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There’s nothing more frustrating than shooting the perfect reel only to realize that the audio sounds like garbage. For budding creators, it’s a frustration; for those looking to make more professional content, it’s a dealbreaker. Fortunately, the world of mobile-specific (or phone-friendly) microphones has exploded with great options in the last few years. Whether you’ve been tasked with recording candid moments at a relative’s wedding, shooting a friend’s dance moves or are a journalist out in the field traveling light — there’s an option out there that will be perfect for you.We’ve tested a wide range of popular microphones with…
French Interior Ministry hacked, exposing email servers and internal filesThe extent of any data theft still unknownAPT28 suspected, due to past targeting of French government entitiesThe French Interior Ministry has confirmed recently suffering a cyberattack, but the consequences are still being determined.The French Minister of Interior said the attack took place at night, between December 11 and December 12. Email servers were compromised, allowing threat actors to access some document files. However, it is currently unclear if they managed to steal anything and if so – what exactly.”There was indeed a cyberattack. An attacker was able to access a number…
Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition…
You have definitely heard the advice to not keep your phone plugged in once it is fully charged, but that advice is ancient history. Modern smartphones are now smart enough to cut off the power once they are fully charged, so leaving your iPhone or Android plugged in overnight is not going to destroy its battery.But to be clear: Just because it is safe does not mean it is optimal. While you cannot technically “overcharge” a battery, keeping a lithium-ion cell pinned at 100% creates voltage stress, and the heat generated from sitting on a charger is the real, silent enemy of longevity. Watch…
The SEO industry is entering its most turbulent period yet. Traffic is declining. AI is absorbing informational queries. Social platforms now function as search engines. Google is shifting from a gateway to an answer engine. The result is a sector running in circles – unsure what to measure, what to optimize, or even what SEO is meant to do. Yet within this turbulence, something clear has emerged. A single marketing metric that cuts through the noise and signals brand health and future demand. A metric that marketers and SEOs can align around with confidence. That metric is share of search.…
We’re back with another installment of the Post Performance Report (PPR)—a series where we compile and analyze social media posts and campaigns inspiring us, and break down what makes them so genius. We don’t just examine the flawless creative execution of every post or campaign, but the business impact, too. In this end-of-year lineup, we’re sharing the best brands on social media in 2025, according to members of Team Sprout. The ones that stopped us mid-scroll, that we shared with our friends, family and colleagues, and were so good and unexpected we couldn’t stop talking about them. Some of these…
arXiv:2512.13363v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: This study investigates emotion drift: the change in emotional state across a single text, within mental health-related messages. While sentiment analysis typically classifies an entire message as positive, negative, or neutral, the nuanced shift of emotions over the course of a message is often overlooked. This study detects sentence-level emotions and measures emotion drift scores using pre-trained transformer models such as DistilBERT and RoBERTa. The results provide insights into patterns of emotional escalation or relief in mental health conversations. This methodology can be applied to better understand emotional dynamics in content.
In what is sure to be the beginning of a slew of announcements, LG has confirmed it is releasing its first flagship RGB TV in 2026. It wasn’t a huge secret, considering “a premium LCD TV with Micro RGB technology” won a CES 2026 Innovation Award in November. But it’s now certain that the LG Micro RGB evo TV will be released in 2026 in 100-, 86-, and 75-inch sizes, with US pricing to be announced at a later date.The Micro RGB evo TV will use an upgraded version of LG’s Alpha 11 processor, usually reserved for the company’s high-end…
Juggling a lot of different devices and a limited number of ports on your TV or monitor? The best HDMI switchers make that balancing act a lot less challenging by adding multiple inputs in one gadget. After researching and testing several models, here are our picks for most home entertainment setups. Note: Prices are subject to change. Credit: Amazon TL;DR: Get up to five HDMI inputs for a single output and 4K quality with this pick. Why We Recommend It If you use a lot of devices and never seem to have enough ports for all of them, the Kinivo…