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I loved the Oppo Find X9 Pro in my full review, but I was still surprised at how well its camera performed against the Apple iPhone 17 Pro.
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I prefer using Skyworth's battery-powered 24-inch TV over a portable monitor, and you can get it for $60 off right now.
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Given Indonesia's population, it's likely the most consequential ban of it's kind so far.
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Plus, an update on Avengers Campus as it doubles in size.
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President Donald Trump may have a tendency to put his name on everything, but his administration decided to go with the more authoritative The White House App for his latest pursuit. Now available on the App Store and Google Play store, the official White House App claims to gives Americans "a direct line to the White House."
From the press release, the app provides "unfiltered, real-time upgrades straight from the source." In more practical terms, the White House App is a one-stop shop for official communications from the administration and more. On the app, you can find press releases, livestream announcements and even a photo gallery, along with turning on notifications so you get official communications as soon as they happen.
However, it only takes a few minutes of digging through the app to question its value. The White House App's News tab features a carousel of about 35 articles that seem suspiciously cherry-picked with articles that favor the Trump administration. In the Affordability window, the app points out year-over-year prices that have dropped for things like eggs, milk and bread, but conveniently omits the recent swell in gas prices.
In the Social tab, there's a button to "Text President Trump," which auto-populates a new text with "Greatest President Ever!" before ultimately trying to get you to sign up for a marketing blast. The press release mentioned a way to "send your voice and feedback directly to the Administration" but the app's functionality doesn't seem to promote that. Most notably, there's even a way to submit a tip to
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Two new models of Meta Ray-Ban AI glasses are on the way, and they're going to be catered towards those who use prescription lenses, according to a Bloomberg report. While these are supposed to be announced next week, Bloomberg noted that these won't be a "new generation" of Meta's smart glasses.
You can already add prescription lenses to Meta Ray-Ban's AI glasses, but the upcoming models will come in rectangular and rounded styles and will be sold through traditional prescription eyewear channels. Bloomberg didn't specify how these new glasses will differ from existing options, but noted that it's the first time Meta and Ray-Ban are releasing a pair of AI glasses specifically designed for this demographic.
The two models are likely the codenamed products Scriber and Blazer, which were first spotted by The Verge in filings with the Federal Communications Commission. The filings described the devices as production units, meaning Meta could be close to the actual product launch. Looking at the filings, it's unlikely these upcoming prescription AI glasses will have a display like the Meta Ray-Ban Displays.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerb
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It's tough to ignore the buzz of your phone when a new message arrives.
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It ain't just Fraser and Weisz: John Hannah's also back in the franchise game with 'The Mummy 4.'
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I've been a pro photographer for years. Here's how I take photos on film cameras.
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Dr. Ricky Bloomfield explains how the ring is flagging serious illness, the hidden metric tied to heart aging, and where the tech goes next.
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Stop twisting your arm to keep your hand out of the frame. Do this instead.
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 March has been an incredibly busy month for Apple, with the company unveiling more than 10 new products and accessories. We said hello to the MacBook Neo at the start of the month, and we bid farewell to the Mac Pro at the end of it.
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A look into the way Meta handles moderation suggests Community Notes aren't an effective substitute for the third-party fact-checking program it disbanded last year.
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 Apple says it has no record of a successful spyware attack against any device running Lockdown Mode, the opt-in security feature it introduced in 2022.
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Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for March 28.
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Google's AI republished sensitive info like contact information, the suit claims.
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A new study in the journal Science found that AI models are far more sycophantic than a human friend or stranger.
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Google and Apple are battling for AI dominance as Gemini expands and Siri opens up. A new breakthrough could make AI faster and cheaper.
The post Google Shipped More AI in One Day Than Most Companies Ship in a Quarter appeared first on eWEEK.
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 Amazon kicked off the Big Spring Sale this week, and with it has come big discounts across a number of Apple products. This includes all-time low prices on AirPods Pro 3, AirTag, M4 iPad Air, and more.
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The stars Arcturus, Spica and Regulus are three of the brightest in the sky.
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Looking to sign yourself or a senior family member up for phone service? Those 55 and older can save money with special phone plans.
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NEW RESOURCES Arkansas Tech University: Project to Archive Agricola Yearbooks Completed. "The first edition of the Agricola yearbook at what was then known as the Second District Agricultural School was published in […]
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NEW RESOURCES Asunción Times: Paraguay Launches Digital Platform To Preserve Linguistic Heritage. "Paraguay is taking a significant step towards preserving its linguistic heritage diversity with the introduction of DamPy, the Multilingual Audiovisual […]
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Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for March 28, No. 755.
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Verizon will waive late fees and offer flexible payment arrangements for workers affected by the partial government shutdown. The carrier has made similar offers in the past, like during the COVID-19 pandemic when it gave customers extra mobile data at no additional cost.
The Department of Homeland Security has been hit the hardest by the partial shutdown, but Verizon's offer covers any federal worker who's able to offer employment verification. Verizon says employees can call 1-800-Verizon (1-800-922-0204) to get their late fees waived and set up a payment plan.
The partial government shutdown started in February after Congress failed to pass a new DHS funding bill. The lack of funding has not affected all of DHS' sprawling organizations equally, however. While the Transportation Security Administration is no longer able to pay its employees — leading to significant delays in airport security lines over the last week — both Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection have been spared thanks to a separate funding pool established by a previous bill.
Lawmakers continued inability to fund DHS also happens to hinge on both agencies. Democratic senators and congresspeople are demanding ICE agents wear body cams and remove masks before making arrests,
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A hacking group called Handala has gained access to FBI Director Kash Patel's email account, Reuters reports. The group published content from Patel's email on their website as proof, including photos of Patel "sniffing and smoking cigars" and "making a face while taking a picture of himself in the mirror with a ?large bottle of rum."
TechCrunch was able to independently confirm that at least some of the emails Handala stole were from Patel's account by checking information used by mail delivery systems that's stored in an email's header. Several stolen emails included a cryptographic signature that linked them to Patel's account. The FBI has also separately confirmed that the Director's account was hacked. "The FBI is aware of malicious actors targeting Director Patel's personal email information, and we have taken all necessary steps to mitigate potential risks associated with this activity," the Bureau told TechCrunch. "The information in question is historical in nature and involves no government information."
The FBI is offering up to $10 million in rewards for more information about the hackers who targeted Patel's account. Handala presents as a pro-Palestinian hacking group online, but is believed to be one of several aliases used by cyberintelligence units working for the Iranian government, Reuters writes. Groups affiliated with Iran have targeted officials in the US before. In August 2024, the FBI shared that a separate group, APT42, was
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Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have a complicated history. In 2023, the two vowed to fight each other in a cage match that never happened. But by early 2025, when both were cozying up to the newly-elected President Donald Trump, they were apparently on more friendly terms.
In February of that year, Zuckerberg texted Musk approvingly about his work with the now-defunct Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). "Looks like DOGE is making progress," the Meta CEO texted. "I've got our teams on alert to take down content doxxing or threatening the people on your team. Let me know if there's anything else I can do to help."
The texts, which were published Friday in court documents as part of Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, are dated February 3, 2025. That's just a few weeks after Zuckerberg announced Meta's pivot away from content moderation in favor of "free expression." It's also the same day that a US Attorney said he would protect DOGE employees from "disgruntled" criti
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If you like 'Green Yuri,' check out Sal Jiang's new manga about a witch's foray into the magic of social media likes, thirst traps, and an enemies-to-lovers relationship with her internet troll.
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This is as far into the future of the MCU as we've seen, with one exception.
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A first-of-its-kind deal killed two offshore wind projects and reinvested the funds in fossil fuels. The next day, the nation's largest offshore wind farm started delivering power.
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A federal judge blocks the Trump administration's move against Anthropic, calling it "First Amendment retaliation" in a major AI policy clash.
The post Judge Freezes Anthropic Ban, Slams Trump Administration for ‘First Amendment Retaliation' appeared first on eWEEK.
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Mr. Musk's participation was notable because it is rare for a private citizen to be on a call between heads of state. It also suggests that Mr. Musk is back on better terms with the president.
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Live by the weed joke, die by the weed joke.
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The Swift 16 AI and Swift Go 16 AI are fast, intelligent Windows PCs that pair Copilot features with sharp OLED displays built for creative work and busy days.
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After years of rumors and countless fan-made Unreal Engine tech demos of varying quality, it sounds like we might finally be getting a ground-up remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
That's according to Nintendo insider NatetheHate, who said in the latest edition of his podcast that a remake of the seminal Nintendo 64 game would be coming to Switch 2 in the second half of 2026. The reliable tipster said he doesn't know whether Nintendo is making a 1:1 remake of the original 3D Zelda entry, or something "that's a little more free to explore design choices," adding that he was initially reluctant to share the information he'd received in case we ended up getting little more than an HD remaster. But it sounds like this is a more ambitious undertaking than that.
Ocarina of Time has of course been remastered before, with 2011's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D for the 3DS generally considered to be the best version of the game you can play today. The original 1998 game is also easily accessible via emulation through Nintendo Switch Online, but a modern remake for Switch 2 does make some sense.
For one, 2026 marks the series' 40th anniversary, and if you asked every Zelda fan alive what their favorite entry is, you can bet that OoT would feature pretty high in the final rankings. We're also getting that live-action Zelda movie next year, and Nintendo will no doubt want to make sure audiences have done their homework on the games that inspired it
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This is all a pretty good ad for Anthropic.
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 Anker's new Prime 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station has been marked down to $104.99 during Amazon's Big Spring Sale, down from $149.99, with no need for a coupon. This accessory just launched last month, and Amazon's sale today represents a new all-time low price.
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In 2029, the prestigious awards are moving from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood to downtown Los Angeles.
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The court has granted Anthropic's request for a preliminary injunction, preventing the government from banning its products for federal use and from formally labeling it as a "supply chain risk," at least for now. If you'll recall, things turned sour between the company and the Trump administration when Anthropic refused to change the terms of its contract that would allow the government to use its technology for mass surveillance and the development of autonomous weapons.
In response to Anthropic's refusal, the president ordered federal agencies to stop using Claude and the company's other services. The Defense Department also officially labeled it as a supply chain risk, which is typically reserved for entities typically based in US adversaries like China that threaten national security. In addition, department secretary Pete Hegseth warned companies that if they want to work with the government, they must sever ties with Anthropic. The AI company challenged the designation in court, calling it unlawful and in violation of free speech and its rights to due process. It asked the court to put a pause on the ban while the lawsuit is ongoing, as well.
In a court filing, the Defense Department said giving Anthropic continued access to its warfighting infrastructure would "
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 Google is improving its translation features with Gemini integration, adding AI in search and the Google Translate app. Users can expect smarter and more natural text translations, with improvements to phrases with nuanced meanings.
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Anthropic has begun previewing "auto mode" inside of Claude Code. The company describes the new feature as a middle path between the app's default behavior, which sees Claude request approval for every file write and bash command, and the "dangerously-skip-premissions" command some coders use to make the chatbot function more autonomously.
With auto mode enabled, a classifier system guides Claude, giving it permission to carry out actions it deems safe, while redirecting the chatbot to take a different approach when it determines Claude might do something risky. In designing the system, Anthropic's goal was to reduce the likelihood of Claude carrying out mass file deletions, extracting sensitive data or executing malicious code.
Of course, no system is perfect, and Anthropic warns as such. "The classifier may still allow some risky actions: for example, if user intent is ambiguous, or if Claude doesn't have enough context about your environment to know an action might create additional risk," the company writes.
Anthropic doesn't mention a specific incident as inspiration for auto mode, but the recent 13-hour AWS outage Amazon suffered after one of the company's AI tools reportedly deleted a hosting environment, was probably front of mind for the company. Amazon blamed that specific incident on human error, saying the staffer involved in the incident had "broader permissions than expected."
Team plan users can preview auto mode starting today, with the feature set to roll out to Enterprise and API users in the coming days.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/anthropic-releases-safer-claude-code-auto-mode-to-avoid-mass
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OpenAI is shutting down Sora, raising questions for users while signaling a shift toward profitability, productivity tools, and a potential IPO.
The post From 1M Downloads to Shutdown: Why OpenAI Pulled the Plug on Sora appeared first on eWEEK.
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TWEAKS AND UPDATES Hong Kong Free Press: Yahoo Hong Kong to begin ‘phased wind-down' of news business in April. "Yahoo Hong Kong's pivot to original content in 2021 allowed the company to […]
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Google Maps rolls out its biggest update in years, introducing Immersive Navigation and the AI-powered Ask Maps feature for smarter routes and real-world questions.
The post Google Maps Gets Its ‘Biggest Update in Over a Decade' With AI-Powered Navigation appeared first on eWEEK.
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Fury over Alex Pretti's killing has flooded the internet's most apolitical venues, reflecting a growing outrage over the Trump administration's crackdown.
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From its humble origins as a collection of cloud apps known as Gmail for Your Domain, Google's office suite has greatly expanded and matured over the years. Rebranded multiple times as Google Apps, G Suite, and finally Google Workspace, it's now a full-scope productivity and collaboration suite with subscription plans for organizations ranging from the smallest businesses through the largest enterprises.
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