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Microsoft Authenticator won't manage your passwords anymore - here's why and what's next

gyro/Getty Images Those of you who use Microsoft Authenticator as a password manager will have to find another option, and soon. That's because an upcoming change will pull the plug on the ability to use the Authenticator app to store and autofill passwords. In a recent support document, Microsoft revealed the timeline for Authenticator's retirement as a password manager. Starting in June, you'll no longer be able to add or import new passwords in the app, though you'll still be able to save p

Experimental Playgrounds

When you picture a playground, what do you see? Perhaps a space with slides, swings, climbing bars, and merry-go-rounds, with asphalt underneath, or maybe a bouncier, colourful surface that undulates. If it’s a bigger playground, it might have wooden huts on stilts with wood chips underneath – even a zip line, if you’re lucky. Here’s what it won’t have: kids setting fires, sawing wood, cooking food, writing operettas, or constructing 50ft towers. It won’t look like a literal bomb site or junk y

There are no new ideas in AI, only new datasets

Most people know that AI has made unbelievable progress over the last fifteen years– especially in the last five. It might feel like that progress is *inevitable* – although large paradigm-shift-level breakthroughs are uncommon, we march on anyway through a stream of slow & steady progress. In fact, some researchers have recently declared a “Moore’s Law for AI” where the computer’s ability to do certain things (in this case, certain types of coding tasks) increases exponentially with time: the

Noloco (YC S21) Is Hiring a Founders Associate in Barcelona

From internal tools to company-wide workflows, Noloco turns your data into a custom, AI-powered app your team will love to use. We empower businesses to create custom apps from their data, such as internal tools, client portals, and CRMs. Changing the way small and medium-sized businesses grow and work together. Backed by Y Combinator, Frontline and other top-class investors, Noloco is a fast-moving, remote-first company with a team spread across Ireland, Spain, and North America. Our Mission

Cloudflare to introduce pay-per-crawl for AI bots

5 min read A changing landscape of consumption Many publishers, content creators and website owners currently feel like they have a binary choice — either leave the front door wide open for AI to consume everything they create, or create their own walled garden. But what if there was another way? At Cloudflare, we started from a simple principle: we wanted content creators to have control over who accesses their work. If a creator wants to block all AI crawlers from their content, they should

OpenFLOW – Quickly make beautiful infrastructure diagrams local to your machine

OpenFLOW - Isometric Diagramming Tool OpenFLOW is a powerful, open-source Progressive Web App (PWA) for creating beautiful isometric diagrams. Built with React and the Isoflow library, it runs entirely in your browser with offline support. Features 🎨 Isometric Diagramming - Create stunning 3D-style technical diagrams - Create stunning 3D-style technical diagrams 💾 Auto-Save - Your work is automatically saved every 5 seconds - Your work is automatically saved every 5 seconds 🔒 Privacy-First

I built something that changed my friend group's social fabric

This is a story that started back in 2022, but I think its a perfect time to reflect on the impact that it has had on my friend group still to this day. A year or so before COVID, our friend group dispersed across the world - I moved to Vancouver, one friend moved to the UK and another one moved to the United States. The rest of them still lived in Melbourne. Once COVID hit, like many others, we looked to find a way to keep in contact and still hang out. We have always been a big gaming group

The Best Gadgets of June 2025

With developer conference season in the rearview mirror—Google gave us boatloads of AI, Android XR smart glasses, and a hell of a lot of Veo 3 slop, and Apple ushered in “Liquid Glass” for all of its “26” software—we can now turn our full attention back to checking out the shiny and comforting world of gadgets because it’s just goddamn depressing everywhere else you look. If it’s not the technoking being a dingus again, it’s the world’s most powerful man grifting with a shitty gold Android phone

Mexican Drug Cartel Hacker Used Surveillance Tech to Target FBI Informants for Execution

Sometimes the surveillance state gets turned against itself. That seems to be what resulted in the unfortunate demise of a number of FBI informants, who were tracked by a hacker working for the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico, according to a recent report published by the U.S. Justice Department. According to the 47-page report issued by the Justice Department Inspector General, titled “Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Efforts to Mitigate the Effects of Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance,

T-Mobile Data Breach Settlement Checks Are Showing Up: Here's What to Know

Could you use a little extra money this summer? Check your bank account -- there may be an unexpected deposit from a company you may not recognize. It could be the money you're due from T-Mobile's 2022 class-action settlement. Those who qualify were told to expect settlement checks in April, but then that was moved to May. And now, in mid-June, as cited by Android Authority, Reddit users are saying they are seeing money in their bank accounts. Some are saying they received $56, but others are re

Best Internet Providers in Little Rock, Arkansas

What is the best internet provider in Little Rock? CNET recommends AT&T Fiber as it's top-choice for the best internet provider in Little Rock, Arkansas. It offers ultra-fast speeds up to 5,000Mbps with symmetrical uploads and downloads, no data caps, no equipment fees and no contracts. However, those top-tier speeds come with a top-tier $245 monthly price tag. For something easier on the wallet, Xfinity is the better pick. Its $40-per-month plan gets you speeds up to 300Mbps, making it a soli

Microsoft Offers Free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates, but There's a Catch

Microsoft is closing the door on Windows 10 in October 2025, and will be ceasing security support for that operating system unless users pay $30 for a one-year extended security update. On June 24, with less than four months on the clock until support expires, Microsoft has added a free option. Users need to turn on cloud backup and connect it to their OneDrive account. The ability to get free updates on Windows 10 is a pretty big deal because it is still the most widely used Windows OS, accoun

Think Your Password's Safe? Think Again. CNET Survey Reveals 49% of Americans Have Risky Password Habits

News flash: We have some risky password habits. CNET's latest survey shows that almost half of US adults (49%) have risky password habits. Even worse is that 24% admitted to using a password that's shared with another account. That's troubling to Attila Tomaschek, CNET software senior writer and digital security expert. "Reusing the same password across multiple accounts puts users at risk of getting their online accounts compromised through a credential stuffing attack," said Tomaschek. It

Uber Adds Rental Car Delivery and Discounted Airport Rides Ahead of July 4 Weekend Surge

With AAA forecasting that a record-breaking 72 million Americans will travel during the week of July 4, ride-hailing and delivery company Uber is launching various updates to make summer vacations more seamless. Uber is significantly expanding its rental-car delivery service, introducing new airport options for ride-sharing and prescheduled pickups, and adding more flexibility for hotel food deliveries. Read also: Uber's Simplified App for Seniors Is Launching Nationwide Car rental dropoff exp

Insta360 X5 360 Camera Review: Capture the World in One Shot

8.9 / 10 SCORE Insta360 X5 Pros Excellent image quality Easy to use Replaceable lenses Cons Expensive X4 is cheaper and almost as good Insta360's X5 is easily the best 360 camera ever (for consumers, at least). It's even easier to use than previous models, has big (for an action cam) image sensors for better dynamic range and low-light performance, and best of all, it has user-replaceable lenses. It's also quite expensive. Its photo and video resolutions aren't any higher than its predeces

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You're Probably Not Eating Enough of These 13 Kidney-Boosting Foods

Your kidneys are quietly working around the clock to keep your body in balance. They filter waste, regulate essential hormones, and help manage everything from blood pressure to red blood cell production. But like any vital organ, they need care and attention to function at their best. According to the CDC, more than 1 in 7 US adults live with chronic kidney disease, and many don't even realize it. That makes early prevention and daily support even more important. Fortunately, you don't need to

How and Where to Buy Used Camera Gear to Save Money

Beware! Buying used camera gear is addictive. Photography can be an expensive hobby and finding out how easy it is to get great gear at a reasonable price only leads to buying even more gear at a "reasonable" price. Trust me, I've done it a lot. Finding the lens or camera you want at a lower price is great, but even better is finding older, discontinued models that can give that retro look with no editing required. While eBay is the obvious answer for finding anything used, that's only one opti

Best Internet Providers in Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln's internet options shine bright like its nickname: Star City. Home to the stunning Sunken Gardens and a fantastic collection of museums, Lincoln isn't just stuck in the past. It's also got some of the fastest and most reliable internet connectivity options for its residents. In most cases, that would be a pick between Allo, Spectrum and Kinetic by Windstream. Allo is the best internet service provider in Lincoln, Nebraska. The company's widespread fiber network and straightforward prici

People Are Being Warned Not to Drink Coffee in the Heat. I Asked Experts If That's an Exaggeration

The summer has just begun, and many areas across the US are already experiencing sweltering temperatures. In response, NWS Las Vegas, the National Weather Service covering southern Nevada, northwestern Arizona, and southeastern California, posted an extreme heat warning graphic on X, cautioning residents not to drink caffeine because it speeds up dehydration, contributing to heat stroke and exhaustion. NWS Las Vegas's graphic soon made headlines, in which Americans were "warned not to drink cof

You Can Play Diablo 4 for Free This Month With PlayStation Plus

Diablo 4 is Blizzard's latest entry in the dark-fantasy RPG series. And all PlayStation Plus subscribers can fight cultists and demons, loot and collect powerful weapons and explore an expansive mythical world in the popular game now. PlayStation Plus is Sony's version of Xbox Game Pass, and it offers subscribers a large, constantly expanding library of games. Subscribers can choose from the Essential, Extra and Premium tiers, which each have their own unique perks and benefits. The plans start

Apple Should Steal These Galaxy S25 Edge Features for a Thin iPhone

Tech companies are known for, shall we say, "borrowing" features from each other. Any time Apple or Samsung release a new phone or software update, you can be sure arguments over who did it first, or better, will ensue among hardcore fans. So, as Apple reportedly plans to debut a thinner version of the iPhone 17 this fall, it might look to competitors to see what resonates with consumers. And a few features on the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge are on my wishlist for the rumored iPhone 17 Air. Reports

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Pay up or stop scraping: Cloudflare program charges bots for each crawl

Cloudflare is now experimenting with tools that will allow content creators to charge a fee to AI crawlers to scrape their websites. In a blog Tuesday, Cloudflare explained that its "pay-per-crawl" feature is currently in a private beta. A small number of publishers—including AdWeek, The Associated Press, The Atlantic, BuzzFeed, Fortune, Gannett, and Ars Technica owner Condé Nast—will participate in the experiment. Each publisher will be able to set their own prices that bots must pay before sc

Cloudflare Is Blocking AI Crawlers by Default

Last year, internet infrastructure firm Cloudflare launched tools enabling its customers to block AI scrapers. Today the company has taken its fight against permissionless scraping several steps further. It has switched to blocking AI crawlers by default for its customers and is moving forward with a Pay Per Crawl program that lets customers charge AI companies to scrape their websites. Web crawlers have trawled the internet for information for decades. Without them, people would lose vitally i

7 Best Streaming Devices for TVs (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Roku is our favorite streaming OS because it has just about every streaming app there is, and the setup is hassle-free. You don't have to be technologically savvy to figure it out. Roku also isn't made by one of the major tech companies. Even though it has moved to include home security in its lineup, the company survives on how well its streaming device platform performs. Chromecast used to eschew an interface altogether, but more recent versions have Google TV built in. Though casting is no l

How to Use Markdown

Whether you're posting on Reddit, Discord, or Github, there's only one way to add formatting: Markdown. If you want to add a link, bold some text, or even split text into paragraphs, you will need to know the basics of this text-based formatting system. Does that sound scary? Trust me, it’s not. Markdown has just a few rules for formatting text the way you want, and you only need to learn the rules for the formatting you actually use. Let's go over the simple rules, talk about why Markdown is

Tinder’s mandatory facial recognition check comes to the US

Tinder is trialing mandatory facial recognition security features in the US to verify profiles and crack down on impersonation and fake accounts. New users in California are now required to provide a biometric “Face Check” scan to confirm their face matches their profile photos for the dating service, Axios reported on Monday. The Face Check feature involves taking a short video selfie that’s used to match biometric indicators and prove that the Tinder user isn’t a bot using artificially genera

Cloudflare will now block AI crawlers by default

The major internet architecture provider Cloudflare will now block known AI web crawlers by default to prevent them from “accessing content without permission or compensation,” according to an announcement on Tuesday. With the change, Cloudflare will start asking new domain owners whether they want to allow AI scrapers, and will even let some publishers implement a “Pay Per Crawl” fee. The Pay Per Crawl program will let publishers set a price for AI scrapers to access their content. AI companie

Cloudflare launches a marketplace that lets websites charge AI bots for scraping

Cloudflare, a cloud infrastructure provider that serves 20% of the web, announced Tuesday the launch of a new marketplace that reimagines the relationship between website owners and AI companies — ideally giving publishers greater control over their content. For the last year, Cloudflare has launched tools for publishers to address the rampant rise of AI crawlers, including a one-click solution to block all AI bots, as well as a dashboard to view how AI crawlers are visiting their site. In a 20

Watch: Humanoid robots stumble through football match in China

Humanoid robots kicked, scored and tumbled while competing at a ROBO League football tourmentant in Beijing, China on Saturday. Four teams faced off in a series of 3-on-3 games, with the robots operating autonomously using AI driven strategies. The event served as a preview to the upcoming World Humanoid Robot Games, being held in Beijing in August.

When will F1 movie be on Apple TV? Here’s the streaming release date

This weekend, F1: The Movie is making a big splash in its opening weekend at the box office at movie theaters around the world. The Apple Original Film is being distributed by Warner Bros. for its theatrical run. But as an Apple production, it will end up streaming on Apple TV+. Here’s the expected streaming release date. Apple has not officially announced further release plans yet, as the company is obviously currently focused on making the cinema run as successful as possible. The logic goes