800,000 tons of rock have been excavated from a South Dakota research facility — part of a multi-year process “to help answer some of physics’ biggest questions,” writes America’s Energy Department. “The caverns they excavated will hold a massive particle detector and accompanying equipment.” Along with partners from more than 35 countries, the Department of … Read more
Strands is a brand new daily puzzle from the New York Times. A trickier take on the classic word search, you’ll need a keen eye to solve this puzzle. Like Wordle, Connections, and the Mini Crossword, Strands can be a bit difficult to solve some days. There’s no shame in needing a little help from … Read more
Have a Pixel 7a? A case will help protect your smartphone from the elements, but that’s not all it can do. The best Pixel 7a cases can also make your device look great—or let your phone’s colors shine through. Many great cases have built-in wallets for your cards and ID, too. Best Overall Caseology Parallax … Read more
A BBC reporter has been given an in-depth insight into how pig butchering scams work after being targeted himself. Scammers refer to their victims as pigs, whom they fatten up to be “butchered” – or conned, out of as much money as possible. Cyber correspondent Joe Tidy was befriended on Instagram by fraudsters pretending to … Read more
The Meta Quest 3 gets a price drop this fall. Jason Hiner/ZDNET At the Meta Connect event on Wednesday, Meta announced that not only would it discontinue the 128GB version of the Meta Quest 3 VR headset, it would also drop the price of the 512GB version to $499. That’s a $150 discount on one … Read more
As to be expected, we’re less than a week out from October Prime Day and Amazon devices are already on sale. Among the deals is an all-time-low price on one of our top picks for the best smart displays, the Echo Show 8. The latest model is back on sale for $85, which is $65 … Read more
Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Need the answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle? To me, Wordle is more of a vocabulary test, but Connections is more of a … Read more
The EcoFlow portable power stations are selling crazy on Amazon with unprecedented deals that have catapulted them to the top of the best-seller lists in the past few days. For days, these products have dominated the “Today’s Deals” section on Amazon and attracted savvy shoppers with substantial discounts across various models. The EcoFlow Solar Generator … Read more
Another Amazon Prime Day event is set to run on October 8 and 9, but you don’t have to wait another week to bag a bargain. After trawling the world’s favorite online store, aisle by digital aisle, we’ve found the best early Prime Day deals for those looking to get a jump on their shopping. … Read more
TL;DR: A wide range of ChatGPT courses are available to take for free on edX. edX hosts a huge bank of online courses, including a bunch of ChatGPT courses you can take for free. This could be your chance to learn how to make this popular chatbot work for you, without spending anything. We’ve checked … Read more