Laptops keep getting more expensive. Many of my favorite laptops to recommend for budget-conscious shoppers are hundreds more today than they were six months ago. Then there’s the HP OmniBook 5 to save the day. Don’t let the retail price of $1,300 throw you off, either. This configuration has a 14-inch OLED screen, 16 GB…
Two Polish security researchers wanted to find out how vulnerable their country’s internet was to potential cyberattacks and quickly found that thousands of public agencies and websites were at risk of being hacked. At the Def Con cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas on Friday, security researchers Robert Kruczek and Kamil Szczurowski said they wanted to…
Google wants Maps to become less of a navigation app and more of a personal assistant. New AI capabilities in Ask Maps can help users find restaurants, prepare food orders, compare hotels, discover events, and surface personalized recommendations using context from connected Google services. The experience can carry out several steps on a user’s behalf,…
TL;DR: The latest Stuff Your Kindle Day takes place on Aug. 5-8. Stuff Your E-Reader, hosted by Indie Author Collective, is offering free books in a variety of subgenres. We’re not in the habit of complaining about free giveaways, but if there is one thing that bothers us about Stuff Your Kindle Days, it’s that…
It’s still sweltering out there for many Americans. We’ve been testing fans for far longer than just this summer, and while historically this is one of the worst times of the year to try to save money on anything “cooling,” a few of our top picks are on sale. If you could use some extra…
Since the advent of the internet, there has been a dedicated digital art community that’s all about creating through computing. Wacom, a Japanese company founded in 1983, is considered one of the longstanding leaders in this sector. One of the oldest producers of graphics tablets in the world, Wacom has spent the last few years…
The OnePlus 10T has reached the end of its guaranteed security-support window, but that does not mean owners need to stop using it immediately. OnePlus lists Aug. 1 as the end of the device’s product security update period. That means future vulnerabilities affecting the 10T may no longer receive manufacturer-provided fixes, increasing risk the longer…
We’re getting closer to the New Moon, so the Moon’s visibility will drop significantly over the coming nights. Keep reading to find out what, if anything, you can spot tonight. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Saturday, Aug. 8, NASA’s Daily Moon Guide tracker tells us the Moon phase is in Waning Crescent phase,…
For the first time, an artificial intelligence system has created a series of previously unknown viruses capable of infecting and eliminating certain types of bacteria. This breakthrough opens up new possibilities for combating bacterial resistance. However, it also raises concerns about the potential misuse of this technology to design biological weapons. For several years now,…
OpenAI said Friday it has suspended work on some aspects of its upcoming model Astra after an internal review found it had made significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity — enough to warrant concern over its capabilities. OpenAI said in a blog post Friday that this model, which is still in development, reached its…
