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With awards season in full swing ahead of the Oscars, the cast of the very-nominated Wicked is pulling out all the stops aboard their emerald green hype train. In a recent interview with Rotten Tomatoes, the Wizard of Oz himself (Jeff Goldblum) and his right-hand conspirator Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh) talked about their timely takes … Read more
USAID staff who still have access to their email accounts received a notice on Monday evening from Ken Jackson, the agency’s assistant to the administrator for management and resources, saying that the agency “would likely undergo a reorganization” and be integrated into the State Department. “As we evaluate USAID and ensure it is in alignment … Read more
If you’re reading this, you’re looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times‘ elevated word-search game. Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky … Read more
Adam Candeub, a known critic of Big Tech, looks poised to join the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Candeub will be general counsel of the FCC, reports Semafor, which cites direct confirmation from FCC chairman Brendan Carr. TechCrunch has reached out to the FCC for more information. Candeub has long been a vocal critic of Section … Read more
Over the weekend, we learned that Apple reportedly canceled plans to make a pair of AR glasses that would operate by connecting to a Mac computer. The glasses were seen as a sort of “Apple Vision Lite,” as they were powered by the same operating system inside the expensive Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset. … Read more
TL;DR Google has been testing new shortcuts for its home screen Search widget since last year. With the latest Google app update, you finally have the ability to choose a shortcut to add. Options include Translate (text), Translate (camera), Song Search, Weather, Sports, Dictionary, Homework, and Finance. Google clearly loves building new apps and services, … Read more
A US District Court judge denied Apple’s emergency request to halt the Google Search monopoly trial, ruling that Apple failed to show sufficient grounds for a stay. The Verge reports: Apple said last week that it needs to be involved in the Google trial because it does not want to lose “the ability to defend … Read more
The people overseeing the security of Google’s Chrome browser explicitly forbid third-party extension developers from trying to manipulate how the browser extensions they submit are presented in the Chrome Web Store. The policy specifically calls out search-manipulating techniques such as listing multiple extensions that provide the same experience or plastering extension descriptions with loosely related … Read more
Apple does not approve of the “Hot Tub” pornography app that was released for the iPhone in the EU using alternative app distribution, Apple said in a statement to MacRumors. Further, Apple is concerned about the potential user safety risks with a pornography app, and says that it undermines consumer trust in the Apple ecosystem. … Read more
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has conceded that the company has lost its edge within the AI space amid the introduction of Chinese firm, DeepSeek and its R1 reasoning model. However, he says the brand will continue to develop in the industry. The company head admitted OpenAI has been “on the wrong side of history” in … Read more