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The best budgeting apps for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-01 03:01:26

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Managing your finances doesn’t have to be complicated, and there are so many tools available now that can make things easier (and even partially automated) for you. I was a Mint user for many years, but I was forced to find a new budgeting app after the service shut down in March 2024.

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Band Appears on Stage With Poorly-Disguised Robot Playing the Keytar

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-01 00:00:05

During a Chinese music festival, a humanoid robot named "Adam" graced the stage in what was half performance art and half marketing stunt — and did so while semi-disguised in a loose-fitting hoodie that did a terrible job obscuring its mechanical legs and hands that made it very clear that it was, indeed, a robot. As spotted by New Atlas, Adam the robot was dressed in a loose grey sweatshirt with the hood up, a long face mask, and Yeezy-style sneakers — but, let's be real, no pants — as it play

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What if your passkey device is stolen? How to manage risk in our passwordless future

zdnet.com David Berlind 2026-01-01 03:00:18

Yuliya Taba/Getty Images Part of the "passkeys are more secure than passwords" story is derived from the fact that passkeys are non-human-readable secrets -- stored somewhere on your device -- that even you have very limited access to. OK, so what happens to those passkeys if your device is stolen? Over on Spiceworks.com, ZDNET's sister site for IT professionals, a community member posed some insightful passkey edge case questions regarding my ZDNET story about the industry needing to get its

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Anthropic throttles Claude rate limits, devs call foul

venturebeat.com Emilia David 2026-01-01 04:18:31

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Anthropic announced today it would introduce weekly rate limits for Claude subscribers, claiming that some users have been running Claude 24/7, with the majority of usage centered around its Claude Code product. Overall weekly limits will begin on August 28 and will be in conjunction with the current 5-hour limits. Anthropic said the throt

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Tea app leak worsens with second database exposing user chats

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-01 04:31:45

The Tea app data breach has grown into an even larger leak, with the stolen data now shared on hacking forums and a second database discovered that allegedly contains 1.1 million private messages exchanged between the app's members. The Tea app is a women-only dating safety platform where members can share reviews about men, with access to the platform only granted after providing a selfie and government ID verification. On Friday, an anonymous user posted on 4chan that Tea used an unsecured F

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iOS 26’s new Messages feature has political fundraisers freaking out

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2026-01-01 10:18:14

iOS 26 adds a new filtering system to the Messages app that tucks away messages from “Unknown Senders” into a separate tab. Punchbowl News (via Daring Fireball and Political Wire) reports that Republicans in Washington, D.C. are already freaking out about the fundraising implications of this new feature, warning that it “could cost them $25 million in fundraising revenue.” iOS 26 has political fundraisers on edge The memo was sent by the NRSC (National Republican Senatorial Committee) last we

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July Mortgage Rate Forecast: The Fed Isn't Rushing to Lower Interest Rates

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-01 10:12:00

Buyers should keep an eye on the possibility of rate cuts in the next few months. Tharon Green/CNET For the past several months, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has sat between 6.5% and 7%. Prospective homebuyers shouldn't hold their breath for that to change anytime soon. On July 30, the Federal Reserve is expected to keep borrowing rates the same at its fifth monetary policy meeting this year. Although the central bank doesn't directly dictate mortgage rates, its policy decisions ind

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Hertz' AI System That Scans for "Damage" on Rental Cars Is Turning Into an Epic Disaster

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-01 15:17:19

Back in April, the rental car company Hertz announced that it would be using UVeye, an AI damage scanning hardward and software system from a former defense contractor of the same name, to check its cars for damage after they were returned. It didn't take long for problems to arise. As our sister site The Drive reported last month, customers soon started complaining that Hertz was charging them hundreds of dollars for minor cosmetic scuffs that would have been shrugged off by a human employee,

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Sam Altman Is Right: AI-Powered Crypto Scams Are Exploding

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2026-01-01 14:40:44

Finally, a profession that has managed to successfully integrate artificial intelligence into its workflow: Crypto scammers. According to a report from blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs, crypto scams are up 456% over the last year, due in large part to the ability to produce deepfake audio and video clips with artificial intelligence tools—making good on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s recent prediction/warning that a fraud crisis is just around the corner. There’s no doubt the fraud situation is g

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Here’s everything new for the Messages app in iOS 26

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-01-01 20:46:25

iOS 26 is the next major iPhone update, packing big updates for Apple Wallet, CarPlay, Apple Music, and a variety of new features for the Messages app too. Here’s what’s coming to your iPhone later this year. iOS 26 upgrades Messages with new design, group chat features, and more Apple’s Messages app is getting a handful of solid upgrades in iOS 26. Messages gains the new ‘Liquid Glass’ redesign that impacts the app, of course. Buttons have been updated, UI elements have a fresh look, and ove

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Microsoft trials Copilot Mode in Edge

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-01 20:18:51

Microsoft has debuted a Copilot Mode for its Edge web browser. When enabled, this experimental feature can search across multiple open browser tabs and analyze the information on each page. An example posted on X by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shows Copilot Mode examining several papers published by the company's researchers and assessing if they make any similar points. Today we’re introducing Copilot Mode in Edge, our first step in reinventing the browser for the AI age. My favorite featur

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Microsoft plans to bring Xbox age verification to countries outside of the UK

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-01 20:19:53

Microsoft is implementing an age verification system on Xbox accounts to comply with the UK's Online Safety Act, and in a new blog post announcing the move, the company suggests it'll come to other countries, too. Players in the UK who indicate on their account that they're 18 years or older will now "begin seeing notifications encouraging them to verify their age," Microsoft says. The process is optional for now, and players will be able to enjoy playing Xbox games until "early 2026," when ver

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Tea app leak worsens with second database exposing user chats

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-01 20:55:09

The Tea app data breach has grown into an even larger leak, with the stolen data now shared on hacking forums and a second database discovered that allegedly contains 1.1 million private messages exchanged between the app's members. The Tea app is a women-only dating safety platform where members can share reviews about men, with access to the platform only granted after providing a selfie and government ID verification. On Friday, an anonymous user posted on 4chan that Tea used an unsecured F

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent casually clicks through “I am not a robot” verification test

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-01 20:07:29

Maybe they should change the button to say, "I am a robot"? On Friday, OpenAI's new ChatGPT Agent, which can perform multistep tasks for users, proved it can pass through one of the Internet's most common security checkpoints by clicking Cloudflare's anti-bot verification—the same checkbox that's supposed to keep automated programs like itself at bay. ChatGPT Agent is a feature that allows OpenAI's AI assistant to control its own web browser, operating within a sandboxed environment with its o

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Scientists Secretly Working on Plan to Test Blocking Sun From Huge Area of Earth

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-01 23:58:16

Scientists are racing to find potential ways to slow down global warming, going far as to investigate ways to dim the Sun. The concept, known as solar geoengineering, has proven incredibly controversial in the past, with critics arguing that we simply don't know enough about the risks, including the environmental and societal impacts of tinkering with the climate. Proponents don't necessarily disagree, but they say the situation is already so bad that we need to consider drastic action, even if

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Flaw in Gemini CLI AI coding assistant allowed stealthy code execution

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-02 00:40:44

A vulnerability in Google's Gemini CLI allowed attackers to silently execute malicious commands and exfiltrate data from developers' computers using allowlisted programs. The flaw was discovered and reported to Google by the security firm Tracebit on June 27, with the tech giant releasing a fix in version 0.1.14, which became available on July 25. Gemini CLI, first released on June 25, 2025, is a command-line interface tool developed by Google that enables developers to interact directly with

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Principles for production AI agents

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-01 21:19:03

Every now and then, people ask me: “I am new to agentic development, I’m building something, but I feel like I'm missing some tribal knowledge. Help me catch up!”. I’m tempted to suggest some serious stuff like multiweek courses (e.g. by HuggingFace or Berkeley), but not everyone is interested in that level of diving. So I decided to gather six simple empirical learnings that helped me a lot during app.build development. This post is somewhat inspired by Design Decisions Behind app.build, but

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Claude Code weekly rate limits

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-01 23:27:51

Hi there, Next month, we're introducing new weekly rate limits for Claude subscribers, affecting less than 5% of users based on current usage patterns. Claude Code, especially as part of our subscription bundle, has seen unprecedented growth. At the same time, we’ve identified policy violations like account sharing and reselling access—and advanced usage patterns like running Claude 24/7 in the background—that are impacting system capacity for all. Our new rate limits address these issues and

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‘Weapons’ Is a Terrifying, Fascinating, Excellent, Character-Driven Horror Movie

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-01-02 00:00:27

Zach Cregger’s latest movie, Weapons, is unforgettable. And not only because it’s intense, gross, and fascinating, which it is. It’s that the premise of the movie is so smart, seductive, and deeply disturbing that we’d gladly watch a bad movie about it just to find out more. Thankfully, Cregger is able to build off his ingenious idea and deliver a constantly surprising and often horrific mystery that blends drama and scares in a way that creates something truly special. The aforementioned premi

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Anthropic unveils new rate limits to curb Claude Code power users

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2026-01-02 00:21:15

Anthropic says its rolling out new weekly rate limits for Claude to curb usage among subscribers who are running its AI coding tool, Claude Code, “continuously in the background, 24/7.” Anthropic says the rate limits also aim to stop a handful of users who are violating Claude’s usage policy by sharing accounts and reselling access to Claude Code. The new rate limits will go into effect August 28 for subscribers to Anthropic’s $20-per-month Pro plan, as well as its $100 and $200-per-month Max p

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Tea app confirms data leak after 4Chan users discover unsecured cloud storage

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2026-01-02 02:16:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust What just happened? Tea, officially known as "Tea Dating Advice," is a dating safety app that allows women to anonymously share information about men and potential red flag behavior. Now the top free app in the App Store, Tea has been hacked. 4Chan users linked to a public storage bucket containing about 72,000 images, including 13,000 selfies and government-issued IDs used for gender verification.

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Fitbit Charge 6 gets new watch faces to give you more data at a glance

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-02 05:28:24

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR An update brings new clock faces to the Fitbit Charge 6 These clock faces are called Axira, Geometric, and Momentum. The update also expands compatibility between the Charge 6 and exercise machines. If you own a Fitbit Charge 6, get ready for a little surprise today. The fitness tracker is getting an update that will introduce new watch faces and expand compatibility. An update is also coming for the Inspire 3, Sense 2, and Versa 4. On its community

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Endgame Gear mouse config tool infected users with malware

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-02 05:48:07

Gaming peripherals maker Endgame Gear is warning that malware was hidden in its configuration tool for the OP1w 4k v2 mouse hosted on the official website between June 26 and July 9, 2025. The infected file was hosted on 'endgamegear.com/gaming-mice/op1w-4k-v2,' so users downloading the tool from that page during this period were infected. Endgame Gear is a German PC gaming peripherals firm known for its pro-gaming gear, including the XM and OP1 series mice, which are highly regarded among rev

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Cells that breathe oxygen and sulfur at the same time

news.ycombinator.com Jake Buehler 2025-12-29 08:38:31

Take a deep breath. A flow of air has rushed into your lungs, where the oxygen moves into your bloodstream, fueling metabolic fires in cells throughout your body. You, being an aerobic organism, use oxygen as the cellular spark that frees molecular energy from the food you eat. But not all organisms on the planet live or breathe this way. Instead of using oxygen to harvest energy, many single-celled life-forms that live in environments far from oxygen’s reach, such as deep-sea hydrothermal vents

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Claude Code new limits – Important updates to your Max account usage limits

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-02 05:37:43

Hi there, Next month, we're introducing new weekly rate limits for Claude subscribers, affecting less than 5% of users based on current usage patterns. Claude Code, especially as part of our subscription bundle, has seen unprecedented growth. At the same time, we’ve identified policy violations like account sharing and reselling access—and advanced usage patterns like running Claude 24/7 in the background—that are impacting system capacity for all. Our new rate limits address these issues and

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Google Search Live is getting a UI upgrade to match Gemini Live (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-02 10:42:34

AssembleDebug / Android Authority TL;DR Google recently introduced Search Live, letting you chat with Google AI to search your screen. The tool has a lot of functionally in common with Gemini Live. Now it looks like Google’s working to give Search Live the same sort of overlay it’s building for Gemini Live. All the biggest players in tech are absolutely scared to death right now at the prospect of being left behind by the current wave of AI-driven advancements, so everyone’s racing to stay a

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Six Principles for Production AI Agents

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-02 09:19:03

Every now and then, people ask me: “I am new to agentic development, I’m building something, but I feel like I'm missing some tribal knowledge. Help me catch up!”. I’m tempted to suggest some serious stuff like multiweek courses (e.g. by HuggingFace or Berkeley), but not everyone is interested in that level of diving. So I decided to gather six simple empirical learnings that helped me a lot during app.build development. This post is somewhat inspired by Design Decisions Behind app.build, but

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The Cells That Breathe Two Ways

news.ycombinator.com Jake Buehler 2025-12-29 14:38:31

Take a deep breath. A flow of air has rushed into your lungs, where the oxygen moves into your bloodstream, fueling metabolic fires in cells throughout your body. You, being an aerobic organism, use oxygen as the cellular spark that frees molecular energy from the food you eat. But not all organisms on the planet live or breathe this way. Instead of using oxygen to harvest energy, many single-celled life-forms that live in environments far from oxygen’s reach, such as deep-sea hydrothermal vents

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Trump admin. is muffling CDC’s flagship health journal, report finds

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-02 10:45:28

The flagship health journal published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has grown quiet this year, and a report from MedPage Today indicates that a variety of actions by the Trump administration may be to blame for hamstringing the critical resource. Most strikingly, sources told MedPage that the journal's scientific articles must now obtain clearance for publication from health secretary and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—who has no health, science, or medical back

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Microsoft Edge transforms into an AI browser with new Copilot Mode

theverge.com Tom Warren 2026-01-02 10:00:00

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is starting to test a new experimental Copilot Mode inside its Edge browser today. The AI-powered mode allows Copilot to search across all your open tabs and handle tasks like booking a restaurant, and it brings the Copilot chatbot to your new tab page. Copilot Mode is somewhere between the limited Gemini integration that Google is testing in Chrome and the AI-powere

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Latest Tech News

The best budgeting apps for 2025

Band Appears on Stage With Poorly-Disguised Robot Playing the Keytar

What if your passkey device is stolen? How to manage risk in our passwordless future

Anthropic throttles Claude rate limits, devs call foul

Tea app leak worsens with second database exposing user chats

iOS 26’s new Messages feature has political fundraisers freaking out

July Mortgage Rate Forecast: The Fed Isn't Rushing to Lower Interest Rates

Hertz' AI System That Scans for "Damage" on Rental Cars Is Turning Into an Epic Disaster

Sam Altman Is Right: AI-Powered Crypto Scams Are Exploding

Here’s everything new for the Messages app in iOS 26

Microsoft trials Copilot Mode in Edge

Microsoft plans to bring Xbox age verification to countries outside of the UK

Tea app leak worsens with second database exposing user chats

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent casually clicks through “I am not a robot” verification test

Scientists Secretly Working on Plan to Test Blocking Sun From Huge Area of Earth

Flaw in Gemini CLI AI coding assistant allowed stealthy code execution

Principles for production AI agents

Claude Code weekly rate limits

‘Weapons’ Is a Terrifying, Fascinating, Excellent, Character-Driven Horror Movie

Anthropic unveils new rate limits to curb Claude Code power users

Tea app confirms data leak after 4Chan users discover unsecured cloud storage

Fitbit Charge 6 gets new watch faces to give you more data at a glance

Endgame Gear mouse config tool infected users with malware

Cells that breathe oxygen and sulfur at the same time

Claude Code new limits – Important updates to your Max account usage limits

Google Search Live is getting a UI upgrade to match Gemini Live (APK teardown)

Six Principles for Production AI Agents

The Cells That Breathe Two Ways

Trump admin. is muffling CDC’s flagship health journal, report finds

Microsoft Edge transforms into an AI browser with new Copilot Mode

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