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Windows 10 users can get extended security updates using Microsoft points

Microsoft says Windows 10 home users who want to delay switching to Windows 11 can enroll in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program at no additional cost using Microsoft Rewards points or enabling Windows Backup to sync their data to the cloud. Windows 10 will reach the end of support on October 14, 2025. After this date, Microsoft will stop providing bug fixes and security updates to fix newly discovered vulnerabilities, with unpatched systems exposed to attacks and malware. Windows Insi

Study Says U.S. Babies Are Missing a Key Gut Microbe, Fueling Allergy Risk

The prevalence of allergies and other chronic diseases is on the rise, with the number of food allergy cases in the U.S. increasing 50% between 2007 and 2021. These allergies can be life-threatening, and understanding their root cause is more important than ever before. A new study has brought experts closer to doing just that. The findings, published Tuesday, June 24 in the journal Communications Biology, linked the rise of allergies and other chronic conditions such as asthma and eczema to th

New York City's Power Is Going Down Amid Brutal Heatwave

"Like an air fryer, it's going to be hot." America Unplugged While a gigantic heat dome parks itself like an unwelcome guest over a major swath of the United States, residents of the ultra-dense metropolis of New York City are the perfect example of a country so cooked by climate change that it's overwhelming existing infrastructure. More than 3,000 people were without power for a second day in a row in parts of Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island, according to local broadcaster PIX 11. Con Ed

4Real-Video-V2: Feedforward Reconstruction for 4D Scene Generation

1Snap Inc. 2KAUST 4Real-Video-V2 is capable of computing a 4D spatio-temporal grid of video frames and 3D Gaussian particles for each time step using a feed-forward architecture. Its architecture has two main components, a 4D video diffusion model and a feedforward reconstruction model. Your browser does not support the video tag. This represents a major upgrade over 4Real-Video, introducing a new 4D video diffusion model architecture that adds no additional parameters to the base video model

NASA Satellite That’s Been Dead for 57 Years Sends Mysterious Signal to Earth

A little over a year ago, scientists in Australia picked up a brief burst of electromagnetic radiation. The pulse was so strong that it eclipsed all other signals coming from the sky, but its origins were unknown. After digging through the data, the team discovered that the source wasn’t a distant celestial object but rather a zombie satellite left to orbit Earth with no purpose. NASA’s Relay-2 launched on January 21, 1964, two years after its predecessor, Relay-1, was sent to orbit. The pair w

CapCut combines simplicity and function in a free video editor

Cut, reverse and change speed: getting it just right is easier than ever, posting only your wonderful moments. CapCut for desktop is a free, powerful video editing software designed for Windows and macOS. It offers a full-featured timeline editor with advanced tools like keyframe animation, chroma key, motion tracking, and audio syncing. Ideal for content creators, CapCut combines professional-grade features with an intuitive interface, making it easy to produce high-quality videos for social m

How CISOs became the gatekeepers of $309B AI infrastructure spending

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Enterprise AI infrastructure spending is expected to reach $309 billion by 2032. The winners won’t be determined by who has the best models; it’ll come down to who controls the infrastructure layer that makes AI operational at scale. Security vendors are making the most aggressive moves. Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike and Cisco each repo

Nordic Semiconductor Acquires Memfault

Memfault has established itself as the leading platform provider for device observability and management, and secure over-the-air (OTA) software updates to ensure the highest device reliability without field returns. It is trusted by a growing developer community and customers to monitor, maintain, and scale connected products. Nordic will integrate Memfault’s capabilities across its complete product portfolio and into its existing nRF Cloud services platform, creating a significantly more power

With on-board Netflix and 4K triple-laser output, this Google TV projector is ready for movie night

Dangbei TL;DR Dangbei’s MP1 Max is a 4K Google TV projector with built-in stand. The multi-modal light source combines laser and LED output for a bright 3,100 lumen rating. The MP1 Max natively supports Netflix and all your other favorite streaming apps. If you still have yet to upgrade your home media experience with the fun and convenience of a modern digital projector, what are you waiting for? If you’ve got a blank wall, you’ve got a screen just waiting to be used, and there is absolutel

This smart fitness product could be the perfect companion for Apple Watch

Update: Avelo Running is closer to arriving with an already funded Kickstarter campaign that doubled its goal within hours of launching. Learn much more about the project and pledge your support to join the race. Avelo Running is a fitness-focused startup that recently came out of stealth to unveil their first product. What the company is building has the potential to be the perfect running companion for Apple Watch. Any runner with a smartphone can benefit, though, without bringing a phone or

Show HN: Oasis – an open-source, 3D-printed smart terrarium

Oasis https://oasis-terrarium.com Oasis is a fully open-source, mostly 3d-printed smart terrarium. It provides the ideal environment for humidity-loving plants like mosses, ferns, orchids, and many others. The design includes: high power LED lighting a mister for providing plants with water and maintaining high humidity fans for airflow a temperature/humidity sensor for monitoring environment conditions wifi connectivity to allow control and configuration from your phone or computer (see

Android’s youthful new design will change the way you make and answer calls

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Google is freshening up its Phone app with a new interface that’s supposed to make it easier to find contacts and your calls. The test is gradually rolling out to some of Google’s public beta users, and also includes some style changes that align with Android’s more youthful Material 3 Expressive design language. For starters, Google has changed up

Outright Games teams with animation studio Aardman to make Chicken Run: Eggstraction

Outright Games, a publisher of family-friendly interactive entertainment, is working with animation studio Aardman on the game Chicken Run: Eggstraction. Based on Aardman’s iconic Chicken Run franchise, this top-down, heist game picks up where Aardman’s 2023 film Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget left off, as the gang works together to save chicken-kind. Chicken Run: Eggstraction will launch this autumn, on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC through S

Creative clash pauses McConaughey & Harrelson Apple TV+ comedy series

Apple TV+ has halted production for its upcoming untitled “brothers” comedy starring Matthew McConaughey (Interstellar, The Lost Bus) and Woody Harrelson (True Detective, Natural Born Killers). Here’s what happened. Creative differences on season conclusion halt production According to an exclusive report by Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva, filming on the project was suspended late last week, with the cast sent home. The production hiccup is due to the departure of showrunner David West Read (Schi

Want a free VPN? How to use ProtonVPN on Android without having to pay

June Wan/ZDNET I'm going to start off by saying that when presented with a free VPN service, I typically turn and run because most of those services cannot be trusted one bit. Even some paid VPN services aren't always what you think they should be. However, there are some VPNs that carry with them a reputation for being secure, stable and trustworthy. Nearly all of those VPNs have an associated cost, some of which can only be used for free during a trial period. And then there's ProtonVPN. A

How a data processing problem at Lyft became the basis for Eventual

When Eventual founders Sammy Sidhu and Jay Chia were working as software engineers at Lyft’s autonomous vehicle program, they witnessed a brewing data infrastructure problem — and one that would only become larger with the rise of AI. Self-driving cars produce a ton of unstructured data from 3D scans and photos to text and audio. There wasn’t a tool for Lyft engineers that could understand and process all of those different types of data at the same time — and all in one place. This left engine

2 clever ways Android 16 guards your security - but you need to enable them

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Google released Android 16 a bit earlier than expected, and although it was missing some crucial features, there are key additions to the platform that go a long way to improve security. This was an important step forward, as the need for improved security grows every year. Without companies like Google, Apple, and others upping the ante on security, the mobile space would wind up the wild west of the technological landscape, with ne'er-do-wells poppi

Google could face changes to search in the UK as regulators crack down

Google could face changes to its online search services in the U.K. after regulators raised concerns over the tech giant's dominance. The Competition and Markets Authority on Tuesday said it is consulting on a proposal to give Google "strategic market status," a designation under new competition rules for tech firms that hold entrenched power in a certain market. The watchdog was granted expanded competition and merger control powers this year as the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers

Namibia wants to build the world’s first hydrogen economy

But environmentalists are not the only ones who’ve criticized the choice of location. An expanded port, built to facilitate ammonia exports, will sit immediately adjacent to a site that housed a labor and extermination camp during Namibia’s 1904–1908 genocide, in which tens of thousands of Nama and Herero people were killed by German soldiers during a period of resistance to colonial rule. A 2024 report commissioned by Nama and Herero leaders argues that the extension of port infrastructure woul

Are You Replacing Your Contact Lenses Often Enough? Here's What Happens When They Expire

In an age where eye care is accessible, it is easy to take contact lenses for granted, especially in an age where laser correction surgery is widely available. However, those transparent plastic discs you slip into each eye every morning are still a relatively new invention -- and still carry risks if you don't handle them correctly and replace them when needed. It wasn't until almost 1950 that the first modern plastic contact lens were introduced, and disposable contact lenses wouldn't hit the

This Is Why High-End Electric Cars Are Failing

It may well be able to wade through deep water, have crawl-assist mode for sketchy terrain, and even perform 360-degree swivel-on-the-spot tank turns, but sales of the seemingly much-anticipated electric Mercedes G-Class SUV have been poor. Actually, that’s an understatement. They’ve been woeful. And it’s not the only e-flop from a legacy automaker: Just last week Ferrari announced that it is delaying its second EV model (the first will arrive in October) until at least 2028 because of weak dem

Minimal Boolean Formulas (2011)

Minimal Boolean Formulas Posted on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. 28. That's the minimum number of AND or OR operators you need in order to write any Boolean function of five variables. Alex Healy and I computed that in April 2010. Until then, I believe no one had ever known that little fact. This post describes how we computed it and how we almost got scooped by Knuth's Volume 4A which considers the problem for AND, OR, and XOR. A Naive Brute Force Approach Any Boolean function of two variables ca

Should You Buy an Induction or Electric Stove? Here’s How to Make the Right Choice

Even if you enjoy cooking, waiting for a pot of water to boil is probably one of the things you'd rather not have to deal with. And yes, the more you watch it, the slower it boils -- that's just science. But did you know that some ways of heating a pot are quicker than others? They can be better for other reasons, too. Using an electric stove can take longer than you'd like, making a gas range the preferred choice -- not to mention they usually heat your pots and pans more evenly, too. And with

Extreme Heat Is Killing Unfathomable Numbers of People Worldwide

A huge heatwave is currently roasting vast swaths of the United States, sending temperatures skyrocketing over 100 degrees Fahrenheit across the midwest and eastern portions of the country. It's the season's first foray in a grim new annual reality: heat so extreme that it's literally killing people. The numbers are unfathomable, with an estimated 500 people dying every year in New York City alone, and thousands more across the country — in a grim upward trend that's spiked up every year since

Breakthrough cancer test predicts whether chemotherapy will work

A breakthrough test can successfully predict whether chemotherapy will work so patients can avoid needless side effects. The test, developed by the University of Cambridge, looks at the structure of tumour DNA and forecasts whether it will resist treatment. It was piloted using data from 840 patients with different types of cancer and found that it could help spot whether treatment was likely to fail for ovarian, prostate and breast cancers. James Brenton, a professor of ovarian cancer medici

The 8 Absolute Best Horror Movies on Hulu

Reserve your seat for this surreal psychological horror movie about a talented ballerina's unraveling. Natalie Portman's character Nina feels pressure to embody not only the innocent and elegant White Swan but the dark and sensual Black Swan for the leading part in a production of Swan Lake. But she doesn't fit the latter swan's mold as much as newcomer Lily (Mila Kunis). The film follows her obsessive hunt for perfection.

Review: Logitech’s Casa Pop Up Desk is a convenient way to work from anywhere

Logitech recently provided me with its Casa Pop Up Desk for review, and it’s a nifty little gadget for those who want more of a fixed desk setup while working on the go. If you’re more of a coffee shop person or always working outdoors – this could be a neat product for you. Overview The Casa Pop Up Desk comes in at $179.99, and while that sounds like a hefty price based on just the product name – you’re getting more than what the name would suggest. You’re not just paying for a nice little b

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for June 24, #744

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's NYT Connections puzzle could be tough. That purple category name is a mouthful, even though you might be able to group the four words of that category together without really understanding it. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 24, #274

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition is a mix today. The blue category could be tough, as those teams aren't super well-known. And if you watch a lot of TV sports programming, you might figure out the purple category. Read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is out of bet

Next-gen Xbox and PlayStation 6 expected in 2027, powered by AMD's UDNA graphics

Something to look forward to: If rumors prove accurate, Sony and Microsoft may once again align on GPU architecture for their next-generation consoles, this time leveraging AMD's upcoming UDNA graphics platform. The expected performance gains in ray tracing and AI upscaling suggest a significant shift that could outpace current PC GPUs on a per-compute-unit basis. With both companies also exploring handheld form factors and staggered launch timelines, these developments offer an early look at th