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The easiest way to automate your entire workflow

While Mac and iPhone users have powerful devices, the real challenge is automatically tying everything together. Moving files, syncing calendars, posting across platforms, and tracking tasks are essential yet repetitive. In this article, we’ll explain how you can unlock your true productivity superpower with automation that clears away busywork so you stay focused on what matters. Read on to learn how 9to5Mac readers can save both time and money… Let self-hosted n8n work for you While Mac and

Attention Writers: Anthropic Might Owe You $3000 (or More!) If It Was Trained Using Your Work

Writing is a wonderful profession... in writers' dreams! In reality, it's a grind that's comically unprofitable for the vast majority, to say nothing of the tortured ennui that comes with having to deal with actually writing, or the thought of actually writing, or the thought of what you aren't right now actually writing. And the economics are more harrowing than ever, as the once halfway-decent living one could make from publishing a book is now going the way of the dinosaur as people read less

Rearchitecting GitHub Pages (2015)

GitHub Pages, our static site hosting service, has always had a very simple architecture. From launch up until around the beginning of 2015, the entire service ran on a single pair of machines (in active/standby configuration) with all user data stored across 8 DRBD backed partitions. Every 30 minutes, a cron job would run generating an nginx map file mapping hostnames to on-disk paths. There were a few problems with this approach: new Pages sites did not appear until the map was regenerated (p

WordPress.com review: A heavyweight site builder that makes you work for it

WordPress.com ZDNET's key takeaways WordPress.com gives you a lot, but you won't get the good stuff like plugins and serious SEO tools unless you're on the pricier Business plan The block editor works once you figure it out, but it's nowhere near as beginner-friendly as drag-and-drop builders like Wix or Squarespace It's great for blogs or content-heavy sites, but not the best choice if you're new to building websites or want a cheap way to run an online store. View now at WordPress Follow ZD

Rocketships and Slingshots

The dominant metaphor for a successful startup these days is the rocketship. The not so humble brags are all over x and the press, founders and VCs saying - “0-100m in ARR faster than any company in history” and “idea to $1m in revenue in a month.” I get why these are exciting. The stories are simple, the progress is amazing, the pull of the market is irresistible. Sometimes these will be the biggest and most interesting companies of the future. Then again, as with most stories, the realities o

Non-Obviously Great Startups

The dominant metaphor for a successful startup these days is the rocketship. The not so humble brags are all over x and the press, founders and VCs saying - “0-100m in ARR faster than any company in history” and “idea to $1m in revenue in a month.” I get why these are exciting. The stories are simple, the progress is amazing, the pull of the market is irresistible. Sometimes these will be the biggest and most interesting companies of the future. Then again, as with most stories, the realities o

Mangrove Restoration Frustration (2021)

If any single event was a watershed for conservation of the world's mangrove forests, it was the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. The day after Christmas that year, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake thundered along a fault line on the ocean floor with a force that sent waves — some a hundred feet high — surging toward the densely populated coasts encircling the Indian Ocean. The disaster took more than 225,000 lives. In the aftermath of the tsunami, some scientists reported that settlements behind swampy

Berg's Card Sorting Task

Berg's Card Sorting Task A lot of research on human problem solving focuses on how we develop strategies to solve fixed problems. But problems often are not static; the problem changes, old strategies no longer work, and new strategies must be adopted. How do we adapt to changing problems? Grant and Berg (1948) developed a sorting task (now often called the Wisconsin Card Sort Test or WCST; Grant & Berg, 1948), used to investigate different response strategies and how they are developed (Eling,

Nazi-Looted Painting Found on Real Estate Website Finally Seized by Authorities

After 80 years of being lost, Giuseppe Ghislandi’s Portrait of a Lady has finally been recovered. After it briefly appeared in an online real estate listing last month, the family that was in possession of the painting turned it in to the Argentinian authorities. The painting, a portrait of Contessa Colleoni, was one of more than 1,000 that were looted by Nazis from the collection of Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker during World War II, and was last seen in 1940, according to the Lost Art

Anker's coin-size AI recorder can transcribe and summarize your meetings - in one click

Anker Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's takeaways Anker's new AI voice recorder is about the size of a quarter. The device can summarize and transcribe meetings automatically. It will cost $100 plus an optional monthly subscription. Anker wants to make recording your meetings simpler than ever. The company announced its newest device today, the Soundcore Work. A small AI-powered voice recorder that's designed to be worn at meetings, the device can summarize a

Want to Try Tesla's Robotaxis? Testing Is Now Open to All, Alongside Dedicated App

After a couple of months of testing its Robotaxi service with invited members, Tesla is beginning to open the doors to its Robotaxi program. The electric car maker's newly launched iOS app is now live, signaling the start of a wider public beta -- though it's not quite a free-for-all just yet. You'll still need to join a waitlist, but the service is now open beyond the Tesla-focused influencers who were previously invited. This move is Tesla's biggest yet in its driverless mission, and it comes

Adobe to bring its video editing app Premiere to iPhones

Adobe is planning to bring its video editing software, Premiere, to the iPhone. The company has listed the app on the App Store with a pre-order link and an expected release date of September 30. The company said that Premier on iPhone will let users edit videos and export them without any watermarks. The app will have some of the same features as its desktop version, including the ability to trim, layer and fine-tune frames. It will also have automatic captions with stylized subtitles, support

Étoilé – desktop built on GNUStep

Project Goals Our goal is to create a user environment designed from the ground up around the things people do with computers: create, collaborate, and learn. Without implementation details like files and operating-system processes polluting the computer's UI, Étoilé users will be able to: have revision history for all objects in the system collaborate with other people on any type of document (text, drawing, code, etc.) shape their own workflow by combining the provided Services use a sys

Ready to ditch Windows 10? I debunked 7 Linux myths so you can switch with confidence

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Linux has suffered from a litany of myths over the years. If you're on the fence, you'll be glad to know those myths aren't true. Linux is easy, beautiful, and ripe for desktop users. I've been using Linux since the original Jurassic Park movie was released, and it seems every year I have to set some people straight on the truth about the open-source operating system. Sinc

New knot theory discovery overturns long-held mathematical assumption

Scanning the crowd at a fancy soiree may reveal a wide array of neckties, each fastened with a highly complex mathematical object masquerading as fashion. An entire field of mathematics is devoted to understanding mathematical knots, which one can obtain from any traditional knot by gluing the loose ends together. Mathematicians long believed that if you attach cut ends of two different knots to each other, the new knot will be just as complex as the sum of the individual knots’ complexity. But

New Knot Theory Discovery Overturns Long-Held Mathematical Assumption

Scanning the crowd at a fancy soiree may reveal a wide array of neckties, each fastened with a highly complex mathematical object masquerading as fashion. An entire field of mathematics is devoted to understanding mathematical knots, which one can obtain from any traditional knot by gluing the loose ends together. Mathematicians long believed that if you attach cut ends of two different knots to each other, the new knot will be just as complex as the sum of the individual knots’ complexity. But

Ready to ditch Windows 10? Don't let these 7 Linux myths stop you

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Linux has suffered from a litany of myths over the years. If you're on the fence, you'll be glad to know those myths aren't true. Linux is easy, beautiful, and ripe for desktop users. I've been using Linux since the original Jurassic Park movie was released, and it seems every year I have to set some people straight on the truth about the open-source operating system. Sinc

Roblox expands use of age-estimation tech and introduces standardized ratings

Amid lawsuits alleging child safety concerns, online gaming service Roblox announced on Wednesday that it’s expanding its age-estimation technology to all users and partnering with the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) to provide age and content ratings for the games and apps on its platform. The company said that by year’s end, the age-estimation system will be rolled out to all Roblox users who access the company’s communication tools, like voice and text-based chat. This involves sca

Roblox experiences are getting ESRB age ratings

is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Roblox is going to start showing ESRB ratings alongside experiences to help users in the US better understand if an experience is appropriate for a user of a certain age. The new ratings will appear thanks to Roblox’s new partnership with the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC),

Roblox expands use of age estimation tech and introduces standardized ratings

Amid lawsuits alleging child safety concerns, online gaming service Roblox announced on Wednesday that it’s expanding its age estimation technology to all users and partnering with the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) to provide age and content ratings for the games and apps on its platform. The company said that by year’s end, the age estimation system will be rolled out to all Roblox users who access the company’s communication tools, like voice and text-based chat. This involves sca

How Disinformation About the Minnesota Shooting Spread Like Wildfire on X

Minutes after the perpetrator of the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis last week was identified, YouTube appeared to delete several videos they had shared that morning. But not before the videos were downloaded and reshared in full on X. Within hours, the platform was flooded with wild claims about the shooter and her motivation, with everyone from Elon Musk, the site’s owner, to the head of the FBI and left-wing activists posting half-baked allegations blaming anti-Chris

Own a Samsung phone? Changing these 10 settings gave mine a big performance boost

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I've been fairly vocal recently that Samsung's One UI 7 is my favorite Android skin. It is fast, responsive, and intuitive. But nothing comes fine-tuned to your experience straight out of the box. You need to personalize your smartphone to make it more appealing. I change almost a dozen settings on every Samsung Galaxy phone to best suit my needs, and I believe these will elevate your user experience, too. Also: The best S

Brand new unicorn IQM sets its sights beyond Europe for its quantum computers

Finnish quantum computing startup IQM is now a unicorn: The company just raised more than $300 million in a Series B funding round that was led by Ten Eleven Ventures, a U.S. investment firm focused on cybersecurity. A university spinout, IQM builds quantum computers meant for on-premises installations as well as a cloud platform that taps this hardware. The company has already sold its quantum computers to enterprises in APAC and the U.S., but its strongest market remains Europe. That’s what

Finnish City Inaugurates 1 MW/100 MWh Sand Battery

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe There are more ways to store energy than just using batteries. Some are using fire bricks, particularly for process heat for industries that rely on high heat in manufacturing. Others propose an arrangement of massive concrete blocks that move up and down like the weights of a giant grandfather clock, converting kinetic energy to potential energy and back again. In Finland, two intrepid engineers began experimenting with

I asked AI to modify mission-critical code, and what happened next haunts me

Tsuba_sa/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways AI repeated major sections in a mission-critical coding plan. Mission-critical coding work is too risky to delegate to AI. AI is fine for new features, not core infrastructure. I woke up in a cold sweat. In my nightmare, I was being chased by tens of thousands of people, all of whom were enraged because I destroyed their privacy. They were all holding laptops over their heads, swin

Gboard’s new AI Writing Tools are already rolling out to non-Pixel phones

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Gboard’s AI-powered Writing Tools feature, which debuted on the Pixel 10, is now rolling out to some non-Pixel devices. Powered by the on-device Gemini Nano model, the feature helps users proofread and rephrase text directly within the keyboard. Availability is likely tied to devices supporting the multimodal Gemini Nano, such as those with the latest high-end chipsets. When Google unveiled the Pixel 10 series last month, the company highlighted new A

The best web hosting services of 2025: Expert tested and recommended

GoDaddy has offered as wide an array of services as possible for individuals and small businesses needing an internet presence. Why we like it: It's widely known as a brand and many customers enjoy the service. GoDaddy is a great option if you prefer to stick with a well-known web hosting provider, or you're looking to open an e-commerce store. It's also recently introduced AI-based services to help you find the right domain name and to assist you with branding. The comprehensive domain name s

The Pixel 10 has a new way to customize Quick Settings. Here’s how I created the perfect setup

Joe Maring / Android Authority There are so many software changes to talk about with the Google Pixel 10, and perhaps one of the biggest is Google’s Material 3 Expressive redesign. We’ve been discussing Material 3 Expressive for a while now, but the Pixel 10 series is the first set of phones to ship with the software in a fully finished build. As I’ve been testing all the various Material 3 Expressive updates on the Pixel 10 Pro, something that has stood out to me is the new Quick Settings UI.

JBL's Grip Bluetooth speaker doubles as a snazzy reading light

JBL just announced a new portable Bluetooth speaker, called the Grip. This model includes a rope hook, which should make it easy to attach to backpacks, ski gear, or just about anything else. It also features customizable ambient lighting that actually looks pretty useful. The company says this lighting scheme makes the speaker a "perfect bedside companion for late-night reading." A speaker that doubles as a night light? I can see the use for that. As for the audio, JBL promises "pro sound" at

Gboard is getting a surprise font setting we weren’t expecting

Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR The latest Gboard beta brings options to customize font size between 85% to 200% of the system default. Another option lets you switch between Google’s own font and any custom system font. These features are spotted on different devices, suggesting Google might just be testing them before rolling them out to the stable channel. Gboard is a hotbed for tryouts, with Google constantly experimenting with new features, layouts, or special arrangements for sp