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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for May 30, #1441

Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle No. 1,441 for May 30.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for May 30, #453

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle No. 453 for May 30.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for May 30, #249

Hints and answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, No. 249, for May 30.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Listen in Luxury: Hermès Launching $15,000 Headphones This Summer

The French luxury brand's first venture into the headphone martket features hand-stitched leather and a price that will empty your wallet.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Germany is considering a 10 percent digital service tax on US tech giants

Under new Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Germany could impose a new 10 percent tax on major online platforms such as Google and Facebook. Reuters reported that political factions in the country struck a deal earlier this year to pursue these fees for digital service companies. "These corporations do billions in business in Germany with extremely high profit margins and benefit enormously from the country’s media and...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

OnlyFans Turbocharged Sex Work. Now Its Founder Is Targeting the Whole Influencer Economy

OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely tells WIRED his new platform, Subs, will help creators earn more money, using long-form video, video calls, and a suite of AI features.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

AI could erase half of entry-level white collar jobs in 5 years, CEO warns

Anthropic's Amodei offers a mixed outlook: The same AI arms race that is leading us to 20% unemployment can also cure cancer.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Appeals Court Reinstates Trump's Tariffs After Trade Court Blocks Them

The lower court had ruled that a law invoked by Trump doesn't give the president "unbounded" authority to impose the duties.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Is all this data about our health good for our health?

Plus, an Apple Watch leak and imminent software upgrades to Samsung's Galaxy Ring.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Untrusted chatbot AI between you & the internet is a disaster waiting to happen

Article URL: https://macwright.com/2025/05/29/putting-an-untrusted-chat-layer-is-a-disaster Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44129529 Points: 73 # Comments: 30

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Microsoft Zune executive J Allard is leading a secretive team at Amazon

J Allard, a former Microsoft executive and one of the minds behind the Zune, is leading a new team at Amazon, CNBC reports. Allard is officially the vice president of Amazon's ZeroOne, which, based on at least one Amazon job listing, is "a special projects team dedicated to inventing breakthrough consumer product categories." What ZeroOne is actually working on remains a bit mysterious, but CNBC was able to find...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

'VPNs are fragile and limited' - startup wants to replace business virtual private networks with physical plug-and-play device

Remote.It’s JUMPBOX offers encrypted, zero-configuration remote access, challenging traditional VPNs with a plug-and-play device.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

Poll: Banning state regulation of AI is massively unpopular

A new poll finds Democrats and Republicans agree they don't like a moratorium on regulating AI.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Maybe Don't Wait to Buy a Phone: Tariffs Expected to Slow Smartphone Shipment Growth

The US and China will drive smartphone shipment growth despite ongoing tariff concerns.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Hugging Face unveils two new humanoid robots

AI dev platform Hugging Face continued its push into robotics on Thursday with the release of two new humanoid robots.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

Gemini in Google Drive may finally be useful now that it can analyze videos

The chatbot can answer questions and extract data from your uploaded vids.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

Black Forest Labs’ Kontext AI models can edit pics as well as generate them

Black Forest Labs, the AI startup whose models once powered the image generation features of X’s Grok chatbot, on Thursday released a new suite of image-generating models β€” some of which can both create and edit pics. The most capable of the models in the new family, called Flux.1 Kontext, can be prompted with text […]

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

Tesla has begun testing driverless robotaxis in Austin ahead of June 12 launch, report says

Tesla has only been testing its driverless robotaxi service in Austin, Texas for "several days," according to Elon Musk.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Tinder tests letting users set a β€˜height preference’

Tinder Gold and Premium subscribers in the test group will have access to the feature, but not free users.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

We still know almost nothing about Tesla’s robotaxi service

In dribs and drabs, we’re starting to get a better idea of what Tesla’s robotaxi service will look like when it launches in Austin, Texas, in just a few weeks. But it’s not nearly enough given what’s at stake. The company is considering June 12th as a possible date to launch its robotaxi service in […]

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Verge favicon The Verge

Delaware attorney general reportedly hires a bank to evaluate OpenAI’s restructuring plan

Delaware's attorney general is hiring an investment bank to advise on OpenAI's for-profit conversion.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

Today's Wordle Answer: This Might Be the Toughest Puzzle of 2025

Today's Wordle, No. 1,440 for May 29, is a streak-breaker for sure. Here are hints and the elusive answer.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Man who stole 1,000 DVDs from employer strikes plea deal over movie leaks

Feds reduced maximum infringement amount from "tens of millions" to $40,000.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

Bank of England governor urges deeper ties with EU to β€˜minimise’ Brexit impact

Andrew Bailey says Brexit was not β€˜wrong’ but welcomes the UK’s efforts to reset relations with the blocAndrew Bailey has urged the UK government to deepen ties with the EU, as he warned a breakdown in global trade would make it harder for the Bank of England to control inflation.In a speech in Dublin on Thursday, the Bank’s governor said a stronger relationship between London and Brussels could β€œminimise negative...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Why I prefer this Lenovo tablet over the iPad for multimedia consumption - and it's $130 off

The Lenovo Tab Plus proves that big things come in small packages. It is an 11.5-inch tablet with a surprisingly powerful speaker system and a 2K display.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Your next gaming dice could be shaped like a dragon or armadillo

Statistically, "the real behavior of a rolling object is largely a function of its geometry."

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

The 42 Best Movies on Hulu This Week (June 2025)

The original Star Wars trilogy and half a dozen Mission: Impossible movies are just a few of the movies you need to watch on Hulu right now.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

AI could consume more power than Bitcoin by the end of 2025

AI could soon surpass Bitcoin mining in energy consumption, according to a new analysis that concludes artificial intelligence could use close to half of all the electricity consumed by data centers globally by the end of 2025. The estimates come from Alex de Vries-Gao, a PhD candidate at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Institute for Environmental Studies […]

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Verge favicon The Verge

Ars Live: Three space journos pick apart NASA’s Mars plans

Join us on the livestream at 3 pm EDT and ask questions about the future of space!

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

Tinders new CEO wants to shed its hookup rep for Gen Z

Spencer Rascoff is taking over as Tinder CEO in July, and he wants to make a lot of changes.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

YouTube will let you search for things you see in Shorts

YouTube is bringing Lens to Shorts. The feature, which will roll out in beta in the coming weeks, will let you search for more information about the animals, plants, and items you spot within a video. If you’re watching a Short with a landmark in the background, for example, YouTube says you can use Lens […]

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Verge favicon The Verge

Meta could soon start building tech for the US Army

Meta is bidding to build high-tech wearables for the US Army, as reported by Wall Street Journal. The company is teaming up with Palmer Luckey's defense firm Anduril Industries on the project, which has been dubbed EagleEye. The contract is worth around $100 million, though it hasn't been awarded yet. It's part of a larger $22 billion Army wearables project of which Anduril is the lead vendor. As expected from Meta and...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Airlines are charging solo passengers higher fares than groups

Article URL: https://thriftytraveler.com/news/airlines/airlines-charging-solo-travelers-higher-fares/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44128901 Points: 213 # Comments: 316

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Samsung Surprised Us With the S25 Edge's Camera, Rivaling the Top-Notch Ultra

It would've been easy to include a basic camera to preserve the Edge's slim profile, but Samsung chose not to compromise in its latest phone.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

The viral emotional support kangaroo is an AI creation

You might have seen the viral video of a kangaroo being denied access to a flight. It isn't real.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable