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
Nick Fernandez / Android Authority I have what some might describe as an addictive personality. When I find something I like, I latch onto it like a facehugger on a minor cast member. For mobile games, this is typically mitigated by freemium trappings like stamina or daily run limits. No matter how fun a game … Read more
“Scientists can’t agree on the exact rate of expansion of the universe, dictated by the Hubble constant,” a new article at Space.com reminds us: The rate can be measured starting from the local (and therefore recent) universe, then going farther back in time — or, it can be calculated starting from the distant (and therefore … Read more
The New York Times has introduced the next title coming to its Games catalog following Wordle’s continued success — and it’s all about math. Digits has players adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers. You can play its beta for free online right now. In Digits, players are presented with a target number that they need to … Read more