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The Oura Ring Targets Perimenopausal and Pregnant Members With New and Upgraded Features

The Oura Ring upgraded its existing features to better assist you if you're pregnant or perimenopausal. Oura is well known for its holistic sleep and wellness insights and already supports pregnant individuals, but this upgrade improves its data insights. The Ring can now help you look at everything from the gestational stages, trends related to temperature, resting heart rate, heart rate variability and more. Oura's traditional data markers based on readiness, sleep, rest mode and recovery mod

Ozempic Users Can Now Workout With Apple Fitness Plus Through New Weight-Loss Partnership

If you're a FuturHealth member, you'll now have a free membership to Apple Fitness Plus as part of your program. It's Apple Fitness Plus’s first direct integration with a personalized GLP-1 weight-loss program. FuturHealth offers personalized weight-loss guidance and medications with the help of licensed dietitians and doctors. These include GLP-1 agonists such as semaglutide -- better known as Ozempic. It's partnered with Valisure, a tech company that provides independent quality assurance, to

DJI Osmo 360 Review: A Strong Start

Despite being DJI’s first entry to the 360 camera market, the Osmo 360 feels like the kind of debut you’d only get from a company that has spent a long time perfecting its craft elsewhere. DJI’s drones and action cameras have been impressing me for years, and its claims about the Osmo 360’s capabilities were bold, so I had high expectations. After two weeks of using the Osmo 360 in all sorts of conditions—sun, wind, low light, and on the edge of a downpour—it’s clear this is a serious challenge

Lawyers File AI Slop in Murder Case

This is getting out of hand. Fool Me Twice Yet another team of lawyers was found leaving AI slop in court documents. It's the latest example of white-collar professionals outsourcing their work to confidently wrong AI tools — and this time, it's not just about any old frivolous lawsuit. As The Guardian reports, a pair of Australian lawyers named Rishi Nathwani and Amelia Beech, who are representing a 16-year-old defendant in a murder case, were caught using AI after documents they submitted t

Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Aug. 16, #1519

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today's Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's Wordle puzzle was a puzzler for me. I know the answer word, and the letters aren't super-rare, but I didn't seem to be able to put them in the right places. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need

The Original History Behind the Mandalorians’ Wars Against the Jedi

The world of Mandalore has a long and complicated history in Star Wars, and perhaps even more complicated than the story of its peoples’ wars among themselves are their wars united against a common foe: the Galactic Republic, and the Jedi Order that served it. But outside of allusions and artwork, the story of what defined these conflicts has gone largely untouched in contemporary Star Wars continuity, as the focus returned to Mandalore’s restoration in the post-Imperial era. In the former canon

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 16, #797

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 was a real stumper for me. I saw construction and shellac and was trying to make a list of house products, but that went nowhere fast. Need the answers? Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot,

Trump Admin Has Dropped a Third of All Investigations Into Big Tech, Advocates Say

Trump talked a big game during the election about taking the fight to Silicon Valley. But, since taking office, the former reality star seems to have done little to make good on that promise. In fact, a recent survey of his actions claims that Trump, whose political victory was partially propelled by gargantuan gobs of cash from tech firms and their executives, has dropped a third of all investigations and enforcement actions against tech companies since taking power. The report, published by t

McKinsey Terrified as It Realizes AI Can Do Its Job Perfectly

Illustrious consulting firm McKinsey is staring down the barrel of AI. All those highly-paid suits are at risk as AI agents, AI models designed to autonomously carry out certain tasks, promise to do what they do with instant results — and without six-figure salary demands. "Do I think that this is existential for our profession? Yes, I do," Kate Smaje, a senior partner tapped to lead McKinsey's AI efforts, told the Wall Street Journal. But, she insisted, "I think it's an existential good for u

Thank God, Regina Hall and Anna Faris Are Back for the ‘Scary Movie’ Reboot

Scary Movie making a comeback was welcome if not entirely surprising news—with Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Final Destination all getting new entries, it only made sense that the series that spoofed them also returned. And now it’s been confirmed that Regina Hall and Anna Faris—who played besties Brenda and Cindy across the series—will be back to star. Hall and Faris appeared in all the Scary Movie films except for Scary Movie 5, which hit theaters in 2016. Their reunion for Sca

Trump admin ranks companies on loyalty while handing out favors to Big Tech

The Trump administration has ended potential enforcement actions against dozens of tech firms and 165 corporations overall, delivering on promises to end the alleged "weaponization" of the federal government, a report by nonprofit consumer advocacy group Public Citizen said. "In six months, the Trump administration has already withdrawn or halted enforcement actions against 165 corporations of all types—and one in four of the corporations benefiting from halted or dropped enforcement is from th

Anthropic has new rules for a more dangerous AI landscape

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Anthropic has updated the usage policy for its Claude AI chatbot in response to growing concerns about safety. In addition to introducing stricter cybersecurity rules, Anthropic now specifies some of the most dangerous weapons that people should not develop usin

An interactive guide to sensor fusion with quaternions

*01.00* About Welcome to quaternion.cafe! A portal into the world of sensor fusion with quaternions. This vim-inspired tutorial has interactive code editors and 3D visualizations scattered throughout. The content is centered around fusing and integrating a gyroscope with an accelerometer, and explains (with code) how to accomplish this task. All the visualization use real datasets from an actual IMU to illustrate some of the concepts. I spent the last 5 years making this IMU-based telescope ac

Open-Sourced AI Models May Be More Costly in the Long Run, Study Finds

As more businesses adopt AI, picking which model to go with is a major decision. While open-sourced models may seem cheaper initially, a new study warns that those savings can evaporate fast, due to the extra computing power they require. In fact, open-source AI models burn through significantly more computing resources than their closed-source rivals when performing the same tasks, according to a study published Thursday by Nous Research. The researchers tested dozens of AI models, including

Colt Telecom attack claimed by WarLock ransomware, data up for sale

UK-based telecommunications company Colt Technology Services is dealing with a cyberattack that has caused a multi-day outage of some of the company's operations, including hosting and porting services, Colt Online, and Voice API platforms. The British telecommunications and network services provider disclosed that the attack started on August 12 and the disruption continues as its IT staff works around the clock to mitigate its effects. Founded in 1992 as City of London Telecommunications (CO

Angry, confused and worried about police – behind Instagram bans

Angry, confused and worried about police – behind Instagram bans 13 hours ago Share Save Graham Fraser Technology Reporter Share Save Getty Images The banning of accounts has left an emotional impact on people Instagram users have told the BBC of their confusion, fear and anger after having their accounts suspended, often for being wrongly accused by parent company Meta of breaching the platform's child sex abuse rules. For months, tens of thousands of people around the world have been compla

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, Aug. 15

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today's Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's Mini Crossword has one of those two-part clues that I hate. 6-across and 8-across go together. I solved all the others, then let those fill in a bit before I saw the answers. Need help with the NYT Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guid

UK's Turing AI Institute responds to staff anger about defence focus

UK's Turing AI Institute responds to staff anger about defence focus Technology Secretary Peter Kyle wants the Alan Turing Institute to focus on defence In a letter seen by the BBC, Chair Dr Doug Gurr said the Turing Institute would "step up at a time of national need". They warned that the body - which receives £100m from the government - is at risk of collapse after Technology Secretary Peter Kyle instructed it to prioritise defence, and threatened to pull its funding if it did not. It com

Latest Google Messages bug gives you two or three app icons (Update: Fixed!)

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A bug in the new Google Messages beta, version v20250811, is causing users to see two or even three app icons in their app drawer. The bug affects only beta users. All icons launch the same app, so their functionality is the same. Google has since updated its messaging app to address the issue. Update: August 15, 2025 (6:07 AM ET): It looks like the latest Google Messages beta (v20250813) has addressed this duplicate app icon issue. Some Reddit users

Swiss vs. UK approach to major tranport projects

Start with the timetable So, let’s imagine the UK had done this in 2008. What might the planners have noticed? Well, first up, they'd have spotted that our major cities need more frequent and faster rail connections from suburbs to centres and that these are prevented at the moment by insufficient platform capacity in stations like Leeds, Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street. So we need more station capacity in our city centres. They'd have identified that many suburban lines into

Instagram users angry and confused as Meta overturns yet more account bans

Instagram users angry and confused as Meta overturns yet more account bans 7 hours ago Share Save Graham Fraser Technology Reporter Share Save Getty Images The banning of accounts has left an emotional impact on people Instagram users have told the BBC of their confusion, fear and anger after having their accounts suspended, often for being wrongly accused by parent company Meta of breaching the platform's child sex abuse rules. For months, tens of thousands of people around the world have be

All Souls exam questions and the limits of machine reasoning

Oxford University is immersed in the past like no other place I’ve seen. One example: when I was a visiting student at Oxford in 2005, I remember meeting two students at a pub one evening. They were drinking ivy-laced beer. The reason, I was told, is that centuries ago, a student from Lincoln College had murdered a student of Brasenose. Ever since then, Brasenose students had been allowed into Lincoln and given free beer once a year. Here’s the event back in 1938: The actual truth behind “ivy

Blurry rendering of games on Mac

Problem I’ve submitted the issue described in this post to Apple as FB13375033. This issue has been open since September of 2023. If you game on a MacBook display – your game is probably rendering wrong unless you’ve adjusted your settings. If you’re a developer building a full screen game in AppKit (or Catalyst) – Apple’s APIs have some issues you need to be aware of. When most games start – they ask the system what resolutions are available for the current display and pick the best one. A M

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 15, #796

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 features another super-tricky purple group. The words in it all fit in the same category, but they're only parts of bigger words, so good luck figuring that one out. It might actually drive you nuts, and that's a clue. Read on for clues and t

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Aug. 15, #326

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 wasn't terrible, though I always find it tough these days. If you know your NFL divisions, there's a gimme category, and if you're from a certain Massachusetts city, there's another one that will be a breeze for you. Read on for hints and the answers. Conne

Your Mac Game Is Probably Rendering Blurry

Problem I’ve submitted the issue described in this post to Apple as FB13375033. This issue has been open since September of 2023. If you game on a MacBook display – your game is probably rendering wrong unless you’ve adjusted your settings. If you’re a developer building a full screen game in AppKit (or Catalyst) – Apple’s APIs have some issues you need to be aware of. When most games start – they ask the system what resolutions are available for the current display and pick the best one. A M

Need Wordle Hints? Here's the Answer and Help for Aug. 14, #1517

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today's Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Yesterday's Wordle puzzle was a real stumper, and today's isn't much better. It's a pretty tough one. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on. Today's Wordle hints Before w

Uber considers insurance payouts for delays, canceled rides, missed flights, more

Uber is inquiring select Brazilian customers on a series of new services, including multiple forms of insurance. Here are the details. Insurance may cover delays and even missed flights If you’ve ever had to cancel an Uber ride request, you know that you might have incurred a cancellation fee, which Uber says goes to the driver to make up for gas and time spent on the way to pick you up. But you’ve probably also been in the opposite situation, whether because the driver canceled halfway to pi

Kodak Says Reports of Its Imminent Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated

Fears have swirled that Kodak, one of the last large film companies in the world, may soon be shutting its doors. Those fears were spurred by a regulatory filing released Monday, in which the company spoke of its debt load and a lack of liquidity to pay it off. However, the company has since emerged to deny that it will be shutting down anytime soon. “Media reports that Kodak is ceasing operations, going out of business, or filing for bankruptcy are inaccurate and reflect a fundamental misunder