Month: February 2025
Amazon’s latest Kindle Paperwhite is nearly matching its best price to date
The Kindle Paperwhite is one of our favorite e-readers, particularly for people who own a lot of Kindle books. It’s waterproof, unlike the cheaper entry-level Kindle, and features an adjustable warm white frontlight, which makes it easier to read at night. It also offers a larger seven-inch display, sharp 300ppi…
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NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, February 11 (game #345)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Monday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers…
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Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, February 11 (game #1114)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Monday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Monday,…
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“A tracking cookie farm for profit” – report claims reCAPTCHA has caused 819 million hours of wasted human time, and billions in Google profits
reCAPTCHA tests are not particularly effective at blocking security threats, research claims Security tests are also costing millions of hours in lost time for users New ‘invisible challenges’ could be an alternative for businesses There won’t be many internet users who aren’t familiar with CAPTCHAs, or ‘Completely Automated Public Turing…
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Sonos’ chief marketing officer has left the company
In a continued shuffling of the top ranks at Sonos, chief marketing officer Jordan Saxemard has exited the company. His departure is effective immediately. The news was announced during an internal call on Monday. Lindsay Whitworth, who has been at Sonos for over 20 years, will lead the brand’s marketing…
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Roblox, Discord, OpenAI, and Google found new child safety group
Google, OpenAI, Roblox, and Discord have formed a new non-profit organization to help improve child safety online. The Robust Open Online Safety Tools (ROOST) initiative aims to make core safety technologies more accessible for companies and provide free, open-source AI tools for identifying, reviewing, and reporting child sexual abuse material.…
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