Whether those prices are worth it depends on what kind of phone you have and how much risk you’re comfortable with. Let’s say you lose your iPhone 17 Pro within the first year of owning it. The cost of replacing it is $288 (a $149 deductible, plus the $139 you paid for the AppleCare+ plan)….
Quantum computing is either a distant dream or an imminent reality depending on whom you ask. And while much of this year’s Quantum Village at the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas is focused on emerging research and threat analysis, Village cofounders Victoria Kumaran and Mark Carney are also working to make a currently available…
If you were trying to learn how to get other people to do what you want, you might use some of the techniques found in a book like Influence: The Power of Persuasion. Now, a preprint study out of the University of Pennsylvania suggests that those same psychological persuasion techniques can frequently “convince” some LLMs…
South Korean crypto entrepreneur and prosecuted fraudster Do Kwon was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a US federal judge in the Southern District of New York on Thursday. Kwon cut a solemn figure as he was escorted into the courtroom by US Marshals, his head bowed. He wore a bright lemon-colored prison jumpsuit…
Even the best artificial intelligence agents are fairly hopeless at online freelance work, according to an experiment that challenges the idea of AI replacing office workers en masse. The Remote Labor Index, a new benchmark developed by researchers at data annotation company Scale AI and the Center for AI Safety (CAIS), a nonprofit, measures the…
Look ahead, around, and behind. “It’s important to look where you want to go, scanning both far ahead and right in front of you,” Crossen says. “But don’t forget about what’s going on to the sides and behind you. You should check your rear- and side-view mirrors every 5 to 10 seconds. That can help…
15. Bawls Guarana Photograph: Amazon Bawls Guarana Original Flavor (12-Pack) Regarded as the first “energy soda” explicitly marketed to gamers, Bawls is a fun throwback to the heady days of StarCraft and LAN parties in the late ’90s. The profile of the unnamed flavor in the iconic blue bottle, which still lines the checkout labyrinth…
As Congress races to pass President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” it’s also sprinting to placate the many haters of the bill’s “AI moratorium” provision which originally required a 10-year pause on state AI regulations. The provision, which was championed by White House AI czar and venture capitalist David Sacks, has proved remarkably unpopular with…
During testing, we outfit each refrigerator with thermocouples in a climate-controlled chamber and monitor it for more than a month, collecting more than 5.4 million temperature readings that identify warm and cold spots, to determine which models will keep your food fresh longest. Our process includes tests for icemaker performance based on how much ice…
The recall action covers SUVs from the 2020 to 2025 model years. The problem is attributed to a trim bezel around the switch being misaligned due to incorrect installation. On vehicles with this problem, owners may notice the button sticking in the down position. Ford is not aware of any crashes or injuries related to…