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Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 5 Review (Page 1 of 4)

Recently, I started playing ball hockey again after a couple of years of hiatus. I told others that I had stopped primarily because of how competitive it had become when I first started, but I also started getting lazy. In more recent times, I have recognized my inability to do cardio for a long time, so I thought these weekly games would be a kick in the right direction. In my first week after the first shift, I was already exhausted. It was...

TRYX HOLO Review (Page 1 of 4)

I was casually eating breakfast one summer morning when a kid from church sent me a follow request on Instagram. I knew who he was, but I always give profiles a quick view before confirming. One thing that made me chuckle was his bio listing himself as an incoming "biological sciences (pre-med)" student. Medical school is a post-graduate professional degree here in North America, and the entry requirements are quite stringent, including a top...

Microsoft Email Outage Turns Into Full-Blown Global Cloud Crisis

From TechCrunch: Microsoft is slowly recovering from its day-long outage after much of the company’s systems were hit by a cascading software issue.

The problems, which started Thursday, were initially flagged as affecting the company’s services in the U.S. and the Americas, but quickly spread...

ChatGPT's New Wallet Lets AI Agents Shop and Check Out for You

From TechCrunch: ChatGPT can now shop for you. On Friday, OpenAI launched a new wallet feature that lets its agents, called dots, help you decide what to buy and then complete the purchase on your behalf. The option will initially be available to a limited number of U.S. ChatGPT Pro subscribers...

Google's New Smart Glasses Launch Next Month: Hands-On

From CNET: In Gentle Monster’s hallucinatory showroom, I stared up at four robotic heads turning and talking inside floating spheres. I listened to them speak different languages. All of them were translated in my ears, on the fly, as I wore a pair of Gentle Monster smart glasses — “Intelligent...

Apple Announces Release Dates for First Apple Home Collection Devices

From The Verge: The first few smart home devices and accessories that Apple co-developed with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric for its new Apple Home Collection are now available for preorder through the company’s online store, with delivery expected in mid-December. Apple announced the...

Sony Retiring PlayStation Plus Cloud Streaming Service on PC

From ExtremeTech: Sony is preparing to retire the PlayStation Plus app on PC this December 10. For now, the app lets PlayStation Plus members stream games through Sony’s cloud servers on their computer. But fewer than 0.4% of eligible Premium members use it, so the company is ending support.

There...

Google Reworks TPU Silicon Into Specialized AI Agent, Security Chips

From Tom's Hardware: Google's eighth-generation TPU family has now expanded further. Back in April, the company announced TPU 8t for training AI models and TPU 8i for general-purpose inference workloads. Google has now introduced TPU 8tx, built on the same silicon as the previously announced 8t, for...

United Airlines Blocks AI Agents From Booking Flights Over Security

From TechCrunch: United Airlines said it will restrict access to AI agents seeking to book flights and manage reservations on their users’ behalf, citing a risk to cybersecurity and undermining federal regulations.

The airline is the latest American corporate giant to prevent customers from using...

Why Chefs Save Leftover Pasta Water, and Why You Should, Too

From CNET: Among the suggestions home cooks often hear about unforgivable pasta sins, two top the list: overcooking and underseasoning. But you’ve already got this! You know to ignore the recommended cooking time by a minute or two, understanding that crossover cooking and/or added sauce will keep...