2025
Apple’s iPad mini 7 is $100 off right now
Folks who are in the market for a good deal on a dedicated machine for playing Balatro tablet might be interested in taking a peek at . The company’s latest compact tablet has dropped to its lowest price to date at $399. That’s a cool $100 discount. Apple refreshed the iPad mini last October with…
Progress made in talks for a ceasefire, says Hamas, as White House presses for deal – as it happened | Israel-Gaza war
US sees possible Gaza deal this week – White House The Biden administration sees a possible Gaza agreement as soon as this week, White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, told Bloomberg News earlier today. Despite expressing optimism, he stressed there were no guarantees that Israel and Hamas would agree to such a deal that…
Stay on top of tech: five ways to take back control, from emails to AI | Technology
Make AI work smarter Asking ChatGPT to write your emails is so two years ago. Generative AI tools are now going beyond the basic text-prompt phase. Take Google’s NotebookLM, an experimental “AI research assistant” that lets you upload not just text but also videos, links and PDFs. It will provide a summary of the content,…
Dementia risk may be twice as high as Americans live longer, study finds
The risk of developing dementia may be much higher than previously thought, a study published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine has found. Older studies estimated that about 14% of men and 23% of women would develop dementia in their lifetimes. The new study puts that estimate higher, at around 42% for both men and…
Sonos CEO Patrick Spence falls on his sword after horrible app launch
Sonos CEO Patrick Spence is stepping down from the company after eight years on the job, . This follows last year’s , in which a redesign was missing core features and was broken in nearly every major way. The company has tasked Tom Conrad to steer the ship as interim CEO. Conrad is a current…
Flying cars could soon become a reality
The year is 2015. “Mad scientist” Doc Brown has just brought wide-eyed teenager Marty McFly to the future in style: aboard a flying DeLorean. Although the time travelers are out of place, their mode of transportation is not. Cars zip by in the sky. We’re now 10 years past the future envisioned in Back to…
Ryanair calls for limit of two alcoholic drinks at airports in Europe | Ryanair
Ryanair wants a limit of two alcoholic drinks at airports, as the airline released further details of legal action to recover €15,000 (£12,615) in costs related to a diversion it said was caused by an allegedly disruptive passenger. The airline has called on European authorities to bring in new curbs on alcohol to stop passengers…