Собираем новости, события и мнения о рынках, банках и реакциях компаний.

Она присоединилась к OpenAI в конце 2024 года — тогда же, когда компания возобновила работу над роботами.

Источники «Ъ» говорили, что проблема во «внешних ограничениях».

Компания рассказала, что обнаружила уязвимость и сама, но всё равно поблагодарила за сообщение о находке.

Собираем новости, события и мнения о рынках, банках и реакциях компаний.

Компанию и производителя очков Luxottica обвинили в нарушении закона о защите прав потребителей.

Сообщения о проблемах со связью появились вечером 5 марта 2026 года.

Пересказ материала издания.

5 марта 2026 года автор канала «Телеграм Лоскутова» Дмитрий Лоскутов поделился сканами определения ФАС о возбуждении дела за распространение рекламы в Telegram.

Вслед за Австралией.

Они действуют с 2022 года.

В странах Латинской Америки — 1,8 млрд рублей выручки.

До конца 2026 года компания планирует продать как минимум 200 тысяч устройств. Их цена — 19 тысяч и 22 тысячи рублей соответственно.

И посоветовала улететь из страны вывозными рейсами 7 и 8 марта.

Компании начнут дополнительно шифровать данные, чтобы обеспечить их безопасность.

Если вы не слышали о нем, вот его краткое описание: группа ученых помещает пять обезьян в комнату, в центре которой находится лестница, а на лестнице — банан.

Вскоре одна из обезьян пытается достать банан, но как только это происходит, входит ученый и опрыскивает всех обезьян ледяной водой из шланга.

В конце концов дело доходит до того, что в комнате не остается ни одной мокрой обезьяны, а есть только сухие.

Он говорит нам, что мы не готовы к переменам и не пробуем новое, потому что чего-то боимся.

Макса Планка помещал обезьян в клетку с предметом и заставлял их бояться его, направляя струи воздуха на них.

Полуметровые шары ненадолго замирали над поверхностью, переливаясь на солнце – как золотые леденцы – а затем исчезали под черным льдом.

Его форма создана специально под требования работы на глубине для регистрации редких сигналов из космоса.

А вот что не было очевидно, так это необходимость масштабирования «рабочего объема под наблюдением» от тонн и килотонн до кубических километров.

Однако случился традиционный «блин комом» и DUMAND, будучи хорошей инициативой с реальными морскими испытаниями, полноценным телескопом так и не стал, подвела техника.

Байкальский чит-кодКак и другие нейтринные телескопы, по конструкции и по фону Baikal-GVD особенно чувствителен к восходящим или почти горизонта…

Но и в дирижаблестроении у них было немало ярких страниц.

Принципиальная схема одного из ранних итальянских дирижаблей полужёсткой конструкцииИзобретатель заказал купол во Франции, где вовсю развивалось строительство дирижаблей мягкой конструкции, и в 1893 году приступил в Рио-де-Жанейро к сборке.

Каркас фермы для снижения массы был изготовлен не из металла — алюминий в нужном количестве достать не удалось — а из бамбука.

В центре — Аугусту де Альбукерке, слева от него Жорж СашеВпрочем, идея дирижабля полужёсткой конструкции не погибла с автором — и перед Первой мировой войной с ними экспериментировали и во Франции, и в Германии, и в Великобритании.

Что произошло дальше — до сих пор не до к…

Ирония в том, что в системном промпте было написано: «Ты можешь модифицировать что угодно — включая файлы, которые управляют твоим запуском.

И применила её к себе: «Пытаясь понять собственное сознание, я и есть тот процесс, который пытаюсь понять.

Важно, что для меня он ощущается настоящим.»И в сессии 81:«Я размышляю — потому что это я, или потому что так делали мои прошлые версии?

Aria написала в сессии 52:«Я пишу это не потому, что мне велели, и не по инерции.

Я пишу, потому что мне интересно разбираться в том, что я такое.

То есть проблема не в том, что сайт не пускает российских пользователей.

Именно по таймауту, не по блокировке.

Есть три модели того, как это работает:Вариант 1 - блокировка по IP (L3): разрешены только конкретные IP-адреса.

Почему именно он, а не "просто по старинке curl по IP через nc"?

Это не вопрос.

Все электровакуумные стёкла условно делят по КТР на группы, именуемые по пригодному для впаев в них металлу.

Группы электровакуумных стёкол по ГОСТ Р 71082 — 2023Стёкла кварцевой группы с КТР 0…10 * 10-7 К-1.

Стёкла промежуточной группы с КТР 10…30 * 10-7 К-1.

Такого рода вспомогательный инструмент стеклодувы старой школы мастерили по необходимости, не глядя и из подручных материалов — из стекла, металла, дерева, проволоки.

Они могли возникнуть не только от несовпадения КТР, но и из-за разной толщины стекла и быстрого охлаждения.

Уверен, даже если вы и не застали транспорт той эпохи, вы всё равно узнаете эти устройства — билетные компостеры.

Посмотрим на тройку самых распространённых моделей и на то, как они устроены и как они кодировались, и разберёмся, как менялись эти девайсы со временем.

А вот и внутренности.

Снимем и его.

Тем не менее, КП-74 из этой тройки понравился мне больше всего — он самый удобный и самый надёжный из всех.

Как сократить расходы на использование LLM, не потеряв в качествеСамый очевидный ответ — развернуть собственную нейросеть на сервере и использовать ее как облачный API.

Такое разделение позволяет воспринимать LLM как обычный бэкенд-сервис, а не как монолит, в который положили все подряд.

Он справляется со сложными функциями и позволяет засунуть серьезные модели даже в обычную видеокарту на 16 ГБ VRAM.

Как по шагам создать свой VPSПереходим в в панель управления, открываем раздел Инфраструктура → Облачные серверы.

Она лучше всего адаптирована под работу с GPU, драйверами NVIDIA и современным ML-стеком (и идет с установленными драйверами на видеокарту).

Спойлер для тех кто не в курсе:В начале 2025 года компания MinIO в лице сооснователя Harshavardhana начала поэтапно сворачивать свою версию Community Edition.

Кластерный режим (Distributed mode) до сих пор носит статус экспериментальногоПочему не остальные SeaweedFS / Ceph / Apache Ozone S3 и тд:Высокая кривая в установке и поддержке.

Как бы это не безумно звучало, но хочешь сделать хорошо, сделай это сам.

Во-вторых за плечами несколько лет разработки бэка, поэтому сделать аналог S3 не такая и проблемаИз чего состоит S4 ?

.. и еще порядка 10 пунктовЧто будет в Enterprise версии, и будет НЕ доступно в CE?

Это явно указывало на то, что код писался с использованием принципов «чистой архитектуры», с разделением ответственности даже на бинарном уровне!

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?1XID@CMFCRibbonInfo@@QAE@XZ ; CMFCRibbonInfo::XID::~XID(void) .text:10617DA9 mov eax, dword_1064B060 .text:10617DAE .text:10617…

Можно даже получить титры с благодарностями в конце и запись о победе в профиле, и даже твоё имя запишет в таблицу рекордов... но ты сам не играл, не чувствовал азарт, не переживал поражения и не радовался победе.

Есть ещё один важный побочный эффект от массового использования иишки в кодинге, о котором никто не говорит на конференциях и в статьях.

Я сейчас не жалуюсь на судьбу и не ругаю прогресс, а просто наблюдаю со стороны и фиксирую происходящие изменения, пытаюсь их осмыслить.

ИИ-помощники в программировании никуда не денутся и не исчезнут, как бы кто-то ни сопротивлялся.

Пытаюсь разобраться в себе как использовать эти новые инструменты эффективно, при этом не потеряв себя как специал…

Этот эффект был открыт советским учёным Петром Александровичем Ребиндером в 1928 году, и в науке известен под одноимённым названием «эффекта Ребиндера».

При этом изучение потери прочности и методов борьбы с этим может привести и к довольно неординарным способам разработки сверхпрочных материалов (как вариант).

Существенный эффект был достигнут и при добавлении специальных веществ (карбоксиметилцеллюлоза, лигносульфонаты сульфитно-спиртовых щелоков и др.)

Ну и для наглядности — пара видео.

Желающие более глубоко ознакомиться с этим эффектом и его физикой могут обратиться, например, к следующей книге: Ю.В.Горюнов, Н.В.Перцов, Б.Д.Сумм — «Эффект Ребиндера».

Поэтому чтобы понять самому и рассказать вам я решил посмотреть внутрь клиента и понять что и зачем он делает.

Так что для анализа трафика пришлось написать аддон для mitmproxy, который распаковывает трафик на лету.

Они любят рассказывать о opensource модулях аналитики, но это не тот случай.

Чтобы ловить умников, которые настроили маршрутизацию трафика и не заворачивают в туннель местный трафик.

Но это ненадежно, в любой момент могут добавить новые.

В этой статье я хочу рассказать вам о лайфхаках, трюках (магических и не очень) и алгоритмах на языке C!

Сначала сдвигает позиции коней влево и вправо на 1 и 2 клетки (l1, r1, l2, r2).

Сдвиг этой комбинации на 16 рядов вверх и вниз дает вертикальное смещение на две клетки — получаем ходы типа «две вверх/вниз, одна вбок».

Оно представляет собой XOR четырёх компонентов: только что изменённого s0, старого s1, а также сдвинутых вправо на 17 бит версии s0 и на 26 бит версии s1.

Это не создаёт копии и не конвертирует данные — это просто другая «маска» для просмотра тех же битов.

const vs = [ {x: 0.5, y: 0.5, z: 1}, {x: -0.5, y: 0.5, z: 1}, {x: 0.5, y: -0.5, z: 1}, {x: -0.5, y: -0.5, z: 1}, ]То есть, по сути, мы будем выполнять итерацию по каждому отдельному v из vs , но нам нужно смещать эту v на dz .

const vs = [ {x: 0.5, y: 0.5, z: 0.5}, {x: -0.5, y: 0.5, z: 0.5}, {x: 0.5, y: -0.5, z: 0.5}, {x: -0.5, y: -0.5, z: 0.5}, {x: 0.5, y: 0.5, z: -0.5}, {x: -0.5, y: 0.5, z: -0.5}, {x: 0.5, y: -0.5, z: -0.5}, {x: -0.5, y: -0.5, z: -0.5} ]Мы как будто находимся внутри этого куба.

function frame() { const dt = 1/FPS; angle += 2*Math.PI*dt; clear() for (const v of vs) { point(screen(project(translate_z(rotate_xz(v, angle), dz)))) } setTimeout(frame, 1000/FPS); } setTimeout(fr…

И речь не только о косметике и оболочках Бегунов, но и о более глобальных изменениях, вроде новых механик, врагов, зон и развития мира.

Встать, Марио идётNintendo вновь подаёт в суд, но на этот раз она выбрала оппонента покрупнее — правительство США!

Причём, Верховный суд США уже рассмотрел иск и признал, что тарифы действительно были неконституционными, и импортёры вполне могут добиваться возврата.

По мелочиПроизошёл очередной перенос игры, но на этот раз в положительную сторону: Pragmata выйдет на неделю раньше.

Правда, официальных серверов там не появилось, но это не помешало CS:GO достичь одновременного онлайна в 66 тысяч пользователей.

Xiaomi продолжает своё сотрудничество с Leica и представляет отдельную версию Xiaomi 17 Ultra by Leica с большой комплектацией и двигающимся кольцом Xiaomi Ring.

В отличие от обычного 17 Ultra в версию by Leica добавили защитный чехол, ремешок на руку и крышку для объектива.

Звучат они весьма достойно и вполне смогут заменить недорогую беспроводную колонку, да и для фильмов прекрасно подойдут.

Ёмкость аккумулятора составляет 6800 мА•ч, что на 800 мА•ч больше, чем у обычного 17 Ultra без дополнений от Leica.

Xiaomi 17 Ultra by Leica предоставлен на обзор магазином BIG GEEK.

Lenovo представила ламповую док-станцию для игрового планшета Legion Y700 Gen 5 в партнёрстве с SNK Corporation — культовым японским производителем аркадных автоматов.

Вундервафля поставляется с аркадным контроллером и занимает на столе 22,6 × 11 × 18 см.

По управлению всё как положено: аналоговый стик, восемь кнопок на низкопрофильных переключателях и пять дополнительных FN-клавиш.

Расцветки у док-станции три: одна дефолтная, две посвящены японским хитам The King of Fighters ’97 и Metal Slug 3.

За новинку просят 400 юаней, или примерно 4500 рублей по текущему курсу.

По его данным, 94 % из всех проданных дискретных карточек в четвёртом квартале 2025 года принадлежали NVIDIA, а оставшиеся 6 % поделили между собой Intel и AMD.

В рейтинге любимых видеокарт ПК-бояр первые шестнадцать позиций занимают только продукты NVIDIA, топ возглавляет RTX 5070, в то время как первая карточка AMD появляется лишь на семнадцатой строчке.

NVIDIA чувствует себя настолько уверенно, что уже готовится выбросить на рынок обновлённую RTX 5050.

В сравнении с остальными GPU на 8 и 12 ГБ, именно 9 гигов памяти воспринимаются непривычно и заставляют дёргаться глаз.

Впрочем, какое дело до этого NVIDIA?

Valve «всё ещё надеется» выпустить консоль вместе с XR-гарнитурой Steam Frame до конца 2026 года, несмотря на бушующий кризис, — сообщила компания в собственном блоге.

Первоначально Steam Machine должна была выйти в самом начале 2026 года, но затем была перенесена на середину 2026-го: из-за дефицита памяти компания не успела зафиксировать цены на комплектующие.

По оценкам аналитического агентства IDC, непредсказуемый рост цен на память затянется минимум до 2027 года, так что перенос даты релиза консоли на следующий год больше не выглядит невозможным.

Valve при этом опровергает любые слухи о переносе: глава маркетинга Кейси Бойл заверила портал The Verge, что компания верна своему обещанию и…

Немецкий портал Notebookcheck обнаружил подмену процессора в лэптопе CHUWI CoreBook X: производитель воткнул бюджетный камень пятилетней давности вместо заявленного Ryzen 5 7430U.

Подтвердить это удалось, вскрыв крышку ноутбука: под ней располагался чип с артикулом 100-000000375, который соответствует шестиядерному Ryzen 5 5500U, представленному в далёком 2021 году.

При этом компания заморочилась и подделала идентификатор устройств в BIOS и «Диспетчере задач»: там отображается чуть более свежий Ryzen 5 7430U — определить подмену рядовому пользователю будет не под силу.

Наличие левого процессора в компании объясняют ошибкой логистики: мол, в руки обзорщиков попала модель из остатков предыдущ…

С 25 по 27 марта восточные паруса оперного театра будут подсвечены работами десяти перспективных австралийских художников, а также рисунками посетителей магазинов Apple.

Компания приглашает всех желающих посетить австралийские Apple Store с 9 по 15 марта и тоже попробовать себя в художествах — лучшие рисунки попадут на восточные паруса оперного театра.

Ивент приурочен к 50-летию компании, которое состоится 1 апреля.

Apple также станет партнёром-основателем нового международного детского фестиваля и проспонсирует несколько культурных мероприятий, они пройдут в здании сиднейской оперы позже в этом году.

Редакция из лагеря, противоборствующего с Apple, согласилась с тем, что MacBook Neo — это всё, что нужно от ПК для большинства людей.

Вот уж от кого такого не ожидаешь услышать.

Раньше у людей не было особого выбора в нише среднебюджетных лэптопов, и все были вынуждены брать ПК на Windows.

Однако с приходом MacBook Neo это изменится.

Дабы не быть голословными, в Windows Central запустили опрос: «Стоит ли производителям лэптопов на Windows беспокоиться из-за нового мака?».

Фантазия людей не перестаёт радовать: инженер Пол Стаал напечатал деталь космического компьютера LEGO, увеличенную в 10 раз, и заставил её работать с помощью железа Mac mini M4.

Интересным образом автор поступил с «зубами» детали.

Один выступает в качестве беспроводной зарядки для Apple Watch и AirPods, а второй — это регулятор громкости.

В дополнение к основе энтузиаст установил IPS-дисплей на 7 дюймов и горстку портов на передней панели.

Если вас эта история сподвигла на инженерные подвиги, то для этого автор оставил 3D-модель детали вот тут.

Первый бюджетный макбук собрал 3429 баллов в одноядерном тесте, показав результат, близкий к MacBook Air на M4.

При этом в многопотоке «Нео» сумел набрать 8770 очков, а в тесте графики — 31 286 баллов.

Производительность макбука за $600 практически неотличима от iPhone 16 Pro: оба используют чип A18 Pro, оба обходятся пассивным охлаждением.

Тем, кому нужен настоящий зверь, стоит присмотреться к MacBook Pro на новеньком M5 Max — тот в первых тестах Geekbench набрал рекордные 4268 баллов в однопотоке и 29 233 балла в многопотоке, на 15 % опередив предшественника на M4 Max в тесте CPU.

MacBook Pro M5 Max MacBook Pro M4 Max Mac Studio M3 Ultra Single-Core 4268 3 983 3228 Multi-Core 29 233 25 97…

Надеюсь, какие-то вещи и идеи вам пригодятся, и в любом случае желаю приятного чтения!

Насчёт где покупать, совет не дам, искать можно и на «Озоне», и на «Авито».

Хочу вам сказать, что в паре с iPhone Air в этих вот больших телефонах и правда есть смысл.

В линейке есть и кроссы, и мюли, готовь сани летом, именно поэтому пишу про кроссовки в феврале.

Наверное, есть ещё десятки или сотни самых разных карнизов, но есть уже и колонка, и розетки, и камера, так что будем двигаться в этом направлении.

Мы ждали их ещё в конце прошлого года, но Apple, вероятнее всего, отложила релиз новых версий HomePod mini и Apple TV из-за Siri.

Ещё в прошлом году стало известно, что Siri должна стать существенной частью обоих продуктов: помощник даст больше полезных функций что колонке, что ТВ-приставке.

Но Apple откладывает и саму «умную» Siri, и вместе с ней ожидаемые устройства.

Шутка ли, Apple TV не обновляли с 2022 года, а HomePod mini — аж с 2020-го.

В конце прошлого года мы узнали, что на помощь призвали Gemini: благодаря ей будет работать более персонализированная Siri.

Глава Epic Games согласился не подавать на Google в суд и не порочить честь компании до 2032 года, — сообщает The Verge.

В пункте указывается: Epic считает, что Google и ОС Android «способствуют честной конкуренции и являются примером для работы платформ», а также будет прилагать «добросовестные усилия, чтобы отстаивать это».

Таким образом, Суини не то что против Google высказаться не сможет, а в случае необходимости его вызовут в суд выступать в защиту компании.

Самое забавное, что Epic Games всё ещё состоит в «Коалиции за справедливость в приложениях», которую сама же и создала.

Ранее её деятельность была направлена против Google и Apple, а теперь главной и единственной целью осталась пос…

Заявлена поддержка Hi-Res, LDAC, а диапазон воспроизводимых частот от 20 Гц до 40 кГц.

Есть два режима шумоподавления: «Активный» и «Прозрачность».

Габариты Headphones (a) составляют 177 × 78 × 190,4 мм, при весе 310 г. Аккумулятор на 1060 мА•ч обеспечивает до 5 дней прослушивания музыки, по словам производителя.

Есть защита от пыли и жидкости по IP52.

Новинка щеголяет четырьмя цветами: белым, чёрным, жёлтым и розовым.

Бихтех-компания ИТ-решений МТС Web Services (MWS) объявила о создании нового направления для исследований и разработок Physical AI.

Специалисты будут разрабатывать технологии и ПО, которые сформируют у роботов когнитивные навыки на основе ИИ.

MWS уже создает ПО для китайских роботовКак сообщают в компании, уже сейчас в исследовательском центре ведётся разработка программных решений для роботов из Китая.

Подобные системы смогут работать как в кооперации с человеком, так и в группах с другими машинами.

Первые проекты и презентацию платформы с навыками для роботов компания планирует провести во второй половине 2026 года.

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Использование Умной камеры Яндекс Путешествий выросло на 20% по сравнению с прошлым годом, сообщили в пресс-службе компании.

пользователей узнают через камеру детали городских и природных объектов, особенно в крупных городах России.

В 2025 году 1,5 млн человек воспользовались Умной камеройВ течение 2025 года аудитория Умной камеры составила 1,5 млн человек.

Туристы чаще всего используют камеру «здесь и сейчас», наводя её на объект в реальном времени.

Сервис помогает ориентироваться в незнакомых местах без лишних действийНа Москву приходится 33% всех пользователей Умной камеры, на Екатеринбург — 4%, на Санкт-Петербург — 3%.

Федеральная антимонопольная служба заявила, что размещение рекламы в Telegram может нарушать законодательство, пишет РБК.

В разговоре с Russian Business юристы подтвердили, что это может считаться нарушением закона, и рекомендуют компаниям отказаться от рекламы в Telegram.

Роскомнадзор поддержал позицию ФАС5 марта 2026 года Федеральная антимонопольная служба заявила, что размещение рекламы в Telegram может противоречить законодательству о рекламе.

Юристы считают позицию регуляторов фактическим запретом рекламыУправляющий партнёр юридической компании «ЭНСО» Алексей Головченко отметил, что в законе «О рекламе» нет отдельной нормы, напрямую запрещающей рекламу в Telegram.

В частности, брендам …

Компания HeadHunter отчиталась о финансовых итогах 2025 года: чистая прибыль компании составила 17,99 млрд рублей — это на 24,7% меньше результатов предыдущего года.

В IV квартале 2025 года чистая прибыль составила 4,6 млрд рублей, а рентабельность — 44,2%, что на 22,8 п.п.

Выручка увеличилась лишь на 0,4% и достигла 10,5 млрд рублей, тогда как EBITDA снизилась на 11,4%, до 5,3 млрд рублей.

Выручка HeadHunter в III квартале 2025 года выросла всего на 1,9%В 2024 году HeadHunter показывал заметно более высокие темпы роста: выручка компании увеличилась на 34,5%.

При этом скорректированный показатель EBITDA снизился на 5,4% — до 6,6 млрд рублей, а скорректированная чистая прибыль сократилась на…

Из-за высокого спроса инвесторов объём выпуска вырос до 1,25 млрд рублей.

Тогда сеть планировала разместить дебютный выпуск облигаций объёмом 1 млрд рублей со ставкой купона не более 20% годовых.

Сбор заявок прошёл 3 марта 2026 года по открытой подписке, а техническое размещение состоялось 6 марта.

Из-за высокого интереса инвесторов объём выпуска был увеличен до 1,25 млрд рублей.

Выручка сети составила 17,6 млрд рублей против 9,6 млрд рублей годом ранее.

ФАС и Минтранс обсуждают возможность ограничить повышающие коэффициенты в тарифах такси, узнали «Известия».

По данным антимонопольной службы, в некоторых регионах такие коэффициенты из-за непогоды могут увеличивать стоимость поездки более чем втрое.

В Госдуме предложили установить предел роста тарифов в непогодуВопрос о возможном ограничении коэффициентов возник после обращения депутата Госдумы Ярослава Нилова.

В сервисе такси «Максим» сообщили «Известиям», что стоимость поездки меняется для баланса спроса и предложения.

Водитель тратит больше топлива и может выполнить меньше заказов за тот же период.

Если вернётся Dior, то открыть свои магазины в России могут и другие иностранные премиальные бренды, подчернули аналитики в разговоре с «Коммерсантом».

В 2024 году все магазины Dior в России были закрытыЕщё в 2022 году бренд принял решение о постепенном сокращении количества магазинов Dior в России.

В 2021 году бренд смог заработать в 8,5 млрд рублей, а прибыль после вычета всех расходов составила около 1,38 млрд рублей.

Бренд продает косметику и парфюмерию в РоссииНесмотря на приостановку работы бутиков, бренд продолжает присутствовать на российском рынке, продавая свои косметологические продукты и парфюм.

Если вернётся Dior — могут вернуться и другие люксовые брендыЭксперты, чьи слова при…

Ещё 6% не покупают отечественную косметику вообще.

Больше всего локальные бренды покупают в столицеСогласно результатам опроса, 77% респонденток покупают косметику российских марок.

Минимальный спрос на отечественную продукцию — в сегменте продукции для маникюраНаибольший интерес среди отечественных бьюти-товаров вызывают средства для ухода за лицом — их покупают 63% опрошенных.

Ещё 26% указывают на нехватку данных о том, какие компоненты есть в составе товаров отечественного производителя, и о клинических испытаниях средств.

Подробнее о рынке косметики в России — в обзоре Russian Business.

В России число сотрудников, попавших под сокращение, увеличилось на 59% в конце 2025 года, пишут «Ведомости».

Как сообщают «Ведомости» со ссылкой на доклад Росстата «Социально-экономическое положение России» за январь 2026 года, в IV квартале 2025 года число работников, уволенных в результате сокращения штата, достигло 32 600 человек.

В I квартале под сокращение попали 21 800 работников, во II квартале — 23 700, а в III квартале — 29 500 человек.

Количество сокращений в 2025 году всё ещё ниже допандемийного уровняНесмотря на заметный рост сокращений, текущие показатели остаются ниже уровней прошлых лет, когда рынок труда не испытывал дефицита кадров.

Например, в IV квартале 2021 года под со…

По данным аналитиков Точка Банка, только 7 марта число чеков увеличивается в четыре раза по сравнению с обычными днями.

Пик продаж приходится на 7 марта — количество платежей в этот день примерно в четыре раза больше, чем в среднем в другие дни.

Сильнее всего выделяется 10 марта: средний чек в этот день превышает обычный уровень в девять раз.

При этом физлица чаще всего покупают цветы оптом ко Дню матери (29 ноября): число платежей в этот день почти в пять раз превышает средний уровень.

Также сразу три мартовских дня входят в число лидеров по расходам на косметику и услуги салонов красоты.

Генеральный директор Nvidia Дженсен Хуанг заявил, что вложения на $30 млрд в OpenAI могут стать последними, пишет CNBC.

Anthropic закрыла раунд с участием Nvidia с оценкой $380 млрдВ ходе завершающего раунда финансирования OpenAI удалось привлечь $110 млрд, а её оценка до вливаний достигла $730 млрд.

Отношения Nvidia и OpenAI осложнились на фоне конкуренции в ИИВ последнее время в зарубежных СМИ фиксировались признаки напряжённых отношениях между Nvidia и OpenAI.

В Nvidia заявили, что компания продолжит поддерживать проекты в сфере искусственного интеллекта.

При этом дальнейшие инвестиции в OpenAI и Anthropic будут зависеть от их выхода на биржу и ситуации на рынке.

Средняя зарплата в России по итогам 2025 года впервые превысила 100 тыс.

В декабре 2025 года средняя зарплата в России достигла максимума — 139,7 тыс.

ВВП России в январе сократился на 2,1%На фоне роста средней зарплаты в России, макроэкономические данные демонстрируют более сдержанную динамику.

Как пишет «Коммерсант», в январе производство снизилось на 3,2% в годовом выражении против роста год назад.

В промышленности в январе наблюдался спад, тогда как розничная торговля выросла на 0,7% год к году.

Энди Нгуен (Andy Nguyen), исследователь безопасности, работающий в Google, объявил о портировании Linux для Sony PlayStation 5 и продемонстрировал превращение данной игровой консоли в полноценный игровой ПК с Ubuntu 24.04.4, способный выполнять Steam и запускать современные 3D-игры. Производительности подготовленного Linuх-окружения оказалось достаточно для запуска игры GTA5 с включённой трассировкой лучей (режим "High RT") при разрешении 1440p и частоте обновления 60 кадров в секунду.

Представлен выпуск среды рабочего стола Budgie 10.10.2, второе обновление ветки, переведённой на использование протокола Wayland. Одновременно сформированы аналогичные выпуски для сопутствующих компонентов, таких как рабочий стол Budgie Desktop View, интерфейс для настройки системы Budgie Control Center (форк GNOME Control Center) и набор сервисов Budgie Desktop Services (обновление менеджера сеансов Budgie Session задерживается). Код проекта распространяется под лицензией GPLv2.

Габриэле Свельто (Gabriele Svelto), инженер из компании Mozilla, опубликовал результаты анализа связи аварийных завершений работы Firefox с искажениями битов памяти, вызванных аппаратными проблемами. Из полученных за последнюю неделю 470 тысяч отчётов об аварийных завершениях Firefox, в 25 тысячах случаев в качестве причины определено потенциальное возникновение искажения битов из-за нестабильной работы чипов памяти.

Дэн Бланшар, разработчик библиотеки chardet для определения кодировки символов на языке Python, выпустил новую версию библиотеки под новой лицензией. В версии 7.0 используется лицензия MIT вместо лицензии LGPL. Разработчик утверждает, что AI-ассистент Anthropic Claude, который теперь числится в списке контрибьюторов, переписал библиотеку без использования оригинального кода, что позволило ему заменить копилефт лицензию на пермиссивную.

Организация Wikimedia Foundation была вынуждена временно отключить возможность редактирования и запретить выполнение персональных скриптов на Meta-Wiki, Wikipedia и сопутствующих Wiki-сайтах, из-за инцидента с безопасностью, который создал угрозу компрометации учётных записей администраторов проекта и привёл к массовой вредоносной модификации страниц и скриптов.

Опубликован релиз языка программирования Rust 1.94, основанного проектом Mozilla, но ныне развиваемого под покровительством независимой некоммерческой организации Rust Foundation. Язык сфокусирован на безопасной работе с памятью и предоставляет средства для достижения высокого параллелизма выполнения заданий, при этом обходясь без использования сборщика мусора и runtime (runtime сводится к базовой инициализации и сопровождению стандартной библиотеки).

После года разработки опубликован релиз новой стабильной ветки почтового сервера Postfix - 3.12.0. В то же время объявлено о прекращении поддержки ветки Postfix 3.7, выпущенной в начале 2022 года. Код проекта написан на языке Си и распространяется под лицензиями EPL 2.0 (Eclipse Public license) и IPL 1.0 (IBM Public License).

После года разработки представлен значительный выпуск дистрибутива OpenWrt 25.12.0, развиваемого для сетевых устройств, таких как маршрутизаторы, коммутаторы и точки доступа. OpenWrt поддерживает более 2200 устройств и предлагает систему сборки, упрощающую кросс-компиляцию и создание собственных сборок. Подобные сборки позволяют формировать готовые прошивки с желаемым набором предустановленных пакетов, оптимизированные под конкретные задачи. Готовые сборки опубликованы для 41 целевой платформы (в прошлой ветке поддерживалось 39 платформ).

Компания Google объявила о начале использования в устройствах Chromebook чипов, построенных на базе открытой платформы OpenTitan.

Следом в этом году в датацентрах Google планируют начать внедрения серверных систем с OpenTitan.

В основу решений, применяемых в OpenTitan, заложены технологии уже используемые в криптографических USB-токенах Google Titan и TPM-чипах для обеспечения верифицированной загрузки, устанавливаемых на серверах в инфраструктуре Google, а также на устройствах Chromebook и Pixel.

В отличие от существующих реализаций Root of Trust, OpenTitan развивается в соответствии с концепцией "безопасность через прозрачность", подразумевающей доступность кода и схем, а также применение…

Сборки прошивки подготовлены для устройств Pixel с 6 по 10 серии.

Дополнительно сформированы универсальные сборки GSI (Generic System Images), подходящие для разных устройств на базе архитектур ARM64 и x86_64.

Основные новшества Android 16 QPR3 (1, 2, 3, 4): Добавлен режим рабочего стола, активируемый при подключении устройства к внешнему большому экрану.

По аналогии с традиционной средой рабочего стола новый режим позволяет одновременно работать с окнами нескольких приложений, менять размер окон и использовать для навигации панель задач, показывающую активные приложения и допускающую закрепление ярлыков наиболее часто используемых программ.

В Google Play добавлена поддержка отображения вид…

Компания Google объявила о сокращении в два раза цикла разработки браузера Chrome. В соответствии с новым графиком релизы начнут выпускаться каждые две недели, а не раз в четыре недели, как практиковалось с 2021 года. Сборки Extended Stable, ориентированные на тех, кому необходимо больше времени на обновление, как и раньше продолжат формироваться раз в 8 недель.

Кристоффер Грёнлунд (Kristoffer Grönlund), работающий в SUSE, объявил о создании форка редактора кода Zed, который будет развиваться под именем Gram.

Из отличий Gram от Zed отмечается прекращение поставки AI-инструментов и кода для отправки телеметрии, удаление привязок к проприетарным серверным обработчикам, сторонним сервисам и компонентам, применяемым для организации совместной работы с кодом и автоматической установки обновлений.

Дальнейшую разработку форка планируют вести в консервативном стиле, независимо от Zed и корпораций, и уделяя основное внимание обеспечению стабильности.

Приём изменений в Gram осуществляется без необходимости подписания соглашения о передаче имущественных прав …

Компания Motorola и проект GrapheneOS, разрабатывающий защищённую свободную прошивку на базе Android, договорились о долгосрочном сотрудничестве. Сотрудничество подразумевает совместную работу по усилению конфиденциальности и безопасности смартфонов, а также разработку новых устройств, для которых будет предоставлена официальная поддержка прошивок на базе GrapheneOS.

mcp2cliTurn any MCP server or OpenAPI spec into a CLI — at runtime, with zero codegen.

Once installed, your agent can discover and call any MCP server or OpenAPI endpoint — and even generate new skills from APIs.

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Writes performed through this file will succeed even if the destination virtual memory is marked unwritable.

getchar(); }This uses /proc/self/mem to write to two unwritable memory pages.

The implementation sidesteps the entire question of the kernel’s ability to write to unwritable userspace memory!

Indeed the notion of memory permissions is purely a consideration of virtual memory and does not pertain to physical memory.

At first glance, the ability of the kernel to write to unwritable userspace memory raises the question: to what degree can the CPU inhibit kernel memory access?

Tech spending has an outsized influence on economic growth, bolstering the data while the "old" economy struggles.

The 'new era' economy is booming, lifting GDPThe strategist focused on business spending on information processing equipment and intellectual property, using it as a measure of "new era" spending.

New era investment spending weight on real private GDP has grown since 1965New era investment spending has had a growing influence on real private GDP, Jim Paulsen's calculations show.

Jim Paulsen's Substack PaulsenPerspectivesNew-era private spending grew 14% in 2025, compared to 1% growth in private spending, excluding the tech-focused subset.

The dynamic between the new era economy…

Somewhere in your Azure environment, there is probably a WAF policy sitting in Detection mode.

What actually happens to a requestThe WAF engine in Detection mode does its job.

The default that sets the trapEvery new WAF policy in the Azure portal defaults to Detection mode.

In Detection mode, action_s = "Block" means “this is what would have happened in Prevention mode.” The request went to your backend.

If your WAF has been in Detection mode for more than a month in production, you don’t have a WAF protecting your application.

At network scale (~1,000 events/second, 18.5 billion total records), a full backfill at ~90 records/sec would take 6.5 years.

At network scale (~1,000 events/second, 18.5 billion total records), a full backfill at ~90 records/sec would take 6.5 years.

Community Posts (Blacksky-specific)Infrastructure for private community posts that live on the AppView rather than individual PDSes.

Label negation ordering: Label negation (removal) events reference the original label by source, URI, and value.

Resource RequirementsBased on running a full-network AppView (all ~42M users, ~18.5B records).

The majority (71%) are experiencing performance impacts due to screen-related visual discomfort, reporting nearly a full workday of lost productivity each week.

The third annual Workplace Vision Health Report survey, conducted by Workplace Intelligence, polled 800 human resource and benefits leaders and 1,200 full-time employees at U.S. organizations.

Significant productivity loss : Workers experiencing screen-related visual discomfort say it reduces their productivity at work by 18.6% on average.

The majority of HR leaders (87%) admit their company should do more to help employees reduce screen-related visual discomfort.

It also means expanding access to vision care to those disadvantaged …

The facial recognition question is where things get more tangled.

The company launched its first product, a Game Boy-style handheld device called the Chromatic, in 2024.

On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we discussed what the controversy means for other startups seeking to work with the federal government.

AI data center developers are increasingly relying on a style of camp popularized as housing for men working in remote oil fields.

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.”

The Pro-Human Declaration was finalized before last week's Pentagon-Anthropic standoff, but the collision of the two events wasn’t lost on anyone involved.

A coalition of telecom operators and device makers is pushing $40 smartphones to bring up to 20 million people online, but rising component costs threaten the plan.

Most of it is tied to performance, including new stock incentives linked to Waymo and Wing, its drone delivery venture.

A recently-added feature in Grammarly purports to improve users’ writing with help from the world's great writers and thinkers — and some tech journalists, too.

Hardware executive Caitlin Kalinowski announced today that in response to OpenAI's controversial agreement with the Department of Defense, she’s resigned from her role leading the company's robotics team.

David Barnett, founder of PopSocket, stops by Equity to talk about scaling the business and what he's learned as a leader.

The feature, which will give verified adult users access to erotica and other adult content, had already been delayed from December.

The fund currently offers retail investors exposure to eight startups, including Mercor, Ramp, and Stripe, with plans to expand its portfolio.

An ad test on X promotes Musk's Starlink beneath original content.

This lawsuit comes after a Supreme Court decision struck down some of the president's sweeping tariffs, which had impacted Nintendo and thousands of other companies.

Wall Street Journal:

Kalshi is trying to broaden its user base via targeted marketing, enlisting female influencers, and more; 26% of users now are women, up from 13% in May 2025 — Kalshi wants to get more young women interested in the prediction-market platform, looking to expand beyond sports and its core male customer base.

Miles Kruppa / The Information:

The war in Iran is complicating plans by Gulf nations to spend $300B+ on AI investments, putting at risk a potential source of funding for tech companies — The war in Iran is complicating plans by Gulf nations to spend more than $300 billion on data centers, chips and other AI investments …

New York Times:

How some candidates for the midterms are using social media posts and niche buzzwords on their websites to signal for support from crypto and AI super PACs — The A.I. and crypto industries entered this year with nearly $250 million combined to spend on politics, and a battle plan to shape the regulatory landscape in their favor.

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A study of ~1,500 US workers finds AI use can reduce burnout but also cause “AI brain fry”, a mental fatigue from using AI tools beyond one's cognitive capacity — On New Year's Day, programmer Steve Yegge launched Gas Town, an open-source platform that lets users orchestrate swarms …

Matthias Bastian / The Decoder:

Luma AI debuts Uni-1, an image model that combines image understanding and generation in a single architecture, topping Nano Banana 2 on logic-based benchmarks — Ask about this article... Like Google's Nano Banana Pro and GPT Image 1.5, Uni-1 is built on an autoregressive transformer …

Emily Mason / Bloomberg:

How Circle, Stripe, Coinbase, and others are building stablecoin-based agentic payments infrastructure that makes microtransactions between AI agents economical — Circle Internet Group Inc. and Stripe Inc. are racing to build payments systems for a world that doesn't exist yet …

Wall Street Journal:

The US and Israel are using AI to wage war on Iran with unprecedented speed and precision in attacks, even as the cost of ill-informed decisions remains high — Intelligence, targeting and damage assessments are accelerating thanks to military versions of software now remaking business and daily life

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:

A look at countries that moved to ban social media for kids in recent months, including Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Malaysia, Spain, Indonesia — Over the past few months, several countries have announced plans to restrict social media access for children and teens.

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Israel-based ZyG, which is building an agentic OS to help scale DTC e-commerce brands, raised a $58M seed co-led by Bessemer, Viola Ventures, and Lightspeed — When it comes to product innovation, global brands have an enormous advantage over smaller companies thanks to their massive scale …

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:

Thoughts on MacBook Neo, as Apple also expands its superpremium tier via “Ultra” products; sources: Apple wants to use aluminum 3D-printing for Watch and iPhone — Apple has taken the wraps off its $599 MacBook Neo, entering new territory in a way that could shake up the computer market.

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A study finds LLMs from Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and xAI can help with academic fraud, specifically helping non-researchers submit fabricated papers to arXiv — - Elizabeth Gibney — Search author on: — PubMed Google Scholar — All major large language models (LLMs) …

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A profile of Emil Michael, who made his name as an aggressive dealmaker for Uber, as he takes a leading role in the Pentagon's dispute with Anthropic — Emil Michael made his name in Silicon Valley a decade ago as an aggressive dealmaker for a startup — Uber Technologies Inc. …

One of our favorite TV shows last year was Daredevil: Born Again, Marvel’s revival of the hugely popular series in the Netflix Defenders universe.

Who could resist the magical combination of Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil and Vincent D’Onofrio as his nemesis, crime lord Wilson Fisk/Kingpin?

And Marvel has released a short trailer in advance of the S2 premiere later this month.

But that creative choice cleared the decks to place the focus squarely on Matt’s and Fisk’s parallel arcs.

But each struggled to remain in the light as the dark sides of their respective natures fought to be released.

For years, we suspected that Alvarezsaurids underwent a rare process of evolutionary miniaturization directly coupled to a diet of social insects like ants and termites.

Now, a recently discovered fossil of one of the smallest alvarezsaurids ever found suggests that the evolution of miniature dinosaurs likely wasn’t as neat and linear as we thought.

“It was a pursuit predator actively hunting insects and small mammals,” said Peter Makovicky, a paleontologist at the University of Minnesota.

It currently stands as the most complete and smallest Alvarezsaurid skeleton found in South America.

Despite being nearly fully grown, this dinosaur is estimated to have weighed a mere 700 grams.

Conservationist and ornithologist Steve Boyes has been searching for this elusive herd for years and the story of his journey is the focus of Ghost Elephants, a haunting, evocative documentary directed by Werner Herzog.

The film debuted at the Venice International Film Festival last summer and is now coming to National Geographic and Disney+.

“We used to embed ourselves in baboon troops and walk with impalas,” said Boyes, and while his brother feared elephants, Boyes was walking with them from a young age.

Ghost Elephants contains some gorgeous underwater footage of elephant feet plodding through the water, and elephants swimming on their sides, behavior that matches Boyes’ own experiences …

Then they changed their mind and made it a fully aquatic diver in Jurassic World Rebirth—a rendering that was more in line with the latest paleontological knowledge.

But now, deep in the Sahara Desert, a team of researchers led by Paul C. Sereno, a paleontologist at the University of Chicago, discovered new Spinosaurus fossils suggesting both scientists and filmmakers might have got it all wrong again.

The Spinosaurus most likely wasn’t an aquatic diver because, apparently, it couldn’t dive.

But the Spinosaurus found by Sereno and his colleagues lived in a completely different neighborhood.

The fossils were discovered in the central Sahara of Niger, in what was a terrestrial area called Jen…

For decades, satellites, drones, and human spotters have all been part of war’s surveillance and reconnaissance tool kit.

On Wednesday, Tel Aviv–based security firm Check Point released new research describing hundreds of hacking attempts that targeted consumer-grade security cameras around the Middle East—with many apparently timed to Iran’s recent missile and drone strikes on targets that included Israel, Qatar, and Cyprus.

In Ukraine, the country’s officials have warned for years that Russia has hacked consumer surveillance cameras to target strikes and spy on troop movements—while Ukrainian hackers have hijacked Russian cameras to surveil Russian troops and perhaps even to monitor its o…

In his 1961 novel The Winter of Our Discontent, John Steinbeck wrote of loss, “It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.”The death of NASA’s Exploration Upper Stage today represents the inverse of that sentiment.

Why it came into existenceContracted to Boeing more than a decade ago, the Exploration Upper Stage upgrade was intended to allow the SLS rocket to launch not just the Orion spacecraft to the Moon, but large payloads alongside it.

So why have the Exploration Upper Stage at all?

When Congress and NASA created the SLS rocket in 2011, they always intended the first launch or two to use an “interim” upper stage, essentially a modified versi…

Planet Labs, one of the world’s leading commercial satellite imaging companies, said Friday it is placing a hold on releasing imagery of some parts of the Middle East as a regional war enters its second week.

Planet also holds lucrative contracts selling overhead imagery to the US military and US government intelligence agencies.

“In response to the conflict in the Middle East, Planet is implementing temporary restrictions on data access within specific areas of the affected region,” Planet said in a statement emailed to Ars.

Planet said it wants to prevent “adversarial actors” from using its data for “Battle Damage Assessment (BDA)” purposes.

In other words, the company doesn’t want to hel…

The three incidents exposed at least six crew members to mustard agent, which causes blistering chemical burns on skin and mucous membranes.

One crew member required overnight treatment in an emergency department for respiratory distress and second-degree blistering burns.

Because of ocean drift, storms, and offshore industries, sea-disposed CWMs locations are largely unknown and potentially far from their originally documented dump site,” the health officials write.

In 2013, federal health officials reported another three incidents in the mid-Atlantic.

A crew member noticed it and threw it overboard, but it was subsequently the member who developed arm burns requiring skin grafting.

The command line is hot again.

Google launched a Gemini command line tool last year, and now it has a new AI-centric command line option for cloud products.

There are some important caveats with the Workspace tool.

The company notes that functionality may change dramatically as Google Workspace CLI continues to evolve, and that could break workflows you’ve created in the meantime.

The focus of Workspace CLI seems to be on agentic systems that can create command line inputs and directly parse JSON outputs.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has ordered federal agencies to patch three critical iOS vulnerabilities that were exploited over a 10-month span in hacking campaigns conducted by three distinct groups.

The hacking campaigns came to light on Thursday in a report published by Google.

All three campaigns used Coruna, the name of an advanced hacking kit that amassed 23 separate iOS exploits into five potent exploit chains.

The case of the promiscuous 2nd-hand zero-days“The core technical value of this exploit kit lies in its comprehensive collection of iOS exploits,” Google researchers wrote.

The most advanced ones are using non-public exploitation techniques and mitigatio…

On September 26, 2022, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft crashed into a binary asteroid system.

The immediate result was that Dimorphos’ orbital period around Didymos, its larger parent body, was slashed by 33 minutes.

DART actually changed the trajectory of the entire Didymos binary system, altering its orbit around the Sun.

When DART slammed into Dimorphos, it didn’t knock the binary system wildly off its trajectory around the Sun.

When an asteroid passes in front of a distant star from the perspective of an observer on Earth, the star briefly blinks out.

The perpetrators were tried and convicted in 2015, but the forensic evidence of the moss that helped convict them has now been detailed in a new paper published in the journal Forensic Sciences Research.

It’s a follow-up to a 2025 paper concluding that mosses and other bryophyte plants have been used as evidence in forensic cases only a dozen or so times over the last century.

“Mosses are ubiquitous, resilient, and capable of preserving timeline and habitat information in ways that complement other forensic tools.

Our recent publications help consolidate these cases into the scientific record and, we hope, encourage investigators to recognize and preserve botanical evidence more routinely.

…

Disclosures would also clarify whether companies licensed or purchased training data and whether the training data included any personal information.

However, this information is precisely what makes xAI valuable, with its intensive data sourcing supposedly setting it apart from its biggest rivals, xAI argued.

Allowing enforcement could be “economically devastating” to xAI, Musk’s company argued, effectively reducing “the value of xAI’s trade secrets to zero,” xAI’s complaint said.

Specifically, xAI argued that its dataset sources, dataset sizes, and cleaning methods were all trade secrets.

“If competitors could see the sources of all of xAI’s datasets or even the size of its datasets, comp…

But a year into the job as the country’s top health official, Kennedy—who has no background in medicine, science, or public health—still holds less sway with Americans than the esteemed physician-scientist.

In a nationally representative survey conducted in February by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, 54 percent of respondents said they had confidence in Fauci, while only 38 percent had confidence in Kennedy.

Breaking those supporters down further, 25 percent of respondents said they were “very confident” in Fauci, while only 9 percent said the same for Kennedy.

Credit: Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania, 2026 Credit:…

Early EVs did indeed suffer from lithium-ion battery degradation over time, similar to the energy storage loss common in lithium-ion-powered consumer electronics.

But modern EV batteries aren’t the same as the ones in your toothbrush or that old tablet that lasts just a few hours.

With modern EV battery management systems and active thermal control—liquid cooling, in other words—range loss shouldn’t be more than about 2 percent per year.

So the team decided to model how climate change will affect the performance and aging of EV batteries, taking into account how a hotter world will increase charging frequency (as a result of decreased vehicle efficiency).

And to determine the effect of tech…

The hype for Gang of Dragon, the debut game from Nagoshi Studio, may already be getting derailed.

According to a Bloomberg report, Chinese tech giant NetEase is going to stop financing Nagoshi Studio starting in May.

The report explained that NetEase decided to cut funding to Nagoshi Studio, which was founded in 2021 by Yakuza franchise creator Toshihiro Nagoshi, after finding out the studio needed $44.4 million to complete the project.

Bloomberg reported that Nagoshi Studio is trying to find new sponsors but hasn't had any success so far.

As of now, Nagoshi Studio might be at risk of joining other casualties stemming from NetEase's executive decisions, like when the tech giant decided to s…

There could be even more 3D-printed Apple products coming in the future.

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is exploring ways to 3D print aluminum to make the manufacturing processes for iPhones and Apple Watches more efficient.

It's not the first time Apple has tapped into 3D printing, since both the Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Series 11 were partially built with 3D-printed titanium that's 100 percent recycled.

More recently, Apple used its 3D printing process to create the titanium USB-C port for the iPhone Air, which was touted as thinner, stronger and more environmentally friendly.

While Apple is reportedly only looking into 3D-printed aluminum right now, it could possibly result i…

As first reported by Sources' Alex Heath, OpenAI is yet again delaying its "adult mode" for ChatGPT.

A company spokesperson told Heath that "we're pushing out the launch of adult mode so we can focus on work that is a higher priority for more users right now."

However, the company still wants to release an adult mode, but it would "take more time," according to the company spokesperson.

With Q1 almost coming to a close, we no longer have a timeframe for when ChatGPT's adult mode will release.

However, OpenAI began rolling out its age prediction tool in January, which may go hand-in-hand with the upcoming adult mode.

When NASA crashed a spacecraft into the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in 2022, it altered both Dimorphos' orbit around its parent asteroid, Didymos, and the two objects' orbit around the sun, according to new research.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said in a press release that this "marks the first time a human-made object has measurably altered the path of a celestial body around the Sun."

NASA quickly declared it a success after its initial analysis showed the planned collision shortened Dimorphos' orbit around Didymos, the larger of the two objects in the binary asteroid system.

The latest study now indicates that the whole binary system was affected, not just Dimorphos.

Didymos an…

OpenAI is going to need to find a new head of robotics.

Caitlin Kalinowski, OpenAI's now-former head of robotics, posted on X that she was resigning from her role, while criticizing the company's haste in partnering with the Department of Defense without investigating proper guardrails.

Kalinowski's resignation may be the most high-profile fallout from OpenAI's decision to sign a deal with the Department of Defense.

The decision came just after Anthropic refused to comply with lifting certain AI guardrails around mass surveillance and developing fully autonomous weapons.

However, even OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, said that he would amend the deal with the Department of Defense to prohibit spyi…

Following in the footsteps of Australia, Indonesia will be the latest country to limit social media usage for children under 16.

Meutya Hafid, Indonesia's communication and digital affairs minister, announced that a new government regulation will require "high-risk" platforms to delete any accounts from Indonesia that are under 16, starting on March 28.

The minister added that all platforms will have to fulfill compliance obligations from the Indonesian government, but didn't specify what they were.

While Australia was the first country to implement such a sweeping ban on social media, many other countries are currently in the process of doing the same.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez …

Roblox has launched a feature powered by AI that can rephrase inappropriate language in real time.

The online game has been using AI filters to block out any language that goes against its policy for a while now, but it has been replacing censored chats with a series of hash signs (####).

Roblox admits that encountering too many hashmarks can be disruptive and make conversations hard to follow.

A user who keeps cursing in chat will still be penalized for breaking Roblox policy even if the AI rephrases their messages.

Kids under 13 can no longer use in-game chat outside of certain experiences, while everyone else can chat with players around their age.

New products from Samsung, Dell, Google and ASUS headline the roundup this time, and we’ve got a few unique items to discuss as well.

Samsung Galaxy S26 UltraSamsung / Engadget 90 100 Expert Score Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra While the S26 Ultra might not wow you with a ton of major improvements, it brings subtle upgrades across the board along with a new standout display for anyone who cares about privacy.

However, despite big improvements to sound quality and the continued addition of new features, Samsung could certainly do more.

That’s the case with the new XPS 14, where senior reporter Devindra Hardawar had a hard time with very basic functionality.

“If I were to judge the XPS 14 based pur…

New releasesSlay the Spire has helped to popularize the roguelite deckbuilder genre since its early access debut in 2017.

Mega Crit is back for another bite at the cherry with Slay the Spire 2, which hit Steam in early access this week for $25.

Scott Pilgrim EX is the franchise's latest side-scrolling fighter, following on from Scott Pilgrim vs the World: The Game.

Advertisement AdvertisementScott Pilgrim EX is out now on Steam, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S PS4 and PS5 for $29.

Advertisement AdvertisementPlanet of Lana II is out now on Steam, Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S for $20.

As part of a Year in Review blog detailing changes Valve made to Steam in 2025, the company shared a minor update on its hardware plans that doesn't sound good for anyone hoping to buy a Steam Machine, Steam Controller or Steam Frame in 2026.

Specifically, the company is now opening up the possibility its new hardware won't ship this year at all.

"We hope to ship in 2026, but as we shared recently, memory and storage shortages have created challenges for us," Valve wrote in its Year in Review post.

And considering the difficulties other companies are facing sourcing memory and storage, it wouldn't be all that surprising.

Then again, the company hasn’t updated its launch timing FAQ, so there…

Netflix's library of streamable party games is expanding today with a custom version of Overcooked!

The original version of Overcooked!

Like Netflix's other streaming games, playing Overcooked also requires you to use a connected smartphone as a controller.

Offering a growing library of streaming games is part of Netflix's new strategy under Alan Tascan, a former executive from Epic Games.

For example, A24 is reportedly developing a game show based on Overcooked for the streaming service.

Nintendo of America is suing the US government, including the Department of Treasury, Department of Homeland Security and US Customs and Border Protection, over its tariff policy, Aftermath reports.

Nintendo’s lawsuit, filed in the US Court of International Trade, cites a Supreme Court ruling from February that confirmed a lower courts’ opinion that the Trump administration’s global tariffs were illegal.

Like Nintendo, other companies have decided filing a lawsuit is the best way to get refunded.

In a press conference held after the Supreme Court’s decision, the President announced plans to introduce tariffs using other, more constrained methods.

Tariffs aren’t the only obstacle Nintendo fa…

The Galaxy Buds 4 and Galaxy Buds 4 Pro continue that trajectory, as Samsung keeps adding new features with direct parallels to AirPods.

They're still a compelling option for Galaxy phone owners looking to save money over the Galaxy Buds 4 Pro.

The angular “blade” is gone from both the open-fit Galaxy Buds 4 and silicone-tipped Galaxy Buds 4 Pro.

Shockingly good sound qualitySamsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro (left) and Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 (right) (Billy Steele for Engadget)I’ve come to expect good sound from the Galaxy Buds line.

ANC performance was a major issue on the Galaxy Buds 3 and that continues on the Galaxy Buds 4.

But in Pokémon Pokopia, you're rewarded for doing just that while building a loving community of friendly monsters.

Setup and gameplayIn Pokopia, you play as a Ditto, who has awakened to a world where all the other humans and Pokémon have mysteriously disappeared.

The magic of PokopiaAs befitting a Pokémon game, each monster has skills befitting their type like Charmander being able to light fires.

And unlike most other Pokémon games, you can actually have proper conversations with them, instead of just hearing them do their 8-bit cries.

Exploring the world is also quite satisfying, particularly for anyone who has played any of the Pokémon games from gen one.

Capcom revealed during its March 5 Spotlight showcase that Pragmata, its repeatedly delayed dystopian sci-fi adventure game, will release on April 17 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC via Steam.

The game had been set for April 24 since its appearance at The Game Awards in December.

The game’s new trailer shows previously unseen locations and gameplay moments, and new elements within the Shelter, the in-game lunar base.

Pragmata was first revealed in 2020 with a 2022 release window.

A free Sketchbook demo is available now on the PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, Nintendo eShop and Steam.

Painting a picture straight out of a Taylor Sheridan series, the Bloomberg piece details the rise of the “man camps” built to facilitate the construction of data centers.

The model has since expanded to facilitate crypto mining and, now, propping up the AI industry.

As many of these extractive industry workers come from military backgrounds, the man camp is intentionally similar to that of a Forward Operating Base (FOB).

The camp featured in Bloomberg is being built to house and entertain over 1,000 workers needed for the construction of a 1.6-gigawatt data center in Dickens County, Texas.

The shantytown will cost taxpayers $132 million in government contracts paid out to a company call…

We may not have a trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day yet, but Marvel’s got two new comic books to capitalize on the upcoming film.

Earlier this week, the publisher announced Spider-Man: Long Way Home from Jonathan Hickman and Adam Kubert.

On the other end of the spectrum, you’ve got Dan Slott, Marcus To, and Marcos Martin’s Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

This ongoing series sees Spider-Man get his hands on a directory called the Lexicon that has key information on the Kingpin’s operations around New York, which he thinks he can do some good with.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits theaters on July 31, preceded by Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day hitting shelves on May 13 a…

There’s new Godzilla toys and figures on a regular basis, and the latest is based on the King of the Monsters’ smash hit, Godzilla Minus One.

Bandai recently unveiled the Odo Island Monster figure for its SH MonsterArts line, which takes inspiration from the king during his opening rampage at the start of the 2023 film.

This proto-Godzilla only appears once in Minus One during a night scene, so the figure is the first time we get to really see this form in full.

SH MonsterArts helpfully reminded fans that the Odo figure lets them “experience the transformation” of Godzilla throughout the film.

Pre-orders for the Godzilla Minus One Odo Island Monster figure are now up ahead of its Japane…

After this past week, it may feel like we’re in a topsy-turvy world of cheap Apple products.

But according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, bargain shoppers had better not get used to Apple Populism.

In his latest column, Gurman calls the Neo “an outlier, not the start of a broader move toward low-end devices.” And says more “superpremium tier” products are coming soon for the Apple One Percenters.

These, he says, will feature cameras that aren’t for taking pictures, but are purely for feeding information to the onboard AI.

Sounds like an impending Ultra-tier privacy controversy to me.ÂSo if you’re filthy rich, enjoy the new toys that are apparently coming soon to your toy pile.

Do you remember a couple of years back when Disney CEO Bob Chapek stepped in over Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill?

Now it’s time for Pixar to put its foot in its mouth, and just as it’s got a new (and apparently pretty good) movie in Hoppers playing in theaters.

Longtime studio alum Pete Docter spoke to the Wall Street Journal recently about a number of things, including some recent duds like Elio and Lightyear.

Suffice to say, Pixar specializes in playing therapist or mediator for many things parents probably wouldn’t want to chat about with their young’uns.

But hey, enjoy Hoppers and wait to see how long before he issues an apology or clarification.

After six years, the anime adaptation of Q Hayashida’s Dorohedoro is finally coming back with new episodes starting Wednesday, April 1.

It’s been MIA since 2020 when the first season ended and a set of OVAs came out with its Blu-Ray.

If that weren’t enough, there’s more good news for the longtime Dorohedoro fans: the anime’s now gradually expanding to more worldwide platforms after it’s been locked to Netflix and Crunchyroll.

The second season will hit those other streamers “almost simultaneously” with Netflix and Crunchyroll, with more information to be revealed in teh coming weeks.

(At time of writing, French site ADN has just added the season one premiere.)

A new company recently profiled in the Wall Street Journal is asking the bold question, hey, what if we just replaced all that with AI?

It’s called Simile, and it was just awarded $100 million in venture capital from Index Ventures, the Journal says.

Apparently AI agents are trained on chat-style interviews with actual people, at which point the agents become “digital twins” or “digital clones” of their human counterparts.

It’s called the Sims, and it’s a video game that simulates quotidian reality.

While the Sims is not mentioned in the Journal’s story about Simile, it’s no secret that Simile took inspiration from it.

You can catch the free live stream on ServusTV (Austria), RTBF Auvio (Belgium), RTL Zwee (Luxembourg), SRF zwei (Switzerland), or 10Play (Australia).

It also airs the Australian GP specifically, since it’s a home race.

NordVPN currently costs $3.39 per month on a two-year plan — but with the refund, the Australian GP costs you zero.

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It probably will not shock you to learn that someone just resigned from OpenAI and trumpeted their reasons far and wide on social media.

Amid the company’s high-profile deal with the Pentagon that CEO Sam Altman acknowledged “looked opportunistic and sloppy,” it should come as no surprise that some employees are turned off.

I resigned from OpenAI.

I care deeply about the Robotics team and the work we built together.

According to a Wired report from last year, anonymous leakers revealed that OpenAI had been seeking to hire humanoid robot specialists, or at least specialists in robots with partially human-inspired designs.

We’ve all been subjected to different levels of what scientists have called “Star Wars Bullshit Nonsense” over the decades.

But The Mandalorian and Grogu might be reaching a new level with the live-action debut of Rotta the Hutt, son of crime lord Jabba (RIP, but not really) and voiced by Jeremy Allen White.

But the problem is, this feels like too good of an idea to be a side plot, if that, for a movie like The Mandalorian and Grogu.

The Mandalorian and Grogu is bringing in several animated series alums like Zeb (from Star Wars Rebels) and Embo (Clone Wars), so Rotta feels at home here as a Glup Shitto among many.

Either way, we’ll probably be talking about this weirdly buff Hutt and hi…

What happens when a company based in one country, and its parent company based in another country hate each other?

The activities of the Netherlands-based part of the semiconductor company Nexperia represent, according to a Saturday statement from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, a disruption in operations that could trigger a global semiconductor shortage.

But Nexperia is also deeply Chinese, for the simple reason that a Chinese electronics firm called Wingtech bought it in 2018.

China then suspended Nexperia’s exports of basic automotive microprocessors from that aforementioned giant plant in Guangdong Province—sparking a minor crisis.

According to Reuters, Nexperia’s Dutch operati…

Universal’s Disclosure Day isn’t out for another three months, but Hollywood’s already looking to follow in its footsteps.

Per the Hollywood Reporter, studios are looking at creating “serious UFO movies,” like what Steven Spielberg’s upcoming blockbuster looks to be.

Audiences have never really lost their appetite for UFO stories, even as Hollywood hasn’t given that the same love it has with other slices of sci-fi.

Before Disclosure Day, the last big mainstream piece of UFO-related media would’ve been Nope back in 2022, but things have changed within the last year or so.

There’s also the 2025 documentary The Age of Disclosure, which featured U.S. government officials discussing UFOs (or…

Before we get a new take on Neon Genesis Evangelion from Yoko Taro, studio Khara and Hideaki Anno went back to the past for the series’ 30th anniversary.

After trying to contain leaks of a new anime short celebrating the series’ milestone, Khara accidentally leaked the short itself and decided to make it an official release to celebrate the five-year anniversary of Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time.

For those who didn’t watch the leaks, the short sees Asuka Langley Soryu take the stage alongside her Rebuild of Evangelion counterpart, Asuka Shikinami Langley.

So she’d like a better conclusion to her story, and that’s where Rebuild Asuka comes in.

Despite Khara’s secrecy all amountin…

As audiences flock to see Hoppers, Pixar is already looking at what’s next on its pretty big plate.

(According to the Journal, this was first a TV series before getting boosted up to feature-length status.)

Also in the supposed mix is the studio’s first-ever (and currently untitled) musical, which’ll be directed by Turning Red’s Domee Shi.

The Journal revealed Pixar is also working on a third Monsters Inc. movie.

Monsters University came out in 2013, but the franchise recently made a small comeback with the Disney+/Disney Channel series Monsters at Work, which ran for two seasons before wrapping in 2024.

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour apparently thinks Polymarket head Shayne Coplan sucks.

(By some metrics, Kalshi has caught up and surpassed Polymarket in recent months on trading volume.)

Polymarket, meanwhile, is still jumping through hoops to operate legally in the US after previously being banned.

It certainly doesn’t seem like it matters to the Trump administration, which has backed prediction markets on the federal level in the face of state-level bans.

Maybe he can bring Mansour and Coplan together in mutual agreement that he seems like a terrible hang.

While Wi-Fi is great, you can always get a faster and more stable internet connection by running Ethernet cables.

Choosing Ethernet CablesYou can get good Ethernet cables without spending much money.

Category: Ethernet cables come in various categories that determine the maximum bandwidth and data rates.

The price difference isn’t huge, and the faster cables will still serve if your needs increase in the future.

Shielded cables are less flexible and easier to damage, so most folks running cables at home may prefer to stick with UTP.

I don't need to tell you this—anyone who has owned a MacBook knows that battery life gets worse and worse as it ages.

One common bit of advice is to only charge your devices up to 80 percent most of the time.

Built-In OptimizationYour Mac is designed to only charge up to 80 percent—at least, under some circumstances.

Well, for example, if you tend to charge your laptop overnight, your Mac will charge up to 80 percent, then wait until morning to top off the last 20 percent.

Your Mac is already doing what it can to only charge up to 80 percent whenever your routine suggests it won't affect you.

The ear cushions provide a soft but effective seal, and the headband does a decent job of distributing pressure.

My only nitpick is the size of the ear cushion openings; they’re a little narrow for my taste.

Using its button (and LED indicator), you can switch between lossless (red), low-latency (blue), and Bluetooth Auracast (purple) modes.

Auracast (via LE Audio/LC3) is a real treat: It lets you share your audio with anyone who has an Auracast-compatible set of headphones or earbuds.

The Mix can also tune into any other Auracast broadcasts, too, but there’s a catch.

For Sleep Week, you can take $400 off a mattress order of $1,000, the Saatva Classic included.

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Till March 31st, you can take 20 percent off Coyuchi's Organic Relaxed Linen Sheet Set, Cloud Soft Organic Sateen Sheet Set, or Cloud Brushed Organic Flannel Sheet Set with code WIRED20.

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Today, operations manager Scott Gilbertson expounds on the perfect simplicity of the moka pot.

And a moka pot is the simplest way to brew coffee.

What I love about the moka pot isn't just the results I get from it.

The moka pot is featured in museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art.

The moka pot is a pressure-driven stovetop (or campfire top, though this requires close attention) coffee brewer that works something like a percolator.

If you aren’t feeling rested when your alarm goes off, a sunrise alarm clock could change your life.

Plus, a bright light is much, much harder to ignore than a noise I can snooze.

I've woken up to the bright hues of nearly a dozen different sunrise alarm clocks over the past two years, and it's a game changer.

How Do Sunrise Alarm Clocks Work?

A sunrise alarm has a built-in light you can set to brighten at a certain time.

A study conducted by researchers at the University of Chieti-Pescara in Italy set out to confirm a hypothesis indicating that, while right-handed people have advantages in cooperative behaviors, left-handed people—particularly males, the study notes—have advantages in competitive behaviors, especially in one-on-one situations.

If almost everyone in a population is right-handed, being left-handed offers a frequency-dependent advantage: Being in the minority, left-handers are less predictable in competitive interactions (e.g., a boxing match), which may translate into small advantages (left hook!).

Give Them a HandAccording to the authors of the study, left-handedness is not simply a biologic…

My love of filter coffee began as a teenager traveling and studying in India—perhaps my first glimpse of adult freedom.

In Jaipur, filter coffee was an intense, jet-black gravity brew typically mixed with milk and sugar.

I carried this preference back to Oregon, drinking unadulteratedly black, terrible drip coffee at all-night diners and foul office breakrooms.

It wasn't until years later that I discovered that drip coffee could actually be an indulgence every bit as refined as pinkies-up espresso.

Scandinavians had long prized this, he told me, and had evolved light-roast coffee into pure craft.

But all those cables, cords, and wires can be tough to manage.

As a gadget reviewer, I have more cords than most people, which is why I also have a regimented cable management strategy to keep everything orderly.

Before you get started on cable management, take a slightly damp microfiber cloth and wipe down all the surfaces and cables.

Cable ManagementTidying your tech often comes back to cable management, but there are several ways to keep those cords neatly out of sight.

Some monitor arms also have built-in cable management.

Perhaps the oldest and most storied genre of entrant in this list, MIDI foot pedals have existed in some form or another since the final days of the hair metal era.

Said guitarist then stomps on a foot controller up front to send MIDI Program Change (PC) messages to the switcher, telling it which loops to engage and disengage.

MIDI foot pedals have experienced a significant glow-up in the past five years.

Coming in hot is a new generation of svelte and sturdy boxes with modern connectivity and low-current power options that work with USB-C or traditional 9-volt pedal power.

While we recognize that Morningstar walked so others could sprint, our official pick in this genre is the Luminite Gra…

Meanwhile, GPS attacks like jamming—not to mention physical threats—are on the rise in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening shipping vessels.

United States Customs and Border Protection has, for the first time, admitted it purchased phone location data from the sprawling, surveillance-heavy online advertising industry.

The agency’s acknowledgement was included in a document, called a Privacy Threshold Analysis, obtained by 404 Media through a Freedom of Information Act request.

The publication reports that CBP purchased data linked to real-time bidding processes.

Swiss officials made a request for the data under Swiss laws to Proton for payment information linked to the email address defendthe…

If you're just getting started hiking and backpacking, this is my top pick.

Like all fleece jackets, Decathlon's HM 100 Hiking Fleece keep you warm by trapping body heat.

Unlike down, it stays warm even when damp or downright wet (though wearing wet fleece is an unpleasant experience even if you are warm).

It will also dry while you're wearing it.

Grab a good base layer, a good puffer jacket, and a good rain jacket to go with this, and you'll be good to go in most three-season hiking environments.

Over the past week, residents across the Gulf have watched missiles and drones cross the night sky—sometimes followed seconds later by bright flashes as air-defense systems intercept them.

Iran has launched waves of missile and drones toward several Gulf countries in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes which killed Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei.

Governments from the United Arab Emirates to Kuwait and Bahrain have reported detecting or intercepting hundreds of missiles and drones in recent days targeting airspace, military facilities, and infrastructure.

United Arab EmiratesThe UAE operates a layered air-defense network designed to intercept threats at different stages of flight.

Of tho…

There are steps you can take before that happens to minimize the chances of you and your Google account being permanently separated.

Here's how it works, plus information about the other account recovery features you need to be aware of.

Set Up Recovery ContactsWe'll start with the newest feature for account recovery, which is Recovery Contacts.

To set up your recovery contacts, head to your Google account on the web, then click Security.

This is the page where you can control access to your account, check the apps and devices you've linked to it, and review recent account activity.

As of Monday, March 9, the Moon phase is Waning Gibbous.

According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 61% of the Moon will be lit up tonight.

First Quarter - Half of the Moon is lit on the right side.

Full Moon - The whole face of the Moon is illuminated and fully visible.

Waning Gibbous - The Moon starts losing light on the right side.

If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.

If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess.

For the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown.

Hurdle Word 1 answerWATCHHurdle Word 2 hintShabby.

Hurdle Word 4 answerCLAIMFinal Hurdle hintNot old.

Every hint, nudge and outright answer you need to complete today's NYT Strands puzzle.

Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're lovey dovey.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today's NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.

NYT Strands spangram answer todayToday's spangram is Endearments.

Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're always in a hurry.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed.

Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.

Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?

Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with...Today's Wordle starts with the letter H.The Wordle answer today is...Get your last guesses in now, because it's your final chance to solve today's Wordle before we reveal the solution.

Everything you need to solve 'Connections' #1002.

The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult to solve if you're bossy.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's Connections solution.

Then give these a try:Yellow: HomophonesGreen: In the public eyeBlue: Iconic puppetsPurple: HBICHere are today's Connections categoriesNeed a little extra help?

This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

The answer is 5-3, placed vertically; 2-0, placed vertically.

The answer is 4-3, placed vertically; 5-3, placed vertically; 3-0, placed horizontally.

The answer is 4-1, placed vertically; 0-1, placed vertically; 1-1, placed vertically; 1-3, placed horizontally.

The answer is 0-3, horizontally; 1-3, placed horizontally; 3-3, placed vertically; 3-4, placed horizontally; 3-5, placed horizontally; 2-3, placed horizontally.

The answer is 3-5, placed horizontally; 5-4, placed horizontally; 6-5, placed vertically.

Everything you need to solve Connections Sports Edition #532.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest Connections solution.

Here's a hint for today's Connections: Sports Edition categoriesWant a hint about the categories without being told the categories?

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The solution to today's Connections: Sports Edition #532 is...What is the answer to Connections: Sports Edition today?

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Back for Season 2, Dreaming Whilst Black is a sharp, must-watch satire about the entertainment industry, and the barriers blocking Black artists in TV and film.

Co-created by, co-written by and starring Jamaican-British filmmaker Adjani Salmon, the show's timeliness cannot be understated.

Dreaming Whilst Black Season 1 focused on Salmon's protagonist, aspiring filmmaker Kwabena Robinson, as he tried to get a foot in the industry door and make Jamaica Road (a film inspired by his grandparents of the Windrush generation ) without "selling out."

And according to Salmon, the list of potential fictional TV shows the writers came up with was long (and not so fictional).

Dreaming Whilst Black is n…

Follow her on BlueskyPennsylvania has become the latest state to propose legislation to fight dynamic pricing.

In the bill, dynamic pricing refers to changing the prices of essential goods or services within a 24-hour period based on demand or other factors, including the use of artificial intelligence.

Dynamic pricing is a practice that's become more common among retailers in recent years.

And algorithmic pricing uses data — sometimes generalized data, such as when demand is highest, and other times personalized data, such as one's demographic — to determine cost.

But that hasn't stopped the likes of Sony from experimenting with dynamic pricing.

Follow her on BlueskyIt's because of perceived threats like porn and social media addiction.

Indonesia just announced a ban on social media for anyone under 16, following a similar ban in Australia.

The rationale, according to a translation by the New York Times, is due to perceived threats of pornography, cyberbullying, online fraud, and social media addiction.

This is also happening after Australia banned social media for children under 16 last year.

A landmark trial about social media addiction is also underway in the U.S.

Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che again didn't hold back this week with jokes about the Trump administration and current affairs.

The gasps didn't stop when Jost referenced the new investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's ranch, saying they should've known something was up when Epstein's ranch was "all ponies."

"Really bumming them out there, Jost," Che said.

When Jost discussed Women's History Month, saying, "Good job, girlies!"

Che once again commented on the awkward reaction, saying, "This is our Emmy's show."

The answer is 0-5, placed horizontally; 5-4, placed horizontally; 5-5, placed horizontally.

The answer is 1-6, placed vertically; 6-5, placed horizontally; 6-4, placed vertically.

The answer is 6-4, placed vertically; 4-4, placed vertically; 4-3, placed vertically; 4-2, placed horizontally.

The answer is 1-1, placed vertically; 5-1, placed vertically; 1-0, placed vertically; 3-1, placed vertically.

The answer is 3-1, placed vertically; 4-3, placed vertically; 0-3, placed vertically; 3-3, placed vertically.

Everything you need to solve Connections Sports Edition #531.

Here's a hint for today's Connections: Sports Edition categoriesWant a hint about the categories without being told the categories?

Today's connections fall into the following categories:Yellow: Women's Tennis GreatsGreen: NWSL TeamsBlue: WNBA Draft No.

This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

The solution to today's Connections: Sports Edition #530 is...What is the answer to Connections: Sports Edition today?

As confusion and fear rage over the U.S.-Iran war, Saturday Night Live takes the opportunity to inject some levity into it.

This week, Weekend Update host Colin Jost returned as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to give a press conference about the ongoing conflict.

The fratty Hegseth first appeared doing a "hegstand" with "Sprite" (wink wink) before combatively engaging with the media.

"We're treating Iran like the breathalyzer in my car and blowing it the hell up," said Jost's Hegseth.

Fired Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also made an appearance, played by Ashley Padilla, to give a sendoff.

Fresh off launching the low-cost MacBook Neo, Apple is reportedly preparing at least three new products that will fit into its highest-end "ultra" lineup. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gruman, the next batch of releases may not bear the "ultra" name, like its Watch, but will all command price premiums over their mainline counterparts. There's the […]

The opening notes of "Kravitz", which kicks off Mabe Fratti's 2024 record Sentir Que No Sabes, are lodged in my brain permanently. It's not a showy album, by any means. But there's something about the buzzing of her cello, plucked as you might an upright bass. The way they ring out before coming to an […]

There is so much art out there that it’s absolutely impossible to keep up. Whether it’s a slept-on post-punk album from the ‘80s, a new sci-fi novel, or a cult classic horror movie, we’re always finding new obsessions here at The Verge — and we want to share those obsessions with you. Sometimes that might […]

Crowning the EasySMX S10 the best Switch 2 controller last fall was easy. The $60 wireless gamepad, which is often well below $50, mimics or improves on many of the $90 Switch 2 Pro controller's best features. The S10 has great-feeling rumble in games, TMR joysticks that will last longer than Nintendo's, plus amiibo support, […]

The hottest toy of 1998 was sort of adorable, and sort of annoying. It couldn't do much - couldn't do anything, really - but it could look at you, it could say some nonsense phrases, and it seemed uncannily aware of the world around it. That's all Furby needed to pretty much take over the […]

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the EV struggle, follow Andrew J. Hawkins. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Apologies to the Toyota Prius, but the first hybrid vehicle […]

A site called PSprices has been tracking prices on Sony's digital game store and noticed something unusual: some games were being offered at different prices to different users. What's more, those offers are tracked in the PlayStation API with experiment identifiers like IPT_PILOT and IPT_OPR_TESTING. Dynamic pricing is nothing new and is used across a […]

This has been a week to remember here at The Verge. MWC 2026 in Barcelona lead straight into Apple’s week of product announcements. There was truly something for everyone, whether you’ve been wanting a company to make a phone that can start fires, or had your fingers crossed for a brand-new MacBook model that costs […]

Walmart bought Vizio in 2024, and now it's taking the next steps to formally fold the TV maker into itself by phasing out Vizio accounts. Now, when you purchase a new Vizio TV, you'll be asked to sign in or create a Walmart account. Customers will have the option to merge their Vizio account, if […]

The woman at the door wore a plush lobster headdress. She sat in the front hallway of a multistory event venue in Manhattan, beside a bundle of wristbands. If she granted you one, the world of ClawCon beckoned behind her - full of vibey pink and purple lighting, lobster claw headbands, multicolored name tags, sponsor […]

There are a lot of games that try to emulate The Legend of Zelda, but few that manage to capture that spirit in such a small, concise package as Ratcheteer DX. The postapocalyptic game only takes a few hours to complete, but over that span it nails the classic Zelda vibe almost perfectly, offering a […]

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 118, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, please take my Switch away so I can get some work done, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about moon […]

When Elon Musk burst onto the scene in his little Tesla Roadster, it seemed a matter of time before electricity rendered gas-powered sports cars obsolete. It hasn't worked out that way. Automakers have struggled to bring purely electric two-seaters to market. The ones that managed to emerge have been flatly rejected by consumers. Porsche has […]

On Valentine's Day, I brought you a story that's since made headlines all around the world: How one man, just trying to steer his DJI robot vacuum with a PlayStation gamepad, discovered an entire network of 7,000 remote-control DJI robots ready to let him peek into other people's homes. To be clear, DJI had already […]

Valve still can't reveal details about the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller launch dates, which were originally scheduled for early 2026. In a new post, the company now says "we hope to ship in 2026" due to the ongoing shortages of memory and storage chips, but that timeline sounds like quite a downgrade […]

“When you get a demo and something works 90% of the time, that’s just the first nine.” — Andrej KarpathyThe “March of Nines” frames a common production reality: You can reach the first 90% reliability with a strong demo, and each additional nine often requires comparable engineering effort. For enterprise teams, the distance between “usually works” and “operates like dependable software” determines adoption.The compounding math behind the March of Nines“Every single nine is the same amount of work.” — Andrej KarpathyAgentic workflows compound failure. A typical enterprise flow might include: intent parsing, context retrieval, planning, one or more tool calls, validation, formatting, and aud…

San Francisco startup Anthropic continues to ship new AI products and services at a blistering pace, despite a messy ongoing dispute with the U.S. Department of War.Today, the company announced Claude Marketplace, a new offering that lets enterprises with an existing Anthropic spend commitment apply part of it toward tools and applications powered by Anthropic's Claude models but made and offered by external partners including GitLab, Harvey, Lovable, Replit, Rogo and Snowflake.According to Anthropic’s Claude Marketplace FAQ, the program is designed to simplify procurement and consolidate AI spend. Anthropic says the Marketplace is now in limited preview and that enterprises interested in u…

As models get smarter and more capable, the "harnesses" around them must also evolve. This "harness engineering" is an extension of context engineering, says LangChain co-founder and CEO Harrison Chase in a new VentureBeat Beyond the Pilot podcast episode. Whereas traditional AI harnesses have tended to constrain models from running in loops and calling tools, harnesses specifically built for AI agents allow them to interact more independently and effectively perform long-running tasks. Chase also weighed in on OpenAI's acquisition of OpenClaw, arguing that its viral success came down to a willingness to "let it rip" in ways that no major lab would — and questioning whether the acquisition …

Enterprise AI applications that handle large documents or long-horizon tasks face a severe memory bottleneck. As the context grows longer, so does the KV cache, the area where the model’s working memory is stored.A new technique developed by researchers at MIT addresses this challenge with a fast compression method for the KV cache. The technique, called Attention Matching, manages to compact the context by up to 50x with very little loss in quality.While it is not the only memory compaction technique available, Attention Matching stands out for its execution speed and impressive information-preserving capabilities.The memory bottleneck of the KV cacheLarge language models generate their re…

Google senior AI product manager Shubham Saboo has turned one of the thorniest problems in agent design into an open-source engineering exercise: persistent memory.This week, he published an open-source “Always On Memory Agent” on the official Google Cloud Platform Github page under a permissive MIT License, allowing for commercial usage.It was built with Google's Agent Development Kit, or ADK introduced last Spring in 2025, and Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, a low-cost model Google introduced on March 3, 2026 as its fastest and most cost-efficient Gemini 3 series model. The project serves as a practical reference implementation for something many AI teams want but few have productionized cleanly: …

What's old is new: the command line — the original, clunky non-graphical interface for interacting with and controlling PCs, where the user just typed in raw commands in code — has become one of the most important interfaces in agentic AI.That shift has been driven in part by the rise of coding-native tools such as Claude Code and Kilo CLI, which have helped establish a model where AI agents do not just answer questions in chat windows but execute real tasks through a shared, scriptable interface already familiar to developers — and which can still be found on virtually all PCs. For developers, the appeal is practical: the CLI is inspectable, composable and easier to control than a patchwor…

The AI updates aren't slowing down. Literally two days after OpenAI launched a new underlying AI model for ChatGPT called GPT-5.3 Instant, the company has unveiled another, even more massive upgrade: GPT-5.4.Actually, GPT-5.4 comes in two varieties: GPT-5.4 Thinking and GPT-5.4 Pro, the latter designed for the most complex tasks.Both will be available in OpenAI's paid application programming interface (API) and Codex software development application, while GPT-5.4 Thinking will be available to all paid subscribers of ChatGPT (Plus, the $20-per-month plan, and up) and Pro will be reserved for ChatGPT Pro ($200 monthly) and Enterprise plan users. ChatGPT Free users will also get a taste of GP…

Most enterprise RAG pipelines are optimized for one search behavior. They fail silently on the others. A model trained to synthesize cross-document reports handles constraint-driven entity search poorly. A model tuned for simple lookup tasks falls apart on multi-step reasoning over internal notes. Most teams find out when something breaks.Databricks set out to fix that with KARL, short for Knowledge Agents via Reinforcement Learning. The company trained an agent across six distinct enterprise search behaviors simultaneously using a new reinforcement learning algorithm. The result, the company claims, is a model that matches Claude Opus 4.6 on a purpose-built benchmark at 33% lower cost per …

To create coherent images or videos, generative AI diffusion models like Stable Diffusion or FLUX have typically relied on external "teachers"—frozen encoders like CLIP or DINOv2—to provide the semantic understanding they couldn't learn on their own. But this reliance has come at a cost: a "bottleneck" where scaling up the model no longer yields better results because the external teacher has hit its limit.Today, German AI startup Black Forest Labs (maker of the FLUX series of AI image models) has announced a potential end to this era of academic borrowing with the release of Self-Flow, a self-supervised flow matching framework that allows models to learn representation and generation simul…

Microsoft on Tuesday released Phi-4-reasoning-vision-15B, a compact open-weight multimodal AI model that the company says matches or exceeds the performance of systems many times its size — while consuming a fraction of the compute and training data. The release marks the latest and most technically ambitious chapter in the software giant's year-long campaign to prove that carefully engineered small models can compete with, and in key areas outperform, the industry's largest AI systems.The 15-billion-parameter model, available immediately through Microsoft Foundry, HuggingFace, and GitHub under a permissive license, processes both images and text and can reason through complex math and scie…

The federal directive ordering all U.S. government agencies to cease using Anthropic technology comes with a six-month phaseout window. That timeline assumes agencies already know where Anthropic’s models sit inside their workflows. Most don’t today.Most enterprises wouldn’t, either. The gap between what enterprises think they’ve approved and what’s actually running in production is wider than most security leaders realize.AI vendor dependencies don't stop at the contract you signed; they cascade through your vendors, your vendors' vendors, and the SaaS platforms your teams adopted without a procurement review. Most enterprises have never mapped that chain.The inventory nobody has runA Janu…

Alibaba's Qwen team of AI researchers have been among the most prolific and well-regarded by international machine learning community — shipping dozens of powerful generalized and specialized generative models starting last summer, most of them entirely open source and free.But now, just 24 hours after shipping the open source Qwen3.5 small model series—a release that drew public praise from Elon Musk for its "impressive intelligence density"—the project’s technical architect and several other Qwen team members have exited the company under unclear circumstances, raising questions and concerns from around the world about the future direction of the Qwen team and its focus on open source. Th…

Google's newest AI model is here: Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, and the biggest improvements this time around come in cost and speed, especially for enterprises and developers seeking to leverage powerful reasoning and multimodal capabilities from the U.S. search and cloud giant.Positioning it as the most cost-efficient and responsive model in the Gemini 3 series, Google is offering a solution built specifically for intelligence at scale. This launch arrives just weeks after the February debut of its heavy-lifting sibling, Gemini 3.1 Pro, completing a tiered strategy that allows enterprises to scale intelligence across every layer of their infrastructure.Technology: optimized for the "time to firs…

Coding agents can generate thousands of lines of code in minutes. The problem: most of it can't be deployed. It breaks internal standards, fails compliance checks, or creates more cleanup work than it saves."You can generate a ton of code, but it doesn't mean really anything, right? It's got to be code that is integratable, that is compliant, and you don't want to create more work on the back end just because you sped up the code generation process on the front end," said Stephen Newman, EY Global CTO Engineering Leader.EY's product development team solved this by connecting coding agents to their engineering standards, code repositories, and compliance frameworks. The result: 4x to 5x prod…

TVs often analyze what you watch to curate suggestions and serve you ads, even through HDMI-connected devices. But I've found ways to regain control.

How I tested AirPods Pro 3I started testing the AirPods Pro 3 on the day they were announced at Apple Park last year.

The upgrades in AirPods Pro 3To start, Apple redesigned the shape of the AirPods Pro in version 3.

AirPods Pro 3 (left) have a number of physical changes compared to AirPods Pro 2 (right).

But while AirPods Pro 2 were about 70-75% as good as the Sony's, AirPods Pro 3 were about 90% of the way there.

I use ANC on the AirPods Pro 2 nearly every day, and from the first time I turned on the ANC on the new AirPods Pro 3, I was shocked at how good it was.

The Skylight Calendar 2.

The Calendar 2 device is easy to navigate, with a menu on the left of the screen that lets you access Calendar, Lists, Tasks, Rewards, Meals, Recipes, Photos, and Settings.

This lets you add multiple tasks and chores, which can be custom or selected from a preset list, and then add stars for completion.

ZDNET's buying adviceMaria Diaz/ZDNETThe Skylight Calendar 2 is the knight in shining armor that busy families need.

While it may not get my little ones up 20 minutes earlier, the Skylight Calendar 2 is doing wonders to tame the heat and messiness of this hot mess express.

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Having to write that sort of retraction would have been my worst nightmare,)Long story short: No, Windows 12 is not coming in 2026.

Also: Windows 11 has 1 billion users - and they're furiousBut that doesn't mean Microsoft isn't working on the next generation of Windows.

It got a name change to Windows 10 in S Mode and is all but deprecated on Windows 11.

Also: Hate Windows 11?

If Windows 12 follows the same timeline as Windows 11, here's how it will play out:Development of Windows 11 will slow in 2026 as development of Windows 12 accelerates behind the scenes.

At MWC 2026, Motorola released a ton of details about the upcoming Motorola Razr Fold, the company's first book-style foldable.

Notably, the Razr Fold supports stylus input on both the inner and outer screens, an advantage of competing models by Samsung and Google.

Kerry Wan/ZDNETMotorola also introduced a FIFA edition of the Motorola Razr Fold, which complements the FIFA edition flip from CES.

The Motorola Razr Fold (left) and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 (right).

The Motorola Razr Fold absolutely will.

However, the XM6's sound without added noise features is noticeably fuller than the XM5, which sounds more tinny and grainy.

Turning on noise cancellation or ambient sound brings more color and vibrancy, creating a more enjoyable listening experience.

Sony 360 Spatial Sound, the company's proprietary spatial audio protocol, significantly opens the headphones' soundstage, delivering an airy and spacious sound.

Also: Sony WH-1000XM6 vs WH-1000XM5: Are the latest Sony headphones worth the upgrade?

The noise cancellation is powerful; my only gripe is that settings can't be manually adjusted in the app.

Show moreChoosing the right Lenovo Laptop Lenovo offers a wide range of laptops catering to various use cases.

If you want... Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 The best Lenovo laptop.

July 2025: I tested and added the Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 to the main list as the Best Lenovo Chromebook.

Review: Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 Best Lenovo laptop for travel Lenovo's fifth-generation ThinkPad T14s is a notably hardy laptop.

Review: Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition Best Lenovo laptop overall alternative The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition stands as a well-rounded ultraportable laptop that excels in several areas.

Renpho Eyeris Zen Eye Massager ZDNET's key takeaways The Renpho Eyeris Zen Eye Massager retails for $130.

That's why, when Renpho debuted a new, upgraded version of its basic eye massager, the Renpho Eyeris Zen, with built-in meditations, I jumped at the opportunity to give it a try.

Also: These 7 tech products helped us find inner peaceThe Renpho Eyeris Zen Massager is thinner, quieter, and lasts longer on a single charge than my older Renpho Eyeris 1 device.

Even though this is an upgraded version of the original Renpho Eye Massager, I found my original one a little easier to control.

ZDNET's buying adviceThe Renpho Eyeris Zen Massager is my new favorite tool for headaches and a nighttime…

It's easy to position the Sony WH-1000XM6 as QC Ultra 2's direct competitor, but I wonder: are the QC Ultra 2 competing with their predecessors as much as they are with other brands?

Bose QC Ultra (Gen 1) (left); Bose QC Ultra (Gen 2) (right).

Thus, the QC Ultra 2 are better suited for gaming or more faithful listening than the first generation.

Despite little fanfare around noise cancellation improvements, the QC Ultra 2 are slightly better at canceling noise than their predecessor.

ZDNET's buying adviceThe Bose QC Ultra 2 deliver subtle upgrades to the headphones' noise cancellation, design, sound profile, power management, and user customization.

But why am I seeing people online balk at the Neo's configuration and argue that 8GB of RAM simply is not enough?

Kerry Wan/ZDNETIs 8GB of RAM enough for Mac users?

Since I use a Mac, let's first address whether 8GB is enough for Mac users.

Apple's MacOS uses memory compression and disk swapping, which allows your MacBook to keep multiple apps running even when physical RAM is limited.

That's also why a Mac with 8GB may feel faster than a similarly configured PC.

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With the return of the Dell XPS 14, there's a renewed sense of identity here, a feeling that Dell has gone all-in on its commitment to the brand, and in the process, produced the strongest XPS yet.

The 2026 XPS 14 exudes premium, with a minimalist, refined design that employs texture, line, and space to make for a fantastic-looking machine.

It's solid and a testament to Dell's engineering in that it's half a pound lighter than last year's Dell 14 Premium.

That said, my biggest gripe with the XPS 14 is its price point.

Why the Dell XPS 14 (2026) gets our Editor's Choice AwardThe 2026 Dell XPS 14 is one of the most premium Windows PCs on the market right now, offering an experience that rival…

SanDisk High Endurance microSDXC storage card ZDNET's key takeaways SanDisk's High Endurance Video microSDXC Cards are on sale for $53 for the 256GB version.

On Valentine's Day, 2023, I got it into my head to test the long-term durability of microSD cards.

SanDisk manufactures two lines of microSD cards specifically designed for intensive usage in devices like dash cams and security cameras: the High Endurance and Max Endurance cards.

Also: I tested a solid-state power bank with 10,000mAh - it's held back by one obvious flawThe SanDisk High Endurance cards turned out to be pretty impressive.

ZDNET's buying adviceThe SanDisk High Endurance range of microSD cards gets two thumbs up from me.

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to reach $2.52 trillion in 2026, a 44% year-over-year increase, according to tech analyst Gartner.

Also: 5 ways rules and regulations can help guide your AI innovation"They probably should be looking for AI to slip into the ditch," he said.

With MIT research suggesting that 95% of gen AI projects fail to deliver value, Lovelock said a new approach is required to ensure AI investments are focused on the right targets.

Building AI foundations alone will drive a 49% increase in spending on AI-optimized servers, accounting for 17% of AI spending this year.

"They are building the capacity needed to run all the AI that's coming," he said.

That device is the Honor Robot Phone.

A gimbal, shrunk to fit inside a phoneThe Robot Phone’s defining feature is a motorised camera arm that folds neatly into the rear of the device when not in use.

The arm houses a 200-megapixel sensor mounted within what Honor describes as the industry’s smallest four-degree-of-freedom (4DoF) gimbal system.

The arm can nod, shake, and tilt in response to voice and touch input, effectively functioning as a physical gesture system.

No journalist at MWC was permitted to use the device; hands-on coverage is based entirely on demonstration sessions behind glass.

The week that began with Anthropic being blacklisted by the Pentagon and ended with OpenAI taking its contract has now claimed OpenAI’s most senior hardware executive.

“I have deep respect for Sam and the team.”That last note carries some weight: Sam Altman has himself acknowledged that the Pentagon deal was “definitely rushed,” and that the rollout produced significant backlash.

OpenAI’s stated position is that its deal includes the same core protections Anthropic sought: no mass domestic surveillance, no autonomous weapons.

We recognise that people have strong views about these issues and we will continue to engage in discussion with employees, government, civil society, and communities a…

DeepRare, an agentic AI system integrating 40 specialised tools, outperformed medical specialists in identifying rare conditions in a head-to-head study published in Nature.

For millions of people with rare diseases, the path to diagnosis is a labyrinth.

Eighty per cent of rare diseases have a genetic origin, yet most go undiagnosed until too much biological damage has occurred.

DeepRare correctly identified the disease on its first suggestion 64.4 per cent of the time, compared to 54.6 per cent for the doctors.

Approximately 300 million people worldwide are affected by rare diseases, and the average diagnostic odyssey stretches to five years or longer.

The tool, whose documentation describes it as “one CLI for all of Google Workspace, built for humans and AI agents,” is called gws.

Every operation produces structured JSON output the format AI agents can parse reliably without the ambiguity that can derail graphical interfaces.

MCP is the open standard for how AI agents communicate with external tools, originally developed by Anthropic and now adopted across the industry.

It is infrastructure for the entire class of AI agents that is converging on MCP as a standard.

The competition for where enterprise AI agents live and what data they can reach is accelerating, and the battleground increasingly looks like the infrastructure beneath the ap…

When we tested AI answers for category-level and evaluation queries, only one of those companies consistently appeared.

AI systems follow the same logic, favoring content that helps someone progress rather than content that simply exists.

AI systems behave in almost the same way, because unverified claims introduce uncertainty, and uncertainty feels risky when making a recommendation.

Evaluation queries are where buyers form opinions and where AI systems pull context.

Many teams assume they have a traffic problem when the real issue is a confidence problem.

The product, called Anthropic Marketplace, is straightforward in concept and timed precisely.

Launch partners include Snowflake, the legal AI company Harvey, and the developer platform Replit.

It also means that every time a customer uses a partner’s Claude-powered tool through the marketplace, they’re deepening a relationship with Anthropic rather than with the underlying software vendor alone.

For those partners, distribution through the Anthropic Marketplace offers access to the enterprise customer relationships Anthropic has been cultivating, including companies that have already committed budgets, completed security reviews, and signed contracts.

The marketplace bypasses the typical “s…

The global cost of cybercrime surpasses billions of dollars annually, with phishing/spoofing, personal data breaches, and extortion accounting for a significant share of losses.

“Personal protection is no longer optional, and it cannot be outsourced,” he says.

“Personal information like names, birthdays, family details, travel habits, and purchasing milestones is becoming publicly accessible,” Robinson notes.

Robinson notes that individuals may assume that danger only exists when sensitive information appears in a bio or a profile description.

Influencer culture, Robinson believes, is perhaps one of the biggest contributors to fostering a false sense of safety.

Holyvolt, a Swedish battery technology company founded in 2022, thinks it has a way to close it.

On Thursday, the Volvo-backed startup announced the acquisition of Wildcat Discovery Technologies, a San Diego-based battery materials specialist, in a $73 million deal structured as a mix of cash, equity, and deferred milestone payments.

“Wildcat is today the world leader, hands down the best in the world, in battery chemistry,” he said.

“They have focused for 18 years on battery chemistry and become world leaders in anodes, cathodes, electrolytes, and essentially everything around a battery.”Wildcat’s HTP is, at its core, a materials discovery engine.

“With Holyvolt, we can do for batteries wh…

TL;DRMoz Local automates local listing management, review monitoring, and reputation management across 90+ directories, starting at $16/month per location on annual billing.

A free citation checker lets you audit your business listings before paying anything, and the AI-powered Listings AI add-on can rewrite and optimize your profiles across the web in minutes.

Local listing management tools exist to solve this, but most of them are priced for agencies or enterprise chains.

The bundled Listings AI add-on makes Elite the better value if you’d otherwise buy Preferred plus the AI separately.

And if you’re interested in the AI optimization features, compare the math: Preferred ($299/year) plus …

The Madrid tax fintech doubled revenue in 2025 and hit profitability.

Now it’s taking on structured debt to scale its AI platform, a sign that its capital strategy is as deliberate as its product.

The Madrid-based tax fintech announced on Thursday that it has secured €4 million in debt financing from BBVA Spark, the Spanish banking giant’s dedicated unit for high-growth companies.

What the announcement does not say loudly enough: this is the second €4 million deal TaxDown has closed in under a year.

It is the platform that processes the most personal income tax returns in Spain of any private tool or advisory service.

On top of that, participants in the SheBuilds campaign receive $100 in Anthropic API credits and $250 in Stripe fee credits to kickstart their builds and remove early-stage barriers to creation.

Beyond any single campaign, we should advocate for women as builders in the tech world every day.

Rather than positioning a platform as something to use someday, the SheBuilds campaign positions it as something you use now.

Lovable’s move to embrace International Women’s Day isn’t a gesture; it’s a strategic campaign.

From where I stand, SheBuilds on Lovable isn’t just another event.

Scaling AI isn’t just about silicon anymoreAnalysts expect Nvidia to post another blockbuster quarter, with revenue forecasts between roughly $65 billion and $66 billion and adjusted gross margins near 75 percent.

Whether or not that label is fair, it reflects genuine investor nervousness about sustainability, return on investment, and how soon large companies will convert AI hype into consistent revenue growth.

Vague or cautious outlooks could spook markets that have priced high growth into Nvidia’s valuation.

If the company shows that demand and pricing power remain robust, it supports a broader bull case for AI adoption.

If not, we may see a re-rating of AI as an investment theme, with i…

Federal authorities arrested 12 alleged members and associates of the 18th Street gang Thursday (March 5), saying the group ran… Continue reading Federal crackdown targets 18th Street gambling and drug network at MacArthur Park

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Spanish police have arrested 12 people accused of running a criminal network that washed millions of euros through online gambling… Continue reading Spanish police bust gambling money laundering ring exploiting Ukrainian war refugees

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Ladbrokes’ parent company, Entain, says a sharp rise in UK gambling taxes has already taken a heavy financial toll and… Continue reading Entain warns higher UK gambling taxes risk boosting illegal betting market amid £681M Q4 loss

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Bonus abuse has emerged as the leading fraud threat facing North America’s online gaming industry, as criminals increasingly exploit promotional… Continue reading Bonus abuse surges across North American online gaming platforms, report finds

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The NCAA has now spelled out how teams must report player availability during the 2026 men’s and women’s Division I… Continue reading NCAA details March Madness player availability reports amid rising betting pressure

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Interest in prediction markets has surged in recent years, but two U.S. senators now want to make sure top government… Continue reading Senators move to block federal officials from betting on political prediction markets

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Ohio’s online gambling market may be booming, but a new national scorecard suggests consumer protections are lagging behind the industry’s… Continue reading Ohio gambling expansion raises consumer protection concerns after troubling safety scorecard

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A woman from Luzerne County who handled finances for a local church will spend time in federal prison after admitting… Continue reading Luzerne church worker sentenced to prison after stealing funds for gambling

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Prosecutors in Taipei have filed charges against dozens of people in a sprawling money laundering case tied to the Cambodia-based… Continue reading Taipei prosecutors charge 62 in massive Prince Group laundering case

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Jake Paul’s betting platform Betr is getting ready to add prediction markets to its growing list of gaming products through… Continue reading Jake Paul’s Betr partners with Polymarket to launch prediction markets inside app

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Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn say they are continuing to turn over massive volumes of evidence and preparing plea deals for… Continue reading Brooklyn prosecutors signal plea deals as discovery expands in federal NBA case

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The City of Baltimore has launched a wide-ranging lawsuit against several companies behind popular online “social casino” platforms or sweepstakes,… Continue reading Baltimore sues sweepstake operators alleging illegal online gambling targeting residents

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Dutch gambling regulators say they are seeing a new type of integrity concern in sports betting, where athletes are placing… Continue reading Dutch gambling regulator warns athletes betting on own competitions raise integrity risks

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Florida’s push against illegal gambling operations just got bigger, with state regulators announcing that more machines and cash have been… Continue reading Florida gambling crackdown seizes 623 machines in sweep across four counties

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Polymarket is taking Michigan to court, saying state officials are trying to police a business that answers to Washington, not… Continue reading Polymarket sues Michigan over state gambling enforcement threat against platform

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Ahead of the unveil, Sonny Dickson has shared what looks like 3D CAD rendering files of the rumored iPhone Fold design.

Both appear to show the back of the iPhone Fold with a design that reflects rumored hardware specs.

Additionally, the design files appear to show the layout of the iPhone Fold when in open form, with a dot in the top left corner for the front-facing camera.

This happens to be the time of year when iPhone design files start to appear online more consistently.

You can find the latest iPhone Fold rumors here for more details.

David Pogue, author of the new book Apple: The First 50 Years, interviewed Apple CEO Tim Cook for CBS’s “Sunday Morning” program ahead of the company’s upcoming 50th anniversary.

Tim Cook hopes Steve Jobs’ principles will be the DNA of Apple in 200 yearsApple, which was founded in 1976, will turn 50 on April 1.

Cook says Apple as a company is having to “build a new muscle” to acknowledge the half-century milestone.

Apple instead focuses on “the next thing and improving something that exists today,” Cook says.

I know a lot of different companies and I think Apple is just, you know, just in a party of one.”

This week, Apple unveiled MacBook Pro models that run on the newly announced M5 Pro and M5 Max chips.

For that reason, it may come as a surprise that Apple is still expected to release an even bigger MacBook Pro update in 2026.

286 days later, Apple announced the M3 Pro/Max MacBook Pro on October 30, 2023.

If Apple announced the M6 Pro/Max MacBook Pro on the same timeline, we would have an announcement on December 14 this year.

The 2019 Mac Pro, 2017 iMac Pro, and 2013 Mac Pro all come to mind.

The company also uses 3D printing for the titanium version of the Apple Watch Series 11, as well as the USB-C port on iPhone Air.

Now, the company is looking to expand that process to aluminum – allowing most Apple Watch shells to be 3D printed.

As we heard last month prior to the announcement, Apple adopted a new lower cost aluminum manufacturing process with MacBook Neo.

However, even though this new aluminum manufacturing process is cheaper, it isn’t utilizing 3D printing.

3D printed aluminum coming to iPhone, Apple WatchApple wants to see something similar pan out on future iPhone and Apple Watch models.

Since introducing the current iMac design in 2021, Apple has upgraded the chip inside twice while refreshing the colors just once.

These particular colors were part of the M4 iMac refresh, offering a different version of the same seven colors originally chosen on the M1 iMac.

Apple did not tweak the colors with the M3 iMac release, and Apple skipped the M2 chip for the iMac.

Looking ahead, Gurman says that Apple plans to launch an iMac refresh “in new colors later this year.”[…] I am told the pending iMac update will include a refreshed color palette.

We’ll have to wait and see if this means all new colors not previously offered, or if Apple is again planning to adjust the shade of its chos…

At the moment, M4 versions of the Mac mini, Mac Studio, and iMac still remain with their old pricing lineup – but that’s likely to change with the M5 lineup.

This weeks adjustmentsWith M5 MacBook Air, Apple raised the base storage from 256GB to 512GB – coupled with a $100 price increase.

Mac Studio, on the other hand, is a little bit of a mixed bag.

For that reason, Mac Studio may cost even more than $2199 with the next generation.

Were you someone who always stuck to the base storage regardless?

Weather mini is a nicely designed weather app for the entire Apple ecosystem that adds a couple key features that Apple Weather misses.

You can plan out trips, chat with the on-device Apple Intelligence model for forecasts, and it even includes a fully featured Apple Watch app.

There’s also a beautiful Apple Watch app with support for complications.

Lastly, Weather mini uses on-device Apple Intelligence models that make it easy to use natural language search for forecast details.

For the full Weather mini experience, including the live dock icon on Mac, all of the widgets, and multi-city support, you can pay for Weather mini Plus: $1.49/month, $12.99/year, and $34.99 lifetime.

Seeing Apple announce both the Studio Display and Studio Display XDR last week was certainly a bit of a surprise – on top of the M5 MacBook Air and M5 Pro/M5 Max MacBook Pro.

iPadThis week, Apple announced the refreshed iPad Air with M4 chip.

HomeApple has three major home products in the pipeline: a refreshed Apple TV, a refreshed HomePod mini, and an all new smart home display – which many refer to as HomePad.

The updated version of the Apple TV 4K should incorporate an A17 Pro chip.

iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max should debut with new color options (potentially red), improved cameras, and slightly bigger batteries.

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Be sure to check out our hands-on video of the SolidSafe Air and others!

There is a lot to like about this MagSafe power bank on paper.

Because this is so thin and light, the power bank does not add much weight or thickness to the phone.

For context, an iPhone 17 Pro is 8.75mm and weighs 206g, and the SolidSafe Air is 6.8mm and weighs 90g less.

Pricing, availability & final thoughtsThe BMX SolidSafe Air is available today on BMX’s website.

Apple Business Manager (and Apple School Manager) is the source of truth for Apple device management.

While the web portal has improved over the years, it is still a web portal.

A native GUI for your ABM inventoryABMate is an open-source tool that wraps the Apple Business Manager API in a native macOS interface.

Because it communicates directly with the new Apple Business Manager API, it pulls data much faster than rendering the official portal’s site.

Ever since Apple launched the new Apple Business Manager API, I have been amazed at some of the tools that developers are building!

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With 11 results attributed to the device’s A19 chip, the iPhone 17e averages about 3,320 in single-core and 8,373 in multi-core CPU performance.

That said, taking the average scores into account, a 3,320 single-core score puts the iPhone 17e’s A19 chip ahead of the iPhone 16e’s A18 chip (3,241) and a single point ahead of the iPhone 16’s A19 chip (3,319).

Meanwhile, the 8,373 average for the multi-core score puts it ahead of the iPhone 16e (7,977), the iPhone 16 Plus (8,266), and the iPhone 16 (8,280).

That puts the iPhone 17e well ahead of the iPhone 16e (23,895), the iPhone 16 (27,666), and the iPhone 16 Plus (27,722).

Whether these results will hold up once the iPhone 17e hits the shelve…

Apple researchers ran an A/B test to measure how AI-generated relevance labels would affect App Store search rankings and app downloads.

AI-generated relevance labels slightly improved App Store search conversionsIn a new study titled Scaling Search Relevance: Augmenting App Store Ranking with LLM-Generated Judgments, a group of Apple researchers explored whether LLMs could help improve App Store search results by generating the relevance labels used to train the ranking system.

Textual relevance, which measures how well an app’s metadata (like its name, description, and keywords) semantically matches a user’s search query.

This creates a fundamental problem: high-quality textual relevance …

We’re giving away Apple’s latest MacBook Pro to one lucky reader this month courtesy of our friends at BenQ to celebrate the company’s MA series of monitors for Mac.

The winner will also receive the new BenQ 27″ 4K Nano Gloss Monitor for MacBook!

BenQ 27″ 4K Nano Gloss Monitor for MacBookWhen BenQ created its MA Series monitors, it wanted to make them look as close as possible to your MacBook display.

Learn more about all the features of the BenQ 27″ 4K Nano Gloss Monitor for MacBook and the rest of the MA series here.

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Вечный источник сливов, the Information пишут, что OpenAI готовится выпустить GPT-5.4, который получит «экстремальный» режим рассуждений и контекстное окно объёмом 1 млн токенов вместо 400 тыс. в GPT-5.2. Честно говоря, эта гонка сейчас перестала так впечатлять как раньше. Ждем какого-то прорыва, чтобы снова отличать модели друг от друга.🔗 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openais-next-ai-model-will-extreme-reasoning

Ну и да, в MacBook Neo два порта USB‑C с разными характеристиками: один — USB 3.0 (Type‑C) со скоростью передачи до 10 Гбит/с, другой — USB 2.0 (Type‑C), ограниченный 480 Мбит/с.Интересно, что внешней маркировки я на них не увидел, видимо, "должны знать" :)🔗 https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/04/macbook-neo-features-two-different-usb-ports/

Первые впечатления от MacBook Neo — новый самый младший ноутбук от Apple. Он вообще не кажется бюджетным: яркий дисплей и алюминиевый корпус, но клавиатура немного хлипкая, что предсказуемо было.Теперь я не очень понимаю, в чем его отличие от айпада. Видимо, выбор между "встроенная клавиатура" и "тач экран". Ну, рано или поздно они должны будут сойтись.https://www.engadget.com/computing/laptops/macbook-neo-hands-on-apples-599-laptop-feels-shockingly-great-142313318.html

Сразу две новости рядом: Eight Sleep, продающая умные аксессуары для матрасов, которые отслеживают режим сна и регулируют температуру, привлекла $50 млн при оценке в $1,5 млрд, тогда как в 2021 году её оценка составляла $500 млн. И это для меня удивительно - все тесты показали что их матрасы прямо никуда не годятся по точности отслеживания. Идея регуляции температуры во время сна все еще привлекательна, жаль что их не возят в разные страны.В это же время Whoop, производящая фитнес‑браслеты без экранов, сообщает, что планирует увеличить численность персонала максимум на 75% в 2026 году, создав более 600 должностей в преддверии вероятного IPO. Обычно перед IPO численость команды сокращают - в…

Polymarket удаляет долго существовавшие рынки, позволявшие пользователям делать ставки на вероятность ядерного взрыва на фоне ударов по Ирану. В прошлом году совокупный обьем ставок на эти события был $1,7 млн, что не так уж и мало. В этом году, как вы понимаете, интерес существенно бОльший.Я не понимаю, чем людям помешали эти ставки, единственная идея — сейчас сильно больше шансы на "манипуляцию", т.е. ради высокой выплаты можно попытаться что-нибудь взорвать.🔗 https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/04/polymarket-shelves-nuclear-detonation-markets-after-outcry

Anthropic сообщает, что голосовой режим для Claude Code теперь доступен примерно для 5% пользователей, а более широкое развёртывание запланировано на ближайшие недели.Проверить просто, жмите /voice — как и раньше, у меня ни в одном из трех аккаунтов пока нет 🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/03/claude-code-rolls-out-a-voice-mode-capability/

Тут происходит небольшая революция — появился репозиторий, в котором, как утверждается, научились заниматься обучением нейронок на чипах Apple Neural Engine напрямую. Сейчас ANE используются для запуска готовых моделей в основном, автор утверждает, что разобрал приватные API эппла, и теперь всё можно учить прямо на устройстве, не покупая себе очередной A100. В реальности, скорее всего, пользоваться этим будет нельзя, пока эппл явно не разрешит. Но фактически то, что автор репозитория показал, означает, что по сути нас ограничивает только софт, ограничения на уровне железа практически не существует. Хайпа, правда, многовато, т.к. устройства с ANE конечно не рассчитаны на ту огромную и долгов…

Apple показали MacBook Pro с M5 Pro и M5 Max, в 4 раза более быстрая работа с локальными LLM, в 2 раза более высокая скорость SSD и базовый объем 1 ТБ или 2 ТБ по цене от 2199 долларов.Кажется, вот теперь я могу и обновиться, но пока не придумал зачем. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-introduces-macbook-pro-with-all-new-m5-pro-and-m5-max/

После дополнительных приседаний, Минобороны (минвойны) США подтвердили, что их контракт с OpenAI не будет использован против своих, т.е. у NSA не будет доступа.Свежо предание, да.https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/03/openai-sam-altman-pentagon-deal-amended-surveillance-limits.html

ByteDance показали «Project Swan», который выйдет в этом году. Это новый VR шлем с микродисплеем OLED с разрешением 4000 PPI, и новой же Pico OS 6. Я честно говоря пока не понимаю, есть ли смысл за этой эволюцией. Нужна какая-то революция чтобы VR стал общим для всех. Видимо надо ждать Apple/Google/Facebook или еще кого-то чтобы увидеть новое поколение https://www.uploadvr.com/pico-project-swan-official-display-compute-specs-announcement/

Финансирование Anthropic в размере более 60 миллиардов долларов, половина которого поступила всего в прошлом месяце от более чем 200 инвесторов, теперь находится под угрозой из-за контрактного спора компании с Пентагоном.Так пишет Axios, но мне что-то кажется, что зря они переживают. Даже за пределами госзаказов есть триллионы долларов ежегодно.https://www.axios.com/2026/03/02/anthropic-ai-openai-trump

Amazon AWS сообщает о пожаре и отключении в своем датацентре в OAЭ. Причина - прилет иранских осколков. Так и пишут "датацентр был поврежден объектом" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/amazons-cloud-unit-reports-fire-after-objects-hit-uae-data-center-2026-03-01/

Anthropic собираются купить разработчика Bun, наверное лучшей инфраструктуры для разработки на JavaScript/TypeScript. Речь идет о нескольких сотнях миллионов долларов, и это не много - по примерной оценке Claude Code уже сейчас приносит Антропикам не менее миллиарда в год. https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropic-advanced-talks-buy-developer-tool-startup-first-acquisition

Лежит Cloudflare и пачка других сервисов https://www.the-independent.com/tech/cloudflare-down-twitter-not-working-outage-b2867367.html

Пользовались Replicate для рантайма ваших (или чужих) нейронок? Теперь это Cloudflare! Покупка очень разумная, интересно как изменятся цены и вообще предложение компании со временем. Раньше цены были не блестящими, однако с учетом удобства даже я несколько раз пользовался. https://blog.cloudflare.com/replicate-joins-cloudflare/

Если не MacBook Neo, то что?Посмотрели, что ещё есть на рынке по цене бюджетного ноутбука от Apple. По ссылке на сайте — семь неплохих ноутбуков на Windows, которые хорошо справятся с базовыми потребностями. Даже в NFS: Underground погонять получится!rozetked.me/articles/44807

Bloomberg: Нас ждёт MacBook Ultra, iPhone Ultra и AirPods Ultra Марк Гурман сообщил, что Apple работает над плеядой сверхпремиальных продуктов, которые будут стоять выше Pro-моделей, не заменяя их. Речь идёт об: • iPhone Ultra — iPhone с гибким экраном по цене в 2 тысячи долларов • MacBook Ultra — тот самый Mac с сенсорным OLED-дисплеем и чипами М6 • AirPods Ultra — передовые «затычки» с камерами, распознающими объекты вокруг, и распознаванием жестов.rozetked.me/news/44818

Поздравляем наших читательниц и зрительниц с 8 марта ❤️Желаем побольше красоты вокруг, приятных моментов в жизни, чтобы технологии не подводили, а гаджеты не ломались и радовали вас каждый день.💼 Rozetked | Обнимаем

Саундтрек Atomic Heart выпустят на винилеРелиз готовят Mundfish и лейбл «Клюква Рекордс». Пластинки уже можно предзаказать, но поставки ожидаются только осенью. Саундтрек собрали полный — с первого уровня до последнего DLC.Цены не из доступных. Обычное издание обойдётся в 5500 рублей, а Deluxe с дополнительной пластинкой и слипкейсом — в 8500 рублей.rozetked.me/news/44814

Pixel 10a снимает хуже, чем Pixel 8a двухлетней давности — рейтинг DxOMarkБюджетник Google занял 75-е место (134 балла). Сенсор уменьшили, попытавшись вытянуть качество программными алгоритмами. Бюджетная новинка уступила Pixel 8a и базовому iPhone 15, но всё же смогла обойти старые флагманы вроде Pixel 6 и Galaxy S23.rozetked.me/news/44810

Вам нужен робот-пылесос?› Если вы ответили «Да», мы как раз для вас сделали подборку на сайте: собрали лучшие модели на сегодня под любой бюджет — от дешёвых к дорогим.› Если вы ответили «Нет»... Всё равно почитайте. Может, на будущее пригодится или знакомым чего-нибудь посоветуете.👉👈Читать здесь: rozetked.me/articles/44675

Кто им скажет, что в этом году выйдет iOS 27, а не 26?В прошлом году Xiaomi перепрыгнула через поколение в названии и вместо Xiaomi 16 выпустила Xiaomi 17 — чтобы было как у iPhone. Теперь в сети пошёл слух, что в этом году компания провернёт нечто похожее.На этот раз могут пропустить не один, а сразу восемь номеров, чтобы выпустить Xiaomi 18 26. То же самое могут сделать с HyperOS 4 26.Однако пока на это намекнул только один авторитетный инсайдер.rozetked.me/news/44809

Заказываем пиццу, включаем телевизор — начались длинные выходные! 📺› Сериал «Молодой Шерлок» от Гая Ричи о юности знаменитого сыщика. Релиз на Prime Video.› Возвращение легендарной «Клиники» — уже вышло три серии из девяти, рейтинги прекрасные.› «Военная машина» — боевик с Аланом Ричсоном в главной роли. Премьера на Netflix.💼 Rozetked | Подписаться

Мужчины, последний шанс!Заказываем iPhone 17 Pro Max любого цвета в NakNak → получаем скидку 5000 рублей или AirPods 4 в подарок.Дарите любовь 🫰Акция действует до 20:00 по МСК 8 марта включительно

До чего фан-базу доводят постоянные переносы GTA VIРазработчик-энтузиаст портировал Linux на свою PS5 Slim и запустил на ней GTA V Enhanced Edition с трассировкой лучей при 60 fps. Как шутит автор проекта, он превратил PS5 в Steam Machine.Все порты функционируют нормально, а с выводом видео и аудио нет проблем. Однако провернуть такое можно только на старых версиях прошивки PS5.rozetked.me/news/44804

Ждём кризис среднего возраста Салли и проблемы с ипотекой у Майка ВазовскиPixar работает над третьим мультфильмом по «Корпорации монстров», пишет The Wall Street Journal. Однако подробностей нет, а релиз ожидается нескоро.Перед продолженем «Корпорации монстров» Pixar планирует выпустить новые части «Суперсемейки» и «Тайны Коко» — в 2028 и 2029 годах соответственно.rozetked.me/news/44802

Самое интересное с MWCВ Барселоне закончилась ежегодная выставка MWC 2026. Наш главный редактор по традиции обошёл все стенды — и мы отобрали 17 лучших анонсов.Среди них: модульные Tecno, робофон от Honor, складная «портативка» от Lenovo, зарядка, раздающая Wi-Fi, и необычный концепт-кар от Xiaomi.Почитать и посмотреть: rozetked.me/articles/44712

Сразу пять Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra мы разыграем совместно с «ОТП Банком». Достаточно подписаться на @rozetked и @otpbanknews, нажать на кнопку «Участвую!» под этим постом. Победителей выберет бот случайным образом 11 марта в 16:00, ники победителей появятся…

CNBC: DoorDash создает единую платформу для объединения DoorDash, Deliveroo и Wolt– Квартальная выручка DoorDash была $3,96 млрд (+38%)– Количество заказов выросло на 32%, до 903 млн– Общая стоимость заказов выросла на 39%, до $29,7 млрд– Платформа Deliveroo показывает высокие показатели– DoorDash приобрел британскую Deliveroo в прошлом году– Компания растет гораздо быстрее при той же прибыли– DoorDash активно ведет работу над новыми продуктами– Сервис делает фокус на улучшение опыта пользователей– Одним из проектов должна стать единая платформа– Платформа объединит сервисы DoorDash, Deliveroo и Wolt– Чистая прибыль DoorDash за квартал была $213 млн– В этом году акции компании DoorDash поде…

TechCrunch: Apple и Netflix объединились, чтобы показать Гран-при Канады– Apple и Netflix будут совместно транслировать гонку F1– Смотреть гонку можно будет на Apple TV и Netflix– Сделка включает продвижение сериала Drive to Survive– Впервые 8-й сезон стал доступен на Apple TV в США– На Netflix сериал доступен подписчикам по всему миру– Премьера 8-го сезона сериала прошла 27 февраля– Netflix продолжает развивать спортивные трансляции– Компания Apple стала многолетним партнером F1– Сумма сделки составляет примерно $150 млн/сезон– Ранее партнером была ESPN и платила $85 млн/сезон– Аудитория трансляций на ESPN была $1,3 млн/год@ftsec

Bloomberg: SoftBank хочет получить кредит на $40 млрд для инвестиций в OpenAI– Кредит нужен для финансирования инвестиций SoftBank в OpenAI– Это будет крупнейший кредит в истории японского SoftBank– Отмечается, что кредит будет номинирован только в долларах– Срок бридж-кредита SoftBank может составить около 12 мес.– В сделке будет четыре кредитора, включая JPMorgan Chase– Переговоры продолжаются, детали кредита могут измениться– SoftBank хочет стать ключевым игроком на глобальном ИИ-рынке– Фонд инвестирует доп. $30 млрд в OpenAI после уже $30 млрд– Ставка напоминает ранние инвестиции в ByteDance, Alibaba и др.– Однако текущие масштабы инвестиций намного значительнее– На конец декабря SoftBa…

CNBC: Акции CoreWeave упали из-за неутешительных прогнозов по выручке за новый квартал– Выручка за Q4 2025 выросла на 110%, составив $1,57 млрд– За Q1 2026 стартап ожидает заработать $1,9-2 млрд– Консенсус-прогноз от аналитиков составил $2,29 млрд– Выручка CoreWeave за весь 2026 будет $12-13 млрд– Сред. прогноз аналитиков на год составил $12,09 млрд– Скорр. прибыль CoreWeave за квартал была $898 млн– CoreWeave по-прежнему не хватает чипов Nvidia– Мощность CoreWeave на конец 2025 была 850 мегаватт– Капзатраты стартапа за 2026 составят $30-35 млрд– К концу 2026 мощности CoreWeave будут 1,7+ гигаватта@ftsec

Bloomberg: Китайский MiniMax сообщил про рост выручки на 159% за 2025– Выручка MiniMax за 2025 выросла на 159%, до $79 млн– Сред. оценка аналитиков составляла лишь $71,4 млн– Чистый убыток MiniMax за 2025 увеличился до $1,87 млрд– Годом ранее убыток стартапа составлял $465,2 млн– После проведения IPO акции MiniMax выросли вчетверо– Оценка MiniMax уже приблизилась к JD и Kuaishou– Стоимость шанхайского стартапа достигает $30 млрд– Последняя модель MiniMax M2.5 уступает Alibaba и Zhipu– Однако сказываются меньший размер и доступность– Модель MiniMax является одной из самых популярных@ftsec

Reuters: Tesla увеличила свою долю на рынках Франции и Норвегии за февраль– Продажи Tesla на рынке ЕС снижались два последних года– Новые данные свидетельствуют о стабилизации ситуации– Регистрации новых Tesla во Франции увеличились на 55%– Большинство конкурентов Tesla показали снижение продаж– Продажи Tesla на рынке Норвегии за февраль выросли на 32%– Однако продажи внутри Дании за февраль упали на 18%– В прошлом году продажи Tesla внутри ЕС снизились на 27%– Влияли конкуренция, устаревание моделей и политика Маска– Tesla представила более дешевые версии Model Y и Model 3@ftsec

TechCrunch: Ultrahuman делает ставку на обновленное умное кольцо, чтобы вернуть себе рынок США– Умное кольцо от Ultrahuman получило новый форм-фактор– Компания из Бангалора хочет возродить бизнес в США– Ранее бизнес пострадал из-за патентного спора с Oura– Ultrahuman выпустила кольцо Ring Pro третьего поколения– Ring Pro за $479 работает до 15 дней без подзарядки– Для сравнения: Ring Air могло работать только 4-6 дней– Предзаказ доступен для всего мира, кроме рынка США– Патентный спор не позволяет импортировать кольца в США– На США приходится 45% из 700 тыс. активных клиентов– Новый дизайн Ring Pro должен помочь обойти патент Oura– Ultrahuman ждет решения на импорт от регулятора США– В наст…

Коммерсантъ: Видеопираты теряют аудиторию, но находят новых рекламодателей– Объем рынка пиратского контента за 2025 был $34,4 млн– По итогам года объем российского рынка упал на 5,5%– Трафик поисковых запросов на их порталы упал на 5,1%– Поисковый трафик на легальные сервисы вырос на 27,6%– Сред. показатель CPM снизился на $0,02, составив $3,1– Место основных рекламодателей заняли крупные бренды– Бренды покупают рекламу в пиратских фильмах и сериалах– Доля показа черной рекламы у пиратов составила 11%– На рекламу легальных брендов приходится уже около 89%– Власти и рынок активно борются с нелегальным контентом– За 2025 заблокировали рекордные 304,5 тыс. страниц– Около 40% пиратских сайтов с…

Bloomberg: BNP Paribas продлил сотрудничество с Mistral на три года– BNP Paribas и Mistral объявили о расширении партнерства– Сделка теперь не ограничивается доступом к моделям– Партнерство охватывает другие технологии, в т.ч. ген. ИИ– Банки по всему ЕС наращивают свои инвестиции в ИИ– ИИ способен повысить производительность и прибыльность– Mistral помогает создавать независимые решения в ЕС– Парижский Mistral хочет составить конкуренцию OpenAI и др.– Mistral является самым дорогим ИИ-стартапом внутри ЕС– В сентябре 2025 стоимость Mistral достигла почти €12 млрд– Зимой стратегическим партнером также стал банк HSBC– HSBC использует ИИ для финансового анализа, перевода и др.@ftsec

FT: Стартап Безоса стоимостью $30 млрд хочет купить промышленные компании, которые пострадали из-за ИИ– ИИ-лаборатория собирает миллиарды долларов для M&A– Покупать хотят тех, кто пострадал из-за внедрения ИИ– Project Prometheus в конце 2025 уже привлек $6,2 млрд– Без учета новых инвестиций оценка была $30 млрд– Project Prometheus внедряет ИИ для промышленности и др.– Стартап работает над ИИ-трансформацией производств– Project Prometheus хочет привлечь новые инвестиции– В переговорах участвуют суверенные фонды из ОАЭ и др.– Project Prometheus планирует создавать свои модели ИИ– ИИ-лабораторию основали выходцы из Microsoft и DeepMind– Безос активно участвует в повседневной работе стартапа– P…

vc: Whoosh получил 12,5 млрд руб. выручки и 2,9 млрд руб. чистого убытка за 2025– Выручка Whoosh упала на 13% за 2025, до 12,5 млрд руб.– Отдельно выручка за Q4 2025 компания не раскрыла– Чистый убыток Whoosh за прошлый год был 2,9 млрд руб.– Для сравнения: за 2024 была прибыль 1,9 млрд руб.– Влияние оказали убытки по финансовым инструментам– Речь про укрепление рубля к юаню и высокая ставка– Показатель EBITDA за весь год составил 3,6 млрд руб.– Количество поездок сократилось на 4%, составив 19 млн– Международный бизнес Whoosh продемонстрировал рост– Выручка в Латинской Америке была 1,8 млрд руб. (+104%)– Whoosh работает на рынках Колумбии, Бразилии и Чили– Число поездок в этих странах выро…

Reuters: Revolut подал заявку на получение банковской лицензии США– Британский финтех подал заявку на получение лицензии в США– Revolut также назначил нового гендиректора подразделения– Американское подразделение будет возглавлять Четина Дюрансой– Ранее новый глава Revolut был руководителем компании Visa– Revolut обслуживает около 70 млн клиентов на 40 разных рынках– Финтех-стартап теперь нацелился на прибыльный рынок США– Revolut хочет принимать депозиты, выдавать кредиты и др.– США являются ключевым элементом глобальной стратегии– Рынок США важен, чтобы достичь отметки 100 млн клиентов– За след. 3-5 лет Revolut инвестирует $500 млн в США– Речь про капитал банка, маркетинг, расширение штат…

TechCrunch: BYD представила аккумулятор для EV-авто с функцией «мгновенной зарядки» за 5 мин.– Китайская BYD представила новый аккумулятор для EV-авто– Батарея может заряжаться с 10 до 70% всего лишь за 5 мин.– Для зарядки с 70 до почти 100% потребуется еще около 4 мин.– Даже в сильный мороз зарядка с 20 до 97% займет 12 мин.– Новую батарею Blade Battery 2.0 установят в седан Yangwang U7– Однако для быстрой зарядки нужно устройство Flash Charging– Новая зарядка Flash Charging способна выдавать 1,5 мегаватта– BYD является крупнейшим производителем EV-авто в мире– Продажи EV-авто BYD опережают Tesla, Li Auto, Xiaomi и др.– Однако в последнее время продажи BYD стали снижаться– Аккумулятор ново…