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GAO warns of privacy risks in using facial recognition in rental housing

RENTAL HOUSING Use and Federal Oversight of Property Technology Report to Congressional Requesters July 2025 GAO-25-107196 United States Government Accountability Office Highlights For more information, contact Alicia Puente Cackley at [email protected]. Highlights of GAO-25-107196, a report to congressional requesters RENTAL HOUSING Use and Federal Oversight of Property Technology Why GAO Did This Study Some policymakers have raised questions about the use of property technology tool

iOS 26 Beta: Here's How to Adjust Your iPhone's New Liquid Glass Design

Apple released the fifth public beta of iOS 26 on Aug. 25, and the beta brings a new Liquid Glass design to the iPhones of developers and beta testers, alongside other updates like call screening. But if you're not a fan of the Liquid Glass design, I found a way to reduce its effects so background images aren't bleeding through menus and making things hard to read. When Apple released the developer beta of iOS 26, people were torn about the design. Some were excited about it, while others -- my

My Secret Weapon for All-Season Campervan Adventures Is This Portable AC

CNET's key takeaways The Wave 3 lists for $1,300, but often drops to $900. The optional battery pack adds between $550 and $900, depending on sales and deals. The Wave 3 offers enough cooling and heating for small spaces and does so reasonably quietly (it's still an air conditioner after all). While portable, the Wave 3 with the battery is fairly heavy at 55.1 pounds. A few years ago, I built a campervan out of a Ford Transit Connect. My goal when designing it was "tent replacement," not "ye

15-Fold increase in solar thermoelectric generator performance

STEG output power enhancement strategies A STEG generates electrical power when there’s a ΔT across its hot and cold sides. The generated power is expressed as38 $${P}_{{STEG}}={\left({S}_{{TEG}}\varDelta T\right)}^{2}\frac{{R}_{L}}{{\left({R}_{L}+R\right)}^{2}}$$ (1) where \({S}_{{TEG}}\) is the effective Seebeck coefficient of the TEG, R is the total electrical resistance between the TEG terminals, and \({R}_{L}\) is the load resistance. For a given TE material, an effective way to increase

The best silent mouse of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

Over the last several months, I've been testing several silent mice options for consideration on this list. The HP 280 is my ultimate sleeper pick for the best overall silent mouse for several reasons. It is super affordable at just $25 but is designed to offer the comfort of much pricier vertical ergonomic options. I have long fingers and a larger hand, so I tend to prefer mice with a little more wrist support and a dedicated grip. The 280 features both and is one of the comfiest I've worked w

New LinkedIn study reveals the secret that a third of professionals are hiding at work

Deagreez/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways AI's fast nature and the need to upskill are overwhelming workers. Learning about AI feels like a second job to workers. Forty-one percent say AI's pace impacts their well-being. Staying up with AI's changing landscape is getting workers down. Forty-one percent of professionals report AI's current pace is impacting their well-being, and more than half of professionals say

Do the simplest thing that could possibly work

When designing software systems, do the simplest thing that could possibly work. It’s surprising how far you can take this piece of advice. I genuinely think you can do this all the time. You can follow this approach for fixing bugs, for maintaining existing systems, and for architecting new ones. A lot of engineers design by trying to think of the “ideal” system: something well-factored, near-infinitely scalable, elegantly distributed, and so on. I think this is entirely the wrong way to go a

Microsoft’s next annual update for Windows 11 is in Release Preview testing

is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The schedule of annual updates for Windows 11 that arrive in the second half of the year will hold steady for 2025, and today, Microsoft announced that the 25H2 package is available now for testing in the Release Preview Channel. So, will you see new

Yooka-Laylee remaster comes to consoles and PC on October 9

Yooka-Replaylee, the remaster of the platformer Yooka-Laylee , will be available on October 9. It'll be playable on PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and Switch 2. It's getting both a digital and physical release, and preorders for the physical versions are up right now. Speaking of physical copies, the Switch 2 version will include the full game on the cartridge and no game-key card. Nintendo has given developers the option to release cartridges that are basically empty shells, called game-key cards, t

‘Peacemaker’ Finally Gave Its Best Boy His Big Hero Moment

With the season two premiere behind us, it’s time to see what new debaucherous misadventures await John Cena’s Christopher Smith in the second episode of DC Studios’ Peacemaker. Given the explosive finale of the first episode, we’re in for a lot of explanations from our silver-helmeted would-be hero. Episode two, “A Man Is Only as Good as His Bird,” jumps back eight months before the show’s premiere, providing context for why Chris was being surveilled by his ginger-bearded buddy, John Economos

Scientists Discover New Parasitic Wasps Invading the U.S.

There are all sorts of cruel parasites out there, and more are being uncovered all the time. Scientists have recently found several invasive species of parasitic wasps that have now landed in the U.S. Researchers at Binghamton University and the University of Iowa made the discovery. For the first time ever, they detected the presence of two closely related parasitic wasp species previously only found in Europe. Don’t be too personally afraid, though: these wasps only infest other wasps. A was

700-piece Lego G3 iMac design faces long-shot odds to get made, but I still want one

I don't usually get too excited about user-submitted designs on the Lego Ideas website, especially when those ideas would require negotiating a license with another company—user-generated designs need to reach 10,000 supporters before Lego considers them for production, two pretty high bars to clear even without factoring in some other brand's conditions and requests. But I'm both intrigued and impressed by this Lego version of Apple's old Bondi Blue G3 iMac that has been making the rounds toda

Fake accounts drove the DeepSeek AI hype and distorted markets

From AI Darling to Disinformation Playbook: How Fake Accounts Managed a Market Frenzy and What DeepSeek’s Hype Teaches Leaders DeepSeek, a new Chinese AI model, stormed app charts and briefly sent shockwaves through global markets. However, our disinformation research team found that much of this excitement was artificial — driven by thousands of fake profiles working in tandem. Their behavior bore the hallmarks of state-linked bot networks, amplifying hype and distorting market perception.

A third of professionals are embarrassed by their lack of AI skills, says LinkedIn

Deagreez/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways AI's fast nature and the need to upskill are overwhelming workers. Learning about AI feels like a second job to workers. Forty-one percent say AI's pace impacts their well-being. Staying up with AI's changing landscape is getting workers down. Forty-one percent of professionals report AI's current pace is impacting their well-being, and more than half of professionals say

Show HN: Find Hidden Gems on HN

About HN Overlooked × This tool helps you discover recent hidden gems on Hacker News – high-effort posts that haven't gotten much attention. Why "Recent"? We search the HN API's Ask, Show, and New story feeds, which typically contain posts from the last 3-7 days. This ensures fresh content while keeping the search fast. Passion Score Posts are ranked by their Passion Score, which identifies high-effort, low-engagement content: Passion Score = (Text Length Score) / (Engagement + 1) Where

Lego iMac G3 concept is unlikely to go anywhere, but it is very cute

I don't usually get too excited about user-submitted designs on the Lego Ideas website, especially when those ideas would require negotiating a license with another company—user-generated designs need to reach 10,000 supporters before Lego considers them for production, two pretty high bars to clear even without factoring in some other brand's conditions and requests. But I'm both intrigued and impressed by this Lego version of Apple's old Bondi Blue G3 iMac that has been making the rounds toda

Gun Maker Sig Sauer Citing National Security to Keep Documents from Public

The secrecy battle over the Army’s Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) for Sig Sauer’s P320 has followed Glasscock v. Sig Sauer to the Eighth Circuit. A media intervenor is now asking the appellate court to keep key records open—and their brief places Practical Shooting Insights (this site) squarely in the middle of the story. What’s new The Trace intervenes in the appeal. The newsroom moved to intervene for the limited purpose of opposing sealed filings tied to class cert

DOGE Operatives Are Joining Donald Trump’s New National Design Studio

Some operatives from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are joining Airbnb cofounder and DOGE member Joe Gebbia’s new National Design Studio, sources tell WIRED. Gebbia’s NDS is a federal project tasked with redesigning government web pages and digital services. Like DOGE and the US DOGE Service (formerly US Digital Service), it’s also an office located within the executive office of the president. “My directive is to update today’s government services to be as satisfying to use as

90% of IT pros say they feel isolated at work - here's how to fix it

mustafahacalaki/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways 90% of IT pros have felt isolated at work Face-to-face chats strengthen IT-business collaboration. Trust and ownership drive project success across teams. Working in tech can sometimes feel like a lonely experience. More than 90% of IT professionals responding to a survey on the Spiceworks community have felt isolated at some point, and over a third experience

The Trump family crypto empire looks to Asia: Eric Trump talks Bitcoin in Hong Kong

Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr during the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Eric Trump said Friday he is certain bitcoin will eventually hit a $1 million valuation as he spoke at a Hong Kong conference, marking the first of a series of Asian crypto events that will feature U.S. President Donald Trump's sons. Speaking at Hong Kong's Bitcoin Asia 2025 conference, Eric Trump discussed his strong involvement in the cry

Show HN: Vectorless RAG

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An eyecare foundation model for clinical assistance

a) For disease detection on CFP, the sample sizes and P values are: DR (n = 1501, P = 0.042), glaucoma suspect (n = 405, P = 0.533), AMD suspect (n = 370, P = 0.627), MMD (n = 643, P = 0.030). For disease detection on OCT, the sample sizes and P values are: ciDME (n = 523, P = 0.002), glaucoma (n = 412, P = 0.333), AMD (n = 379, n = 0.036). The sample size for cataract detection on external eye photo was 198 and the P value was 0.102. Error bars represent 95% CI. b)Segmentation dice similarity c

How to See the Total Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon on September 7

On the evening of September 7, the second (and final) total lunar eclipse of the year will take place—serving up the striking sight of a red “blood moon” in the sky across much of the world. Total lunar eclipses occur when the Earth is positioned between the full moon and the sun, with the moon falling into the shadow of our planet. However, rather than disappearing into darkness, the shadowed moon instead turns red. This is because of a phenomenon called Rayleigh scattering. Visible sunlight,

The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster and the over-reliance on PowerPoint (2019)

We’ve all sat in those presentations. A speaker with a stream of slides full of text, monotonously reading them off as we read along. We’re so used to it we expect it. We accept it. We even consider it ‘learning’. As an educator I push against ‘death by PowerPoint’ and I'm fascinated with how we can improve the way we present and teach. The fact is we know that PowerPoint kills. Most often the only victims are our audience’s inspiration and interest. This, however, is the story of a PowerPoint s

Death by PowerPoint: the slide that killed seven people

We’ve all sat in those presentations. A speaker with a stream of slides full of text, monotonously reading them off as we read along. We’re so used to it we expect it. We accept it. We even consider it ‘learning’. As an educator I push against ‘death by PowerPoint’ and I'm fascinated with how we can improve the way we present and teach. The fact is we know that PowerPoint kills. Most often the only victims are our audience’s inspiration and interest. This, however, is the story of a PowerPoint s

AI Is a Threat to the Entry-Level Job Market, Stanford Study Shows

Dashia Milden Editor Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven analysis and news at the intersection of tech, personal finance and consumer sentiment. Dashia investigates economic shifts and everyday challenges to help readers make well-informed decisions, and she covers a range of topics, including technology, security, energy and money. Dashia graduated from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor's degree in journalism. She loves baking, teachin

Video player looks like a 1-inch TV from the ’60s and is wondrous, pointless fun

If a family of anthropomorphic mice were to meet around a TV, I imagine they'd gather around something like TinyCircuits’ TinyTV 2. The gadget sits on four slender, angled legs with its dials and classic, brown shell beckoning viewers toward its warm, bright stories. The TinyTV’s screen is only 1.14 inches diagonally, but the device exudes vintage energy. TinyTV 2 Specs Display Size: 1.14-inch Resolution: 216×135 Panel Type: IPS Dimensions: 1.9×1.4×1 inches (47.6×36.6×25.9mm) Ports: 1x USB

Trump administration’s deal is structured to prevent Intel from selling foundry unit

The Trump administration seems intent on controlling Intel’s ability to make key business decisions around its floundering foundry business unit. Intel’s CFO David Zinsner shared new details about the company’s recent deal with the Trump administration, which gave the U.S. government a 10% equity stake, at a Deutsche Bank conference on Thursday, according to reporting from the Financial Times. The deal was structured in a way to penalize Intel if it spins out its foundry business unit, which m