[ad_1] There are hundreds of VPNs available, and with so many of them offering mobile apps, it can be difficult to choose the right solution for your iOS or Android phone or tablet. Based our extensive research and hands-on testing of VPNs over the years, these are the factors to look out for when choosing … Read more
[ad_1] In a historic oral argument, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared likely to overturn a state supreme court ruling barring former President Donald Trump from its primary ballot. No U.S. court had ever issued such a decision, but in December the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Mr. Trump – the current front-runner for the Republican … Read more
[ad_1] The estimated price tag for President Biden’s clean-energy and climate agenda has effectively doubled since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law a year and a half ago. Nearly all of the increase is attributable to forecasters’ belief that the law will be more popular than they had originally expected, in part because … Read more
[ad_1] THERE are free games available all the time and we’ve scoured the internet to find the best ones. While everyone likes a deal, freebies are even better and we have two excellent games you can pick up right now. 1 Doki Doki Literature Club has been hugely successful Every week on the Epic Games … Read more
[ad_1] Since Apple launched the Vision Pro last Friday, I’ve been hammering home the importance of immersive content. This isn’t a radical suggestion by any means. At this point we’re all keenly aware that hardware platforms live and die by content offerings. Remember all the way back, for a moment, to the end of 2014. … Read more
[ad_1] He is one of the most sought-after leading men – and known for being a lovely guy off screen, too. However friends say Happy Valley star James Norton is quietly nursing heartbreak after splitting from fiancée Imogen Poots. I’m told the couple, who shared a home in East London, parted ways before Christmas after … Read more
[ad_1] Electric heaters that could explode, cause electric shocks or start house fires are being sold on TikTok and Temu and promoted by influencers with millions of social media followers, consumer group Which? has warned. The watchdog bought and tested eight electric heaters costing as little as £7.20 from TikTok Shop and Temu, finding that … Read more
[ad_1] CERTAIN iPhone users can get Apple Music for free and the deal is hiding on their device. There is several catches to the deal but it’s worth checking if you’re eligible. 1 Apple users can access Apple Music for free for six months if they meet a certain criteriaCredit: Getty To get Apple Music … Read more
[ad_1] Robocalls made with AI-powered voice-cloning technology have been banned by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in a bid to reduce fraud and election-related misinformation. The new ruling gives state attorneys general the relevant powers to take action against those behind calls using AI voice-cloning technology. In a release shared on Thursday, the FCC said … Read more
[ad_1] A maid at SoHo 54 Hotel found a 38-year-old woman dead in her room (Picture: CBS New York) A maid discovered a woman dead inside of a New York City hotel room with a bloody iron next to her head. The maid found the 38-year-old woman unresponsive on the floor under a blanket at … Read more
[ad_1] Palantir Technologies (PLTR) just rocketed out of buy range on earnings. Now top money managers have placed their bets on artificial intelligence and robotic process automation (RPA) firm UiPath (PATH) to blast off next. As PLTR stock soars, PATH stock targets a new breakout, fueled by 140% earnings growth. X Both UiPath and Palantir … Read more
[ad_1] The window to sign up for health insurance through California’s state marketplace, Covered California, ends Friday at midnight. The window for new customers was originally slated to close on Jan. 31, but the state exchange said that it decided to extend the deadline to Feb. 9 given the large volume of demand and a … Read more
[ad_1] France has extradited from the Dominican Republic a businessman accused of playing a key role in the EncroChat encrypted phone network used by drug dealers and organised criminal groups. The businessman, who has not been named by the French Ministry of Justice, faces 16 conspiracy charges relating to drug trafficking, money laundering and the … Read more
[ad_1] Some students were asked to sign a confidentiality agreement after multiple errors were found in last year’s VCE exams. Subject experts will be brought in to draft Victoria’s VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education) exams after multiple mistakes by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) in last year’s final Year 12 tests. Multiple typographical … Read more
[ad_1] A serial chair of government-sponsored agencies is to become the new head of Britain’s bank compensation scheme as the Bank of England prepares to widen its scope after last year’s string of industry crises. Sky News has learnt that Lesley Cowley, who chaired the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) for nearly a decade, … Read more
[ad_1] One of the great opportunities at this weekend’s Electrify Everything Show in Sydney is the ability to get behind the wheel of EVs, including some that are not yet on the road. Hyundai have a big presence at the show, including as many as 20 drivable EVs. This morning I jumped at the opportunity … Read more
[ad_1] Technical assessment company CodeSignal, which counts Index Ventures and Menlo Ventures as backers, is launching a learning platform called CodeSignal Learn. The new platform, aimed at audiences wanting to learn technical subjects, also has an AI-powered bot called Cosmo, which helps users with learning. The company said that there are hundreds of courses available … Read more
[ad_1] Topline Curtis Sliwa, the former Republican candidate for Mayor of New York, is facing criticism from Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) after his vigilante safety patrol, the Guardian Angels, detained and headlocked a man they claimed was a migrant and shoplifting suspect—who the police now say was neither. The “migrant” was later identified as a … Read more
[ad_1] Last spring, it seemed Tucker Carlson might have reached the end of his fiery path through American media and politics. Fox News canceled his top-rated show, depriving Mr. Carlson of his nightly platform in prime time. But it kept him under a contract, worth more than $15 million a year, that prohibited him from … Read more
[ad_1] FORTNITE is set to launch an epic £1.2billion collaboration with an iconic film and TV universe – and gamers are hailing it “a family’s dream”. Fans were in awe following the announcement and dubbed the creative partnership with Disney “huge”, “wild” and “impressive” as it offers the possibilities of an entire new gaming world. … Read more
[ad_1] Jacob Roach / Digital Trends If you’ve been unhappy with the performance of your graphics card lately, you might want to check out Nvidia’s latest beta driver. This is a hotfix driver, which is pretty unusual for Nvidia, but it can be helpful if you’ve been dealing with micro-stuttering, both in games and on … Read more
[ad_1] Britney Spears Claimed She Made Out With Ben Affleck On Wednesday, Britney took to Instagram to share a throwback picture of herself, Ben, and Diane Warren — revealing in the caption that she and Ben apparently “made out” the night it was taken. “Cool pic of me and Ben Affleck and Diane Warren years … Read more
[ad_1] (AFP via Getty Images) Arm Holdings has become the UK’s sixth most valuable company after the Cambridge-based chip designer saw its shares close almost 50% higher by the end of the day’s trading session in New York. The Nasdaq-listed firm now has a market cap of $117 billion — overtaking the likes of FTSE … Read more
[ad_1] AN ANCIENT “shark graveyard” has been found inside a cave system in the United States. The sharks would’ve lived around 325 million years ago in an “ancient seaway” that has been lost to time. 2 The sharks roamed a lost seaway hundreds of millions of years agoCredit: NPS / Benji Paynose Two shark fossils … Read more
[ad_1] Prior to joining SentinelOne last year, Sandy Venugopal was one of its customers. She was previously CIO at Uber, and before that, was CIO at LinkedIn. Having worked at two companies that are regarded as industry disruptors in the business-to-consumer space, Venugopal is now working at a tech firm that operates in the business-to-business … Read more
[ad_1] Cloudflare (NET) on Thursday reported fourth quarter earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street targets while 2024 profit guidance for NET stock came in above expectations. X For the quarter that ended Dec. 31, Cloudflare earnings were 15 cents a share, up 166% from 6 cents a year earlier. Revenue climbed 32% to $362.5 … Read more
[ad_1] The drama of earnings season continued on Thursday as investors digested the latest financial reports and what they mean in terms of the ongoing economic recovery. Investors have been sitting on the edge of their seats waiting to learn if the accelerating adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), which began in earnest last year, will … Read more
[ad_1] MALICIOUS tech has been uncovered by researchers and it could sent self-driving cars veering off course. It’s called the MadRadar hack and it can bypass self-driving car cybersecurity software and leave the vehicle hallucinating. 1 Modern car with the future technology of self-driving and safety technology.Credit: Getty This is particularly dangerous because a self-driving … Read more
[ad_1] Don’t type anything into Gemini, Google’s family of GenAI apps, that’s incriminating — or that you wouldn’t want someone else to see. That’s the PSA (of sorts) today from Google, which in a new support document outlines the ways in which it collects data from users of its Gemini chatbot apps for the web, … Read more
[ad_1] Conrad Mainwaring, a 72-year-old Los Angeles resident who competed in the 1976 Olympics as a hurdler for Antigua and Barbuda, has pleaded guilty to molesting nine underage boys in the 1970s. The charges — 12 counts of indecent assault and battery on a child over 14 and four on a child under 14 — … Read more
[ad_1] Labour has finally confirmed it is ditching a flagship pledge to spend £28bn-a-year on green investments if it wins the next general election. The party says it will now spend just £23.7bn on environmental schemes over the course of its first term in office – equivalent to just under £5bn a year. Politics Live: … Read more
[ad_1] The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday outlawed unwanted robocalls generated by artificial intelligence, amid growing concerns over election disinformation and consumer fraud facilitated by the technology. The unanimous decision by the F.C.C. cited a three-decade-old law aimed at curbing junk phone calls, clarifying that A.I.-generated spam calls are also illegal. By doing so, the … Read more
[ad_1] Apple TV is easily one of the best streaming devices you can get, hands down. It’s a gateway to all your streaming services like Netflix and Disney+, and it can be used for gaming, fitness, music streaming, and other fun and helpful apps. But therein lies the problem — there’s almost too much to … Read more
[ad_1] You may want to pass on the cheeseburger and fries before boarding your flight if you’re flying Finnair out of Finland. The airline is weighing passengers… voluntarily… and their carry-on luggage for three months departing Helsinki Airport. The process is anonymous. Only the age, gender and travel class of the person will be recorded in … Read more
[ad_1] The Academy Awards is introducing an Oscar for casting, the ceremony’s governing organization announced Thursday, making it the first new category in more than 20 years. Casting directors have been pushing for the category for decades, arguing that their work is critical to the success of a film, but the Academy of Motion Picture … Read more
[ad_1] THERE are at least five clever hidden gestures inside your iPhone that let you use it much faster. The simple upgrades are easy to miss – but can make a huge difference once you get into the habit of using them. 1 One trick involves turning your iPhone’s keyboard into a trackpad with a … Read more
[ad_1] Microsoft has reportedly opened discussions with the Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) trade body with a view to resolving concerns about how customers that run the tech giant’s online productivity tools on its competitors’ public clouds are charged. CISPE confirmed the move in a statement that said the two entities have opened … Read more
[ad_1] Adam Montgomery murder trial gets underway with gruesome opening statements Adam Montgomery murder trial gets underway with gruesome opening statements 01:57 MANCHESTER, N.H. – The prosecution presented gruesome details Thursday during opening statements in the murder trial of Adam Montgomery, who is accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter Harmony in New Hampshire and moving … Read more
[ad_1] A Treasury minister appeared to struggle with questions over the rise in debt as a share of GDP as she defended the Government’s tax-cutting ambitions. Laura Trott said she had “different figures” when she was presented with the latest official projections from the spending watchdog which suggest an increase over the next five years. … Read more
[ad_1] Image: Zetaris Australian organisations have tried hard to bring data together in recent decades. They have moved from data marts, which contained information specific to business units, to data warehouses, data lakes and now lakehouses, which contain structured and unstructured data. However, the concept of the federated lakehouse could now be winning the day. … Read more
[ad_1] A fake app that was masquerading as password manager LastPass on the App Store has been removed, whether by Apple or the fake app’s developer is yet unclear — Apple has not commented. The illegitimate app was listed under an individual developer’s name (Parvati Patel) and copied LastPass’s branding and user interface in an … Read more
[ad_1] Nirmala SitharamanIANS The White Paper on Indian Economy tabled in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday enumerates about 15 cases of corruption and scams that happened during the 10-year rule of the Congress-led UPA government. As per the document, the UPA’s decade of governance was marked by a series of … Read more
[ad_1] When it comes to investing in fintech companies and the financing concept of BNPL — buy now, pay later — Affirm (AFRM) comes to top of mind. X Plus, Affirm stock made more than a nifty comeback in 2023. In 2024 so far, thanks to a timely rebound this week with quarterly earnings results … Read more
[ad_1] APPLE is rumoured to be working on a foldable iPhone, which means the Silicon Valley giant can finally square up to Samsung. However, we won’t see the device in the 2024 or 2025 lineup, according to The Information, who citied a person with direct knowledge of the matter. 1 Even for die-hard iPhone fans, … Read more
[ad_1] Sony Update: The PlayStation Portal sold out at Best Buy Best Buy has just restocked the PlayStation Portal. This handheld PlayStation 5 console lets you play your PS5 remotely, giving you access to all your favorite games wherever you are. They’ve been extremely hard to grab since they were launched, but Best Buy has … Read more
[ad_1] TUCKER Carlson has staked his legacy on one interview with Vladimir Putin but doesn’t know how dangerous he is, the BBC’s former Moscow correspondent has warned. Dr James Rodgers told The Sun that “history will judge” the controversial TV pundit who is unlikely to extract any “truth” from the lying despot. 8 James Rodgers … Read more
[ad_1] The Premier League is to inject £20m into elite women’s football as part of a deal to accelerate the sport’s commercial development. Sky News has learnt that Women’s Super League (WSL) and Championship clubs approved the financing at a meeting on Wednesday, following parallel talks with the Football Association about a similar debt package … Read more
[ad_1] STEAM is running game sales around the Lunar New Year, offering some great titles at steep discounts. One such sale has the prices of all the games in a long-running franchise slashed by up to 80%. 2 Almost all of the games in the Like a Dragon / Yakuza series are now on sale … Read more
[ad_1] During February’s State of Open Con 24 London conference, delegates were given a real-world example of the importance of opening up data to tackle the issue of homelessness. The panel discussion, chaired by the Open Data Institute’s (ODI) global head of policy, Resham Kotecha, explored the challenges a London local authority and a charity … Read more
[ad_1] By Herbert Lash and Joice Alves NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar slid further on Wednesday as it consolidates a bounce in recent days from surprisingly strong U.S. economic data and pushback from Federal Reserve officials on market expectations of imminent interest rate cuts. The dollar eased from a nearly three-month high against the … Read more
[ad_1] Rain Newton-Smith, director-general of the CBI, said the government should increase spending on green targets to £50bn a year by 2030.Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA A leading business lobby group has urged Jeremy Hunt to resist calls for large-scale tax cuts in his budget next month, saying the government needs to avoid “short-termism” and devote spending … Read more
[ad_1] DISNEY+ has announced its password sharing crackdown will hit years this summer. The House of Mouse is following in the footsteps of Netflix who managed to turnaround their fortunes with a similar tactic last year. 1 Disney will charge a fee for any extra usersCredit: Getty Bosses have revealed that users “suspected of improper … Read more
[ad_1] Podcast creators can now submit their RSS feed to YouTube and YouTube Music, the company revealed in a video uploaded to its Creator Insider channel. It was previously announced in August that support was coming for RSS feeds. The functionality was available as an invite-only beta test last year. The move to embrace RSS … Read more
[ad_1] Introduction As one type of passive electrical component, resistors do something very simple but very important: they stop the flow of an electric current. Have you ever seen an LED shine? That was possible because of the reliable resistor. Putting a resistor in front of an LED in a circuit lets all the lights … Read more
[ad_1] Investors applied more pressure on the stock of New York Community Bank (NYCB) Thursday despite the lender’s efforts to shore up confidence. The stock fell 7% at Thursday’s open, retracing the rebound it experienced Wednesday after the bank shared a financial update, announced the appointment of a new executive chairman, Alessandro “Sandro” DiNello, and … Read more
[ad_1] Hyundai is offering attendees of Everything Electric 2024 Australia several exclusive offers on their EV range. In addition the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, new Kona EV & Mighty Electric Truck will be featured at the show, with 20 Hyundai EVs available for test drives. The two offers for show attendees are: Bonus IQ Solar Charger … Read more
[ad_1] The Criterion Collection and Janus Films’ meticulously crafted library of more than 1,500 movies is now available to stream on the Criterion Channel, alongside other handpicked titles from Hollywood and beyond. The independent streaming service is a cinephile’s dream come true, featuring a fantastic mix of beloved classics, underrated indie flicks, and must-see contemporary … Read more
[ad_1] Five marines who disappeared in a helicopter crash in the mountains outside San Diego, California, were confirmed dead, the military said on Thursday morning. The names of the marines were not immediately released. They were first reported missing on Tuesday. “It is with a heavy heart and profound sadness that I share the loss … Read more
[ad_1] The minimum price for alcohol in Scotland is to increase by 30% under refreshed plans to tackle deaths and hospital admissions. After a raft of legal challenges were defeated, the Scottish government introduced a world-first policy in 2018 banning retailers from selling alcohol below 50p per unit. At Holyrood on Thursday, Deputy First Minister … Read more
[ad_1] LIVE-SERVICE games are one of the most popular types of games at the moment as people are excited to come back to the game every month. A section of these live-service games are called gacha games, where you spend virtual currency in the hopes of getting the characters you want. 1 Himeko is available … Read more
[ad_1] OpenAI writes on its website: “The amount of compute used in the largest AI [artificial intelligence] training runs has been increasing exponentially with a 3.4-month doubling time (by comparison, Moore’s Law had a two-year doubling period).” According to OpenAI, this growth amounts to 300,000-times more computing power required today as opposed to 2012, … Read more
[ad_1] Novo Nordisk reported on Jan. 31 that its revenue in 2023 jumped 31% to 232.3 billion Danish kroner ($33.8 billion).Image: Staff (Reuters) Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen, the CEO of Ozempic and Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk, says that chief executives at food companies are calling him for advice regarding the diabetes and weight loss drugs. Why … Read more
[ad_1] Miami, Florida, February 8th, 2024, Chainwire Transak, the leading Web3 payments and onboarding solution, announces its strategic expansion into the Asia Pacific (APAC) region with the establishment of an official entity in Hong Kong. Following a successful Series-A funding round mid-2023, led by prominent investors including Animoca Brands, Transak aims to leverage Hong Kong’s … Read more
[ad_1] This afternoon I headed off on the latest road trip, this one from Wodonga to Sydney for the Electrify Everything event this weekend. The drive is a decent one at 565km, transiting from Victoria, up past the ACT and finally to NSW. To prepare for the trip, I charged last night to 90%, then … Read more
[ad_1] Google Bard is no more. Almost exactly a year after first introducing its (rushed) efforts to challenge OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the company is retiring the name and rebranding Bard as Gemini, the name of its family of foundation models. More importantly, though, it is also now launching Gemini Ultra, its most capable large language model … Read more
[ad_1] President Joe Biden on Wednesday made the surprising claim that he’d had a conversation with former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl that—given when it supposedly took place—could only have happened through a ouija board. The Democrat said he spoke with Kohl, who died in 2017, at a 2021 meeting of G7 leaders in the U.K. … Read more
[ad_1] Ms Crystal will become chief executive of NatWest’s wealth management division, which includes Coutts, later this summer – TippinPoint NatWest has hired a sustainability banker and diversity champion to run its private bank Coutts after its chief executive was ousted in the aftermath of the Nigel Farage debanking scandal. Emma Crystal, who is currently … Read more
[ad_1] EPIC Games has been teasing a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles collab in Fortnite for a while now, and the special event is finally coming. Update 28.20 brought a new countdown in Fortnite featuring an image of Shredder, leading up to the TMNT event’s proper launch on Friday. 2 Epic Games has been teasing a … Read more
[ad_1] Porsche Porsche has been in the EV game for longer than much of the competition — but it’s about to expand its offerings. On top of the Porsche Taycan that the company already offers, Porsche has announced an electric version of the Macan. That means that you’ll soon be able to buy an electric … Read more
[ad_1] Even by Washington standards, it was a stunningly quick implosion. The bipartisan border security bill unveiled in the Senate at the start of this week was the product of months of negotiations. Almost miraculously, it garnered praise from both Border Patrol agents and blue city mayors, from conservative and liberal newspaper editorial boards. Why … Read more