Technics AZ100 earbuds review: audiophiles and multitaskers unite
Technics AZ100 earbuds review: audiophiles and multitaskers unite It can be surprisingly daunting to follow up on a great pair of earbuds. The objective is to make improvements wherever possible without sacrificing anything that people loved about the previous set. Thatâs where Technics found itself with the $299.99 EAH-AZ100 earbuds, which it announced at CES […]
Google’s Android-based earthquake detector had a false alarm
Google's Android-based earthquake detector had a false alarm Google’s Android-based earthquake detector had a false alarm Google has disabled its Android earthquake detection feature in Brazil after many smartphone users in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro received false emergency alerts on Friday morning, Android Police reports. The alerts of a nonexistent 5.5 magnitude earthquake […]
Trump administration adds anti-trans notices to restored websites
Trump administration adds anti-trans notices to restored websites President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered federal agencies like the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to add disclaimers railing against “gender ideology” to pages restored by a recent court order, The Washington Post reported. The notice reads: Per a court […]
WhatsApp is getting themed chat bubbles
WhatsApp is getting themed chat bubbles WhatsApp is turning up the customization features for chats by including new theme options, custom colors for chat bubbles, and a bunch of new wallpapers to choose from. A new blog post says the feature is rolling out now and will be available globally “over the coming weeks.” There […]
Treasury inspector general will investigate DOGE payments access
Treasury inspector general will investigate DOGE payments access Two government watchdogs will investigate the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to sensitive Treasury payments systems, they confirmed in letters to Congress. In a letter to Senate Democrats, Treasury Deputy Inspector General Loren Sciurba said that the office opened an audit into the Bureau of Fiscal Service’s […]
Instagram starts testing new button that might downrank comments
Instagram starts testing new button that might downrank comments Instagram is beginning to test a button that “gives people a private way to signal that they don’t feel good about that particular comment,” Instagram boss Adam Mosseri says in a post on Threads. The button, based on a screenshot from a Threads user, is a […]
Small businesses are already feeling Trump’s tariffs
Small businesses are already feeling Trump's tariffs Small businesses are already feeling Trump’s tariffs President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico are presented by the president and his boosters as a boon to American businesses. If products from China are more expensive, the argument goes, then people will instead buy from counterparts based […]
Kagi’s search engine adds a more private way to search
Kagi's search engine adds a more private way to search Kagi’s search engine adds a more private way to search The paid search engine Kagi has added an even more private way to search. The new feature, called Privacy Pass, lets you make searches without having them traced back to you. Privacy Pass is based […]
Elon Musk: agent of chaos
Elon Musk: agent of chaos Itâs hard to think of a time when a single figure has been so central to seemingly everything in the way that Elon Musk is right now. Musk is overseeing and overhauling the federal government, while bending it toward his own financial gain. Heâs also ubiquitous in the artificial intelligence […]
Open-source code repository says ‘far-right forces’ are behind massive spam attacks
Open-source code repository says 'far-right forces' are behind massive spam attacks Open-source code repository says ‘far-right forces’ are behind massive spam attacks The open-source code repository Codeberg has blamed the far right for a recent campaign of abuse and harassment across its systems. “Projects advocating tolerance and equal rights” were subjected to spam campaigns using […]