The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been reduced to a skeleton crew. The department, which was created to oversee banks and financial institutions, has cut about , leaving about 200 employees and reducing the agency by about 90 percent. In addition to cutting most of the staff, Chief Legal Officer Mark Paoletta sent a detailing … Read more
The Roborock Saros Z70, with its robotic arm, appears to be everything I’d want in a robot vacuum. It was our Best of CES pick, chosen unanimously by CNET’s team of home editors. The robot does more than simply navigate around obstacles; it can reach out and physically move items, including socks, shoes and eventually … Read more
The discourse around the end of the Snyderverse in The Flash has been brought up again to that era’s Batman, Ben Affleck. In a career-spanning video interview with GQ, the actor was asked if the last iteration of the Batsuit he wore as the character was his favorite, and the answer is an new all-timer Affleck-is-tired … Read more
As the birthplace of prestige TV shows like The Sopranos and The Wire, HBO—and, by extension, Max (aka the streamer formerly known as HBO Max)—is best known for its impressive lineup of original series. The network has also been upping the ante with feature-length content that is the stuff of Oscar dreams. Below is a list of some … Read more
Google Gemini 2.5 Flash, its hybrid reasoning model, is now available in preview for the standalone Gemini app. On Thursday, the company rolled out an “early version” of the model with updated reasoning capabilities. It can also better determine how much processing power or “thinking” to apply to each request. The Gemini 2.5 Flash model … Read more
Chatbot Arena, the crowdsourced benchmarking project major AI labs rely on to test and market their AI models, is forming a company called Arena Intelligence Inc., reports Bloomberg. In a blog post published Thursday, Chatbot Arena said that the company will “give [it] the resources to improve [its platform] significantly over what it is today.” … Read more
Step aside Samsung and Google, there’s finally a OnePlus 13 deal worth celebrating. Buy the top-rated phone unlocked from Best Buy during the retailer’s Spring Sale and you’ll score a straight $50 off — or $150 off if you activate through your carrier today. That may not seem like a lot, but it’s actually the … Read more
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung may rebrand its upcoming Galaxy Buds FE 2 as Galaxy Buds Core. The new name appeared in an FCC filing for model number SM-R410. An earlier trademark filing suggests the earbuds may only launch in select regions initially. It’s been 18 months since the original Samsung Galaxy Buds … Read more
A global gambling syndicate led by secretive Tasmanian gambler Zeljko Ranogajec and London bookmaker Bernard Marantelli successfully executed an unprecedented operation to claim a $57.8 million Texas lottery jackpot in 2023. The group, operating through a limited partnership called Rook TX, purchased 99.3% of all possible number combinations, printing over 25 million tickets across four … Read more
On Wednesday, OpenAI announced the release of two new models—o3 and o4-mini—that combine simulated reasoning capabilities with access to functions like web browsing and coding. These models mark the first time OpenAI’s reasoning-focused models can use every ChatGPT tool simultaneously, including visual analysis and image generation. OpenAI announced o3 in December, and until now, only … Read more