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Best Buy will give you a free Sony 65-inch 4K TV right now - how to qualify for the deal

The Sony Bravia 5 TV. Kerry Wan/ZDNET Sony is most known for its high-end OLED TVs and home audio equipment, but its Mini LED and midrange LED models still offer impressive picture and audio quality, even if you opt for an older model. And right now at Best Buy (or Sony), when you buy a 98-inch Sony Bravia 5 at the regular price, you'll get a 65-inch Bravia X90L for free. That's a $1,200 TV you can use as a second screen in your home. Also: The best 98-inch TVs you can buy Here's the deal wit

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How easy is it for a developer to "sandbox" a program?

# source code sandboxing Sandboxing is when a developer limits available system resources to a program from within its own source code. A classic example is calling chroot(2) to change the root file-system to an empty directory so that the program cannot scribble into the root file-system. int main(void) { /* Program has full file-system access. */ chroot("/var/empty"); chdir("/"); /* File-system root re-rooted in /var/empty. */ int fd = open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY); /* Tried to open /var/empty

How to modify Starlink Mini to run without the built-in WiFi router

The Starlink Mini terminal is designed as a compact, all-in-one solution with an integrated Wi-Fi router. While this design is ideal for typical consumer use, certain applications—such as custom networking setups, embedded installations, or power-constrained environments—may benefit from removing the internal router entirely. In this article, I’ll detail the process of physically removing the built-in Wi-Fi router board from the Starlink Mini, allowing the terminal to operate solely via Ethernet

With 50 Hours of Battery Life, These Beats Headphones Are at a New Record Low on Amazon

Right now, all of those looking to purchase a pair of decent and style-conscious wireless headphones should have the Beats Solo 4 on their radar, especially given that they’re also priced at their all-time low on Amazon. Beats, as part of Apple, is renowned for producing stable sound products that work perfectly with both Apple and Android devices. With the price reduced to only $99, from $200 (50% off), the offer is equivalent to the type of discounts normally experienced on Black Friday. See

Temuera Morrison Thinks ‘Star Wars’ Isn’t Done With Boba Fett Yet

Just when The Mandalorian brought him back and teased big things for him, Boba Fett got kind of a raw deal once his own show dropped. Disney’s not given it a second season or even so much as mentioned it, to the point just last year, star Temuera Morrison was unsure about his character’s future. But maybe things are at a point to where it could be his time once more? While promoting his current film Ka Whawhai Tonu (In The Fire of War), Collider asked Morrison what the deal was. Along with goin

Best Cheap Home Security Systems for 2025: I Found the Real Deals

SwitchBot Not sure how to make up your mind? Here are the most important factors when considering a home security system that will spare your wallet. Pricing and subscriptions Security systems can be opaque when it comes to final pricing. The listed cost is often replaced by constant, rotating discounts which are more representative of the actual cost, and total subscription fees may not be obvious. For our list, we chose DIY companies with upfront pricing models so you can see what you get,

Best Internet Providers in Austin, Texas

What is the best internet provider in Austin? CNET ranks Spectrum as the best internet service provider in Austin for its wide coverage, no data caps and no contracts. That said, Spectrum isn't available everywhere. If you fall outside Spectrum's coverage area, T-Mobile Home Internet and Google Fiber are two strong alternatives. For budget-conscious households, Astound Broadband offers a standout deal with its 300Mbps plan for just $30 a month, with no contracts or equipment fees. And if speed

I Asked 5 Pro Chefs About Their Least Favorite Kitchen Tools. They Didn't Hold Back

Professional chefs know the value of space in a drawer or on a countertop better than anyone. Stroll through the swinging doors of any restaurant kitchen worth its salt, and you won't find an excess of single-function gadgets collecting dust. Every instrument and piece of cookware serves a purpose, earning the real estate -- however small -- it occupies. That's what makes career chefs the perfect people to ask about all the kitchen tools that don't belong in your kitchen, especially when space

FIFA Club World Cup Soccer: Stream Bayern Munich vs. Auckland City Live From Anywhere

The FIFA Club World Cup action shifts to Cincinnati on Sunday for a Group C clash that appears to be something of a mismatch, as German Bundesliga behemoth Bayern Munich takes on tournament underdog Auckland City. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch every match of the tournament as it happens, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if the match isn't available where you are, along with a full fixture list. Six-time UEFA Champions League winner

The 34 Absolute Best Shows to Watch on Prime Video

Reached the end of a binge and ready for something new? Prime Video may offer your next small-screen fixation. Amazon's streaming service is the place to visit for can't-miss originals like The Boys and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. With new shows premiering frequently, such as the postapocalyptic drama Fallout, you can choose a fresh release or start a series you've had on the back burner. Note that Prime Video is now ad-supported and charges an extra fee to remove commercials. Read on for this

The 14 Best TVs We’ve Reviewed, Plus Buying Advice (2025)

Saving up for a new screen? Whether you’re a videophile or new to 4K, the best TVs you can buy are bigger, brighter, and cheaper than ever. To help you navigate the dozens of models from LG, Samsung, TCL, Hisense, Sony, Panasonic, and others, we've done intensive testing and watched hundreds of hours of content to grab the standouts from our recent reviews. Below you'll find everything from the best OLED TVs we've ever tested to the best cheap TVs for tight budgets—with plenty of excellent optio

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No Kings: protests in the eye of the storm

As President Donald Trump kicked off a birthday military parade on the streets of Washington, DC, what’s estimated as roughly 2,000 events were held across the US and beyond — protesting Trump and Elon Musk’s evisceration of government services, an unprecedented crackdown by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and countless other actions from the administration in its first five months. Held under the title “No Kings” (with, as you’ll see, one conspicuous exception), they’re the latest in

Would you switch browsers for a chatbot?

is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 87, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy It’s Officially Too Hot Now Week, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) I also have for you a much-awaited new browser, a surprise update to a great photo editor, a neat

AI is disrupting the advertising business in a big way — industry leaders explain how

In this article PUB-FR WPP-GB Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT An AI assistant on display at Mobile World Congress 2024 in Barcelona. Angel Garcia | Bloomberg | Getty Images Artificial intelligence is shaking up the advertising business and "unnerving" investors, one industry leader told CNBC. "I think this AI disruption ... unnerving investors in every industry, and it's totally disrupting our business," Mark Read, the outgoing CEO of British advertising group WPP , told CNBC'

I’ve had Visible for a month, and this is the one thing I wish someone had told me before I joined

Joe Maring / Android Authority A little over a month ago, I made a big change in my cell phone world; after 10 years of being a T-Mobile customer, I jumped ship and joined Visible. Not entirely sure what to expect with such a dramatic transition, I’ve been very pleased with Visible so far. The sign-up process was easy, my service has been great, and I’m really happy with the price I’m paying. As well as things have gone, there has been one hiccup that I wasn’t expecting. It’s far from a dealbr

SIMD-friendly algorithms for substring searching (2016)

Introduction Popular programming languages provide methods or functions which locate a substring in a given string. In C it is the function strstr , the C++ class std::string has the method find , Python's string has methods pos and index , and so on, so forth. All these APIs were designed for one-shot searches. During past decades several algorithms to solve this problem were designed, an excellent page by Christian Charras and Thierry Lecroq lists most of them (if not all). Basically these al

Meta-analysis of three different notions of software complexity

A meta-analysis of three different notions of software complexity I want to discuss three different notions of software complexity: Rich Hickey’s notion of complexity, as explained in his talk Simple Made Easy. John Ousterhout’s notion of complexity, as explained in his book A Philosophy of Software Design. Zach Tellman’s notion of complexity, as explained in his newsletter Explaining Software Design. I’ve picked these three because I’ve found them to be at least somewhat coherent, and the

Climate Disasters Hit the Brain Before Babies Are Even Born, Study Suggests

When Superstorm Sandy made a beeline for New York City in October 2012, it flooded huge swaths of downtown Manhattan, leaving 2 million people without electricity and heat and damaging tens of thousands of homes. The storm followed a sweltering summer in New York City, with a procession of heat waves nearing 100 degrees. For those who were pregnant at the time, enduring these extreme conditions wasn’t just uncomfortable—it may have left a lasting imprint on their children’s brains. That’s accor

How Covid-19 Changed Hideo Kojima’s Vision for ‘Death Stranding 2’

When legendary game designer Hideo Kojima announced to the world that Death Stranding 2 would soon be released, he made it known that Covid-19 had completely changed his idea for this sequel. “We released Death Stranding before the Covid-19 pandemic, when the world was moving toward isolation and division—as with Brexit. The idea behind it was ‘Let's connect. We’ll face disaster if we don’t connect.’ The theme, the story, and the gameplay of the first chapter all revolved around that idea,” Koj

Flies grow their gyroscopes: Study reveals how flight stabilizers take shape

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Electron microscopy image showing a haltere developed under normal conditions (left) and a deformed haltere in a genetically modified fruit fly model (right). Credit: Instituto de Neurociencias UMH CSIC A team from the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) a

Cray versus Raspberry Pi

Please visit the sponsor! Cray versus Raspberry Pi I fondly recall the era when the pinnacle of supercomputing was the Cray 1. Even the shape of this computer was massively different to anything that came before and it was so futuristic that it could have come straight from a scifi movie. While almost all other computers of the 1970s were just a collection of huge rectangular cabinets with blinky lights and perhaps a few tape drives, the Cray 1 looked more like a piece of space-age furnitu

A shortage of high-voltage power cables could stall the clean energy transition

In a nutshell: As nations set ever more ambitious targets for renewable energy and electrification, the humble high-voltage cable has emerged as a linchpin – and a potential chokepoint – in the race to decarbonize the global economy. A Bloomberg interview with Claes Westerlind, CEO of NKT, a leading cable manufacturer based in Denmark, explains why. A global surge in demand for high-voltage electricity cables is threatening to stall the clean energy revolution, as the world's ability to build n

McDonald's in Trouble as Ozempic Takes Hold

Image by Getty / Futurism Rx/Medicines Broken ice cream machines aren't the only thing bedeviling stalwart fast food chain McDonald's. Financial services firm Redburn Atlantic put the company's stock in the bear category, coinciding with a slumpy week in which it lost about three percent of its value — because analysts are betting that GLP-1 agonist weight loss drugs like Ozempic are going to disrupt the fast food business model, CBS News reports. The eyebrow-raising conclusion comes as the a

What to read this weekend: Vampires and more vampires

I was pretty late in getting to this one, as it's been on my list for a good while now, but I really can't think of a better time to have finally picked up this retelling of the original sapphic vampire story, Carmilla, than during Pride Month. And what a treat it is. Hungerstone is a gothic novel that follows Lenore, a woman who has been uprooted from London and moved to the British moorlands by her husband, Henry, to fulfill his career ambitions. Henry is… not the best, and Lenore could defini

WestJet investigates cyberattack disrupting internal systems

WestJet, Canada's second-largest airline, is investigating a cyberattack that has disrupted access to some internal systems as it responds to the breach. "WestJet is aware of a cybersecurity incident involving internal systems and the WestJet app, which has restricted access for several users," reads a security advisory on WestJet's site. "We have activated specialized internal teams in cooperation with law enforcement and Transport Canada to investigate the matter and limit impacts." "We are

What is systems programming, really? (2018)

$$ % Typography and symbols ewcommand{\msf}[1]{\mathsf{#1}} ewcommand{\ctx}{\Gamma} ewcommand{\qamp}{&\quad} ewcommand{\qqamp}{&&\quad} ewcommand{\Coloneqq}{::=} ewcommand{\proves}{\vdash} ewcommand{\star}[1]{#1^{*}} ewcommand{\eps}{\varepsilon} ewcommand{ ul}{\varnothing} ewcommand{\brc}[1]{\{{#1}\}} ewcommand{\binopm}[2]{#1~\bar{\oplus}~#2} ewcommand{\mag}[1]{|{#1}|} ewcommand{\aequiv}{\equiv_\alpha} ewcommand{\semi}[2]{{#1};~{#2}} % Untyped lambda calculus ewcommand{\fun}[2]{\

“Language and Image Minus Cognition”: An Interview with Leif Weatherby

by Robin Manley Leif Weatherby is an Associate Professor of German at New York University, where he directs the Digital Theory Lab. Robin Manley spoke with Dr. Weatherby about his latest book, Language Machines: Cultural AI and the End of Remainder Humanism (University of Minnesota Press, 2025), which argues that Large Language Models (LLMs) have effected a separation of cognition from language and computation in a form that corresponds to earlier structuralist theories. Robin Manley: In the i

Using `make` to compile C programs

I have never been a C programmer but every so often I need to compile a C/C++ program from source. This has been kind of a struggle for me: for a long time, my approach was basically “install the dependencies, run make , if it doesn’t work, either try to find a binary someone has compiled or give up”. “Hope someone else has compiled it” worked pretty well when I was running Linux but since I’ve been using a Mac for the last couple of years I’ve been running into more situations where I have to

We investigated Amsterdam's attempt to build a 'fair' fraud detection model

METHODOLOGY How we investigated Amsterdam’s attempt to build a ‘fair’ fraud detection model For the past four years, Lighthouse has investigated welfare fraud detection algorithms deployed in five European countries. Our investigations have found evidence that these systems discriminated against vulnerable groups with oftentimes steep consequences for people’s lives. Governments and companies deploying these systems often show little regard for the biases they perpetrate against vulnerable gro