Destination

2025-05-30

Superfast 32TB USB4 External SSDs are coming, thanks to a new chip - but I bet they won't be cheap

Silicon Motion’s SM2324 chip could enable fast, compact USB4 SSDs up to 32TB, though pricing, thermal demands, and NAND costs may limit mainstream adoption. [...]

Destination

2025-05-30

Spy-catcher saw “stupid” tech errors others made. FBI says he then made his own.

The wrong way to get out of Trump's America. [...]

Destination

2025-05-30

CDC updates COVID vaccine recommendations, but not how RFK Jr. wanted

Mixed messages only add to uncertainty about vaccine access for kids, pregnant individuals. [...]

cnet

2025-05-30

AI-Powered Closed Captions Could Open Up New Possibilities – and Pitfalls

Hollywood studios and tech companies are tapping AI to automate captioning. It's faster and cheaper, but viewers could pay the price if accessibility isn't prioritized. [...]

Destination

2025-05-30

Why incels take the “Blackpill”—and why we should care

A growing number of incels are NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training). That should concern us all. [...]

Destination

2025-05-30

Want a humanoid, open source robot for just $3,000? Hugging Face is on it.

The HopeJR will compete with Unitree's G1 and other early offerings. [...]

Destination

2025-05-30

Texas AG loses appeal to seize evidence for Elon Musk’s ad boycott fight

Judge notes "irony" in Texas AG's attempt to silence watchdog for Musk's X. [...]

Destination

2025-05-30

How we test VPNs

VPN users have an unbelievable amount of choice in the market, but lots of those choices are bad. Upwards of 180 virtual private networks are available for commercial users alone. For the casual user who just wants a VPN to protect themselves online or change their virtual locati [...]

Destination

2025-05-30

ZeniMax QA workers win tentative union contract with Microsoft

After two years of negotiating, ZeniMax Workers United-CWA, the union representing quality assurance workers at ZeniMax Media, has reached a tentative union contract with Microsoft, according to the Communication Workers of America. The union originally formed in 2023 and was imm [...]