Doctors, lawyers, and travel advisors are quietly getting offended when clients fact-check their expertise using AI chatbots
Study finds professionals feel disrespected when clients compare their expertise with AI-generated answers Advisors become less motivated after losing clients to AI-powered recommendations online Clients using AI fact checks may appear less trustworthy to professionals afterward A new study from Monash Business School has claimed professional advisors feel offended when clients use AI to get […]
Sorry Euphoria, but this 2000s Hulu cult classic did teen drama better
After a four-year wait, Euphoria has returned to television, but season 3 is providing a major shake-up to its formula. Not only have four years passed in the real world, but the in-universe tale has moved forward, taking the cast of the Zendaya-led teen drama out of high school and into the trials of young […]
Amazon’s Vega OS just made my old Fire TV stick worth keeping
Amazon has made it official: every Fire TV Stick released from this point forward will run Vega OS, the company’s new Linux-based operating system. The announcement, quietly confirmed on Amazon’s own developer website, signals a definitive shift for Fire TV. Depending on how you use your streaming stick, it could be a bigger deal than […]
AnimeKai, one of the biggest pirated anime streaming sites, has gone offline
One of the bigger names in pirated anime streaming, AnimeKai, has just gone offline. While the usual takedown from corporations is expected, the issue this time around seems unusually dramatic. A post on the r/AnimeKAI subreddit, labeled as an official announcement, says AnimeKai will be shutting down. The reason? Problems in running the site, especially […]
Safari’s Latest Trick Could Be Automatically Organizing Your Tabs Into Groups
For those of us who keep hundreds of Safari tabs open, Apple is reportedly testing out a new feature that can organize all of it automatically. According to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, Apple is working on a Safari feature called “Organize Tabs” that will debut with iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27. As the name suggests, the […]
This $40 battery ring is more useful than every portable charger I’ve tested
I’ve owned many portable external battery banks. I typically look at how much power they hold, how fast they can charge other devices, and how big they are—but my latest battery came with a perk I didn’t know to look for. Can you use your phone while charging? There’s a difference between an active battery […]
Excel’s best cleanup trick is hidden behind Ctrl+G
Most people I know hit Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V in Excel hundreds of times a day, but have never pressed Ctrl+G. They’re missing out because the Go To dialog that opens is just the front door, and the real cleanup power lives behind a small button labeled Special. It can grab every blank cell, every formula, […]
Don’t buy a NAS for local AI, get this instead
A NAS is a great addition to any homelab setup. It can back up your photos and other files, run a Jellyfin or Plex server, and replace a few of your subscription services. It is tempting to think that they’d also be a good way to get into local AI. Unfortunately, their hardware really isn’t […]
I gave my smart home a personality (and a voice to match)
Popular proprietary voice assistants like Alexa and Google Assistant make it simple to control your smart home with your voice, but they lack personality. They’re more like Computer from Star Trek than J.A.R.V.I.S. from Iron Man or GLaDOS from Portal. Using two tools in Home Assistant, I gave my voice assistant a personality and a […]
macOS 27 to refine the Liquid Glass design approach, but nothing too dramatic
Whether you like it or not, it’s “clear” that Apple is not giving up on Liquid Glass. It is just trying to make it a little less… blindingly futuristic on Macs. Apple After the mixed reception to macOS Tahoe’s translucent interface, Apple is reportedly preparing a softer, cleaner version of the design language for macOS […]