Other Leak Detectors We Like Photograph: Simon Hill Shelly Flood Gen 4 for $40: Shelly’s fourth-generation leak detector boasts support for the Matter smart home system and impressive connectivity via Zigbee, Bluetooth, and dual-band Wi-Fi. I had no issues setting it up in my Google Home app by scanning the Matter QR code, but you…
Some authors hoping to receive their share of Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement said they received surprising emails this week — emails informing them that someone else was making a claim on their payments. Anthropic settled a copyright class action suit last year, after a judge ruled that training AI models on copyrighted material is…
An old ownCloud vulnerability is back in the spotlight after researchers linked it to the reported theft of sensitive Philippine nuclear research data. The flaw had been fixed for nearly three years before the intrusion came to light. CISA added CVE-2023-49105 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Aug. 27, 2026, one day after Hunt.io…
Today’s NYT Strands hints are easy if you’re fair. Strands, the New York Times‘ elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns….
The injection mechanism is a small device that deploys a syringe using a spring system. That triggers a process that breaks the seal between a chamber containing citric acid and another containing baking soda. The resulting chemical reaction—basically the same one you might’ve done as a kid to make a volcano with baking soda and…
Why is longtime Apple executive Phil Schiller stepping down from his role as the head of the App Store? Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Schiller’s decision — he will remain involved in the company as an Apple Fellow working on unspecified projects — was driven in part by a desire to spend more time with…
At $700, Lenovo is not just matching Apple’s MacBook Neo on price. The new IdeaPad Vibe gives buyers more ways to spend that budget, with two screen sizes, several processor choices, extra ports, and seven colors. The Vibe is aimed at people who want an affordable productivity laptop without being locked into one hardware configuration….
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When I first tested the developer beta of Apple’s Siri AI by taking it as my tour guide around San Francisco, I was convinced the overhauled smartphone assistant would be an “everything tool” on the iPhone. The answers felt reliable enough and more helpful than previous versions of Siri. Also, the chatbot-style app for Siri…
Earlier this summer, Travis Kalanick’s Atoms announced a $1.7 billion funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. But even after raising that mega round, the Uber founder remained a bit cagey about what he was actually aiming to do. Now a story in the Financial Times offers more details about Atoms’ goals. The startup is reportedly…
