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FTC claims Gmail filtering Republican emails threatens “American freedoms”

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson accused Google of using "partisan" spam filtering in Gmail that sends Republican fundraising emails to the spam folder while delivering Democratic emails to inboxes. Ferguson sent a letter yesterday to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, accusing the company of "potential FTC Act violations related to partisan administration of Gmail." Ferguson's letter revives longstanding Republican complaints that were previously rejected by a federal judge and the F

Students Shocked by Instructor's Ruthless Response to Suspected AI Use on Exam

In classrooms, reactions to the rise of artificial intelligence have ranged from abject horror from some educators to excited adoption from others. With ChatGPT approaching its three-year birthday, we've seen students and teachers alike issue all kinds of complaints and defenses — and this latest one might take the cake for the more extreme backlash we've seen. As New Zealand's Stuff reports some 115 postgraduate students at the country's Lincoln University were flabbergasted to learn that the

Security Bite: Why it’s mathematically impossible to stop malware

9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art Apple-specific security solutions for fully automated Hardening & Compliance, Next Generation EDR, AI-powered Zero Trust, and exclusive Privilege Management with the most powerful and modern Apple MDM on the market. The result is a totally automated Appl

Deals: MacBooks $300 off, official Apple Watch charging cable from $11, Mac mini, iPad mini, more

As we head into the Labor Day long weekend, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is focusing on the giant collection of discounts we are tracking across the current-generation of Apple gear. We did spot a particularly notable discount on the official official USB-C Apple Watch charging cable – you can score them for just over $11 a pop today – as well as a deep deal on the most affordable iPhone 15 Pro at $320+ off, but there’s a whole lot more than that on sale right now. All of the M4 MacBook Air an

I took this MagSafe battery pack on vacation, but now it's an everyday carry

Benks ArmorGo 10K Qi2 Battery Pack ZDNET's key takeaways The Benks ArmorGo 10k battery pack is a Qi2 MagSafe charging option for $63. It features a 10K capacity battery, an Aramid fiber build, and comes in 2 colors. It's pretty chunky. View now at Benks I've tested dozens of MagSafe battery packs, and my biggest pet peeve is when they're too big. No one wants to be hoisting a brick to the back of their phone all day, but once you begin get to the 10,000 mAh capacity options, you might as well

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.

How do I get into the Game Industry – by Garry's Mod creator

Every now and then someone tells me that their child loves video games and wants to get into the game industry, then asks me how they do it. So here's a blog that I can paste a link to. I don't know I've got to say first of all that I don't know if I ever got into the game industry. It's my main job but I don't know how a real game studio works. I've never worked in a proper game studio. So if you want to work on FIFA or GTA, I have no idea how you get there, sorry. But if you just want

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‘The Batman Part II’ Writer Claims It Has the Juice to Top Its Predecessor

With James Gunn’s Superman movie out into the world, DC fans are abuzz over Matt Reeves’ long-awaited The Batman Part II. Although the film has suffered numerous delays that even worried actor Robert Pattinson, its script is complete, and filming is slated to begin next spring. To add to the already fever-pitch of anticipation for the sequel to The Batman, its writer is confident that the second installment will best what came before it. In a social media interaction with a fan asking if The Ba

This Is Hands-Down the Best Way to Store Kitchen Knives (no, It's Not a Block)

No kitchen tool demands proper storage more than knives. Options include canvas knife wraps, wooden blocks and in-drawer organizers, but the mighty magnetic knife strip ranks as my absolute favorite. It's the first purchase I make for any new kitchen, and I push everyone I know to install one immediately. I'm a culinary-school trained nonchef, but even chef chefs recommend this storage tool: "I first tried a magnetic strip in my home kitchen a few years ago and I'm hooked," says Melissa Araujo,

The White House Apparently Ordered Federal Workers to Roll Out Grok ‘ASAP’

The White House appears to have instructed leaders at the General Services Administration (GSA) to add xAI’s Grok chatbot to a list of approved vendors “ASAP,” according to an email sent by agency leadership earlier this week, which WIRED obtained. “Team: Grok/xAI needs to go back on the schedule ASAP per the WH,” states the email, sent by Josh Gruenbaum, the commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service. “Can someone get with Carahsoft on this immediately and please confirm?” Carahsoft is a

FEMA’s Chaotic Summer Has Gone From Bad to Worse

On Thursday, Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem claimed that the Federal Emergency Management Agency “is much more responsive under President Trump to people’s needs than it has been under previous administrations.” Speaking at the public third meeting of the FEMA Review Council, a group appointed by Donald Trump at the beginning of this year to oversee reform of the agency, Noem encouraged those listening to “be vocal” about positive interactions with the Trump administration

Microsoft and Uber alum raises $3M for YC-backed Munify, a neobank for the Egyptian diaspora

Khalid Ashmawy remembers the first time he wired money home while studying in Europe. He had just received his monthly stipend as a master’s student in Stuttgart and wanted to send part of it back to his family in Cairo. It was usually a slow and expensive process, he recalled. A $400 wire transfer, for instance, could cost $40 in fees and take three business days to arrive. Years later, while working at Microsoft and Uber in the U.S., and even after founding a startup, that experience hadn’t

Mastodon says it doesn’t ‘have the means’ to comply with age verification laws

Decentralized social network Mastodon says it can’t comply with Mississippi’s age verification law — the same law that saw rival Bluesky pull out of the state — because it doesn’t have the means to do so. The social non-profit explains that Mastodon doesn’t track its users, which makes it difficult to enforce such legislation. Nor does it want to use IP address-based blocks, as those would unfairly impact people who were traveling, it says. The statement follows a lively back-and-forth convers

Marvell stock slumps 16% after data center revenue, forecast disappoint

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. headquarters in Santa Clara, California, US, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. Shares of Marvell Technology plunged 15% on Friday after the artificial intelligence chipmaker's data center revenue fell short of estimates and it gave lackluster guidance for the current quarter. Here's how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus: Earnings per share: 67 cents adjusted vs. 66 cents expected 67 cents adjusted vs. 66 cents expected Revenue: $2.01 billion vs. $2.01 bi

MasterClass subscriptions are half off for Labor Day

MasterClass promises online learning with instructors who are the very best in their fields, and an annual subscription is currently 50 percent off across all tiers. Subscribers to MasterClass will have access to over 200 classes taught by iconic authors, chefs, athletes and leaders representing a diverse collection of skill sets and backgrounds. With a subscription, you could watch a class on writing taught by James Patterson, or learn cooking techniques from Thomas Keller. If you're trying to

Antarctica Is Unraveling

Seen from space, Antarctica looks so much simpler than the other continents—a great sheet of ice set in contrast to the dark waters of the encircling Southern Ocean. Get closer, though, and you’ll find not a simple cap of frozen water, but an extraordinarily complex interplay between the ocean, sea ice, and ice sheets and shelves. That relationship is in serious peril. A new paper in the journal Nature catalogs how several “abrupt changes,” like the precipitous loss of sea ice over the last dec

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

FEMA's Chaotic Summer Has Gone From Bad to Worse

On Thursday, Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem claimed that FEMA “is much more responsive under President Trump to people’s needs than it has been under previous administrations.” Speaking at the public third meeting of the FEMA Review Council, a group appointed by Donald Trump at the beginning of this year to oversee reform of the agency, Noem encouraged those listening to “be vocal” about positive interactions with the Trump administration. “Tell the story of how different

Tesla releases Model Y Performance in Europe — will it staunch the bleeding?

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Tesla is offering a new performance version of its Model Y crossover for the European market. The new variant is aimed at boosting the company’s sales on the continent, which have been in free fall for most of the year thanks to growing

The Download: humans in space, and India’s thorium ambitions

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are bitter rivals in the commercial space race, but they agree on one thing: Settling space is an existential imperative. Space is the place. The final frontier. It is our human destiny to transcend our home world and expand our civilization to extraterrestrial vistas. This belief has been mainstream for decades, but its rise has been positively meteoric in this new gilded age of astropreneurs. But as visions of giant orbital stations and Martian cities dance in ou

How I completed my ultimate smart home setup with this tablet hub (and why it works)

Eufy Security E10 Smart Display ZDNET's key takeaways The Eufy Security E10 Smart Display is available for $200. This smart display shows you the history and current status of your security system and works as a control panel with real-time alerts. The E10 Smart Display only works with Eufy Security devices, so it's not compatible with other security cameras or meant to be a smart home hub. $199.99 at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I've had an Eufy Security syst

The New Tesla Model Y Performance Upgrades My Favorite Electric SUV to Supercar Speeds

It's hard to overstate how much I already liked the new Tesla Model Y. I drove it earlier this year, and it struck me as Tesla's most complete car yet. It's sharper to look at, smoother to drive, and smarter inside without trying too hard to be clever. In fact, I'd go as far as saying its the best electric car I've ever driven. But today Tesla unveiled the Model Y Performance. It's the power-packed specification of this already great electric SUV -- and it has the potential to be the best car T

I Tested the Asus ProArt P16 Laptop and It Delivers the Goods for Creators

9.0 / 10 SCORE Asus ProArt P16 $2,500 at Best Buy Pros Gorgeous 16-inch, 4K OLED touchscreen Strong component lineup, including RTX 5070 GPU Slim and light given the size and what's under the hood DialPad controller on touchpad is useful Cons Runs hot and loud 3D frame rates are good but not great Display bezels are a bit thick Stylus not included for the touchscreen Asus ProArt laptops vary in price, size and capabilities, from the mighty Studiobook Pro mobile workstations to the smalle

Tesla FSD turns off more U.S. consumers than it attracts, survey finds

Elon Musk reacts during a press event with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. Elon Musk's fervent promotion of Tesla 's self-driving technology isn't doing much to win over prospective buyers. According to a new survey, more U.S. consumers say that Tesla's FSD, or Full Self-Driving (Supervised) systems, would push them away from the brand rather than drawing them to it. The Electric Vehicle Intelligence Report for August, pu

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Google Workspace user? Do this before you set up your Pixel 10

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority TL;DR Pixel 10’s Magic Cue uses AI to give contextual suggestions across apps. However, Google Workspace users don’t have access to Magic Cue. To access Magic Cue, sign in with a regular Gmail account first to unlock access. Google’s 2025 Pixel 10 smartphone lineup is finally here, and the standout new feature is Magic Cue. This AI-powered assistant uses on-device intelligence via the Gemini Nano LLM to deliver contextual suggestions designed to make daily i

The best MacBook accessories for 2025

There is a mouse graveyard in my office cabinet — devices I’ve tried and discarded because they didn’t help with my shoulder aches. The solution was a roller ball mouse and Logitech’s MX Ergo is the best I’ve found. It tilts for a more natural “handshake” grip and has a slow-mo option for more precise movements in Photoshop and other apps. The scroll wheel is speedy but precise, as is the trackball and you can switch between two devices with the pairing button. You can even program the various b

Engadget Podcast: iPhone 17 event preview with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman

Now that Apple has scheduled its iPhone 17 event for September 9th, it's time to dive into everything we’re expecting. In this episode, Devindra and Engadget's Igor Bonifacic chat with Bloomberg's Mark Gurman about his latest Apple scoops. We're expecting an ultra-thin iPhone Air (which may turn out to be a dud), but when will we hear more about Apple's rumored move into robotics and that darned foldable iPhone? Subscribe! Topics iPhone 17 event preview with Mark Gurman: Apple’s rumored iPh

Do you really need smart home display hub? I tried one, and it made a big difference

Eufy Security E10 Smart Display ZDNET's key takeaways The Eufy Security E10 Smart Display is available for $200. This smart display shows you the history and current status of your security system and works as a control panel with real-time alerts. The E10 Smart Display only works with Eufy Security devices, so it's not compatible with other security cameras or meant to be a smart home hub. $199.99 at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I've had an Eufy Security syst

I replaced my deadbolt with this Apple HomeKey smart lock - and it's an iPhone user's dream

Level Lock Pro ZDNET's key takeaways The Level Lock Pro is available for $350. This smart lock looks like a regular deadbolt, but supports Apple HomeKey, Matter-over-Thread, physical key, NFC fobs, and door status detection without extra sensors. You'll have to purchase a keypad separately if you prefer one to unlock, and Android users won't be able to use Apple HomeKey. View now at Level Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. As an iPhone user, Apple HomeKey has become one of

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Infamous ‘Erin Brockovich’ Toxin Polluted Air for Months After LA Fires

The January wildfires left many scars on the city of Los Angeles, from rubble-reduced homes to torched abandoned vehicles. Though cleanup crews quickly cleared much of the debris, one alarming invisible impact lingered over the city for months, a new study suggests. In late March—more than two months after the flames died out—researchers detected levels of carcinogenic hexavalent chromium (a.k.a. chromium-6) 200 times greater than baseline levels for LA air. If this pollutant sounds familiar, y