What you need to know Parallels for ChromeOS, which lets Chromebooks run Windows apps, might soon be shutting down. A new report highlights that there haven’t been major updates for about 18 months, hinting at dwindling interest from Google. After a promising start, the project has been stagnant, with the last significant update in mid-2022 … Read more
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Nothing prioritized the Phone 2a for its Nothing OS 3.0 Beta Program because it is one of its newest best-sellers. Nothing also received the optimized update from MediaTek for the 2a’s processor before it could receive it from Qualcomm for the Phone 2’s processor. The final stable release of … Read more
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Getting open-source and artificial intelligence (AI) on the same page isn’t easy. Just ask the Open Source Initiative (OSI). The OSI, the open-source definition steward organization, has been working on creating an open-source artificial intelligence definition for two years now. The group has been making progress, though. … Read more
Apple’s new iPhone Mirroring feature in macOS Sequoia might seem like a convenient way to access your phone from your work computer, but security firm Sevco has uncovered a significant privacy risk that should make employees think twice before enabling this feature on company-owned Macs, at least for now. According to a new blog post … Read more
NASA and SpaceX are preparing to bring home three American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut from the International Space Station (ISS). On Sunday, NASA’s Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, will fly home aboard the same Crew Dragon capsule that they arrived in back in March. The four ISS … Read more
Amazon’s October Prime Big Deal Days sales event is in its final hours, but you’ll still find many discounts on top tech — especially on deals for Samsung smartphones. We have spotted deep discounts on Samsung phones, TVs, laptops, headphones, and home appliances. If you want to get ahead of your holiday shopping, you’ll want to take full … Read more
The Internet Archive has been hit with a series of DDoS attacks this week that have taken the service offline. The Verge noticed a popup on the site today when the online database went down. The popup has since disappeared, but the site is not currently available. According to security researcher Troy Hunt, the DDoS … Read more
The US Food and Drug Administration this week has authorized a combination at-home COVID and flu test consumers can use without a prescription. The test, called the Healgen Rapid Check COVID-19/Flu A&B Antigen Test, screens for Influenza A and B viruses, which cause flu each season, as well as the virus that causes COVID-19. The … Read more
Do you have the time to listen to “Basket Case” on a flailing Big Mouth Billie Bass? To mark three decades of Dookie, Green Day is raffling off special editions of all 15 tracks from the band’s third studio album. Only, in lieu of dropping shiny remasters, the band chose to “demaster” its songs in … Read more
Kamala Harris’ campaign is livestreaming a Tim Walz rally from Arizona and Azeroth tonight. Yes, Azeroth—the planet from World of Warcraft. This will be the first time the Harris campaign will stream live gameplay on its Twitch account. The event, which will take place at 6:30 pm ET, will include a live feed of Walz’s … Read more