April 22, 2025

Tech & AI

Tech & AI

The New York Times has greenlit AI tools for product and edit staff

The New York Times is now allowing its product and editorial teams to use AI tools, which might one day write social copy, SEO headlines, and code, reports Semafor.  The news came to staff via an email, in which the publication announced the debut of its new internal AI summary tool called Echo. The New

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Checking vs Savings Account: What’s the Difference?

When managing your money, you often hear about two accounts: checking and savings. Each serves a different purpose — checking accounts are great for everyday transactions with easy access to funds, while savings accounts are ideal for setting aside money for short-term goals and earning interest. Generally, it offers more interest than checking accounts. Understanding

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Best Presidents’ Day deal: $450 off HP Envy 2-in-1 laptop

SAVE $400: As of Feb. 17, the HP Envy 2-in-1 16-inch laptop is on sale for $449.99 in the Best Buy President’s Day sale. That’s $400 off its regular price. There are a lot of strong deals on tech this Presidents’ Day, including a bumper discount on the HP Envy 2-in-1 16-inch laptop. And we

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Why Trump’s Metal Tariffs Won’t Lead to the All-American iPhone

Trump’s metal tariffs won’t affect Apple (or any other smartphone manufacturer) directly, then, even if they cause significant turmoil in the cost of aluminum and steel in general. But the 10 percent tariffs on Chinese goods Trump announced earlier could have a direct impact on the price you pay. Around 80 percent of the world’s

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Olyn secures Beatles biopic for its ‘Shopify for filmmakers’

The recent Brian Epstein biopic “Midas Man,” a film about the manager of The Beatles, debuted not on a platform like Netflix or Amazon, but on a startup that bills itself as “Shopify for filmmakers.” So what, you might ask? The answer is that the new platform, Olyn, claims to offer a new model for

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What Are Biometric Payments & How Do They Work?

Key takeaways: Biometric payments make use of a customer’s unique physical attributes to authenticate a transaction. Touch ID on smartphones — using fingerprints to confirm digital wallet payments — is the most widely used form of biometric payment. Other forms of biometric payments include palm vein scanning, facial mapping, iris scanning, and voice recognition. Businesses

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Best Presidents’ Day 2025 deals: Mattresses, Apple, Dyson, Samsung, and more

UPDATE: Feb. 17, 2025, 5:00 a.m. EST This story has been updated with all the latest deals from Presidents’ Day The best Presidents’ Day deals live now: Best mattress deal Helix Sleep Save 25% sitewide + two free pillows with Helix Luxe or Elite mattress with code PRES25 Best home deal Rugs USA Save 45%

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The Best Presidents’ Day Mattress Deals (and Bedding Too!)

Photograph: Nena Farrell Brooklyn Bedding Brooklyn Bedding’s Sale now has 30 percent off its site with the code PRESDAY30, and you can get the best price you’ll find all year on the extra-firm Plank mattress. It’s already a very affordable mattress, and is usually on sale for $999, but you can get it for even

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South Korea blocks downloads of DeepSeek from local app stores

South Korean officials on Saturday temporarily restricted Chinese AI Lab DeepSeek’s app from being downloaded from app stores in the country pending an assessment of how the Chinese company handles user data. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) said the Chinese app would be available to be downloaded once it complies with Korean privacy laws

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How to unblock porn for free

TL;DR: Unblock porn sites with a VPN. The best service for unblocking free porn sites is ExpressVPN. There are many locations around the world that will restrict your access to porn sites, and we’re not talking about far away places with no connection to you. We’re talking about places pretty close to home. A number

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