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Anthropic lets users connect more apps to Claude

Anthropic on Thursday launched a new way to connect apps and tools to its AI chatbot Claude, as well as an expanded “deep research” capability that allows Claude to search the web, enterprise accounts, and more. The new app connection feature, called Integrations, and expanded deep research tool, dubbed Advanced Research, are available in beta […]

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

I use these 7 apps every day to make me more productive

Like many, I wear several different hats each week. For work, I currently write for two websites. On the fun side, since January, I have spent much time planning my daughter’s high school musical, where I assisted in building the sets and managing the box office. In addition to this, I’m my church’s technical director, […]

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Are these cheap Amazon tablets actually viable? My buying advice after a month of testing

The Blackview Tab 90 is a budget Android tablet around $140, with its 11-inch display being one of its more notable features.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

This AMD desktop processor is a beast, and it's almost 60% off at Amazon

If you're building a new gaming rig or beefing up your sluggish PC, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X delivers a 4.6 GHz Max Boost for just $128.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

The best online photo printing services of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

After you've taken and edited your photos, you'll need a way to print them while preserving their quality. If you're looking for an online photo printing service, these are ZDNET's recommendations.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Get the Google Pixel 9a with $100 store credit at Amazon, Best Buy and the Google Store

If you've been eyeing the Google Pixel 9a, now's a good time to pounce. That's because you can get a $100 gift card for free when you buy the flagship-quality midrange phone. In Engadget's review, Sam Rutherford deemed it "the best value of any Android phone.” The $100 gift card bonus is live at Amazon, Best Buy and the Google Store. Each has pros and cons, but it makes the most sense to order from the retailer where...

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Meet the winners of the 2025 Dance Your PhD contest

There are four broad categories—physics, chemistry, biology, and social science—liberally defined.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

Pinterest will now tell you when you’re looking at AI-generated content

Pinterest is fighting back against the onslaught of AI slop that is increasingly clogging up its platform following complaints from users. From now on, you’ll be able to see when image Pins that appear in your feed have been either generated or modified using AI. When users click on an image Pin in close-up they’ll see an “AI modified” label in the bottom left-hand corner. In a blog post published this week, Pinterest...

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

VR is helping to make daunting medical treatments more bearable for patients

Stanley Johnson is not a fan of needles. The 67-year-old Air Force veteran has endured his fair share of pokes over the years, but when it was decided that IV infusions would be the best course of action to treat his iron deficiency, going into that first session felt nerve-wracking. So he brought along what’s become a staple in his personal anxiety toolkit: his Apple Vision Pro. Johnson has taken to using the...

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Why I prefer this Lenovo tablet over the iPad for multimedia consumption - and it's on sale

The Lenovo Tab Plus pairs a sharp 2K display with powerful speakers, delivering an audio-visual experience that outshines some iPads.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Tesla denies trying to replace Elon Musk as CEO

Tesla board contacted exec search firms to find Musk replacement, WSJ reports.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

Star Wars Day deals 2025: The best sales and new releases you can shop for May the 4th

We rounded up a bunch of limited-time deals, sales, and new product releases in honor of Star Wars Day 2025 (or "May the 4th").

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Read the juiciest bits from the Apple-Epic court ruling

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is pissed off at Apple. Really, really pissed off. In Rogers’ newly released 80-page decision, she took Apple and its executives to task for defying the court’s orders in its original case with Fortnite maker Epic Games. Though Apple largely won that round, as it was determined the tech giant was […]

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

Google's chatbot is now showing ads when talking to AI startups

Google wants to show more ads in more places

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

Dont miss a match: Get 30% off MLS Season Pass on Apple TV for the 2025 season

As of May 1, get 30% off MLS Season Pass on Apple TV for the 2025 season.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

The best way to compost your food scraps

Composting was a big — and daily — part of my life for five years when I lived off-grid. Granted, we were composting more than just food, but I learned a lot about what goes into making a healthy compost pile. Mostly, it’s a lot of work — and now that I live in a city, I don’t do it myself. To be clear, I still believe in composting, especially when you consider that each person in the US throws away an estimated 200...

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Google prepares to start testing AI Mode with regular Search users

When Google debuted AI Mode at the start of March, the company promised to work quickly on bringing the feature to more users, and now it's doing exactly. Following a smaller expansion last month, the company says AI Mode is now available to all Labs users, with no wait list in place to limit access. As a reminder, AI Mode is a new chatbot that Google has built directly into Search. Labs, meanwhile, is a program you...

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Google’s AI Mode gets expanded access and additional functionality

Google is expanding access to AI Mode, its experimental feature that allows users to ask complex, multipart questions and follow-ups to dig deeper on a topic directly within Search. The tech giant is also adding more functionality to the feature, including the ability to pick up where you left off on a search. Google launched […]

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

Google makes AI Mode search experiment available for everyone to try

Mashable spoke to the VP of product for Google Search about the expansion of AI Mode and the future of search.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Show HN: Roons – Mechanical Computer Kit

I built a mechanical computer kit: https://whomtech.com/show-hntl;dr: it's a cellular automaton on a "loom" of alternating bars, using contoured tiles to guide marbles through logic gates.It's not just "Turing complete, job done"; I've tried to make it actually practical. Devices are compact, e.g. you can fit a binary adder into a 3cm square. It took me nearly two years and dozens of different approaches.There's a...

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Amazon deal of the day: Get a $50 DoorDash gift card for just $42.50

The best Amazon deals this week include a DoorDash gift card, Garmin Venu 3S, Bowflex SelectTech 840, Fire TV Stick 4K and Luna controller, and Echo Pop.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Redis is open source again

Article URL: https://antirez.com/news/151 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43859446 Points: 1105 # Comments: 399

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Apple ordered to pay $502 million to Optis by UK courts

Apple has been ordered to pay a $502 million lump sum payment by UK courts for infringing on patents owned by Optis Cellular Technology LLC, based out of Texas. When you include interest and fees, Optis estimates the total sum to be in excess of $700 million. This particular company is not an aggrieved innovator, but instead what is referred to as a “patent troll.” That’s a company that buys up niche patents with the...

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Take $300 off a Dell Inspiron 16 Plus laptop and level up your productivity

As of May 1, get the Dell Inspiron 16 Plus for $300 off at Dell.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

7 ways to safeguard your gear when traveling (and the products I refuse to travel without)

A lot can happen in the chaos of traveling, but these 7 tips have kept my gear safe on many trips.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders latest updates: Console remains sold out at GameStop, Walmart, Target, Best Buy and others

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are technically open, but it increasingly seems like you'll have a tough time grabbing the console before its June 5 release date if you haven't been able to secure one already. To recap the situation thus far: After an extended delay from the device's original April 9 pre-order date, Nintendo finally kicked off pre-orders in the US and Canada on April 24. A couple of (headache-inducing)...

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Galaxy S25 Edge leak reveals a look that’s almost iPhone Air like

Two highly anticipated smartphone models are set to launch before the end of the year: Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge and Apple’s iPhone 17 Air. Newly released images of the Galaxy S25 Edge, scheduled to arrive this month, reveal a striking resemblance to rumored images of the iPhone 17 Air, which is expected to hit the […]

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Prime Video's 'Shop the Show' feature just got bigger –and I fear it could ruin some of the streamer's best shows

Amazon has just expanded its 'Shop the Show' feature in its US app, with the number of shoppable shows now at over 1,300 – here's why that could be a bad thing.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

Tesla’s board reportedly sought a successor while Musk wheeled around Washington

According to a new, brow-raising WSJ report, Tesla’s board quietly began searching for Elon Musk’s potential successor about a month ago, approaching executive search firms as the carmaker faced protests, plummeting sales, and shrinking profits while Musk waded into Washington to slash government spending. Board members reportedly met with Musk to express concerns about his […]

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

Apple’s iPad Air M3 is $100 off

The recently-released Apple iPad Air M3 is already on sale via Amazon. You can pick up the 11-inch model starting at $499 and the 13-inch version starting at $699. Both discounts mark the lowest prices we've tracked. If Amazon isn’t your bag, these deals are also available at Best Buy. The Air topped our list of the best iPads, as we called it the ideal choice for most Apple tablet buyers. The M3 chip is extremely...

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

The latest Nintendo Switch update makes it impossible to play the same digital game while connected to the internet on two systems at the same time

The new Nintendo Switch update has reportedly made it impossible for two systems to simultaneously play the same digital game online.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2025)

Share your information if you are looking for work. Please use this format: Location: Remote: Willing to relocate: Technologies: Résumé/CV: Email: Please only post if you are personally looking for work. Agencies, recruiters, job boards, and so on, are off topic here.Readers: please only email these addresses to discuss work opportunities.There's a site for searching these posts at https://www.wantstobehired.com....

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2025)

Please state the location and include REMOTE for remote work, REMOTE (US) or similar if the country is restricted, and ONSITE when remote work is not an option.Please only post if you personally are part of the hiring company—no recruiting firms or job boards. One post per company. If it isn't a household name, explain what your company does.Please only post if you are actively filling a position and are committed to...

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News