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Find out how Flexport’s CEO, Ryan Petersen, builds when the rules keep changing at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is happening October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, and we’re bringing the big conversations to the Builders Stage. One of the biggest? What it takes to keep building when the rules won’t stop shifting. When global logistics meets startup agility Flexport CEO and founder Ryan Petersen knows a thing or two about weathering change. He launched the global logistics platform in 2013 and has since helped over 10,000 companies move more than $175 billion in merchandi

Cursed New Dating App Matches You Based on the Most Deranged Thing We Can Imagine

A newly-developed dating app matches potential lovers based on their entire internet browsing histories — and we're not quite sure how we feel about it. As Wired reports, the new service is straightforwardly-named "Browser Dating," and is the brainchild of Belgian artiste provocateur Dries Depoorter. After years creating one-off projects like "Shirt," a top that increases one euro each time it's purchased, Depoorter took a different route with his new app that invites lonely users to upload th

Aflac discloses breach amidst Scattered Spider insurance attacks

On Friday, American insurance giant Aflac disclosed that its systems were breached in a broader campaign targeting insurance companies across the United States by attackers who may have stolen personal and health information. Aflac (short for American Family Life Assurance Company) is the largest supplemental insurance provider in the U.S. and a Fortune 500 company that provides insurance services to millions of customers in the U.S. and Japan. In a press release earlier today, the insurance c

I turned my Apple Watch into a dumbphone with this quick fix

Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET It is a universal truth that we are spending far too much time on our phones. Dumbphones are becoming the solution du jour to the nationwide screen addiction issue. Search interest in the device -- whose primary capability is calling and texting (and not much else) -- has skyrocketed in the past year, according to data from Google Trends. Clearly, there's a heightened interest among tech enthusiasts and haters alike in an alternative to the endless pings, distractions, and

Troubling Case Links Vaping to Aggressive Lung Cancer

Vaping might be safer than cigarette smoking, but they carry their own health risks. A New Jersey man’s electronic cigarette habit likely contributed to his fast-spreading, fatal lung cancer, his doctors say. Doctors at the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City detailed the tragic death this month in the American Journal of Case Reports. The 51-year-old former smoker and longtime vaper developed an aggressive lung cancer that killed him just months after diagnosis. Though a causa

Amazon improves Kindle accessibility with new text spacing adjustments

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Amazon released a new software update for several recent Kindle models last week. The company’s release notes only mention “performance improvements, bug fixes, and other general enhancements,” but the update includes notable upgrades when it comes to adjusting text and line spacing, improving legibility and accessibility for many users, as spott

One of the best RPGs of all time is coming to Android on August 5

Oliver Cragg / Android Authority TL;DR Disco Elysium will launch on Android on August 5. It will feature full voice acting and revamped, mobile-first gameplay. The first two chapters are free, with the full game costing $9.99. Disco Elysium is one of the most celebrated titles of the past decade, with numerous awards and accolades under its belt. A mobile port was announced earlier this year, and now it finally has an official release date. The stylish 2019 RPG will launch on August 5, and

Oakley x Meta smart glasses: 8h battery life, better camera, more

Meta’s smart glasses experiment is moving into its next phase. After scoring a surprise hit with its Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses, the company is now teaming up with Oakley for a more rugged, sport-focused lineup and good tech upgrades. Here’s when to get them. What’s new here? For starters: battery life and video quality. The Oakley Meta glasses double the runtime of the Meta Ray-Bans, offering up to 8 hours of continuous use, plus 48 hours with the included charging case. Video capture also g

Qfex (YC X25) – Back End Engineer for a 24/7 Stock Exchange

Founding Backend Engineer Mission QFEX is building a team of founding engineers who can design, code and own systems that will soon process billions of dollars in trading volume every single day. This is an incredible opportunity to work alongside a very well-backed team of builders from some of the biggest financial companies in the world (Citadel, Kraken, Tower Research Capital) and change the course of financial history. What You’ll Do Reliability & performance Design fault-tolerant, low

AI is going to hack Jira

Dead Fish, Salton Sea - 1983 Richard Misrach In Big Agile, engineering = new features. Whether you’re looking to track story points or adherence to roadmap or deployment velocity, there’s a “developer productivity dashboard” for you. In fact, there are about $200b worth to choose from, all promising to make you better, faster, and cheaper. There’s just one problem: they don’t work. Engineering productivity can’t be measured by tracking new features. Engineering is not a new mobile app. Engi

This 50-Inch 4K Smart TV With Alexa Included Is 40% Off, No Need to Wait for Prime Day

Insignia is a Best Buy-owned brand accessible to everyone on Amazon and it has established a reputation for offering quality at a price that’s unexcelled. Produced by well-known manufacturers like LG, Toshiba, or TCL, these TVs deliver good performance and value. If you’re looking for a dependable TV to refurnish a guest room or as an economy choice, there’s a 50-inch model currently on sale that’s a great option. This Insignia 50-inch Class F50 Series LED 4K UHD Smart Fire TV now costs only $1

Circle shares extend their rally after Senate passes landmark stablecoin bill

Circle Internet Group Initial Public Offering at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025. Shares of Circle continued to climb on Friday as investors cheered the Senate approval of its proposed stablecoin legislation, the GENIUS Act. The stock was up nearly 17% in premarket trading as excitement continued to build. The bill passed the Senate Tuesday and now heads to the House of Representatives. Shares rose 33% on Wednesday on the news. The market was closed Thursday fo

Google’s Gemini transparency cut leaves enterprise developers ‘debugging blind’

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Google‘s recent decision to hide the raw reasoning tokens of its flagship model, Gemini 2.5 Pro, has sparked a fierce backlash from developers who have been relying on that transparency to build and debug applications. The change, which echoes a similar move by OpenAI, replaces the model’s step-by-step reasoning with a simplified summary.

I changed 12 settings on my Android phone to significantly improve the battery life

Kerry Wan/ZDNET I've spent large portions of my life looking for ways to extend the battery life on my Android phones. Admittedly, that sounds rather dramatic, but growing up with only budget models meant I was constantly tweaking device settings to squeeze every bit of juice out of their batteries. Thanks to this micromanaging, I successfully pushed the batteries on all my past smartphones to their absolute limit. I don't want to hoard this knowledge to myself, so I've decided to share it wit

How to turn off ACR on your TV (and what your TV stops tracking when you do)

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Did you know that whenever you turn on your smart TV, you invite an unseen guest to watch it with you? These days, most popular TV models utilize automatic content recognition (ACR), a form of ad surveillance technology that gathers information about everything you watch and transmits it to a centralized database. Manufacturers then use your data to identify your viewing preferences, enabling them to deliver highly targeted ads. Also: 184 million passwords for Google, Microsof

Google Messages will help you shame your friends into finally turning on RCS (APK teardown)

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR To take full advantage of RCS messaging features, everyone in the chat needs to have RCS enabled. Google Messages is working on a feature that would prompt you to send friends without RCS a message asking them to turn it on. Messaging on Android is better than it’s ever been, and a big part of that is due to the arrival of Rich Communication Services (RCS) support. While that’s absolutely helped start pulling down some of the walls between Android and

Why I recommend this Lenovo tablet over competing models that cost twice the price

ZDNET's key takeaways The Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 is available now for $549. It features a gorgeous display, dual USB-C ports, and excellent performance with the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip. If you're looking for a big-screen tablet with a stylus, you'll likely find the eight-inch screen too small. $449.99 at Lenovo The Legion Tab Gen 3 joins Lenovo's gaming lineup as a slim and light eight-inch Android tablet with a brilliant 2.5K, 165Hz display, and 12GB of RAM. These specs, combined wit

Best Internet Providers in Colorado Springs, Colorado

What is the best internet provider in Colorado Springs? Xfinity is the best internet service provider in Colorado Springs, thanks to its broad coverage throughout the area, high download speeds and low prices. If Xfinity isn't available at your address, Quantum Fiber, T-Mobile and Rise Broadband are all worth considering. Plus, Xfinity offers a decent variety of plans that range from $55 to $85 a month. If you're after speed, Xfinity's Gigabit Extra plan is one of the fastest -- and widely ava

The Best Teeth Whitening Strips in 2025. Plus, Dentist Tips for Long-Lasting Results

Those with sensitive teeth should look out for products without hydrogen peroxide. Make sure the white strips fit snug on your teeth and don't touch the gums. CNET staff -- not advertisers, partners or business interests -- determine how we review products and services. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Professional teeth whitening can cost anywhere from $300 to $1,000. It’s no surprise many people turn to over-the-counter strips, kits and toothpaste to brighten their sm

A False Start on the Road to an All-American Bitcoin

US president Donald Trump waited a beat to soak up the applause. In front of a baying crowd of bitcoiners at crypto conference Bitcoin 2024 in July, he had just laid out his plan to turn the US into the world’s undisputed bitcoin mining superpower. “I want it to be mined, minted, and made in the USA,” he told the audience. “You’re going to be very happy with me—you’re going to be so happy.” Since returning to the White House, Trump has largely followed through on his crypto-related pledges: He

Concha Sol Hearing Aids Review: Feeling Dated

Concha Labs has been making over-the-counter hearing aids since 2017, marketing just one product—the Concha Sol. The hearing aids have a familiar design, a classic behind-the-ear configuration with a simple rocker control on the back of each. Concha particularly touts its customizability: The Sol come in your choice of four colors, and can be configured with lead wires in four different sizes, though it should be noted that many competing hearing aids have lead wires that can be adjusted on the

I changed 6 settings on my Roku TV to instantly improve the performance

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Few things ruin the joy of watching a good show more than suddenly seeing that rotating asterisk symbol or swirly icon that tells you your TV is buffering. Or maybe it's stuttering, or altogether freezing. If this is happening on your Roku TV, don't give up on it just yet. Also: How to disable ACR on your TV (and why doing so makes such a big difference) Like phones and computers, Rokus have caches that accumulate temporary data, which inevitably slows them down over time. Th

Qfex (YC X25) – Founding Back End Engineer for a 24/7 Stock Exchange

Founding Backend Engineer Mission QFEX is building a team of founding engineers who can design, code and own systems that will soon process billions of dollars in trading volume every single day. This is an incredible opportunity to work alongside a very well-backed team of builders from some of the biggest financial companies in the world (Citadel, Kraken, Tower Research Capital) and change the course of financial history. What You’ll Do Reliability & performance Design fault-tolerant, low

Infinite Mac OS X

tl;dr: Infinite Mac can now run early Mac OS X, with 10.1 and 10.3 being the best supported versions. It’s not particularly snappy, but as someone who lived through that period, I can tell you that it wasn’t much better on real hardware. Infinite HD has also been rebuilt to have some notable indie software from that era. Porting PearPC I’ve been tracking DingusPPC progress since my initial port and making the occasional contribution myself, with the hope of using it to run Mac OS X in Infinite

PSG vs. Botafogo From Anywhere for Free: Stream FIFA Club World Cup Soccer

Paris Saint-Germain will look to continue their scintillating start to the FIFA Club World Cup as they take on a Botafogo team that are also enjoying a spell of superb form. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to watch every match of the tournament as it happens, wherever you are in the world. We'll also explain how to use a VPN if the match isn't available where you are, along with a full match list. Recently crowned European champions, PSG were superb in their opening ma

Tech giants unleash AI on weather forecasts: are they any good?

A wave of machine-learning weather models have been unleashed by some of the very biggest businesses on the planet. These challenge the orthodoxy of traditional physics-based computer forecasts that have been incrementally developed and improved over many decades. But are the machine learning models any good? The weather is a national obsession for us Brits, and it is no wonder given the huge changes that are seen and felt from one day to the next.

Seattle Sounders vs. Atlético Madrid From Anywhere for Free: Stream FIFA Club World Cup Soccer

The Seattle Sounders will be looking to make the most of home advantage as they take on Spanish heavyweights Atlético Madrid in this FIFA Club World Cup Group B clash. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to watch every match of the tournament as it happens, wherever you are in the world. We'll also explain how to use a VPN if the match isn't available where you are, along with a full match list. Seattle got their tournament off to a losing start as they fell to a 2-1 defea

In praise of “normal” engineers

This article was originally commissioned by Luca Rossi (paywalled) for refactoring.fm, on February 11th, 2025. Luca edited a version of it that emphasized the importance of building “10x engineering teams” . It was later picked up by IEEE Spectrum (!!!), who scrapped most of the teams content and published a different, shorter piece on March 13th. This is my personal edit. It is not exactly identical to either of the versions that have been publicly released to date. It contains a lot of the so

Tesla's robotaxi debut will reportedly be limited to only 10 cars in very specific areas

The long-promised launch of Tesla's robotaxi service in Austin is scheduled for June 22, and it sounds like the company's initial offering will be modest at best. The Financial Times writes that Tesla will only have around 10 cars available for rides and that the company plans to make them "avoid the city’s most challenging intersections." If issues arise, remote operators will also reportedly be able to take control of the cars to make sure they reach their final destination. Tesla CEO Elon Mu