Best Treadmills for Home of 2025

Best Treadmills for Home of 2025

If you’re new to the treadmill and are looking for guidance on the proper way to use one, our experts shared the best practices you should be following. Warm-up: As with any workout, you shouldn’t neglect the warm-up. At an easy walking pace warm up for five to 10 minutes. Don’t hold onto the handrails: … Read more

Why You Must Pre-order the Galaxy S25 Ultra This Weekend or Regret It Forever

Why You Must Pre-order the Galaxy S25 Ultra This Weekend or Regret It Forever

Samsung has officially launched its latest smartphone series, the Galaxy S25 Series, with pre-orders now available on its official website. The new lineup includes the Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra, all of them offering technology and innovative (AI) features. This pre-order period runs until January 31st (next Friday) and gives you a great opportunity … Read more

George R.R. Martin Coauthored a Scientific Paper

George R.R. Martin Coauthored a Scientific Paper

Although fans of A Song of Ice and Fire might still be hankering for the long-delayed next book in the series, bestselling sci-fi/fantasy author George R.R. Martin has instead added a different item to his long list of publications: a peer-reviewed physics paper just published in the American Journal of Physics that he coauthored. The … Read more

Oracle and Microsoft are reportedly in talks to take over TikTok

Oracle and Microsoft are reportedly in talks to take over TikTok

Oracle and a group of investors that includes Microsoft are in talks to take over TikTok’s global operations, reports NPR. The deal, which the White House is reportedly negotiating, would see ByteDance keeping a minority stake in TikTok while “the app’s algorithm, data collection and software updates will be overseen by Oracle.” Oracle’s server network … Read more

Will states lead the way on AI regulation?

Will states lead the way on AI regulation?

2024 was a busy year for lawmakers (and lobbyists) concerned about AI — most notably in California, where Gavin Newsom signed 18 new AI laws while also vetoing high-profile AI legislation. And 2025 could see just as much activity, especially on the state level, according to Mark Weatherford. Weatherford has, in his words, seen the … Read more

I finally found the perfect phone tripod, and it’s under $30

I finally found the perfect phone tripod, and it’s under

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority I’ve had the Ulanzi MA26 on my Amazon wishlist for over a year and almost forgot about it until Black Friday 2024 rolled around. As I was scrolling through my wishlist for significant price drops, I saw that the tripod’s price had fallen from a silly overpriced €45.99 in … Read more

People are Hawking TikTok-Loading Phones for Thousands on eBay, Facrebook

People are Hawking TikTok-Loading Phones for Thousands on eBay, Facrebook

TikTok is still not available for download from U.S.-based app stores, reports CBS News. So “Some fast-acting entrepreneurs are selling phones with TikTok preloaded on devices for thousands of dollars online.” The Associated Press notes that New York-based Nicholas Matthews “listed an iPhone 14 Plus with TikTok for $10,000. As of Friday, Matthews said his … Read more

Technology Trends for 2025 – O’Reilly

Technology Trends for 2025 – O’Reilly

Welcome to our annual report on the usage of the O’Reilly learning platform. It’s been an exciting year, dominated by a constant stream of breakthroughs and announcements in AI, and complicated by industry-wide layoffs. Generative AI gets better and better—but that trend may be at an end. Now the ball is in the application developers’ court: Where, … Read more