Manus probably isn’t China’s second ‘DeepSeek moment’

Manus probably isn’t China’s second ‘DeepSeek moment’

Manus, an “agentic” AI platform that launched in preview last week, is generating more hype than a Taylor Swift concert. The head of product at Hugging Face called Manus “the most impressive AI tool I’ve ever tried.” AI policy researcher Dean Ball described Manus as the “most sophisticated computer using AI.” The official Discord server … Read more

Can’t cast with your Chromecast? Here’s what’s going on

Can’t cast with your Chromecast? Here’s what’s going on

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Chromecast (2nd Gen) and Chromecast Audio users are facing issues due to an authentication error. Users have tried multiple troubleshooting steps, but nothing works, while newer Chromecast models remain unaffected. Google has not yet acknowledged the issue, leaving users unsure whether this is a bug or an unannounced … Read more

Professor Ends Bulwer-Lytton Bad Writing Contest After 43 Years

Professor Ends Bulwer-Lytton Bad Writing Contest After 43 Years

Slashdot covered the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest in 2008 and 2010 — though it’s been running since 1983. Entrants competed to write the worst-possible first sentence for a novel, in a contest started by English professor Scott E. Rice at San Jose State University (which sponsored the contest). In its first year it drew over 10,000 … Read more

Threat posed by new VMware hyperjacking vulnerabilities is hard to overstate

Threat posed by new VMware hyperjacking vulnerabilities is hard to overstate

Three critical vulnerabilities in multiple virtual-machine products from VMware can give hackers unusually broad access to some of the most sensitive environments inside multiple customers’ networks, the company and outside researchers warned Tuesday. The class of attack made possible by exploiting the vulnerabilities is known under several names, including hyperjacking, hypervisor attack, or virtual machine … Read more

How to Negotiate a Better Deal with Your Cell Phone Carrier

How to Negotiate a Better Deal with Your Cell Phone Carrier

We all like to save money, but when you buy a phone plan, it may seem like you have just to accept whatever price you’re given. That isn’t actually the case. You can often negotiate with the seller to get a better deal. Saving money is just a matter of knowing the right negotiation strategies. … Read more

Hyundai and Samsung Unveil Private 5G for Smart Factory

Hyundai and Samsung Unveil Private 5G for Smart Factory

This past week at the 2025 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Samsung and Hyundai Motor Company unveiled a private 5G network streamlined for low-power devices that connect across large facilities. The companies reported their factory’s private 5G Reduced Capability (RedCap) network will transmit internal inspection data throughout the facility, speeding up the inspection process and … Read more

Plans to make phone use safer for children watered down

Plans to make phone use safer for children watered down

Hope Rhodes Education producer Getty Images A bill that had suggested banning smartphones in schools and addictive algorithms aimed at young teenagers has been watered down to gain government support. Labour MP Josh MacAlister, who brought the private members’ bill, told MPs during a parliamentary debate on Friday that reducing smartphone use in law would … Read more