Amazon Prime members can enjoy a free three-month trial of Kindle Unlimited, normally costing $11.99 monthly. This early Prime Big Deal Days offer grants access to over four million books, audiobooks, and magazines. The deal, saving users $35.97, automatically renews after the trial. Other deals include discounts on...
Vermont's Cavendish and Proctorsville water treatment facilities, run by just two men, face a growing threat of cyberattacks. Recent incidents in Pennsylvania and Texas highlight the increasing frequency and severity of such attacks targeting US water systems. To combat this, the towns are participating in Project Franklin, a...
17-year-old Tejasvi Manoj of Plano, Texas, is making headlines for her app, Shield Seniors, designed to protect older adults from online scams. Inspired by a scam targeting her grandfather, Manoj built the AI-powered app and website to identify and report fraudulent activity. Her efforts have earned her a...
This article details how to emulate Jef Raskin's humane computer interfaces: the Canon Cat and SwyftCard. The Canon Cat, a keyboard-only word processor, is emulated using MAME, while the SwyftCard, for the Apple IIe, is emulated via software by Eric Rangell. The article also covers Raskin's later Humane...
Samsung's upcoming One UI 8.5, slated for next year's Galaxy S26, shows early design changes. Leaked images reveal a redesigned settings menu with a floating AI-powered search bar, reminiscent of Apple's Liquid Glass design. The back button also floats independently. While currently minor, these changes suggest a potential...
Logitech's G Pro X2 Superstrike gaming mouse, launching early 2026 for $180, features a novel "Haptic Inductive Trigger System" replacing traditional clicks. This system uses electromagnetic fields for faster response times (30ms lower latency than optical switches), offering customizable actuation and reset points. The mouse boasts the G...
Meta's Connect 2025 demo of smart glasses suffered glitches during a live cooking demonstration. The glasses' AI skipped steps and malfunctioned due to an internal issue, not a product flaw. Meta's CTO, Andrew Bosworth, revealed that numerous devices in the venue simultaneously activated Live AI, overloading the system...
Apple's new iPhone 17 models, along with AirPods Pro 3 and Apple Watch Series 11, are reaching customers in Australia and New Zealand. Pre-orders of the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max sold out quickly, pushing online shipping into October. However, retail stores are expected to have stock....
Meta's new Ray-Ban Display glasses, priced at $799, offer a practical, single-lens display providing a sharper image than previous models. Unlike immersive AR glasses, the display is subtle and easily manageable via intuitive hand gestures controlled by a neural wristband. Features include incoming text notifications, map previews, video...
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft, on its maiden voyage (NG-23), successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) after a one-day delay caused by a thruster issue. Carrying approximately 11,000 pounds of cargo, including materials for semiconductor and pharmaceutical research, the spacecraft, named S.S. William "Willie" McCool, honors...
