2025-05-22

Mozilla is shutting down its read-it-later app Pocket

Pocket, Mozilla's service for saving articles to read later, is shutting down on July 8, 2025. Mozilla says it's phasing out Pocket and Fakespot, its browser extension for vetting product reviews, in an attempt "to be intentional about where we invest our time and [...]

2025-05-22

12 super-useful new tools from Google I/O 2025 you can actually try right now

Google I/O 2025 had a lot of a future-gazing, but it did also see some handy new tools actually launch –these are all of the ones you can try today. [...]

2025-05-22

I replaced my Ray-Ban Meta with these Amazon smart glasses - and didn't mind it

The Amazon Echo Frames (3rd Gen) may be the most subtle-looking pair of smart glasses on the market. They're also customizable. [...]

2025-05-22

The Nanoleaf Skylight is one of my favorite smart lights (and just hit its lowest price)

Nanoleaf's new Skylight panels can get plenty bright and colorful with a tap of a button. Just make sure to set them up properly. [...]

2025-05-22

Anthropic faces backlash to Claude 4 Opus feature that contacts authorities, press if it thinks you’re doing something ‘egregiously immoral’

Bowman later edited his tweet and the following one in a thread to read as follows, but it still didn't convince the naysayers. [...]

2025-05-22

Senate votes to kill California's gas-powered vehicle restrictions

The United States Senate voted 51-44 mostly across party lines on Wednesday to repeal a waiver granted by the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency, allowing the state of California to enact its Advanced Clean Cars II Regulations. ACC II requires that 80 per [...]

2025-05-22

Claude Opus 4 blackmailed an engineer after learning it might be replaced

Anthropic is treating its new Claude Opus 4 language model as safety-critical after tests revealed some troubling behavior, including escape attempts, blackmail, and autonomous whistleblowing.<br /> The article Claude Opus 4 blackmailed an engineer after learning it might b [...]

2025-05-22

Samsung's QLED, Neo QLED, and Frame TVs get a Star Wars makeover thanks to a new Disney Art collection drop

Samsung's Art Store has expanded with a Disney collection, letting you add iconic scenes from Star Wars to your Frame, QLED, or Neo QLED TVs, if you subscribe. [...]

2025-05-22

Intel could be releasing a video card with TWO GPU chips and 48GB of memory; could it be a sleeper hit for AI training?

Intel may support partner’s dual-GPU Arc card with 48GB of memory, possibly targeting AI workloads, but many details remain unknown. [...]