The Galaxy S25 series has a car crash detection sensor

The Galaxy S25 series has a car crash detection sensor

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Leaked files suggest the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra will have a car crash detection sensor. Previous Samsung flagships also have the same sensor, but Samsung has not yet rolled out the car crash detection feature. Android smartphones have several personal safety features you hope never to use, but … Read more

Microsoft patent hints at future return of the Surface Duo

Microsoft patent hints at future return of the Surface Duo

Is Microsoft secretly working on the return of its Surface Duo folding smartphone? Possibly, as a recently filed patent shows it’s still coming up with ideas for hinges that are the key to making foldables work. The unusual design of the hinge, and the way it’s illustrated in the patent, makes it different to what … Read more

Verizon says it has secured its network after breach by China-linked Salt Typhoon group

Verizon says it has secured its network after breach by China-linked Salt Typhoon group

U.S. telecom giant Verizon says it has secured its network after being targeted by the China-linked Salt Typhoon cyberespionage group. In a statement given to TechCrunch on Sunday, Verizon spokesperson Richard Young said the company has “contained the cyber incident brought on by this nation-state threat actor,” and that it has not detected any threat actor … Read more

Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answer for December 30 (#568)

Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answer for December 30 (#568)

Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn’t—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they’re usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we’ve got you covered. What Is Connections? Connections is a game from the … Read more

How Microsoft Made 2024 the Year of Windows on Arm

How Microsoft Made 2024 the Year of Windows on Arm

“I still can’t quite believe that I’m using an Arm-powered Windows laptop every day,” writes a senior editor at the Verge: After more than a decade of trying to make Windows on Arm a reality, Microsoft and Qualcomm finally nailed it this year with Copilot Plus PCs. These new laptops have excellent battery life and … Read more

Trump Defends Foreign Worker Visas

Trump Defends Foreign Worker Visas

President-elect Donald Trump has defended the H-1B visa program for skilled foreign workers. “I’ve always liked the visas. I have many H-1B visas on my properties… It’s a great program,” Trump told The New York Post. His comments follow recent support for the program from Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. The H-1B program allows 85,000 … Read more

To Fight AI Search Spam, Prioritize Real Human Voices

To Fight AI Search Spam, Prioritize Real Human Voices

At some point in the future, AIs may create works of art, music, and writing that rival human-created ones. For now, what’s most impressive about most generative AIs is their capacity to produce lots of mediocre work very quickly. This ability is transforming many industries: In the world of higher education, where I work, we … Read more

LG’s microwave has a 27-inch display that’ll be perfect for ads

LG’s microwave has a 27-inch display that’ll be perfect for ads

LG says the microwave’s display provides “an immersive entertainment experience” that’ll surely prevent the onset of buyer’s remorse at having overpaid for a potential advertising machine centrally located in your kitchen. And when paired with LG’s oven, it “conveniently shows the cooking progress of dishes in the range, eliminating the need to bend down and check the … Read more