I have been recommending people buy whatever Brother laser printer is on sale for three years now, and no one has ever gotten mad at me about it. My own Brother laser printer, whose model number I no longer remember and do not care about, has been operating flawlessly for …
Read More »Google’s new AI tech may know when your house will burn down
Wildfires are becoming an increasingly common threat worldwide. Record-breaking burns from Australia to the Amazon to the United States are devastating the environment. The deadly wildfires that raged across Los Angeles in January were estimated to have caused more than $250 billion in damages. Current satellite imagery is often low resolution, …
Read More »Motorola’s first Edge 60 phone feels like canvas
Motorola announced the first phone in its midrange Edge 60 series, which ships with a novel twist: a faux-canvas finish. The Edge 60 Fusion looks the part otherwise, with its molded camera module and surprisingly slim body, but the basic specs match the low price tag — just £299.99 (around …
Read More »Trump advisor reportedly used personal Gmail for ‘sensitive’ military discussions
Last week, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz inadvertently invited a journalist to a Signal chat discussing a planned military strike. Today, a new Washington Post report says that he has also discussed “sensitive military positions and powerful weapons systems relating to an ongoing conflict,” using his personal Gmail account. Waltz, …
Read More »Visible’s Plus Pro plan puts Verizon’s Unlimited Welcome to shame
Visible, the budget wireless brand owned by Verizon, is offering a new premium plan that looks like a heck of a deal compared to its parent company’s offerings. This new Plus Pro plan also comes without throttling. Many lower-cost carrier plans and MVNOs tend to offer a certain allotment of …
Read More »Emergency Chrome security update amid cyber espionage threats
Google Chrome is the most popular browser in the world, and it is used by billions of people. However, its widespread usage also makes it a prime target for bad actors who exploit various methods, such as malicious extensions, phishing links and fake websites. The latest attack involves hackers exploiting …
Read More »A shady, shuttered tech bootcamp may be sneaking back online
A year and a half ago, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) worked with state attorneys general to shut down Prehired, a shady tech sales bootcamp program that a court said deceptively saddled students with millions of dollars in loans. Now, as the federal watchdog is being dismantled by Elon …
Read More »Save loved ones’ voicemails with Android
I still remember when my dad passed away; one of the most precious things I had left of him were the voicemails he had left on my phone. Preserving those messages became incredibly important to me, as they were a tangible connection to his voice and love. If you’re in …
Read More »ChatGPT’s improved image generation is now available for free
CEO Sam Altman announced on X that the image generation update has “now rolled out to all free users.” There are usage limits, though ChatGPT itself doesn’t elaborate — saying only that free users have “limited access” to image generation. Altman has previously posted that the free tier would get …
Read More »SpaceX, Blue Origin, Boeing and more: all the news on the 2025 space race
BOCA CHICA BEACH, TEXAS – MARCH 06: SpaceX Starship Flight 8 prepares for takeoff from Orbital Launch Pad A at Boca Chica beach on March 06, 2025 in Boca Chica Beach, Texas. The SpaceX Starship Flight 8 test launched and successfully caught its booster upon descent. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty …
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