks in review videos before it’s even announced We’ve seen plenty of leaked Pixel 9A renders and images over the past few months, but now we have full-on videos of what looks like Google’s not-yet-announced phone. YouTubers Sahil Karoul and The Mobile Central […]
Snap’s AR Spectacles now support a virtual keyboard and GPS
Snap's AR Spectacles now support a virtual keyboard and GPS Snap’s AR Spectacles now support a virtual keyboard and GPS Snap’s AR Spectacles can now access location data so they can point you to your destination. | Screenshot: Snap Six months after introducing its fifth-generation Spectacles and the second version featuring AR capabilities, Snap has […]
Google’s Gemini AI is really good at watermark removal
Google's Gemini AI is really good at watermark removal Google’s Gemini AI is really good at watermark removal Google is shipping the latest “experimental” features of its Gemini 2.0 Flash AI model to more developers across all regions, and people are finding some concerning abilities that include editing out watermarks from photos. The company’s lightweight […]
Xbox 360 consoles can now be hacked with just a USB key
Xbox 360 consoles can now be hacked with just a USB key Xbox 360 modders have discovered a new way to get homebrew apps and games running on the console. A new software-only exploit known as BadUpdate allows you to use a USB key to hack past Microsoft’s Hypervisor protections and run unsigned code and games. […]
Google is switching legacy G Suite users to pooled Workspace storage
Google is switching legacy G Suite users to pooled Workspace storage People who are holding on to free G Suite legacy accounts will soon lose their individual storage allotment perks. In an email seen by The Verge, Google has started informing G Suite legacy free edition plan users that they will be switched to pooled […]