Also interesting is the Smart ForcePad trackpad, which has a three-layer illuminated dashboard—you can cycle through these layers to access specific keys. One layer is the numeric keys, for example, and another layer is the media controls. The whole machine is 16.9 inches thick, slightly more than a MacBook Pro. Sadly, Lenovo didn’t say if…
With just a few words, AI models can be prompted to create a story, an image, or even a short film. But according to Weber Wong, these models are all “made by non-creatives for other non-creatives to feel creative.” In other words, they’re not built for actual creative professionals. That’s something Wong is hoping to…
Image: Envato/Weedezign_photo The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that North Korea was behind the theft of $1.5 billion worth of digital tokens from cryptocurrency exchange firm Bybit last week. This is thought to be the biggest crypto heist of all time. The FBI’s PSA about this “TraderTraitor” attack In a Public Service Announcement,…
The devil might be putting in overtime, but the Saturday Night Live writers? They’re basically on a Red Bull IV drip. With less than 24 hours to work with, the SNL team whipped up a cold open roasting the now-infamous White House “meeting” between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. And yes, “meeting”…
It chose a restaurant, but then couldn’t complete the process as the spot it chose required a credit card to confirm a reservation, at which point the user had to take over. You can be flexible in your query—in another example, asking it to book a “highly rated” restaurant meant it would look at reviews…
President Donald Trump is throwing his support behind the creation of a federal reserve of cryptocurrency assets — initially mentioning XRP, Solana, and Cardano, then later adding Bitcoin and Ethereum. In January, Trump issued an executive order calling for the formation of a working group that would study and make recommendations around crypto policy, including…
Image: Microsoft Microsoft is officially retiring Skype on May 5, ending the app’s two-decade run as a pioneer in video calling. The move signals Microsoft’s full shift toward Teams, its all-in-one messaging and video platform. “At this point, putting all our focus behind Teams will let us give a simpler message and drive faster innovation,”…
Xiaomi’s flagship phone lineup for photography enthusiasts has a new member: The Xiaomi 15 Ultra. The company brought the new flagship to this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and handed me some units to play with ahead of today’s launch. And I can say that it definitely feels like the most powerful camera in…
Cassettes do have a warm and distinctive sound, though—once you have a taste for light hiss, you may find yourself missing it in cleaner formats. The unique difficulty of skipping songs gives the album format a primacy no other medium can—you may find yourself learning to like songs you’d have skipped. (While writing this review…
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban waded into the latest government tech shake-up on Saturday, posting an unexpected offer of support for newly laid-off federal workers on the social network Bluesky. His message, which quickly gained traction, urged the displaced engineers and designers to turn the upheaval to their advantage. “If you worked for 18F and got…
