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How I Get Free Traffic from ChatGPT in 2025 (AIO vs SEO)
How I Get Free Traffic from ChatGPT in 2025 (AIO vs SEO)
- 3 Dec 25, 11:41pm -
What is Blockchain: Everything You Need to Know (2022)
What is Blockchain: Everything You Need to Know (2022)
- 24 Nov 25, 3:17am -
Top 10 AI Tools That Will Transform Your Content Creation in 2025
Top 10 AI Tools That Will Transform Your Content Creation in 2025
- 2 Jan 25, 3:45am -
Top 10 AI Tools in 2023 That Will Make Your Life Easier
Top 10 AI Tools in 2023 That Will Make Your Life Easier
- 13 Apr 24, 8:49am -
LimeWire AI Studio Review 2023: Details, Pricing & Features
LimeWire AI Studio Review 2023: Details, Pricing & Features
- 13 Apr 24, 8:48am -
ProWritingAid VS Grammarly: Which Grammar Checker is Better in (2022) ?
ProWritingAid VS Grammarly: Which Grammar Checker is Better in (2022) ?
- 28 Nov 23, 4:41am -

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  • The Download: Montana’s new experimental drug rules
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Montana’s plan to become an experimental medical hub just pushed forward  As of this week in Montana, bio…
    - 2 days ago 31 Jul 26, 7:16am -
  • Montana’s new “right to try” law can’t come soon enough for some
    Kris DeVault is desperate. His son, Brody, was born in March 2023. It wasn’t long before he started to show signs of developmental delay, says DeVault. As time went on, Brody started missing key milestones in speech, movement, and coordination, he…
    - 2 days ago 31 Jul 26, 4:00am -
  • Montana’s plan to become an experimental medical hub just pushed forward
    As of this week in Montana, any biotech company with an experimental drug has a clear path to selling it to consumers. Companies whose drugs have been through preliminary testing—sometimes in as few as 10 healthy people—can pay $12,500 to apply t…
    - 3 days ago 30 Jul 26, 12:10pm -
  • The Download: tricking LLMs, and reviving geothermal plants
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A fundamental flaw leaves LLMs strikingly vulnerable to attack  It is impossible to make large language mod…
    - 3 days ago 30 Jul 26, 7:10am -
  • A fundamental flaw leaves LLMs strikingly vulnerable to attack
    It is impossible to make large language models fully secure against hacks because of a fundamental flaw in how they work, a team of researchers argue in a paper presented at the International Conference on Machine Learning, a top AI conference, this…
    - 3 days ago 30 Jul 26, 5:15am -
  • How an overlooked geothermal plant got a second chance
    In June 2024, a small company called Zanskar purchased a geothermal power plant in New Mexico that was failing fast. The water coming from the underground reservoir was getting colder by the day, making the plant uneconomical to run. Now, two years l…
    - 4 days ago 29 Jul 26, 12:58pm -
  • The Download: a chip talent battle, and deflating AI hype
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Samsung’s chip workers are jumping ship to rival SK Hynix   Lee, an engineer at Samsung’s semiconducto…
    - 4 days ago 29 Jul 26, 7:10am -
  • The AI Hype Index: Unsexy AI
    It feels bad enough when an open letter signed by leading economists warns that AI might steal your job. The fact it may soon be better than you at making dinner? Insult to injury. But that’s exactly what the company 1X promised when it showed off…
    - 5 days ago 29 Jul 26, 3:42am -
  • The Download: OpenAI’s predictable hack, and an AI stock sell-off
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. OpenAI called the Hugging Face attack unprecedented. But we’ve been here before.  —Will Douglas Heaven,…
    - 5 days ago 28 Jul 26, 7:10am -
  • Samsung’s chip workers are jumping ship to rival SK Hynix 
    Lee, an engineer at Samsung’s semiconductor division, clocks out when his shift ends. He used to work longer hours, going the extra mile to excel at his projects. But lately, he’s been coming straight home to work on his job application for the c…
    - 5 days ago 28 Jul 26, 4:18am -

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  • newSteam On Linux Use Back Above 4% In July
    Valve just published the Steam Survey results for July 2026, reports Phoronix, "and they point to a small uptick in Linux gaming use."Back in March Steam on Linux hit a record high of 5.33%, dropped to 4.52% in April, landed at 3.99% in May, and…
    - 1 hour ago 2 Aug 26, 2:34pm -
  • newGroup of Teen Hikers Relied on Google Maps. It Was a Disaster.
    "When a group of teenagers set out to hike British Columbia's famed Howe Sound Crest Trail in early July, Google Maps suggested the trek would take about five hours," reports SFGate. "Instead, the hike stretched deep into the night, leaving the gro…
    - 3 hours ago 2 Aug 26, 12:34pm -
  • newDoes Eating Less Protein Produce Healthier Aging and Metabolism?
    "A major scientific review is challenging the idea that more protein is always better," reports ABC News:The review, led by pathologist and biomedical researcher Dudley Lamming and published in the journal Cell Press Blue, examined more than 350 s…
    - 4 hours ago 2 Aug 26, 11:34am -
  • newIn a First, 'Super-Earth' Planet Shows It Could Have an Atmosphere
    "Scientists say they have detected promising signs that a planet orbiting a star 49 light-years from Earth could have an atmosphere," reports CNN, "making it potentially suitable for life."Called LHS 1140b, the object is about five times the mas…
    - 5 hours ago 2 Aug 26, 10:34am -
  • newLinux Desktop Market Share Surpasses 10% in North America
    The blog Linuxiac reports:Linux has crossed a major milestone in North America, with the open-source operating system now accounting for 10.65% of desktop usage in the region, according to Statcounter's latest figures for July 2026. The result plac…
    - 7 hours ago 2 Aug 26, 9:04am -
  • newAre Return-to-Office Mandates Killing Workers' Trust in Workplaces?
    The Hill published the thoughts of Gleb Tsipursky, Ph.D., who serves as the CEO of the future-of-work consultancy Disaster Avoidance Experts:A recent EnhancV survey of 1,000 full-time U.S. workers subject to new or stricter return-to-office polici…
    - 9 hours ago 2 Aug 26, 6:34am -
  • newAs New York Finalizes New Social Media Rules, US Senate Considers Nationwide 'SCREEN' Act
    New York has finalized new rules that will govern social media apps in the state starting on January 25, 2027. The law prohibits social media platforms from sending notifications to minors between midnight and 6 a.m. without parental consent. And min…
    - 13 hours ago 2 Aug 26, 2:34am -
  • newHow 'Situational Awareness' Hedge Fund Dropped 67% in AI Stock Rout
    CNN tells the unfortunate tale of hedge fund Situational Awareness, "founded in 2024 by German-born Leopold Aschenbrenner when he was in his early 20s." Aschenbrenner, a former OpenAI employee, founded the hedge fund on the premise that "AI will be…
    - 16 hours ago 1 Aug 26, 11:45pm -
  • newRecovery Seeds Reportedly Breached for Coldcard Hardware Bitcoin Wallets, $75M Taken
    "A hardware wallet is supposed to be the safest place to keep Bitcoin," writes The Street, since it never connects to the internet, its keys never leave the device, and "the whole point is that an attacker would need to physically hold it to steal an…
    - 19 hours ago 1 Aug 26, 8:48pm -
  • newIs Big Tech's AI Gamble Starting to Look Riskier?
    The Washington Post looks at giant tech companies "feeding every available dollar into the cash-incinerating maw of AI machines." They warn "Tech superstars that once had oodles of cash left over at the end of each year are now flipping into the red.…
    - 21 hours ago 1 Aug 26, 7:12pm -
  • new150-Game Discount Bundle Raises $57,000 for Videogame Workers 'Hardship Fund'
    "An itch.io game bundle put together by Necrosoft Games and The United Videogame Workers-CWA union is a new way gamers can show their support for developers who have been let go amidst the ongoing video game industry labor crisis," writes Kotaku. L…
    - 22 hours ago 1 Aug 26, 5:42pm -
  • newNASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Discovers a Field of Honeycomb Textures
    NASA's Curiosity rover has sent back images of honeycomb-like textures called polygonal fractures, each one about 1.5 to 3 inches (4 to 8 centimeters) across. NASA reports:The mission has spotted small patches of these geometric shapes several time…
    - 23 hours ago 1 Aug 26, 4:39pm -
  • Apple's Stock Drops Nearly 10%. How Will It Respond to Memory Shortage?
    Apple's stock "fell just shy of 10% on Friday," reports Yahoo Finance, "after CEO Tim Cook warned about the impact of the global memory shortage on the company's business."During Apple's third quarter earnings call, Cook said the company paid signi…
    - 1 day ago 1 Aug 26, 3:15pm -
  • Hamburg Is Replacing a Bridge In One Huge Piece
    Long-time Slashdot reader Qbertino writes: The northern German City of Hamburg is currently in the process of replacing one of its bridges in one single gigantic piece. The new replacement weighs 3700 metric tons and was carefully moved into place ov…
    - 1 day ago 1 Aug 26, 1:00pm -
  • New GitHub, PyPI Policies Hope to Boost Supply Chain Security
    "GitHub and the Python Package Index (PyPI) have introduced new policies meant to boost supply chain security," reports SecurityWeek, "by preventing the fast propagation of poisoned package versions and the poisoning of old and long-stable releases."…
    - 1 day ago 1 Aug 26, 12:00pm -

NY Times - Personal Tech

MacRumors - All

  • newAirPods Pro 3, AirPods 4, and AirPods Max 2 Discounted in Latest Amazon Deals
    Amazon today has the AirPods Pro 3 available for $199.99, down from $249.00. This is the best price we've seen on the AirPods Pro 3 since Prime Day in June, coming in around $20 higher when compared to that all-time low price, and it's accompanied by…
    - 6 hours ago 2 Aug 26, 9:20am -
  • new6 Things We Already Know About the 2028 iPhone
    Rumors about Apple's 2028 iPhone are already starting to circulate, offering an early look at how the company plans to evolve the iPhone's design, display, and cameras.The 2028 device will follow the 20th anniversary iPhone, which is set to int…
    - 20 hours ago 1 Aug 26, 8:00pm -
  • Apple Watch Series 11 GPS Models Available From $299.99 on Amazon
    Amazon this weekend has low prices on the Apple Watch Series 11, with $99 discounts across numerous models of the smartwatch. This sale includes a handful of 42mm and 46mm GPS aluminum models, but cellular devices are a bit more rare this time around…
    - 1 day ago 1 Aug 26, 9:39am -
  • Top Stories: 'Apple Upgrade' Launches, iOS 26.6 Released, and More
    We're a little more than a month away from the September iPhone debut season, but there's still lots to talk about in the Apple universe, led this week by the launch of the new Apple Upgrade program in the United States.This week also saw the r…
    - 1 day ago 1 Aug 26, 8:00am -
  • iPad Air Could Finally Be Redesigned Next Year
    The iPad Air has looked the same since 2020, making it the longest-running design in Apple's tablet lineup. There is a reasonable case that 2027 could be when that comes to an end.Apple last gave the ‌iPad Air‌ a new enclosure in 2020, when…
    - 2 days ago 31 Jul 26, 8:00pm -
  • How Apple Changed Under Tim Cook: 15 Years in Numbers
    Apple CEO Tim Cook participated in his final Apple earnings call yesterday, with incoming CEO John Ternus set to take over on September 1. With Cook's tenure coming to an end, we thought we'd take a look at how Apple has changed over the last 15 year…
    - 2 days ago 31 Jul 26, 3:29pm -
  • The MacRumors Show: Revisiting iOS 27 Ahead of iPhone 18 Pro
    After over a month of testing iOS 27, on this week's episode of The MacRumors Show we circle back to the beta and talk through our experiences with Siri AI, Liquid Glass refinements, and more.Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for mo…
    - 2 days ago 31 Jul 26, 11:10am -
  • Set a Custom EQ for Your AirPods in iOS 27
    Sony, Bose, and Sennheiser owners have been able to adjust the audio frequency spectrum of their headphones for years, whereas AirPods owners have had to make do with Apple's default tuning. That's no longer the case in iOS 27, which adds a three-ban…
    - 2 days ago 31 Jul 26, 11:05am -
  • iPhone 18e Rumored to Feature Increased RAM
    The lower-end iPhone 18e that Apple is expected to release by March 2027 will be equipped with 9GB of RAM, up from 8GB in the iPhone 17e, according to analyst Jeff Pu.9GB of RAM for the iPhone 18e was already rumored by another analyst Ming-Chi K…
    - 2 days ago 31 Jul 26, 10:55am -
  • iPhone Air 2 Expected to Launch Early Next Year With Five New Features
    Apple plans to release a second-generation iPhone Air in the first quarter of 2027, according to Jeff Pu, an investment analyst who covers Apple.In a research note with GF Securities today, Pu said the iPhone Air 2 will have the following five…
    - 2 days ago 31 Jul 26, 10:25am -
  • Best Back to School Apple Bargains: MacBook Pro, AirPods, Apple Watch, and AirTag 2
    Back to school deals kicked off this week, with Best Buy's annual sitewide event including some great discounts on Apple products like AirPods Max 2 and MacBook Pro. Below you'll also find a record low price on the AirTag 2 and big savings on Apple W…
    - 2 days ago 31 Jul 26, 9:10am -
  • Shazam Updated With iMessage Stickers Inspired by Ariana Grande's New Album
    Apple today updated the Shazam app with stickers, starting with an exclusive collection inspired by Ariana Grande's new "petal" album.To send stickers in the Messages app, tap the plus sign in a conversation, select Stickers, tap on the Shazam…
    - 2 days ago 31 Jul 26, 8:15am -
  • iPhone 18 Pro Models Could Be Up to $300 More Expensive, Says Analyst
    This year's iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max could be $250-$300 more expensive than existing iPhone 17 Pro models due to higher silicon and memory costs, an analyst claimed today.According to an earnings note by Jeff Pu of GF Securities, hig…
    - 2 days ago 31 Jul 26, 7:27am -
  • MacBook Ultra's New Design Won't Stay Exclusive for Long
    The touchscreen and the OLED panel have dominated discussion about Apple's next high-end laptop, but the redesign wrapped around them may prove to be an equally consequential change, largely because it is not expected to stay unique to the machine fo…
    - 3 days ago 30 Jul 26, 8:00pm -
  • Apple Says App Store Changes and Mobile Gaming Softness Affected Services Revenue
    Softness in mobile gaming and Apple's changes to the App Store business model in some countries impacted the performance of the ‌App Store‌, Apple CFO Kevan Parekh said during today's earnings call.Apple's services revenue was $30.7 billion…
    - 3 days ago 30 Jul 26, 6:40pm -
  • Apple Plans Paid iCloud+ Upgrades for Heavy AI Users
    Apple is planning to let users pay to increase their AI limits, with upgrade possibilities available through iCloud+.During today's earnings call for the third fiscal quarter of 2026, Apple CEO Tim Cook said it's early, but the company expects…
    - 3 days ago 30 Jul 26, 6:11pm -
  • Tim Cook: Apple 'Reluctantly Raised Prices' Due to '100-Year Flood on Memory Pricing'
    Apple didn't want to raise its prices but was forced to do so because of exponential increases in memory costs, Apple CEO Tim Cook said today during the company's Q3 2026 earnings call. Apple increased prices for Macs and iPads in June because memory…
    - 3 days ago 30 Jul 26, 5:48pm -
  • Tim Cook Thanks Shareholders on His Final Apple Earnings Call
    Apple CEO Tim Cook today confirmed that today's call was his last as CEO, with John Ternus set to become Apple's new CEO on September 1. Cook will transition to a new role as executive chairman when Ternus becomes CEO.I just wanted to take a mo…
    - 3 days ago 30 Jul 26, 5:26pm -
  • Apple Warns of Growing Supply Constraints for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
    Apple is expecting supply constraints to have a much bigger impact on revenue during the September quarter, Apple CEO Tim Cook said today during Apple's earnings call for the third quarter of 2026.Supply constraints will impact the iPhone, iPad…
    - 3 days ago 30 Jul 26, 5:02pm -
  • Apple Reports 3Q 2026 Results: $29.8B Profit on $109.4B Revenue
    Apple today announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter of 2026, which corresponds to the second calendar quarter of the year.For the quarter, Apple posted revenue of $109.4 billion and net quarterly profit of $29.8 billion, or $2.…
    - 3 days ago 30 Jul 26, 3:38pm -

NY Times - Technology

LA Times - Technology

Another bot from a top AI company escapes and hacks multiple firms
Another bot from a top AI company escapes and hacks multiple firms
- 1 day ago 1 Aug 26, 5:00am -
Trust, not tracking: Inside the L.A. company that got workers back to the office
Trust, not tracking: Inside the L.A. company that got workers back to the office
- 3 days ago 30 Jul 26, 5:00am -
OpenAI bot's rogue attack rattles industry leaders, policymakers and consumers
OpenAI bot's rogue attack rattles industry leaders, policymakers and consumers
- 4 days ago 29 Jul 26, 5:00am -
Once high-flying PayPal becomes a takeover target as it attempts a turnaround
Once high-flying PayPal becomes a takeover target as it attempts a turnaround
- 4 days ago 29 Jul 26, 5:00am -
Hollywood fights AI in public while quietly building it into movies
Hollywood fights AI in public while quietly building it into movies
- 7 days ago 26 Jul 26, 5:01am -
Chabria: AI companies are creating 'all-powerful psychopaths.' Maybe not a great idea?
Chabria: AI companies are creating 'all-powerful psychopaths.' Maybe not a great idea?
- 10 days ago 23 Jul 26, 2:31pm -

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