Author: Awais

Winter can be a particularly tough time to deal with if you live in a cold climate. Many people love the snow season because it provides opportunities to go skiing, snowboarding, tubing, and ice skating. It also lets you go sledding, make snowmen, have a snowball fight, and go snowshoeing. But there are plenty of reasons why snow is not that much fun, and one of the main reasons is when you’re a homeowner and you’re in charge of clearing the snow on your driveway or walkway. If there’s a decent amount of snow that accumulates, it can be heavy…

Baskin-Robbins keeps fans buzzing online all year long with a monthly rotation of new flavors, from last month’s Dubai Chocolate-inspired treats and to this month’s new Peppermint-packed lineup. And if scoops aren’t your thing, Baskin-Robbins also has delicious ice cream cakes, including the M&Ms candy-studded Cake in a Box, which debuted over the summer.  But there’s one ice cream cake that’s become a coveted bucket list experience for fans. However, it’s not available on this continent. The popular ice cream chain isn’t just a hit in the United States. Baskin-Robbins has locations around the world, featuring menu items that are…

Samsung’s $200 Galaxy A17 5G, announced Tuesday, appears to be a smaller hardware refresh for the company’s lower-cost phone — bearing many similarities to the Galaxy A16 that it will replace. However, Samsung notes that the A17 will have access to several AI features, including Google’s Circle to Search and Gemini assistant.Even though both of those AI features are becoming common on all phones running Android 16 (Motorola’s sub-$200 phones also include them), the Galaxy A17 might become one of the broadest ways that Circle to Search and Gemini reach new audiences. That’s because Samsung’s $200 phone is typically one of…

The Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) has confirmed it is working on a 4.4-mile highway (connecting Lake and Orange counties) that will feature a section capable of wirelessly charging EVs, not just when they’re parked above a charging pad, but while they’re on the go (via ENRX). Backed by more than $540 million, the project will not only connect the rapidly growing regions but also serve as a testing ground for dynamic wireless EV charging. Over the 4.4-mile section, the walk will include a 0.75-mile stretch with inductive coils underneath the concrete pavement. Why commercial fleets stand to gain the…

When professional chefs get a craving, they are not hand-forging bespoke snacks. No one is making artisanal canapés or torching meringue at 11 p.m. because the munchies struck. When the craving hits, it hits hard, and even the pros reach for something store-bought and satisfyingly instant. I asked five chefs to spill their ride-or-die snacks, the ones they stash in drawers, glove compartments, and probably their pockets. From guilty pleasures and utter indulgences to healthy picks that keep them fueled, here’s what they actually eat when they’re off the clock. Meet the Expert Snackers Simply Recipes / Cabot Creamery Stephanie…

Two former employees at cybersecurity firms — one of whom was a ransomware negotiator — have pleaded guilty to carrying out a series of ransomware attacks in 2023. The Department of Justice announced the guilty pleas on Tuesday, saying 40-year-old Ryan Goldberg and 36-year-old Kevin Martin extorted $1.2 million in Bitcoin from a medical device company and targeted several others.Goldberg, Martin, and an unnamed co-conspirator were indicted for the attacks in October, which involved using ALPHV / BlackCat ransomware to encrypt and steal data from their victims. As reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, Martin and the third conspirator worked as…

Thunderobot Station is a cube desktop featuring front-facing SD and USB portsThe Ryzen AI Max+ 395 targets sustained workloads over peak performanceThunderobot Station is designed to remain visible and actively usedThunderobot has started building momentum ahead of CES 2026, confirming the arrival of another system based on AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor.The device, referred to as Thunderobot Station, takes the form of a compact, cube-like desktop rather than a traditional tower or laptop format.This announcement adds to the growing list of Ryzen AI Max+ 395-based devices expected to appear around the show, suggesting broader vendor adoption of this APU…

The creator economy has turned the tourism industry on its head. Today, UK travel marketing runs on influencer partnerships. Travel influencers are destination advertising, travel agents and Lonely Planet guides all wrapped in one. They shape where people go and how they experience it. The right influencer partnership can turn inspiration into bookings and long-term brand loyalty. The challenge? Finding the perfect influencer match and proving their impact. Here’s how to identify UK travel influencers who align with your brand values and build lasting, mutually beneficial relationships with them. Why influencer marketing travel campaigns matter in the UK Influencer marketing…

[Submitted on 5 Dec 2025 (v1), last revised 26 Dec 2025 (this version, v2)] View a PDF of the paper titled Do You Feel Comfortable? Detecting Hidden Conversational Escalation in AI Chatbots, by Jihyung Park and 2 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:Large Language Models (LLM) are increasingly integrated into everyday interactions, serving not only as information assistants but also as emotional companions. Even in the absence of explicit toxicity, repeated emotional reinforcement or affective drift can gradually escalate distress in a form of \textit{implicit harm} that traditional toxicity filters fail to detect. Existing guardrail mechanisms often rely on…

Every audio system requires amplification. In a traditional hi-fi set-up, the loudspeakers are always “passive”—which is to say, they don’t produce their own power. Instead, they must receive an amplified audio signal from an external source, aptly called an amplifier, in order to do their thing. Even in a more modern, self-contained audio system (like the Sonos Era 100, for example), the drivers that produce the sound must be amplified in order to function—this just all happens in a singular box rather than across hi-fi separates.But if you’ve heard about amplifiers, you may have also heard about preamplifiers (often referred…