Amazon halts plan to ban Visa credit cards in UK
Retailer delays implementation of policy as companies work on "potential solution." Enlarge (credit: Leon Neal | Getty Images) Amazon has halted a plan to ban customers using UK-issued Visa credit cards from this week, as the.....»»
Rocket Report: SpaceX focused on Starship reentry; Firefly may be for sale
"Teams are in the process of completing a follow-on propulsion system assessment." Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket launches the NROL-146 mission from California this week. (credit: SpaceX) Welcome to Edition 6.45 of the Roc.....»»
OpenAI backpedals on scandalous tactic to silence former employees
OpenAI releases employees from evil exit agreement in staff-wide memo. Enlarge / OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. (credit: JASON REDMOND / Contributor | AFP) Former and current OpenAI employees received a memo this week that the A.....»»
The ROG Ally X leaks, with twice the battery of the original and way more RAM
This handheld has more RAM than my gaming PC, though the chip stays the same. Enlarge / VideoCardz' leaked image of a ROG Ally X, seemingly having gone through the JPG blender a couple times. (credit: VideoCardz) Asus' R.....»»
After you die, your Steam games will be stuck in legal limbo
So much for your descendants posthumously clearing out that massive backlog... Enlarge / But... but I was just about to check out Tacoma. (credit: Getty Images) With Valve's Steam gaming platform approaching the US drink.....»»
Product showcase: Alert – Data breach detector for your email, credit card, and ID
Compared to the last quarter of 2023, data breaches rose from 81M to 435M in Q1 2024. That’s a 5-fold increase in just a few months. One of the most common ways data breaches happen is through apps like Facebook or Instagram, which collect a lot of.....»»
“Unacceptable”: Spotify bricking Car Thing devices in Dec. without refunds
Spotify stopped making Car Things in July 2022 but kept selling them. Enlarge (credit: Spotify) Owners of Spotify's soon-to-be-bricked Car Thing device are begging the company to open-source the gadgets to save some the.....»»
Crooks plant backdoor in software used by courtrooms around the world
It's unclear how the malicious version of JAVS Viewer came to be. Enlarge (credit: JAVS) A software maker serving more than 10,000 courtrooms throughout the world hosted an application update containing a hidden backdoor.....»»
Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2024: Get $380+ free
The big news is that there are some Amazon gift card deals that anyone and everyone should take advantage of immediately. Altogether, there’s more than … The post Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2024: Get $380+ free appeared firs.....»»
Grab the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE for up to $50 Off!
Samsung’s Tab S9 FE is on sale right on over at Amazon, for a much lower price than usual. The post Grab the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE for up to $50 Off! appeared first on Phandroid. If you’re in the market for a new midrange tablet.....»»
Sky voice actor says nobody ever compared her to ScarJo before OpenAI drama
OpenAI’s feud with Scarlett Johansson could cost Hollywood AI deals. Enlarge / Scarlett Johansson attends the Golden Heart Awards in 2023. (credit: Sean Zanni / Contributor | Patrick McMullan) OpenAI is sticking to its.....»»
Family stricken with rare brain worms after eating undercooked bear
In the parasite vs. bear vs. human battle, the grizzly parasite comes out on top. Enlarge / American black bear seen along the Red Rock Parkway inside Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada. (credit: Getty | Artur Widak).....»»
Democratic consultant indicted for Biden deepfake that told people not to vote
Steven Kramer charged with voter suppression and faces possible $6 million fine. Enlarge / President Joe Biden at a Rose Garden event at the White House on May 1, 2023, in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | Alex Wong ).....»»
Chocolate made with fewer calories, less waste
“Whole fruit chocolate” uses cocoa pulp and inner shell in lieu of sugar. Enlarge (credit: YelenaYemchuk) Commercialization has not dealt kindly with the Mayan Food of the Gods. Modern chocolate products are filled w.....»»
Biggest Windows 11 update in 2 years nearly finalized, enters Release Preview
24H2 update includes big changes, will be released "later this calendar year." Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) The Windows 11 24H2 update isn’t scheduled to be released until sometime this fall, but testers can get a near.....»»
Bing outage shows just how little competition Google search really has
Opinion: Actively searching without Google or Bing is harder than it looks. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Bing, Microsoft's search engine platform, went down in the very early morning today. That meant that searches fro.....»»
Inane influence: How nonserious product reviews affect online sales
If you have ever done any online shopping, whether it be through Amazon or another retailer, you have likely come across a review that reads something along the lines of,.....»»
The single-motor BMW i4 proves the less-powerful EV is usually better
This rear-wheel drive EV is efficient, practical, and has class-leading technology. Enlarge / BMW's single-motor, rear-wheel drive i4 eDrive40 ticks an awful lot of my boxes. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) I have a theory ab.....»»
Next up in Google’s dramatic overhaul of search: AI Overview ads
Google turned search into an AI product, and now it's time to make money. Ads in AI Overview. They're below the fold in this example. [credit:.....»»
5 great Amazon Prime Video movies to watch in the spring
Spring is nearly over, so celebrate the final days of the season with these incredible movies in Amazon Prime Video......»»
New warp drive concept does twist space, doesn’t move us very fast
While it won't make a useful spaceship engine, it may tell us more about relativity. Enlarge / The Enterprise, caught in the wake of a temporal vortex, witnesses the Earth, assimilated long ago, in the altered timeline. (credit:.....»»