Earbud-based translators are the next game changer. These are over-ear devices that come in a pair—one for you, one for your conversation partner. Each of you wears one …
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Uber has always wanted to be more than a ride; now it has reason to hurry
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryFor years, Uber talked about becoming a super app. Then Waymo started picking up passengers in San Francisco, and the conversation grew more urgent. The company has been …
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VPN capabilities and performance levels differ from place to place. Which VPNs are best for U.K. users and expats in 2026? The post 6 Best VPNs for the …
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FCC to allow banned drones and routers to receive critical updates until 2029
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryGood news for owners of foreign-made drones and routers: the Federal Communications Commission has amended its original deadline that would have banned firmware updates to these devices after …
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Do City Delivery Drones Make Sense? No One Knows, but They’re Flying Over NYC
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryIt’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a six-propeller flying vehicle with a nearly eight-foot wingspan. For the next year, delivery drones operated by the British company Skyports …
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Anthropic and xAI announced a big partnership this week, with Anthropic buying all the compute capacity at xAI’s Colossus 1 data center in Tennessee. On the latest episode …
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Millions of Windows PCs Face a Secure Boot Update Deadline in 2026
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryMicrosoft Secure Boot certificates from 2011 begin expiring in June 2026. Here’s how to check whether your Windows PC has the 2023 update. The post Millions of Windows …
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New York City, with the largest public school district in the country, was breaking ground on a novel, AI-themed high school when district leadership abruptly pulled the plug …
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Could Contact-Tracing Apps Help With the Hantavirus? Not Really
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryAfter three people died on a cruise ship struck by a hantavirus, authorities are actively tracking down 29 people who had left the ship. They’re trying to trace …
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GM agrees to pay $12.75M in California driver privacy settlement
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryGeneral Motors has reached a privacy-related settlement with a group of law enforcement agencies led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta. Back in 2024, The New York Times …
