Reddit‘s automated moderation system is apparently flagging the word “Luigi” as potentially violent, The Verge reported. On Friday, a post appeared on the r/FreeLuigi subreddit stating, “PSA: the word ‘luigi’ is now flagged by reddit for violence.” A screenshot of a comment about the video game Luigi’s Mansion 3 on the r/popculture subject shows a…
Unless you’re buying them brand-new—and often even then—your vinyl records are probably filthy. New records are staticky and attract dust; old records have been sitting in boxes in other peoples’ basements. Take it from someone who has bought, sold, found, cleaned, and restored some dusty, oily gems: Your records probably need a good bath. Below…
Something special went down in the desert outside of Las Vegas this weekend: two EVs took on the Mint 400 for the first time. Since the Mint 400 launched back in 1969, vehicles in this iconic desert endurance race have been powered by dead dinosaurs. Spectators and race participants alike are used to the smell…
In selecting the best accounting software for e-commerce businesses, I recommend one that can sync transactions between the e-commerce platform and accounting software, track multi-channel sales, reconcile payments, handle sales tax, and automate COGS and returns for accurate reporting. With that in mind, here are the software that made it to my list: Acumatica Cloud…
Tax season is no walk in the park — and that’s especially so for small business owners and solopreneurs. Even if you’re already properly managing your quarterly taxes and have all of your ducks in a row, this time of year means facing your business financials head-on and making any revisions needed to keep your…
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Scores of wildfires broke out across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia in early March 2025 as strong winds, abnormally dry conditions, and low humidity combined to kindle and spread the flames. The fires followed a year of weather whiplash in the Carolinas,…
Signal President Meredith Whittaker warned Friday that agentic AI could come with a risk to user privacy. Speaking onstage at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas, the advocate for secure communications referred to the use of AI agents as “putting your brain in a jar,” and cautioned that this new paradigm of computing — where…
Several CRM providers offer free versions with access to enough features to provide the value of a paid tier in managing customer relations. Even the best free CRM software is typically capped at a certain number of users, so they’re ideal for small business teams, individuals, and freelancers. Some of the most popular providers offering…
TL;DR: While codes last, you can get a Microsoft Office lifetime license for Mac at $39.99 (reg. $229). Windows codes are also available. Every month, Microsoft 365 takes a little more from your bank account. It’s only $10, but that number gets ugly over time. Now imagine paying just $40 once and being done with…
Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency has deployed a proprietary chatbot called GSAi to 1,500 federal workers at the General Services Administration, WIRED has confirmed. The move to automate tasks previously done by humans comes as DOGE continues its purge of the federal workforce. GSAi is meant to support “general” tasks, similar to commercial…
