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Today’s best CDs earn up to 4.65% APY. Your APY is fixed when you open a CD. With APYs falling, locking in a high APY now can maximize your earning potential. A certificate of deposit can be a great place to stash extra cash at any time. CDs offer low risk and guaranteed returns, making … Read more

In February 2024, scientists on Earth detected a powerful radio blast from outer space. Seeking to discover where it had come from, they traced the brief flash of energy back to its extraterrestrial source—and discovered something unexpected. Scientists led by Northwestern University and McGill University have traced a fast radio burst (FRB) to the edges … Read more

This prediction is based on several decades of research that my colleagues and I have been undertaking at the University of Oxford to establish what makes people willing to fight and die for their groups. We use a variety of methods, including interviews, surveys, and psychological experiments to collect data from a wide range of … Read more

If your Facebook account appears to have automatically followed President Donald Trump this week, you aren’t the only one. Even so, Meta claims this isn’t as sinister as it appears, and is in fact the result of routine operations. Facebook and Instagram users have accused Meta of artificially boosting Trump’s follower count by forcing people … Read more

Macbeth, William Shakespeare’s iconic play, is being reimagined as an interactive video game with a neo-noir vibe — and it’s being developed in part by the Royal Shakespeare Company. The game, titled Lili, is a “screen life thriller video game” where you’ll have access to a modern-day Lady Macbeth’s personal devices, according to a press … Read more

An Indian tribunal on Thursday suspended restrictions that would have barred WhatsApp from sharing user data with its parent company Meta, delivering a significant victory for Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire in its largest market by users. The ruling by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal temporarily lifts a five-year ban imposed by India’s antitrust … Read more

Samsung held its annual Galaxy Unpacked event today, and we got the first look at the Galaxy S25, GAlaxy S25 Plus, and Galaxy S25 Ultra. Aside from these new phones, Samsung announced a whole host of AI features, a new chipset at the heart of the S25 series, and a surprise fourth variant of the … Read more

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Last fall, Russia slapped Google with a dizzyingly high fine in response to blocking sanctioned Russian YouTube channels. While Google already shut down its Russian operations, the company sought legal protections by filing lawsuits in international courts. This week a UK court has ruled in Google’s favor, blocking enforcement … Read more

Consumer spending on apps is projected to reach $150 billion globally in 2024, up 13% from the prior year. According to Sensor Tower’s annual “State of Mobile” report, it’s being fueled by a 200% surge in spending on generative AI apps like ChatGPT and Gemini, which collectively drew $1.1 billion. TechCrunch reports: If this rate … Read more

Making quantum computers is really very difficult. The quantum bits, or qubits, are made up of superconducting circuits operating at thousands of a Kelvin above absolute zero, or individual atoms, or photons. Aside from the challenges of engineering at those extremes, there is the whole matter of the rest of the universe having a very … Read more