Monthly Archives: April 2024
X automatically changed 'Twitter' to 'X' in domain names, breaking legit URLs
It might be easy to forget at times, but technically, Twitter is no more. Elon Musk changed the name of the company to “X” last summer. Yes, the main domain name for Musk’s X is still Twitter.com. Yes, there are multiple official pages on the platform where the company still refers to it as “Twitter.” […]
'Evil' trailer teases final season of demons and scares
Evil is soon set to return to Paramount+ for its fourth and final season. From the looks of the first trailer, it’s going to be another wickedly entertaining time of horror and very dark humor. Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi, Michael Emerson, Andrea Martin, Kurt Fuller and Christine Lahti are all back in the habit […]
The M2 MacBook Air is on sale for $150 off
Save $150: As of April 8, you can grab the 13.6-inch MacBook Air (M2, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) at Amazon and Best Buy for just $849 — a new record low that saves you 15% on its $999 MSRP. Opens in a new window Credit: Apple MacBook Air (M2, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $849.00 at […]
The moon blocked the sun, and the internet reacted with amazing solar eclipse jokes and memes
If you walked outside during the middle of the day on Monday, April 8, you may have noticed something peculiar: It was a whole lot darker than it usually is. Millions of people watched the solar eclipse on April 8, particularly those within the celestial event’s “path of totality” — a.k.a. when the moon’s shadow […]
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Never lose your keys again with this $12 tracker
TL;DR: Through April 7, never lose your keys again with the Nut Mini Tracker, on sale for $11.99 with code SECURE20. You know when you’re already running late, and to make matters worse, you can’t find your keys? With The Nut Mini Tracker, you can forget the stress of misplacing things and instead, always know […]
Open AI and Google trained AI models on YouTube videos
Both OpenAI and Google turned to transcribing YouTube videos to further train their AI models, which may violate creators’ copyrights, the New York Times reports. The report details how the two tech giants, along with Meta, cut corners to access as much data as possible to train their AI models. SEE ALSO: OpenAI’s Sora just […]
NYT's The Mini crossword answers for April 6
The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times‘ revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe. With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who […]
Elon Musk promises Tesla robotaxis in August
Elon Musk, as the billionaire head of X and Tesla is wont to do, fired off a tweet announcing major business news without providing further clarification. SEE ALSO: Elon Musk’s X pushed a fake headline about Iran attacking Israel. X’s AI chatbot Grok made it up. Musk tweeted Friday, “Tesla Robotaxi unveil on 8/8.” That […]
Meta briefly blocked a local news organization critical of Facebook
Meta blocked, then apologized for blocking, a local news organization that published a column criticizing Facebook. The Kansas Reflector, a nonprofit news org, published an op-ed about Facebook this week that criticized the tech giant for refusing ads promoting a documentary about climate change. The Reflector and its readers soon after realized links from the […]