Author: Awais
The State of New York will social media platforms to display warning labels similar to those found on cigarettes. was passed by the and signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday. It will apply to any platforms that feature infinite scrolling, auto-play, like counts or algorithmic feeds. The labels will caution those on the platform about potential harm to young users’ mental health.Social media companies will be required to display these warning labels when a user first interacts with any of the features the state considers predatory. The warning will also be displayed periodically after that interaction.”Keeping New…
If you’re thinking about buying a new laptop or desktop, a GPU, a phone, or building a PC, I recommend doing it sooner rather than later. Thanks to AI, the price of memory has spiked, and it’s only a matter of time before every device that packs a lot of memory (or storage) is affected. HTG Wrapped 2025: 24 days of tech 24 days of our favorite hardware, gadgets, and tech The RAM-pocalypse is upon us Credit: Nick Lewis/How-To Geek Every AI company, from OpenAI to Google, Amazon, and Meta, is racing to build as many AI data centers as possible.…
Mark your calendars. On Jan. 7, 2026, CNET Group will announce the most comprehensive and compelling class of official Best of CES award winners yet. In 2025, we came together for the first time as a family of tech media brands to announce 11 Best of CES winners, hand-selected by the journalists at CNET, PCMag, Mashable, ZDNET and Lifehacker. Having discovered many fascinating new products at last January’s show, we’re going even bigger next year to bring the Best of CES 2026, presented by the CNET Group in partnership with the Consumer Technology Association. Next month, we’ll collaborate with friends from Ziff Davis…
Motorola is a slightly under-the-radar brand that doesn’t always get the credit it deserves. Many Motorola phones offer AI features that are genuinely useful in everyday life, not just nice-to-have additions. Since I started using the Motorola Edge 70, it has only gotten better. Over time, I’ve found myself relying on these five AI features that you might not know about, or may know but haven’t really used. Related This Is the Flip Phone Most People Should Buy An entry-level flip with most of the bells and whistles, plus style to boot. You don’t have to remember a thing Because…
Dominion Energy, an offshore wind developer and utility serving Virginia’s “data center alley,” filed suit against the Trump administration this week over its decision to pause federal leases for large offshore wind projects. The move puts a sudden stop to five wind farms already under construction, including Dominion’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.The complaint Dominion filed Tuesday alleges that a stop work order that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued Monday is unlawful, “arbitrary and capricious,” and “infringes upon constitutional principles that limit actions by the Executive Branch.” Dominion wants a federal court to prevent BOEM from enforcing…
I’m generally reluctant to wear my Apple Watch while I sleep. Yes, I can silence the notifications on the watch to avoid on-wrist audiovisual distractions. I wake up just fine with a phone alarm, and don’t need the watch to push beeps into my ears. The disdain is somewhat justified because I bought the smartwatch primarily for workout tracking. Plus, I just can’t sleep with a device strapped to my wrist. It’s just uncomfortable. But the attitude has mellowed down lately. My family physician has lately forced me to get at least 7-8 hours of shut-eye time to ensure that…
If your pasta always turns out a little too soft and a little too sad, there’s a good chance you’re following the one rule that practically guarantees mushy noodles. The fix is a simple timing trick most people miss. Once you learn it, you’ll never have to suffer through overcooked pasta again. If pasta looks like it’s been floating in a bog for two weeks—pale, bloated, and falling apart at the touch of a fork—then congratulations, you’ve just committed one of the great culinary crimes of our time. Daniel Gritzer has covered this in his investigation into the top ways…
When I reviewed the GR III, I wrote about how much I liked snap focus mode, which allows you to set a predetermined focus distance regardless of the aperture. I set up my GR III to use autofocus when I half-pressed the shutter and snap when I quickly pressed, so that snap focus fired off the shot at my predetermined focus distance (usually 1.5 meters).All that remains, but there is also now a dedicated letter, Sn, on the mode dial that sets the camera in Snap Focus mode, which allows you to dial in not only the distance you want…
Keep this year’s resolution of eating more home cooked meals with a collection of 31 days worth of dinners ready in 30 minutes or less.
The Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) viewers meet in Stranger Things Season 5 doesn’t feel like the same Dustin we’ve known since Season 1.Gone is Hawkins’ resident ball of sunshine, replaced with a sulking, angry young man who would sooner graffiti a bully’s locker than belt “Never Ending Story” over walkie-talkie. Yet this transformation didn’t come out of nowhere. Instead, it stems from a clear point of trauma for Dustin: witnessing the tragic death of Eddie (Joseph Quinn) at the end of Season 4. SEE ALSO: Gaten Matarazzo on ‘Stranger Things’ ‘SNL’ shoutout, Dustin and Steve’s big fight, and why AI is…