Identity Theft Protection Services: Do You Actually Need One?
Wired
Here's the best advice I have for protecting your identity online. more…
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Meta Has Smart Glasses Spiraling Towards Glasshole 2.0
Gizmodo.com
Maybe using people's naked videos to train AI wasn't such a good idea after all. more…
Adobe Will Pay $75M in Free Services in DOJ Subscription Cancellation Case Settlement
CNET
The 2024 lawsuit alleged that Adobe's confusing and costly cancellation process violated consumer protections. more…
Wells Fargo's head of AI shares his playbook for staying in demand as banks weigh what the tech means for head count
Saul Van Beurden thinks that employees and employers have a mutual responsibility when it comes to re-skilling in the age of AI. more…
Watch out, prediction markets. The 'super apps' are coming.
Did you think prediction markets were all the rage? Time to learn about "super apps." more…
The Rise and Fall of Free Dial Up Internet
Hackaday
In the early days of the Internet, having a high-speed IP connection in your home or even a small business was, if not impossible, certainly a rarity. Connecting to a computer in those days require… more…
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US economy expanded at sluggish 0.7% in fourth quarter
Abcnews.com
The U.S. economy, hobbled by last fall’s 43-day government shutdown, advanced at a sluggish 0.7% annual rate from October through December, the Commerce Department reported Friday in a big downgrade of its initial estimate more…
Tax scams through the years and what to know this year
Fox News
The IRS outlines evolving tax scams, from unemployment fraud to social media tax “hacks," and warns taxpayers what to watch for in 2026. more…
Nissan Kills NissanConnect EV for Cars Made as Late as 2022
Gizmodo.com
Obsolescence is sneaking up on all the apps linking cars to smartphones. more…
How Kernel Anti-Cheats Work: A Deep Dive into Modern Game Protection
Github.ioModern kernel anti-cheat systems are, without exaggeration, among the most sophisticated pieces of software running on consumer Windows machines. They operate at the highest privilege level available to software, they intercept kernel callbacks that were desi… more…
Home Assistant waters my plants
Finnian.io
My first foray into home automations, Zigbee and irrigation systems. more…
MCP Server Is Eating Your Context Window. There's a Simpler Way
Apideck.com
TL;DR: MCP tool definitions can burn 55,000+ tokens before an agent processes a single user message. We built the Apideck CLI as an AI-agent interface instead:an ~80-token agent prompt replaces tens of thousands of tokens of schema, with progressive disclosur… more…
I reverse-engineered the TiinyAI Pocket Lab from marketing photos
Bay41.com
A $1.7M Kickstarter campaign built on forked academic research, undisclosed MoE architectures, split memory pools behind PCIe bottlenecks, and a company that won't tell you who they are. I did the math. The math doesn't lie. more…
Why your next Android upgrade is about to cost $100 more for the same specs
Android Police
Android upgrades are becoming a bad deal more…
I'm quitting Instagram after Meta's latest anti-privacy move
Android Police
Meta is removing end-to-end encryption from Instagram more…
Sennheiser CX 80U Review: Affordable USB-C wired earbuds with impressive sound
Macworld
Macworld At a glance Expert's Rating Pros <ul> <li>Low price</li> <li>USB-C wired connection</li> <li>High-res support</li> <li>Comfortable fit</li> </ul> Cons <ul> <li>Wired-only</li> <li>No IP-rating</li> <li>No noise-can… more…
Here’s What I Look for When Choosing a Trustworthy VPN
CNET
Trustworthy VPNs stand out for their security practices, transparency and real-world performance. more…
Ofcom sees no need for overhaul in next phase of fiber rollout despite BT domination
Theregister.com
Regulator nudges broadband market, hopes competition will turn up in 2031 Ofcom is laying out its pathway for fiber broadband almost everywhere across the UK in five years, but concedes that BT still dominates the market.…<!--#include virtual='/data_centre/_w… more…
The Race to Find a Universal ‘No AI’ Logo is On
PetaPixel
The race is on to find a universal 'No AI' logo. However, with competing emblems and varying definitions of artificial intelligence, it's far from straightforward. [Read More] more…
DOGE Didn’t Cut Government Waste. It Was Government Waste.
Techdirt
Look, I get it. Government waste is real. Bureaucratic bloat is real. The desire to have a federal government that spends taxpayer money wisely and operates without unnecessary friction? That’s a pretty standard and quite reasonable desire in American politic… more…
The Democrats are about to make a trillion-dollar mistake
Vox
A bold new idea is taking the Democrats by storm: massive middle-class tax cuts. Last week, two of the party’s rumored 2028 candidates — Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Cory Booker — unveiled plans to fully exempt tens of millions of Americans from federal income… more…
150 years ago, nine words changed the world
Vox
On March 10, 1876, a 29-year-old Scottish immigrant named Alexander Graham Bell sat in a modest laboratory at 5 Exeter Place in Boston and did something no human being had ever done: He spoke into a wire, and someone in the next room heard his voice. His exac… more…
How Salon Leaders Can Navigate Professional Salon Brands Expanding to DTC and Retail
Rolling Stone
As salon leaders, knowledge sharing enables us to make more strategic business decisions, evaluate brands, effectively protect our margins and better serve our clients. more…
IHG One Rewards: How to earn and redeem points, elite status and more
The Points Guy
IHG One Rewards is a valuable hotel loyalty program because of useful IHG credit cards, compelling redemption rates and the ease with which you can earn points. more…
Renting an Airbnb this summer? Here are the best credit cards to use
The Points Guy
Let's take a look at which popular credit cards are the best for Airbnb purchases based on the earning rates that come with each. more…
How badly has the Iran war hit the global economy? The tell-tale signs
Al Jazeera English
Oil and gas price hikes due to the war have rattled the global economy. more…
[Podcast] Designers Don’t Build Brands with Kevin Finn
Justcreative.com
Jacob Cass and Matt Davies sit down with Kevin Finn, founder of TheSumOf and author of Brand Principles, to unpack a provocative idea that challenges a core assumption in the branding industry. more…
This site lets you create free temporary email addresses
PCWorld
There are times when you just don’t want to use your real email address and that’s when sites like IncognitoMail come in handy. This ad-free service lets you create disposable email addresses to stay safe online. It’s perfect for times when you sign up for we… more…
I’ll never buy a PC with soldered RAM
PCWorld
I like to build my PCs. I DIY my desktops, I over-configure my laptops, and I pick the best specs I can when choosing prebuilts. I like my systems personalized to my needs, as repairable and upgradeable as possible so I can give them mid-life refreshes and ke… more…
Now Copilot wants to check your vitals, too
PCWorld
Ready to let AI pore over your medical records? Claude and ChatGPT are already doing it, and now Microsoft’s Copilot is ready to review your chart. Copilot Health is a “separate, secure space” within the Copilot app that “makes sense of your information”… more…
Agents Over Bubbles
Stratechery.com
Agents are fundamentally changing the shape of demand for compute, both in terms of how they work and in terms of who will use them. They're so compelling that I no longer believe we're in a bubble. more…
Trump’s immigration crackdown feeds on private data. It’s just getting started
Salon
Private data might include anything from school enrollment information to physical locations and residenial address more…
Media Buying Briefing: Is ad marketplace uncertainty the new normal?
Digiday
Despite a war in the Middle East, rising oil, gas and consumer prices and a fresh round of tariffs that are roiling economies, brands and buyers are largely staying the course in media spending. more…
Customer reviews become a key battleground as AI revolutionizes product discovery
Digiday
To better pop up in AI search results, brands are placing a bigger emphasis on getting more customers to leave reviews. more…
Review: Battery lasts a week, broken wrists are forever – Oukitel WP61
New Atlas
To get straight to the point and the reason you're all here: battery life.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: smartphones, Cell+Phone, Rugged, Camping, Ir, Reviews more…
The Foilies 2026
EFF
Recognizing the Worst in Government Transparency The Foilies were written by EFF's Beryl Lipton, Dave Maass and Aaron Mackey and MuckRock's Dillon Bergin, Kelly Kauffman and Anna Massoglia. For the last six years, a class of journalism students at the … more…
Retailers turn to digital rebates as alcohol sales slump
Digiday
Grocers and C-stores are turning to digital alcohol rebates to try to boost alcohol sales and digital engagement. more…
Talk Python to Me: #540: Modern Python monorepo with uv and prek
Talkpython.fm
Monorepos -- you've heard the talks, you've read the blog posts, maybe you've seen a few tantalizing glimpses into how Google or Meta organize their massive codebases. But it's often in the abstract and behind closed doors. What if you could crack open a real… more…
Alibaba Cloud bumps prices by up to 34% due to AI demand and hardware costs
TechRadar
Alibaba Cloud says surging AI demand and strained supply chains has made its products more expensive. more…
Full interview: Sonos CEO Tom Conrad explains why they built the new Sonos Play, how they're improving the app after its disaster, and what he thinks of Dolby Atmos FlexConnect and the state of music streaming services
TechRadar
AV Insider: Digging into the background of Sonos' return to releasing speakers, plus the threat to its soundbars from Dolby Atmos FlexConnect more…
'It's been 20 years, it's surprising to me how little has changed': Sonos CEO and former Pandora exec Tom Conrad reveals what he thinks is 'holding us back' from more music streaming innovation
TechRadar
Sonos' CEO was an exec at Pandora in the early days of music stream, and says 'it's surprising to me how little has changed' in 20 years more…
“People aren’t put off by ‘used’ — they’re put off by uncertainty”: How the smartphone industry can build trust in refurbished devices
TechRadar
Fewer than 10% of retired smartphones are refurbished — how can the smartphone industry build trust in secondhand devices? more…
The 2026 TechRadar Australian PC Awards — all the winners revealed!
TechRadar
Across 40 categories, our PC experts pick the gear we rate as the very best you can get more…
Creality Sermoon P1 3D Scanner review: 3D scanning on the go
Tom's Hardware UK
The Creality Sermoon P1 is a standalone 3D scanner that allows users to go through the entire scanning workflow without having to touch a computer. The 22 crossed laser line mode is surprisingly fast, and the single laser line mode was able to scan deep holes… more…
The Long Shadow: What the Middle East’s Destination Brands Will Look Like in 2028
Skift
Wars end. Memory lingers. The question that will define the region's next tourism decade is in what shape demand returns, from where, at what yield, and with what brand equity still intact. This paper provides the decision frameworks for managing through unce… more…
Crypto broker Bitpanda bets on banks and tokenization to expand globally ahead of IPO plans
CoinDesk
The Vienna-based crypto broker eyes emerging markets, teaming up with institutions rather than competing with local exchanges, said Vishal Sacheendran, VP of global markets strategy and operations. more…
Crypto Long & Short: When price stops working, yield starts mattering
CoinDesk
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Ruchir Gupta writes on how we’re moving toward a true fixed-income market for crypto-native yield. Then, Clara García Prieto on bitcoin becoming mainstream collateral, but most are not prepared for its risks. more…
The Top 2 Consumer Staples Stocks to Buy Right Now
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March 12 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence is being deployed on both sides of the tug-of-war between U. healthcare systems that want to be paid more for... more…
Bioethics in Latin America
Stanford.edu[New Entry by Gustavo Ortiz Millán, Florencia Luna, and Eduardo Rivera López on March 13, 2026.] "Latin American bioethics" is an ambiguous label. It can refer to bioethics as practiced in Latin American countries or by Latin American bioethicists (even if t… more…
Website Optimization in the Age of AI: What You Need to Know to Increase Conversions
Crazyegg.com
Three shifts are central to website optimization in the age of AI. To give you a roadmap of how to adapt your on-site CRO strategy,... The post Website Optimization in the Age of AI: What You Need to Know to Increase Conversions appeared first on The Daily E… more…
The Dark Origins of the Treadmill and Why Oscar Wilde was the Worst
Todayifoundout.com
“We sewed the sacks, we broke the stones, We turned the dusty drill: We banged the tins, and bawled the hymns, And sweated on the mill: But in the heart of every man Terror was lying still.” These are the words of famed master of the pen, Oscar Wilde, in his … more…
Island Enterprise Platform delivers unified control for workspaces and AI
Help Net Security
Island has launched the Island Enterprise Platform. This unified enterprise environment extends the security, productivity, and user experience of the Island Enterprise Browser to also include consumer browsers, desktop applications, and networks. The Island … more…
AI Update, March 13, 2026: AI News and Views From the Past Week
MarketingProfs.com
Catch up on select AI news and developments since Friday, March 6. Stay in the know. Read the full article at MarketingProfs more…
Hackers reportedly stole nearly 1,000TB of data from Telus Digital
MobileSyrup
Telus confirms that Telus Digital has suffered a security incident after hackers reportedly stole nearly a petabyte (1,000TB) of data over several months. The Telus Digital arm of Telus provides customer support, content moderation, AI data services and other… more…
The CRTC is finally banning activation fees for Canadians
MobileSyrup
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced that it’s finally taking action to stop carriers from charging fees that discourage Canadians from switching plans, such as activation fees. However, it will be months before the… more…
Will there actually be any such thing as a Project Helix "native" game? | Opinion
GamesIndustry.biz
Microsoft's decision to go ahead with its GDC keynote this week, at which it began the dance-of-the-seven-veils process of lifting the wraps on its next-generation console hardware, was somewhat surprising. When the leadership of the Xbox division was reshuff… more…
PEGI's loot box rule changes are welcome, but they should be retrospective | Opinion
GamesIndustry.biz
Leon Y. Xiao of Beclaws, the author of GameIndustry.biz's annual Loot Box State of Play feature, gives his opinion on PEGI's landmark decision over loot boxes, whereby from June onwards, games submitted for classification that contain paid random items will b… more…
Which states prohibit wage garnishment by debt collectors?
CBS News
Your paycheck may be more protected from garnishment than you think — but only if you live in the right state. more…
In A Really Tough Market, Some Indie Publishers Are Finding Ways To Survive
Publishers Weekly
Jane Austen card decks (themed by book), collaborations with London publishers, old imprints reabsorbed or renamed, and audio – some indie publishers are finding ways to stay alive and even, ina few cases, grow. – Publishers Weekly more…
Face value: What it takes to fool facial recognition
We Live Security
ESET’s Jake Moore used smart glasses, deepfakes and face swaps to ‘hack’ widely-used facial recognition systems – and he'll demo it all at RSAC 2026. more…
MacBook Neo Teardown: Why This $599 Laptop is the Most Repairable Mac in a Decade
Geeky Gadgets
Apple’s MacBook Neo marks a pivotal shift in the company’s strategy, targeting budget-conscious users while emphasizing repairability and sustainability. This laptop combines affordability with a modular design, offering a glimpse into Apple’s evolving priori… more…
A surge of small business optimism: Private sector added 63,000 jobs in Februaryâthe fastest pace in seven months
Naturalnews.com
Private sector job growth rebounded in February, with ADP reporting 63,000 new positions—the fastest pace in seven months and a significant increase from a revised January figure. Growth was highly concentrated in just two sectors: Education and health servic… more…
Fuel shock imperils truckingâs fragile recovery as geopolitics hits home
Naturalnews.com
A sudden spike in diesel prices, triggered by Middle East conflict, threatens to derail the U.S. trucking industry’s fragile recovery from a multi-year freight recession. Independent owner-operators, already operating on thin margins, are particularly vulnera… more…
Sanctioned poisoning: A presidential order ignites a battle for Americaâs food future
Naturalnews.com
President Trump’s February 2026 executive order invokes the Defense Production Act to prioritize domestic production of glyphosate, the world’s most common herbicide. The order frames glyphosate as critical for national security and crop yields, but health ad… more…
We’re Giving Away the Library: Why I Believe Free, Decentralized Audiobooks Are an Act of Liberation
Naturalnews.com
A Library Unlocked In a world where information is power, that power has been systematically centralized, commodified, and locked away. For decades, the gatekeepers — publishing conglomerates, Big Tech platforms, and captured institutions — have decided what … more…
Food ingredients that are banned in the EU but not the US
The Week Magazine
Looser regulations have traditionally led to a more permissive food-additive regime in America more…
In Illinois’s Eighth District, AIPAC and AI Try to Buy a Seat
The American Prospect
Pro-corporate Melissa Bean is massively outraising Junaid Ahmed, her main progressive challenger. The post In Illinois’s Eighth District, AIPAC and AI Try to Buy a Seat appeared first on The American Prospect. more…
States Substitute for Corrupt Feds on Antitrust
The American Prospect
On Live Nation, Paramount–Warner Bros., and more, state attorneys general are becoming the chief antitrust enforcer. Do they have the capacity to keep going? The post States Substitute for Corrupt Feds on Antitrust appeared first on The American Prospect. more…
Open Channels FM: The Evolution of Hosting Security Standards and the Impact on Emerging Technologies
Openchannels.fm
In today’s episode it’s time to take a look into the world of ethical hosting and the ever-evolving challenges of internet infrastructure. Joining co-hosts Dave Lockie and Robert Jacobi is David Snead, director of the Secure Hosting Alliance (SHA) and a longs… more…
Live Nation Workers Allegedly Brag About Swindling Fans In Unearthed Internal Messages: REPORT
The Daily Caller
Two Live Nation staffers allegedly boasted about "gouging" their fans by setting exorbitant fees and parking prices at concerts. more…
Truckers Headed For A Freight Depression After Historic Diesel Spike
The Daily Caller
Truckers have overwhelmingly supported President Trump since his first campaign, but his latest move could put them out of business. more…
As gas prices rise, ride-hail drivers feel especially pinched at the pump
CBC News
Gas prices worldwide have soared since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, and the widening war has pinched tanker traffic in the crucially-important Strait of Hormuz shipping route. Ride-hail drivers, many of whom are on the road for hours a day, … more…
Stablecoin uncertainty could hurt banks more than crypto firms: Expert
Cointelegraph
Stablecoin regulatory uncertainty could put banks at a disadvantage as crypto firms continue expanding, while institutions wait for clarity on classification and yield rules. more…
“검색하고, 쓰고, 연구한다”…라이너, AI 국산화로 ‘지식 노동 혁신’
Venturesquare.net
글로벌 AI 검색 스타트업 라이너(대표 김진우)가 연구 특화 AI '라이너 스콜라'와 비즈니스 문서 특화 AI '라이너 라이트'를 연이어 출시하며 지식 노동 혁신에 나섰다. 4억 6천만 건의 학술 데이터베이스와 10년간 축적한 하이라이트 기반 고품질 데이터를 무기로, SimpleQA 벤치마크 95.3점이라는 세계 최고 수준의 정확도를 기록하며 글로벌 빅테크와 정면 경쟁하고 있다. 누구나 AI와 협업해 연구할 수 있는 '바이브 리서치' 시대를 열겠다는 비전 아래… more…
[컬처슬로건 탐방기] 라이너는 왜 문화를 주식시장으로 만들었나
Venturesquare.net
글로벌 AI 검색 스타트업 라이너는 조직문화를 주식시장처럼 운영하는 '컬처 마켓'을 도입했다. 5가지 핵심가치를 각각 10달러에 상장하고, 동료가 핵심가치에 맞는 행동을 하면 칭찬과 함께 주가가 오르며, 칭찬받은 팀원은 해당 주식을 보유하게 된다. 6개월마다 설문조사로 실질적인 문화 건강도를 점검해 주가를 조정하고, 사내 정치나 뒷담화 같은 금기 행동에는 서킷 브레이커가 발동된다. 모은 주식은 배당금 형태로 돌려주며, 이 시스템을 전담하는 '컬처인베스터'라는 … more…
The US consumer is hitting a rough patch
Retail Dive
Even before the Iran war’s oil price spikes, people were getting more cautious about spending. That means buying less from retailers. more…