Privacy-focused messaging app Signal has been flying high in the Dutch app stores this past month, often sitting at the top as the most downloaded free app on iOS and Android across all categories, per data from multiple app-tracking platforms such as Sensor Tower. The app has experienced surges in popularity over the years, often…
Amazon Web Services (AWS) designed its new prototype quantum chip, Ocelot, to address one of quantum computing’s most stubborn challenges: error correction. The company claims the new chip cuts error rates by up to 90%, a breakthrough that would mark a turning point in the race to make quantum technology practical and reliable. The error…
Lenovo has a history of showing off weird and interesting new product ideas at trade shows. Remember the laptop with the rollable display from a few years ago? This year at MWC it’s doing the same thing, with a host of unique, fun, and downright silly ideas, some of which could inform designs and decisions…
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,”…
