Republished on June 15 with new red flags for smartphone users to beware. Attacks on iPhone and Android users surged more than 700% this month, with malicious texts targeting multiple cities and states. Following alerts from police forces across the country, the FBI has now confirmed the latest warning and stepped in. This threat comes directly from China, and you need to delete all these texts immediately. As I reported earlier this week, the infamous unpaid toll texts that have plagued American smartphone users for more than a year “have seen a significant decline recently. But the DMV texts that…
A raft of headlines will suddenly worry Gmail users, as a researcher proves that a user’s private phone number can be “brute-forced” from their Google account using just their Gmail address. So, do you need to delete the phone number on your account? The answer is yes, there’s one account…
For many, Game Freak is synonymous with Pokémon, but their upcoming game Beast of Reincarnation looks to shatter that preconception. Set in the far-off future, Beast of Reincarnation looks similar to something like NieR: Automata by way of Sekiro. In short, an ostentatious action game with a fascinating setting and…
In case you missed Saturday’s NYT Mini Crossword puzzle, you can find the answers here: It’s not quite Sunday yet, but the New York Times releases its Sunday crossword puzzles on Saturday afternoon, so here we are. It’s a bite-sized Mini Crossword we have to solve today, but not without…
The rumors, teases, and unofficial statements are over. Recently announced UFC Hall-of-Famer Amanda Nunes is returning to the Octagon, and her plan is to challenge the winner of the UFC 316 co-main event to regain her women’s bantamweight title. In a Q&A with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto on Friday, the eve…
The FBI and major technology players — including Google — issued a new warning Thursday, as cybercriminals exploit smart devices connected to home networks. These bad actors “gain unauthorized access to home networks,” the bureau says, “with malicious software” that is either preloaded or downloaded once connected at home. The…
It feels like it’s been at least two months since the last UFC PPV. In reality, it’s been less than a month. UFC 315 was on May 10. Perhaps it seems as though it’s been such a long time because the cards between then and now have been pretty lackluster.…
Before we get to today’s NYT Mini crossword hints, clues and answers, here are Tuesday’s: Wondering what nickname might drop “-uel?” Not sure what San Francisco might be like during the summer? Don’t worry, because I’m here to help you with extra hints and the answers for today’s NYT Mini…
Looking for Monday’s Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here: It’s not my normal day for Strands but my colleague Paul Tassi has found himself indisposed. I’m hopping in for the night because somebody has to help uncover these words! Let’s solve this Strands! Strands is the…
In April 2025, Hugging Face acquired Pollen Robotics, a France-based company that develops humanoid robots, including Reachy 2. This marks a milestone in the convergence of generative AI and robotics, known as physical AI. This article analyzes the strategic reasons behind Hugging Face’s acquisition of Pollen Robotics. The Advantage of…
As part of Netflix’s big self-congratulatory preview show, TUDUM, the live showcase just revealed the long-awaited release date for Stranger Things season 5, its final season. Or rather release dates, plural. Netflix has been doing this with all its biggest shows recently, but this time it’s a triple-header. The last…
Caleb Plant vs. Armando Resendiz will headline a Premier Boxing Champions show on Prime Video on Saturday night from Las Vegas. On a pretty slow weekend for combat sports, the card has a chance to steal a piece of fight fans’ attention. In case you’re interested, here’s how you can…
In one fell swoop, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has largely revolutionized much of what astronomers know about the formation and assembly of the earliest galaxies in the cosmos. Webb has not only pushed back the tape of galaxy formation, but even mainstream observational astronomers now realize that their models…
In case you missed Wednesday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here: The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper’s larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles…
The original 1984 Apple Macintosh — which stood more than 13 inches high and weighed 16.5 pounds — was anything but portable, at least by today’s standards. The same can hardly be said of a teeny new functional replica of the iconic computer. It’s about the size of a matchbox,…
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