Yes, RAM prices are finally starting to fall — but here's why you should still hold off from buying

The memory crisis is slowly easing up, as prices for RAM kits are falling, but it's still not yet time to push for new purchases. [...]

Apple iOS 26.5 public beta is now available

Apple has released the first public beta for iOS 26.5, just a few days after the beta for developers came out. One of the biggest changes the new operating system brings is the “Suggested Places” [...]

Ireland is testing out a digital wallet that conducts age verification for social media users

Before it's publicly available later this year, the Irish government is trialing its Government Digital Wallet, which includes a way to verify a user's age to access social media platforms. [...]

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, April 5

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for April 5. [...]

Why AI-powered city cameras are sounding new privacy alarms

These camera systems have created a mass location tracking infrastructure knitted together by artificial intelligence. [...]

AI offensive cyber capabilities are doubling every six months, safety researchers find

AI models are rapidly improving at exploiting security vulnerabilities. According to a new study, their offensive cyber capability has been doubling every 5.7 months since 2024, with Opus 4.6 and GPT- [...]

'The farmer isn't disappearing — they're moving up the stack': How AI is reshaping the role of modern agriculture

New robotics and AI tools are helping agriculture address workforce shortages while improving safety, productivity, and long-term sustainability. [...]

Researchers find top AI models will go to 'extraordinary lengths' to stay active — including deceiving users, ignoring prompts, and tampering with settings

Two new studies show that agentic AIs are very capable of ignoring human instructions to save themselves. [...]

My Expert Advice: Don’t Buy a Router Until We Know More About the FCC's Ban

The FCC’s sweeping ban applies to the sale of virtually every new Wi-Fi router. Without regular updates, yours might turn into a pumpkin by 2027. [...]