The moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived – it’s time for TechRadar’s annual Santa Tracker! We’re going to be monitoring St. Nick’s whereabouts [more…]
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Santa tracker 2024 live: how to follow Santa with Google or Norad
The moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived – it’s time for TechRadar’s annual Santa Tracker! We’re going to be monitoring St. Nick’s whereabouts [more…]
Tech companies want to capture carbon at paper mills and sewage plants
Google, Salesforce, H&M and other brands have turned to unlikely allies to help them clean up their carbon pollution: sewage treatment plants and paper mills. [more…]
CES 2025 is coming: TechCrunch wants to meet your hardware startup
According to the calendar, we’re a mere weeks out from CES — the perfect gift for your gadget blogger who has everything. The massive consumer [more…]
AI educators are coming to this school – and it’s part of a trend
An Arizona charter school will use AI instead of human teachers for two hours a day on academic lessons. The AI will customize lessons in [more…]
Hyundai will give its EV customers free NACS adapters in early 2025
Hyundai announced it will start distributing free CCS to Tesla NACS adapters to its EV customers in the first quarter of 2025. The adapters will [more…]
Coralogix acquires AI observability platform Aporia
Coralogix, the well-funded observability platform, on Monday announced that it has acquired Aporia, a startup that focuses on giving businesses tools to observe and secure [more…]
NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Tuesday, December 24 (game #562)
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read [more…]
Halide Mark III is coming with color grades, HDR, and early access for subscribers
Lux Optics has released a loose product roadmap for its next big iPhone photo app, Halide 3.0 (which it’s calling Halide Mark III). After being [more…]
OpenAI’s o3 suggests AI models are scaling in new ways — but so are the costs
Last month, AI founders and investors told TechCrunch that we’re now in the “second era of scaling laws,” noting how established methods of improving AI [more…]
Quordle today – my hints and answers for Tuesday, December 24 (game #1065)
Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, [more…]
Honey’s deal-hunting browser extension is accused of ripping off customers and YouTubers
The PayPal Honey browser extension is, in theory, a handy way to find better deals on products while you’re shopping online. But in a video [more…]
Hyundai is giving away free Tesla NACs adapters to its EV customers
Hyundai said Monday it will send customers who have bought or leased an EV before January 31 a free charging adapter that will let them [more…]
Programming Language of 2023 Goes to C#
TIOBE Software has declared C# the programming language of 2023 based on its long-running popularity index. The TIOBE Programming Community Index shows year-over-year trends in [more…]
NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Tuesday, December 24 (game #296)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, [more…]
The FTC orders Marriott and Starwood to beef up their data security
The Federal Trade Commission announced on Friday it finalized an order (pdf) requiring Marriott International and subsidiary Starwood Hotels to improve their digital security, reports [more…]
An investigation finds that Google Maps fails users in the West Bank
A Wired investigation found that Google Maps can be near impossible to use in the West Bank, especially since the start of the war. Users [more…]
Generative AI Models Will Get Smaller & Much More
Tech predictions for 2024 include a shift in generative AI from large language models towards smaller and open source models. In addition, AI will support [more…]
X CEO Linda Yaccarino is keynoting at CES 2025, but don’t expect any answers
X CEO Linda Yaccarino is unexpectedly sweeping into CES 2025 for a keynote. The former NBC Universal executive, who joined X (formerly Twitter) as CEO [more…]
The 5 best Garmin watches for training and everyday life
Few brands are as synonymous with outdoor sports as Garmin. You’ll find these fitness trackers and smartwatches on dozens of wrists at any 5K, marathon, [more…]
Elon Musk’s xAI lands $6B in new cash to fuel AI ambitions
xAI, Elon Musk’s AI company, has raised $6 billion, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. Investors gave a [more…]