Month: March 2025
7 Best Bike Locks (2025): Litelok, Abus, Hiplok, KryptoLok Compared
Our favorite bike locks for every ride, including new locks designed to thwart angle grinders. Source
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Judge saves the CFPB, for now
A court took action on Friday to keep the Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from shutting down a consumer watchdog agency while its court case plays out. Judge Amy Berman Jackson granted a preliminary injunction to save the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from being further…
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Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account
Microsoft is no longer playing around when it comes to requiring every Windows 11 device be set up with an internet-connected account. In its latest Windows 11 Insider Preview, the company says it will take out a well-known bypass script that let end users skip the requirement of connecting to…
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Elon Musk’s xAI buys Elon Musk’s X for $33 billion on paper
@xAI has acquired @X in an all-stock transaction. The combination values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion ($45B less $12B debt). Since its founding two years ago, xAI has rapidly become one of the leading AI labs in the world, building models and data centers at unprecedented…
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Microsoft tests Quick Machine Recovery to restore PCs that can’t boot
But Quick Machine Recovery should at least help prevent similar outages. It prompts a device to enter the Windows Recovery Environment, where the machine can access the network and provide Microsoft with diagnostic information. Microsoft can then remotely deploy fixes via the Windows Update system. The feature is enabled by…
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The 103 Best Amazon Spring Sale Deals for March 2025
Now’s your chance to save on our favorite WIRED-tested home and tech gadgets. Source
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