Cloud photo storage is convenient, but it is not always the best fit if you want more control over privacy, storage costs, backups, or how your media library is organized. …
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Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue. Released in August 2025, Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player …
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With electricity costs soaring, home batteries have never looked so attractive. Whether you want to store the excess generated by your solar panels or simply buy electricity at the cheapest …
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Tech & AI
From PGP to Mythos: a brief history of export controls that didn’t stop anyone
by Alan Northby Alan NorthLast Friday, citing unspecified national security concerns, the White House ordered Anthropic to restrict the export of its powerful AI models Fable and Mythos to anyone outside of the United …
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24B Records Exposed in Massive Leak of Emails, Passwords, and Login Data
by Alan Northby Alan NorthA massive collection of stolen login credentials containing roughly 24 billion records was briefly exposed online, according to cybersecurity researchers at Cybernews. Researchers say the publicly accessible Elasticsearch cluster contained …
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Moon phase today explained: What the Moon will look like on June 20, 2026
by Alan Northby Alan NorthThe Moon continues to get more illuminated each night as we work through the lunar cycle. Can you see anything tonight? Keep reading to find out what you might see. …
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Best Mesh Wi-Fi Systems (2026): Netgear, Asus, Amazon, and More
by Alan Northby Alan NorthNetgear Orbi 970 (2-Pack) for $1,300: There’s no denying that the tri-band Wi-Fi 7 Netgear Orbi 970 is an impressive quad-band mesh. This mesh system is incredibly fast, reliable, and …
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He made your free video player run smoothly. Now he’s doing that for robots.
by Alan Northby Alan NorthYou’ve probably used VLC Media Player, the free video player with the orange traffic-cone icon — it’s been downloaded more than 6 billion times. But according to its lead developer, …
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Learning C can still be useful in 2026, especially if you want to understand how software works at a closer-to-hardware level. C remains widely used in systems programming, embedded software, …
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Brazil vs. Haiti 2026 livestream: How to watch World Cup for free
by Alan Northby Alan NorthTL;DR: Live stream Brazil vs. Haiti in the 2026 FIFA World Cup for free on ITVX. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN, an Official …