Tech

After Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in western Florida last week, some residents who evacuated the area are now returning to discover water damage in their homes. And they may soon find something else: mold. Mold can begin to grow as soon as 24 to 48 hours …

In December of 2023, for instance, Anonymous Sudan took OpenAI’s ChatGPT offline with a sustained series of DDoS attacks in response to the company’s executive Tal Broda vocally supporting the Israel Defense Forces’ missile attacks in Gaza. “More! No mercy! IDF don’t stop!” Broda had written on X over a …

There are so many iPad accessories out there to help you get the most out of your tablet. Below, we’ve highlighted some of our favorites, all of which you can find in our Best iPad Accessories guide. Zugu Case for $50: This is our favorite folio case for the iPad …

Last month, OpenAI unveiled an ambitious new language model capable of working through challenging problems with a simulated kind of step-by-step reasoning. OpenAI says the approach could be crucial for building more capable AI systems in the future. In the meantime, perhaps a more modest version of this technology could …

Later on in the thread, a different user accused PsychoticMammal of being Vance because the linked video was unlisted. “Unlisted? 21 views? Senator Vance, is that you?” “Lol I wish! Would love to be rolling in the dough like him and his VC buddies,” PsychoticMammal replied. “Honestly when I first …

Set it and forget it. That’s what it has been like living with Lutron’s Serena Shades for the past year, and it’s exactly what I want out of a gadget like this. Lutron’s website might look a bit dated, but you can run through a series of choices as you …

Chromebooks can come with a lot of different hardware inside, so it can be hard to figure out exactly what you need. Fortunately, the Chromebook Plus program has made the jumble of specs easier to parse. ChromeOS is also light enough that it doesn’t require incredibly beefy specs to get …

Photograph: Brenda Stolyar There’s also the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition, which has all the same features as the standard Paperwhite plus an auto-adjusting front light, wireless charging, and double the storage at 32 GB. Both versions also come in new colors including Metallic Raspberry, Metallic Jade, and Metallic Black. The …

Photograph: Pete Cottell The milk frother surpassed expectations as well. The unit has only one boiler, which means you can’t froth your milk while you pull a shot, but the ability to do all of this in your kitchen makes up for the extra minute it takes for the steam …

The United Kingdom’s NHS — the world’s largest public health service — is working on creaking IT infrastructure. In any sector, that’s a ticking time bomb. But when you consider that the NHS holds medical records for nearly 67 million people, a breach of that system could become a meltdown. …