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This Keira Knightley And Andrew Garfield Sci-Fi Movie Got A Perfect Rating From Roger Ebert
[BGR] This Keira Knightley And Andrew Garfield Sci-Fi Movie Got A Perfect Rating From Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert was a renowned film critic, and the first to receive a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, who probably disliked some of your favorite films.

‘.hack//Sign’ Still Hits as an Existential Gaming Anime About the Virtues of Logging Off
[Gizmodo] ‘.hack//Sign’ Still Hits as an Existential Gaming Anime About the Virtues of Logging Off

While popular shows like 'Sword Art Online,' 'Shangri‑La Frontier,' and 'Solo Leveling' chase power fantasy, this OG anime holds up because it celebrates gaming as a communal space.

Senator Raises Alarms Over TikTok’s Handling of American Users’ Data
[Gizmodo] Senator Raises Alarms Over TikTok’s Handling of American Users’ Data

Sen. Ed Markey is pressing TikTok’s new U.S. joint venture and Oracle to explain how they are protecting user data and limiting ByteDance’s influence.

Could Microsoft kill the web browser at Build? Everything developers need to know about the NLWeb Protocol
[TechRadar] Could Microsoft kill the web browser at Build? Everything developers need to know about the NLWeb Protocol

NLWeb is Microsoft's open protocol for turning any website into a conversational AI app. Here's what developers need to know before Build 2026

Scientists Say Quantum Physics Could Actually Allow Messages To Travel Back In Time
[BGR] Scientists Say Quantum Physics Could Actually Allow Messages To Travel Back In Time

Time as a concept seems so simple in day-to-day life, until you start talking about time travel and all the reasons that it could or could not be possible.

There’s a Deadly ‘Rotating’ Soup of Forbidden Toxins at Lake Erie
[Gizmodo] There’s a Deadly ‘Rotating’ Soup of Forbidden Toxins at Lake Erie

Starting in early spring, Lake Erie's algae situation gets so toxic that officials make sure to monitor it—but it seems far from enough.

'Just imagine what could get done' — How this US startup is building a 'cheap' fab-in-a-box to do for microchips what IBM did for PCs
[TechRadar] 'Just imagine what could get done' — How this US startup is building a 'cheap' fab-in-a-box to do for microchips what IBM did for PCs

InchFab developed compact semiconductor fabrication systems using smaller wafers to reduce manufacturing costs, simplify workforce training, and support specialized industries.

Damien Leone Has His Post-‘Terrifier’ Plans in Place
[Gizmodo] Damien Leone Has His Post-‘Terrifier’ Plans in Place

Sam Raimi will co-produce 'Tortures of the Damned,' which is said to have a bigger budget than Leone's Art the Clown franchise.

Dev Says He’s Getting Threats After Leaving a Booby Trap for Vibe Coders
[Gizmodo] Dev Says He’s Getting Threats After Leaving a Booby Trap for Vibe Coders

One critic called the move “petulance beyond measure.”

5 Mini Gadgets That Are Perfect For Your Camping Trip
[BGR] 5 Mini Gadgets That Are Perfect For Your Camping Trip

Looking for a minimalist outdoor adventure? You might want to ditch your bulky gear and add these mini gadgets to spice up your next camping trip instead.

'Our ability to achieve orbital AI at scale depends on our ability to access a sufficient number of AI chips, significantly more than are currently available to us': SpaceX admits that getting data centers in space may fall short due to a lack of chips
[TechRadar] 'Our ability to achieve orbital AI at scale depends on our ability to access a sufficient number of AI chips, significantly more than are currently available to us': SpaceX admits that getting data centers in space may fall short due to a lack of chips

SpaceX admitted its orbital AI ambitions depend heavily upon scarce GPUs and uncertain semiconductor partnerships surrounding the TeraFab project.

TP-Link Says Screw It, We’re Doing Wi-Fi 8 Now
[Gizmodo] TP-Link Says Screw It, We’re Doing Wi-Fi 8 Now

The company plans to launch its first router with the new standard in October.

TP-Link's First Wi-Fi 8 Router Is Here, Even Though Wi-Fi 8 Is Still Years Away
[BGR] TP-Link's First Wi-Fi 8 Router Is Here, Even Though Wi-Fi 8 Is Still Years Away

TP-Link has launched its first Wi-Fi 8 router well ahead of the standard being finalized, and the improvements it promises over Wi-Fi 7 are worth a look.

Curry Barker’s Next Film Will Expand on the Ending of ‘Obsession’
[Gizmodo] Curry Barker’s Next Film Will Expand on the Ending of ‘Obsession’

'Anything But Ghosts,' starring Aaron Paul and Bryce Dallas Howard, has an 'Obsession' Easter egg in it.

Experimental Drug May Offer a ‘Functional Cure’ for Some People with Chronic Hepatitis B
[Gizmodo] Experimental Drug May Offer a ‘Functional Cure’ for Some People with Chronic Hepatitis B

Across two large trials, roughly 20% of people treated with bepirovirsen had undetectable levels of the virus after stopping all treatment.

Want great coffee, fast? I'm a trained barista, and these are my top 4 capsule coffee makers from Nespresso, Keurig, and more
[TechRadar] Want great coffee, fast? I'm a trained barista, and these are my top 4 capsule coffee makers from Nespresso, Keurig, and more

Capsule coffee makers get a bad rap, but if you choose the right one, you can enjoy great-tasting drinks at home in two minutes flat.

Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Exploded On The Launch Platform
[BGR] Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Exploded On The Launch Platform

A planned test for Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket ahead of a planned flight turned into a disaster when it exploded on the launch platform.

Fable dodges GTA VI with another delay
[Engadget] Fable dodges GTA VI with another delay

Fable is delayed again, putting it outside the GTA blast radius.

Make Mine a Double: Hot Deals on Espresso Makers, Coffee Subscriptions and More
[CNET Deals] Make Mine a Double: Hot Deals on Espresso Makers, Coffee Subscriptions and More

We found the best ways to get your caffeine fix right at home.

'Built around volcanic materials' — Turkish startup wants to make billion-dollar radar systems near obsolete with cheap spray-in-a-can tech that claims to bring stealth capabilities to low-cost drones
[TechRadar] 'Built around volcanic materials' — Turkish startup wants to make billion-dollar radar systems near obsolete with cheap spray-in-a-can tech that claims to bring stealth capabilities to low-cost drones

A Turkish company claims volcanic spray technology reduces drone radar visibility using inexpensive materials and simplified stealth application methods.

Planning To Buy A Gaming Handheld? Wait For These Next-Gen Chips
[BGR] Planning To Buy A Gaming Handheld? Wait For These Next-Gen Chips

Before you invest in your next gaming handheld, you should consider waiting to see what Intel is about to reveal as the future of handheld gaming.

CNN is the latest media company to sue Perplexity
[Engadget] CNN is the latest media company to sue Perplexity

CNN is the latest media company hauling Perplexity into court.

If you need identity theft protection for $10 per month, this is the deal for you — Norton LifeLock can help secure you against the #1 crime in America
[TechRadar] If you need identity theft protection for $10 per month, this is the deal for you — Norton LifeLock can help secure you against the #1 crime in America

Keep your identity safe for $10 per month — Norton LifeLock is 16% off right now

MIT scientists make lithium-ion breakthrough that could solve a global battery issue — new low-cost extraction method was inspired by a bathroom renovation project and could reduce reliance on China
[TechRadar] MIT scientists make lithium-ion breakthrough that could solve a global battery issue — new low-cost extraction method was inspired by a bathroom renovation project and could reduce reliance on China

Most gadgets rely on lithium-ion batteries, and scientists have come up with a better way of getting at lithium.

What Does Amazon Do With Unsold Tech?
[BGR] What Does Amazon Do With Unsold Tech?

Amazon sells millions of products every day, but many other products go unsold. Find out how Amazon actually deals with unsold tech items, despite its claims.

Botnet of more than 17 million devices dismantled
[Ars Technica] Botnet of more than 17 million devices dismantled

The botnet was reportedly tied to a Russia-based residential proxy network.

Sony 1000X The Collexion Review: Too Expensive for Anyone but Sony Superfans
[Gizmodo] Sony 1000X The Collexion Review: Too Expensive for Anyone but Sony Superfans

What does $650 sound like, you ask? Pretty darn nice.

Analysis of Texas measles outbreak shows just how dangerous virus is
[Ars Technica] Analysis of Texas measles outbreak shows just how dangerous virus is

About 1 in 5 cases were hospitalized and most of those developed complications.

House of the Dragon S3 trailer revels in dragons, fire, and blood
[Ars Technica] House of the Dragon S3 trailer revels in dragons, fire, and blood

"The crown is a weight that crushes. You'll do things that spell death for all involved."

Denzel Washington's '90s Action Movie Was Rejected By Clint Eastwood For Being 'Too Grim'
[BGR] Denzel Washington's '90s Action Movie Was Rejected By Clint Eastwood For Being 'Too Grim'

This '90s action-thriller starring Denzel Washington as a heroic cop was rejected by legendary actor Clint Eastwood due to being "too grim."

Lidl launches super-cheap solar balcony battery — as home backups become new energy crisis essential
[TechRadar] Lidl launches super-cheap solar balcony battery — as home backups become new energy crisis essential

Lidl's new balcony battery lets you store solar energy to use later or in an emergency, potentially saving you money or keeping the lights on.

ChatGPhish Vulnerability Turns ChatGPT Web Summaries Into a Phishing Surface
[The Hacker News] ChatGPhish Vulnerability Turns ChatGPT Web Summaries Into a Phishing Surface

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a vulnerability in OpenAI ChatGPT that leverages the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant's implicit trust in Markdown links and images to trigger...

FIFA websites spoofed by hackers ahead of 2026 World Cup, FBI warns
[TechRadar] FIFA websites spoofed by hackers ahead of 2026 World Cup, FBI warns

Dozens of fake FIFA sites are out there, stealing people's data and possibly even money.

DOJ sues states that rejected ICE requests for undercover license plates
[Ars Technica] DOJ sues states that rejected ICE requests for undercover license plates

DOJ keeps accusing ICE monitoring sites of doxing, but evidence remains scarce.

The Razer Viper V4 Pro took me back to basics, and you know what? Maybe that's all a gaming mouse should be
[TechRadar] The Razer Viper V4 Pro took me back to basics, and you know what? Maybe that's all a gaming mouse should be

The Razer Viper V4 Pro is a premium lightweight gaming mouse that delivers fantastic responsiveness in an elegant, minimalist package.

I Just Spotted the Lenovo Legion Go S for a Record Low, and I Will Never Be Bored Again
[CNET Deals] I Just Spotted the Lenovo Legion Go S for a Record Low, and I Will Never Be Bored Again

With features like a sharp 120Hz display and Ryzen Z2 Go power, this handheld can handle it all. And right now, it's down to $550.

ThermoWorks' Gravitas scale has a detachable display and a 20-minute memory
[Engadget] ThermoWorks' Gravitas scale has a detachable display and a 20-minute memory

Thermometer company ThermoWorks is putting its reputation for accuracy on the line with its first kitchen scale.

These New 2026 Hisense TVs Just Dropped to an All-Time Low Price at Amazon
[CNET Deals] These New 2026 Hisense TVs Just Dropped to an All-Time Low Price at Amazon

These advanced mini-LED TVs just hit shelves, and you can grab one for as much as $1,700 off.

How To Fix The Red Lines On Your Android Phone Screen
[BGR] How To Fix The Red Lines On Your Android Phone Screen

If your Android phone's screen is glitching and displaying a vertical red line constantly for no apparent reason, you can run some tests to try and fix it.

Startup offers free home cleaning—if it can record it all for robot training
[Ars Technica] Startup offers free home cleaning—if it can record it all for robot training

The latest twist in paying humans to wear head cameras for robot training data.

After years of stability, F1 reliability can no longer be taken for granted
[Ars Technica] After years of stability, F1 reliability can no longer be taken for granted

Until recently, a driver had maybe a six in ten chance of finishing a race.

Severed sea cucumber appendages don't seem to die
[Ars Technica] Severed sea cucumber appendages don't seem to die

They seem to reorganize their tissues and then just keep living.

Read This Before You Invest in AirPods: I've Found the Best Deals Out There
[CNET Deals] Read This Before You Invest in AirPods: I've Found the Best Deals Out There

The latest AirPods Pro 3 are discounted by $20, while you can save $40 on the new second-gen AirPods Max.

BCCI Restricts Smart Sunglasses Use In IPL 2026 Matches And Training Sessions
[Mashable] BCCI Restricts Smart Sunglasses Use In IPL 2026 Matches And Training Sessions

BCCI bans smart sunglasses during IPL 2026 over technology fairness concerns. Board of Control for Cricket in India has reportedly barred IPL players from using smart sunglasses during IPL 2026 due to...

Attackers Use LLM Agent for Post-Exploitation After Marimo CVE-2026-39987 Exploit
[The Hacker News] Attackers Use LLM Agent for Post-Exploitation After Marimo CVE-2026-39987 Exploit

An unknown threat actor has been observed using a large language model (LLM) agent to conduct post-compromise actions after obtaining initial access following the exploitation of a publicly-accessible...

This Dystopian HBO Sci-Fi Miniseries Flew Under The Radar Despite Critical Praise
[BGR] This Dystopian HBO Sci-Fi Miniseries Flew Under The Radar Despite Critical Praise

From the mastermind behind "Doctor Who" is this stunning dystopian nightmare that you may have missed. Find out which sci-fi drama deserves your full attention.

Sennheiser Momentum 5 Wireless review: Worth the wait
[Engadget] Sennheiser Momentum 5 Wireless review: Worth the wait

Sennheiser's latest flagship headphones close the gap to Bose and Sony thanks to improved sound and more effective ANC.

This $51 Wonderboom 4 Portable Speaker Is Cheaper Than Some Beach Towels Right Now
[CNET Deals] This $51 Wonderboom 4 Portable Speaker Is Cheaper Than Some Beach Towels Right Now

Drop or splash, this Ultimate Ears Bluetooth speaker ain't complaining. It's now available at a record-low price of $51.

Everything to know before putting your car key on an Android phone
[Engadget] Everything to know before putting your car key on an Android phone

They're more secure than you might think.

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE Design Surfaces Online Ahead of Launch
[Mashable] Samsung Galaxy S26 FE Design Surfaces Online Ahead of Launch

Galaxy S26 FE spotted again! A new leak suggests the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE could feature a flat display, thin bezels, and a triple rear camera setup ahead of its expected launch.

Steam Deck OLED is Absurdly Overpriced Now, Yet It Sold Out in North America Overnight
[It's Foss] Steam Deck OLED is Absurdly Overpriced Now, Yet It Sold Out in North America Overnight

The handheld returned at $789 and $949, sold out in North America within 24 hours, and is now back with inconsistent availability.

Rocket Report: A dark day for Blue Origin; Pentagon eyes new launch site
[Ars Technica] Rocket Report: A dark day for Blue Origin; Pentagon eyes new launch site

A new crew launched to China's Tiangong space station, and one of the astronauts will stay for a year.

Hurry to Save Over $300 on the Dyson V15S Detect Submarine Before Stock Runs Out
[CNET Deals] Hurry to Save Over $300 on the Dyson V15S Detect Submarine Before Stock Runs Out

The $305 discount brings the price to $745, but the offer won't last long.

Here's why the failure of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is so catastrophic
[Ars Technica] Here's why the failure of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is so catastrophic

"I hope that it makes it far enough away from the pad that it does not cause pad damage."

Sweep and Mop Your Hard Floors With One Device, and Save $182 With Our Exclusive Coupon
[CNET Deals] Sweep and Mop Your Hard Floors With One Device, and Save $182 With Our Exclusive Coupon

Get Dreame's H12 Pro wet/dry vacuum at a new record-low price and undercut Amazon's current deal by an extra $67.

Sick of Charging Your Home Security Gear? Switch to Solar-Powered Eufy Cams, Now $60 Off
[CNET Deals] Sick of Charging Your Home Security Gear? Switch to Solar-Powered Eufy Cams, Now $60 Off

Quit climbing ladders every six months when the sun can charge your security cameras for you.

Sony’s ULT Field 1 Dropped Under $90 and We Had to Double-Check the Price
[CNET Deals] Sony’s ULT Field 1 Dropped Under $90 and We Had to Double-Check the Price

You’re basically getting a rugged, high-end powerhouse for the price of a budget model.

Real Python: The Real Python Podcast – Episode #297: Improving Python Through PEPs and Protocols
[Planet Python] Real Python: The Real Python Podcast – Episode #297: Improving Python Through PEPs and Protocols

Have you ever been confused by the naming of modules you're importing from a package? Is there a standard way to organize and name your Python virtual environments? This week on the show, Brett Cannon...

Real Python: Quiz: Python's assert: Debug and Test Your Code Like a Pro
[Planet Python] Real Python: Quiz: Python's assert: Debug and Test Your Code Like a Pro

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Python’s assert: Debug and Test Your Code Like a Pro. By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit how assertions help you debug, test, and document you...

The Real Python Podcast – Episode #297: Improving Python Through PEPs and Protocols
[Real Python] The Real Python Podcast – Episode #297: Improving Python Through PEPs and Protocols

Have you ever been confused by the naming of modules you're importing from a package? Is there a standard way to organize and name your Python virtual environments? This week on the show, Brett Cannon...

Quiz: Python's assert: Debug and Test Your Code Like a Pro
[Real Python] Quiz: Python's assert: Debug and Test Your Code Like a Pro

Test your understanding of Python's assert statement. Learn when to use assertions for debugging, testing, and documenting your code.

An 85-Inch TV at Almost Half Off? Yes, Please. This Toshiba TV Deal Saves You $1,151
[CNET Deals] An 85-Inch TV at Almost Half Off? Yes, Please. This Toshiba TV Deal Saves You $1,151

Snag 46% off on this newly launched (and huge) Toshiba TV, just in time for Father's Day.

New Russian-Linked GREYVIBE Targets Ukraine with AI-Powered Cyberattacks
[The Hacker News] New Russian-Linked GREYVIBE Targets Ukraine with AI-Powered Cyberattacks

A previously undocumented threat actor dubbed GREYVIBE has been attributed to ongoing and persistent attacks targeting Ukraine and Ukraine-related entities since at least August 2025. GREYVIBE, per W...

Ned Batchelder: Snake way for ducklings
[Planet Python] Ned Batchelder: Snake way for ducklings

This is the mascot for Boston Python. It’s called Snake Way for Ducklings:My son Ben drew it, which makes me very happy. He also drew Sleepy Snake. Wearing this image on a shirt around PyCon, I had t...

How to Return Smart Home Devices to the Store or Seller
[CNET Smart Home] How to Return Smart Home Devices to the Store or Seller

Smart home devices are complex electronics, but you can usually return them, especially if you act fast. Here's how.

What 2,000 Exposed Vibe-Coded Apps Reveal About the Limits of Most Security Stacks
[The Hacker News] What 2,000 Exposed Vibe-Coded Apps Reveal About the Limits of Most Security Stacks

Shadow AI used to mean employees pasting things they shouldn't into ChatGPT. It now means something bigger: employees building full applications with AI, wiring them into production systems, and publi...

Samsung Chip Workers To Get Massive Rs 3.25 Crore Bonus After Profit Boom
[Mashable] Samsung Chip Workers To Get Massive Rs 3.25 Crore Bonus After Profit Boom

Samsung chip boom drives bonuses Samsung’s chip division has approved a massive profit-sharing bonus package for employees, avoiding a potential strike amid an AI-driven surge in global semiconductor ...

Malicious Sicoob NuGet Steals Banking Credentials as npm Packages Target Cloud Secrets
[The Hacker News] Malicious Sicoob NuGet Steals Banking Credentials as npm Packages Target Cloud Secrets

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious NuGet package that masquerades as a C# software development kit for Sicoob, one of Brazil's largest cooperative financial systems, to siphon clien...

Xiaomi 17T Series Launches Globally, India Debut Set for June 4: What To Expect
[Mashable] Xiaomi 17T Series Launches Globally, India Debut Set for June 4: What To Expect

Xiaomi 17T series debuts globally Xiaomi has launched the 17T series globally with Leica cameras, Dimensity chipsets, 1.5K AMOLED displays, and HyperOS 3.

Kimsuky Deploys HTTPSpy, Expands Arsenal with HelloDoor and VS Code Tunnels
[The Hacker News] Kimsuky Deploys HTTPSpy, Expands Arsenal with HelloDoor and VS Code Tunnels

The North Korean state-sponsored threat actor known as Kimsuky (aka Velvet Chollima) has been attributed to a fresh set of cyber attacks targeting South Korean military and corporate entities through ...

OnePlus 16 May Debut With 185Hz Display, 200MP Periscope Camera: All We Know So Far
[Mashable] OnePlus 16 May Debut With 185Hz Display, 200MP Periscope Camera: All We Know So Far

OnePlus 16 testing reportedly underway A new leak suggests the OnePlus 16 is being tested with a high-refresh-rate display, 200MP periscope camera, and a dedicated AI button.

The most spectacular rocket explosion since N1 just happened in Florida
[Ars Technica] The most spectacular rocket explosion since N1 just happened in Florida

New Glenn was due to play a starring role in NASA's Artemis Program.

Canonical announces optimized Ubuntu images for TPU virtual machines by Google Cloud
[Ubuntu] Canonical announces optimized Ubuntu images for TPU virtual machines by Google Cloud

Canonical and Google Cloud announced the availability of certified Ubuntu images for Google’s Cloud TPU Virtual Machines.

Critical Gogs RCE Vulnerability Lets Any Authenticated User Execute Arbitrary Code
[The Hacker News] Critical Gogs RCE Vulnerability Lets Any Authenticated User Execute Arbitrary Code

A critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in Gogs, a popular open-source self-hosted Git service, that allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code under certain conditions. The ...

Threat Actors Exploit Critical FortiClient EMS Flaw to Deploy Credential Stealer
[The Hacker News] Threat Actors Exploit Critical FortiClient EMS Flaw to Deploy Credential Stealer

Threat actors are continuing to exploit a critical, now-patched security flaw impacting FortiClient Endpoint Management Server (EMS) deployments to deliver credential-stealing malware. "The campaign ...

VMware hypervisor deployment using MAAS
[Ubuntu] VMware hypervisor deployment using MAAS

Most modern datacenters are inherently heterogeneous. VMware environments coexist with container platforms, databases, and other bare-metal workloads, often on the same hardware over several years. Se...

Microsoft Slams Public Zero-Day Disclosures Amid GitHub Researcher Account Removal
[The Hacker News] Microsoft Slams Public Zero-Day Disclosures Amid GitHub Researcher Account Removal

Microsoft has come out strongly in favor of Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD), urging the research community to share their findings and give affected vendors an opportunity to better underst...

FOSS Weekly #26.22: Win for Linux, Firefox New AI Feature, AMD Betrayal, Rust Linux Commands and More
[It's Foss] FOSS Weekly #26.22: Win for Linux, Firefox New AI Feature, AMD Betrayal, Rust Linux Commands and More

Linux gets some relief in the absurd OS-level age verification law fiasco.

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Claude Security Plugin, Azure Priv-Esc, Kali365 MFA Bypass, FIFA Scams +15 More
[The Hacker News] ThreatsDay Bulletin: Claude Security Plugin, Azure Priv-Esc, Kali365 MFA Bypass, FIFA Scams +15 More

Every time you think the industry has finally stopped doing some reckless, low-effort crap, somebody spins up a fresh box full of sketchy loaders, fake installers, recycled social-engineering bait, an...

Realme Watch S5 Review: A Smartwatch That Gets the Everyday Basics Right
[Mashable] Realme Watch S5 Review: A Smartwatch That Gets the Everyday Basics Right

Smart enough for regular users The Realme Watch S5 delivers a balanced smartwatch experience with reliable battery life, practical features, and everyday comfort.

Fujifilm Instax Mini 13 Review: A Nostalgia Gadget For The Instagram Era
[Mashable] Fujifilm Instax Mini 13 Review: A Nostalgia Gadget For The Instagram Era

Instant memories never looked cooler The Fujifilm Instax Mini 13 turns everyday moments into instant keepsakes with effortless charm and retro-style fun.

More Swim, Less Scrub: Save $191 on One of Our Favorite Robot Pool Cleaners
[CNET Smart Home] More Swim, Less Scrub: Save $191 on One of Our Favorite Robot Pool Cleaners

The Aiper Scuba S1 is down to a new low of $509 at Walmart right now.

Noise Introduces Design-First ALT Tech Series With Smartwatch And Earbuds
[Mashable] Noise Introduces Design-First ALT Tech Series With Smartwatch And Earbuds

Noise unveils design-first ALT ecosystem Noise launches ALT ecosystem with design-focused wearable and audio devices in India.

YouTube Now Lets You Ask AI To Build A Video Feed For You
[Mashable] YouTube Now Lets You Ask AI To Build A Video Feed For You

Based on vibes, topics, or interests. YouTube will now let you use AI to build custom feeds of videos, in a move similar to competitors like Reddit, Bluesky, and TweetDeck X.Announced on Wednesday, Go...

Oura's Ring 5 is a dramatically thinner smart ring
[Engadget] Oura's Ring 5 is a dramatically thinner smart ring

Oura describes its new wearable as the 'world's smallest' smart ring.

Real Python: Quiz: BNF Notation: Dive Deeper Into Python's Grammar
[Planet Python] Real Python: Quiz: BNF Notation: Dive Deeper Into Python's Grammar

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of BNF Notation: Dive Deeper Into Python’s Grammar. By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit how to read Python’s grammar rules, recognize terminals an...

Quiz: BNF Notation: Dive Deeper Into Python's Grammar
[Real Python] Quiz: BNF Notation: Dive Deeper Into Python's Grammar

Test your understanding of BNF notation and how to read Python's grammar rules in the official documentation.

Delhi Priest Sumit Nemchand Sharma Arrested For Generating 100s Of Nude AI Photos Of Woman Who Rejected His Advance
[Mashable] Delhi Priest Sumit Nemchand Sharma Arrested For Generating 100s Of Nude AI Photos Of Woman Who Rejected His Advance

Sharma created three fake Instagram accounts and a YouTube channel to humiliate the survivor

Best Tower Fans for 2026: We Tested 14 Fans to Help You Keep Cool This Summer
[CNET Smart Home] Best Tower Fans for 2026: We Tested 14 Fans to Help You Keep Cool This Summer

Dealing with the summer heat can be as easy as using a reliable tower fan. I tested 14 of the newest tower fans to see which has the best airflow, sound profile, energy efficiency and features.

Migrating from Apache Spark 3 to Spark 4
[Ubuntu] Migrating from Apache Spark 3 to Spark 4

The purpose of this guide is to highlight the key differences between Apache Spark 3 and Spark 4, and provide advice on how to plan a migration. Let’s get started. The biggest changes Let’s talk about...

Bob Belderbos: Two Python Scoping Bugs: A Lesson in Object Lifetimes
[Planet Python] Bob Belderbos: Two Python Scoping Bugs: A Lesson in Object Lifetimes

Your app works fine with one user. You open a second browser tab and the data is wrong. Your tests pass individually but fail when run together. The culprit: a global object created at module scope. H...

9 Security Tips and Devices for Anyone Living Solo
[CNET Smart Home] 9 Security Tips and Devices for Anyone Living Solo

If you're home alone, don't let security fears take your peace of mind: This technology can help.

Don't Expect a Raspberry Pi 6 Until At Least 2028
[It's Foss] Don't Expect a Raspberry Pi 6 Until At Least 2028

Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton confirmed that in a Reddit AMA recently.

Introducing Workshop: launch sandboxed development environments on Ubuntu with a single command
[Ubuntu] Introducing Workshop: launch sandboxed development environments on Ubuntu with a single command

Developers now benefit from consistency and repeatability for cutting-edge workflows, including agentic AI. Today, Canonical announced the release of Workshop, a solution for launching development env...

I Tried Firefox Smart Window, and It Won Me Over a Little
[It's Foss] I Tried Firefox Smart Window, and It Won Me Over a Little

Mozilla's new AI browsing mode is in limited beta, and it's more capable than I expected.

Essential Backup Power Is a Solid Investment Ahead of Hurricane Season
[CNET Smart Home] Essential Backup Power Is a Solid Investment Ahead of Hurricane Season

With an extra expansion battery included, this Anker Solix bundle is about $500 cheaper than configuring the same setup at Anker.

How to get wired internet without running ethernet cables
[Engadget] How to get wired internet without running ethernet cables

Advances in adapters mean you could ditch Wi-Fi for better performance.

PyCharm: Build a Live Object Detection App for the Reachy Mini With TensorFlow and PyCharm
[Planet Python] PyCharm: Build a Live Object Detection App for the Reachy Mini With TensorFlow and PyCharm

This is a guest post from Iulia Feroli, founder of the Back To Engineering YouTube community. In this tutorial, we build a live object detection app using TensorFlow and PyCharm, then deploy it...

Real Python: Sending Emails With Python
[Planet Python] Real Python: Sending Emails With Python

You probably found this tutorial because you want to send emails with Python to automate confirmation messages, password resets, or scheduled notifications. Python’s standard library covers the whole ...

Sending Emails With Python
[Real Python] Sending Emails With Python

Learn how to send emails with Python using SMTP, attach files, format HTML messages, and personalize bulk emails for your contact list.

Your Home Is Full of Energy Vampires. This $12 Meter Helped Me Find the Biggest Ones
[CNET Smart Home] Your Home Is Full of Energy Vampires. This $12 Meter Helped Me Find the Biggest Ones

Most home devices never fully turn off; they just go quiet while still drawing power. I tested mine, and the biggest offender genuinely shocked me.

Your Front Door Could Get Smarter for a Lot Less With These Ring Deals
[CNET Smart Home] Your Front Door Could Get Smarter for a Lot Less With These Ring Deals

Amazon's Ring storefront is cutting prices on video doorbells right now, with models starting at just $50.

Live Updates From Computex 2026 🔴
[Gizmodo] Live Updates From Computex 2026 🔴

Follow along with the Gizmodo crew as we unpack everything announced at the annual computer show held in Taipei, Taiwan.

Real Python: Quiz: Sending Emails With Python
[Planet Python] Real Python: Quiz: Sending Emails With Python

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Sending Emails With Python. By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit how to build messages with the EmailMessage class, secure your SMTP connection,...

Quiz: Sending Emails With Python
[Real Python] Quiz: Sending Emails With Python

Use Python's standard library to send email through secure SMTP connections, attach files, include HTML content, and route replies.

Best Smart Home Safes for 2026: Tamper Sensing and More
[CNET Smart Home] Best Smart Home Safes for 2026: Tamper Sensing and More

Powerful home safes offer flood protection, remote control and other advanced features.

Python Morsels: Selecting random values in Python
[Planet Python] Python Morsels: Selecting random values in Python

Python's random module provides utilities for generating pseudorandom numbers. For cryptographically-secure randomness, use the secrets module instead. Table of contents Gen...

A New Linux Driver Could Make USB4 Cables a Blazing Fast Way to Move Data
[It's Foss] A New Linux Driver Could Make USB4 Cables a Blazing Fast Way to Move Data

The incoming driver would let you move data between two computers over a USB4 cable without needing a network interface.

Real Python: Connecting LLMs to Your Data With Python MCP Servers
[Planet Python] Real Python: Connecting LLMs to Your Data With Python MCP Servers

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a new open protocol that allows AI models to interact with external systems in a standardized, extensible way. In this video course, you’ll install MCP, explore its...

Connecting LLMs to Your Data With Python MCP Servers
[Real Python] Connecting LLMs to Your Data With Python MCP Servers

Build an MCP server in Python that exposes tools, resources, and prompts so AI agents like Cursor can interact with your data.

Quiz: Connecting LLMs to Your Data With Python MCP Servers
[Real Python] Quiz: Connecting LLMs to Your Data With Python MCP Servers

Test what you know about the Model Context Protocol by reviewing MCP servers, clients, tools, resources, and prompts in Python.

Quiz: Testing and Continuous Integration
[Real Python] Quiz: Testing and Continuous Integration

Test your understanding of Python testing with unittest, pytest, mock, code quality tools, and CI with GitHub Actions in 20 questions.

Quiz: Visualizing Data in Python With Seaborn
[Real Python] Quiz: Visualizing Data in Python With Seaborn

Practice creating statistical plots in Python with seaborn. Compare the classic functional interface with the newer objects interface.

Quiz: Python Data Structures
[Real Python] Quiz: Python Data Structures

Test your understanding of Python's built-in data structures: strings, lists, tuples, dictionaries, sets, sorting, and bytes in 20 questions.

Linux is Getting a Free Pass on Age Verification in California and Colorado
[It's Foss] Linux is Getting a Free Pass on Age Verification in California and Colorado

Other open source software gets similar treatment, with Colorado going as far as explicitly excluding code repositories and container platforms.

Run agentic workloads on Arm and Ubuntu
[Ubuntu] Run agentic workloads on Arm and Ubuntu

In the lead-up to Ubuntu Summit 26.04, Canonical and Arm are collaborating to certify the new Arm AGI CPU on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon). Learn what this means for developers and agentic AI.

#549: Great Docs
[Talk Python To Me] #549: Great Docs

Your documentation has two audiences now - humans reading the rendered HTML, and AI agents trying to make sense of your library. Rich Iannone and Michael Chow from Posit are back on Talk Python with a...

Last Chance Memorial Day Smart Home Deals: Save on Robot Vacuums, Camera Doorbells and More
[CNET Smart Home] Last Chance Memorial Day Smart Home Deals: Save on Robot Vacuums, Camera Doorbells and More

Memorial Day is almost over and smart home discounts are about to go with it.

AMD Pulls a Bait-and-Switch on Linux Users with Vivado Licensing Changes
[It's Foss] AMD Pulls a Bait-and-Switch on Linux Users with Vivado Licensing Changes

Tells Linux users to either pay up or get stuck on an aging, unsupported version forever.

#481 Ways to die
[Python Bytes] #481 Ways to die

Topics covered in this episode: Dumb Ways for an Open Source Project to Die How to create a pylock.toml lockfile https://github.com/facebook/Lifeguard Choosing a Python Logging Library in 2026 Extr...

Bambu Lab Has Been Violating AGPLv3 for Years, SFC Says
[It's Foss] Bambu Lab Has Been Violating AGPLv3 for Years, SFC Says

They are working on a new project called 'baltobu', which will reverse-engineer Bambu's proprietary components.

Firefox Just Saved Us All from Spammy Online PDF Tools
[It's Foss] Firefox Just Saved Us All from Spammy Online PDF Tools

Firefox's PDF viewer just got a feature that online tools have been charging for.

In a Weird Case, German Deutsche Bahn's Website Was Locking Out Linux Users
[It's Foss] In a Weird Case, German Deutsche Bahn's Website Was Locking Out Linux Users

DB says it was not intentional, and the block seems to have been fixed.

I’m Finally Ready to Upgrade My Smart Home Devices Thanks to This Ecobee Memorial Day Sale
[CNET Smart Home] I’m Finally Ready to Upgrade My Smart Home Devices Thanks to This Ecobee Memorial Day Sale

Amazon has big savings on new Ecobee video doorbells, smart thermostats and more.

Decoding design: How design and engineering thrive together in open source
[Ubuntu] Decoding design: How design and engineering thrive together in open source

Open source thrives on engineering-driven processes. Fast feedback loops, terminal tools, Git workflows: they’re the lifeblood of how we build software in the open. But for software to truly excel, we...

Developing web apps with local LLM inference
[Ubuntu] Developing web apps with local LLM inference

I’ve yet to meet a developer that enjoys working with metered AI APIs. The need to pay for every API call in development works in direct opposition to the ethos of rapid iteration, and it’s easy for t...

PinTheft Linux kernel vulnerability mitigation
[Ubuntu] PinTheft Linux kernel vulnerability mitigation

A local privilege escalation (LPE) security vulnerability in the Linux kernel, codename “PinTheft,” was publicly disclosed on May 19, 2026. The vulnerability was fixed in the mainline Linux kernel tre...

Canonical announces fully Managed Kubeflow AI operations platform on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace
[Ubuntu] Canonical announces fully Managed Kubeflow AI operations platform on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Canonical has announced the general availability of Managed Kubeflow on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. This fully managed MLOps platform allows enterprise AI teams to deploy a production-ready envir...

A look into Ubuntu Core 26: Cloud-powered edge computing with AWS IoT Greengrass and Azure IoT Edge
[Ubuntu] A look into Ubuntu Core 26: Cloud-powered edge computing with AWS IoT Greengrass and Azure IoT Edge

Welcome to this blog series which explores innovative uses of Ubuntu Core. Throughout this series, Canonical’s Engineers will show what you can build with this Core 26 release, highlighting the featur...

#480 Proud Parents
[Python Bytes] #480 Proud Parents

Topics include Using Django Tasks in production, , PyPI packages are increasing rapidly, and httpx2.

#548: Event Sourcing Design Pattern
[Talk Python To Me] #548: Event Sourcing Design Pattern

What if your database worked more like Git? Every change captured as an immutable event you can replay, instead of a single mutating row that quietly forgets its own history. That's event sourcing, an...

#479 Talking About Types
[Python Bytes] #479 Talking About Types

Topics include httpxyz one month in, Learn concurrency - a deep dive into multithreading with Python, pip 26.1 - lockfiles and dependency cooldowns, and Python 3.15 `sentinal` values from PEP 661.

DJI's Osmo Mobile 8P gimbal has a detachable screen remote
[Engadget] DJI's Osmo Mobile 8P gimbal has a detachable screen remote

It makes it easier to record yourself from afar with the higher-quality rear cameras.

HP EliteBoard G1a review: It's a desktop in a keyboard! But it's not for you
[Engadget] HP EliteBoard G1a review: It's a desktop in a keyboard! But it's not for you

The EliteBoard sure will make some IT managers out there happy, though.

Samsung says its Galaxy Watch can predict fainting with 'high accuracy'
[Engadget] Samsung says its Galaxy Watch can predict fainting with 'high accuracy'

The feature would allow users to get into a safe position or call for help.

#547: Parallel Python at Anyscale with Ray
[Talk Python To Me] #547: Parallel Python at Anyscale with Ray

When OpenAI trained GPT-3, they didn't roll their own orchestration layer. They used Ray, an open source Python framework born out of the same Berkeley research lab lineage that gave us Apache Spark. ...

Textual – An Intro to DOM Queries (Part II)
[Python Library] Textual – An Intro to DOM Queries (Part II)

Last month, you learned the basics of Textual’s DOM queries. If you missed it, you can read the article now! In this tutorial you will be learning about the following topics: The DOMQuery object Getti...

#478 Iodine tablets and potable water
[Python Bytes] #478 Iodine tablets and potable water

Topics include profiling-explorer, Reverting the incremental GC in Python 3.14 and 3.15, , and django freeze.

Textual-cogs 0.0.5 Released
[Python Library] Textual-cogs 0.0.5 Released

I always thought it would be fun to create my own open source libraries or applications and distribute them somehow. When I started writing my book, Creating TUI Applications with Textual and Python, ...

#546: Self hosting apps for Python people
[Talk Python To Me] #546: Self hosting apps for Python people

The cloud is convenient until it isn't. You upload your photos, sync your contacts, click through the cookie banners. Then prices go up again or you read about a family that lost their entire Google a...

Textual – Logging to File and to Textual Console
[Python Library] Textual – Logging to File and to Textual Console

When you are developing a user interface, it can be valuable to have a log of what’s going on. Creating a log in Textual, a text-based user interface, is even easier than creating one for wxPython or ...

#477 Lazy, Frozen, and 31% Lighter
[Python Bytes] #477 Lazy, Frozen, and 31% Lighter

Topics include Django Modern Rest, , Cutting Python Web App Memory Over 31%, and tryke - A Rust-based Ptyhon test runner with a Jest-style API.

Textual – An Intro to DOM Queries (Part I)
[Python Library] Textual – An Intro to DOM Queries (Part I)

In this article, you will learn how to query the DOM in Textual. You will discover that the DOM keeps track of all the widgets in your application. By running queries against the DOM, you can find wid...

#545: OWASP Top 10 (2025 List) for Python Devs
[Talk Python To Me] #545: OWASP Top 10 (2025 List) for Python Devs

The OWASP Top 10 just got a fresh update, and there are some big changes: supply chain attacks, exceptional condition handling, and more. Tanya Janca is back on Talk Python to walk us through every si...

#544: Wheel Next + Packaging PEPs
[Talk Python To Me] #544: Wheel Next + Packaging PEPs

When you pip install a package with compiled code, the wheel you get is built for CPU features from 2009. Want newer optimizations like AVX2? Your installer has no way to ask for them. GPU support? Yo...

#476 Common themes
[Python Bytes] #476 Common themes

Topics include Migrating from mypy to ty: Lessons from FastAPI, Oxyde ORM, Typeshedded CPython docs, and Raw+DC Database Pattern: A Retrospective.

Python Pop Quiz – Number Explosion
[Python Library] Python Pop Quiz – Number Explosion

You will sometimes come across examples of code that use one or two asterisks. Depending on how the asterisks are used, they can mean different things to Python. Check your understanding of what a sin...

#543: Deep Agents: LangChain's SDK for Agents That Plan and Delegate
[Talk Python To Me] #543: Deep Agents: LangChain's SDK for Agents That Plan and Delegate

When you type a question into ChatGPT, the model only has what you typed to work with. But tools like Claude Code can plan, iterate, test, and recover from mistakes. They work more like we do. The dif...

Cutting Python Web App Memory Over 31%
[Michael Kennedy Codes] Cutting Python Web App Memory Over 31%

tl;dr; I cut 3.2 GB of memory usage from our Python web apps using five techniques: async workers, import isolation, the Raw+DC database pattern, local imports for heavy libraries, and disk-based cach...

#475 Haunted warehouses
[Python Bytes] #475 Haunted warehouses

Topics include Lock the Ghost, Fence for Sandboxing, MALUS: Liberate Open Source, and Harden your GitHub Actions Workflows with zizmor, dependency pinning, and dependency cooldowns.

Fire and Forget at Textual
[Michael Kennedy Codes] Fire and Forget at Textual

If you read my Fire and Forget (or Never) about Python and asynchronous programming, you could think it’s a super odd edge case. But a reader/listener, Richard, pointed me at Will McGugan’s article Th...

#542: Zensical - a modern static site generator
[Talk Python To Me] #542: Zensical - a modern static site generator

If you've built documentation in the Python ecosystem, chances are you've used Martin Donath's work. His Material for MKDocs powers docs for FastAPI, uv, AWS, OpenAI, and tens of thousands of other pr...

The Python Show – Python Illustrated
[Python Library] The Python Show – Python Illustrated

In this episode, we hear from two sisters who put together a beginner’s book about Python. The unique hook for their book is that one sister wrote the text while the other did the illustrations. Liste...

Replacing Flask with Robyn wasn't worth it
[Michael Kennedy Codes] Replacing Flask with Robyn wasn't worth it

TL;DR; I converted Python Bytes from Quart/Flask to the Rust-backed Robyn framework and benchmarked it with Locust. There was no meaningful speed or memory improvement - and Robyn actually used more ...

#474 Astral to join OpenAI
[Python Bytes] #474 Astral to join OpenAI

Topics include Starlette 1.0.0, Astral to join OpenAI, , and Fire and forget (or never) with Python’s asyncio.

Use Chameleon templates in the Robyn web framework
[Michael Kennedy Codes] Use Chameleon templates in the Robyn web framework

TL;DR; Chameleon-robyn is a new Python package I created that brings Chameleon template support to the Robyn web framework. If you prefer Chameleon’s structured, HTML-first approach over Jinja and wan...

#541: Monty - Python in Rust for AI
[Talk Python To Me] #541: Monty - Python in Rust for AI

When LLMs write code to accomplish a task, that code has to actually run somewhere. And right now, the options aren't great. Spin up a sandboxed container and you're paying a full second of cold start...

Fire and forget (or never) with Python’s asyncio
[Michael Kennedy Codes] Fire and forget (or never) with Python’s asyncio

TL;DR; Python’s asyncio.create_task() can silently garbage collect your fire-and-forget tasks starting in Python 3.12 - they may never run. The fix: store task references in a set and register a done...

Textual – Creating a Custom Checkbox
[Python Library] Textual – Creating a Custom Checkbox

Textual is a great Python user interface package. Textual lets you create a GUI-like interface in your terminal. You can use many different widgets in Textual. However, the widget you will be focusing...

#473 A clean room rewrite?
[Python Bytes] #473 A clean room rewrite?

Topics include , refined-github, , and Agentic Engineering Patterns.

#540: Modern Python monorepo with uv and prek
[Talk Python To Me] #540: Modern Python monorepo with uv and prek

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 a...

#472 Monorepos
[Python Bytes] #472 Monorepos

Topics include Setting up a Python monorepo with uv workspaces, cattrs, Learning to program in the AI age, and VS Code extension.

What hyper-personal software looks like
[Michael Kennedy Codes] What hyper-personal software looks like

Have you heard that the age of hyper-personal software is upon us? Typically what people mean is that agentic AI allows the creation of simple and small software built by individuals, often not super ...

Raw+DC: The ORM pattern of 2026?
[Michael Kennedy Codes] Raw+DC: The ORM pattern of 2026?

Recently I have started going Raw+DC on my databases. I think I love it. Let me explain. TL;DR; After 25+ years championing ORMs, I’ve switched to raw database queries paired with Python dataclasses. ...

It's not vibe coding: Agentic engineering
[Michael Kennedy Codes] It's not vibe coding: Agentic engineering

I’ve been bewildered by the wide range of experiences that software developers observe when working with AI. This has led many of us to outright reject AI for coding. There are reasons for this varian...

Python Typing Book Kickstarter
[Python Library] Python Typing Book Kickstarter

Python has had type hinting support since Python 3.5, over TEN years ago! However, Python’s type annotations have changed repeatedly over the years. In Python Typing: Type Checking for Python Programm...

Blocking AI crawlers might be a bad idea
[Michael Kennedy Codes] Blocking AI crawlers might be a bad idea

TL;DR: You can’t stop people from using AI or put it back in the box. Blocking AI crawlers feels satisfying but just makes you invisible to users who rely on AI recommendations. This post covers the ...

DevOps Python Supply Chain Security
[Michael Kennedy Codes] DevOps Python Supply Chain Security

TL;DR: Run pip-audit in an isolated Docker container before installing updated dependencies on your dev machine. Build a reusable pipauditdocker image and alias pip-audit-proj to test requirements.tx...