I'm turning my old tech into Amazon gift cards and discounts before Prime Day - here's how

Did you know you can trade in your unused devices for Amazon credit - and get up to 20% off new devices? [...]

ExpressVPN gives its desktop apps a visual makeover and a bigger push into AI

ExpressVPN has rolled out version 14.2.0 across its Mac, Windows, and Linux apps, bringing a refreshed visual design, a compact layout by default, and new AI controls via an MCP server. [...]

I Want Sennheiser's New Accentum Clip Earbuds, But I'll Have to Go to Canada to Get Them

Sennheiser's Accentum Clip open-ear true wireless earbuds are set to ship on July 23, but not to the US. [...]

Google Deepmind treats its own AI agents like rogue employees with office keys

Google Deepmind treats its own AI agents as potential insider threats. The company's new "AI Control Roadmap" ties security measures to measurable AI capabilities, and an analysis of on [...]

Valve releases SteamOS 3.8 — and it comes with the biggest hint yet that the Steam Machine is about to arrive

The evidence that the Steam Machine is imminent is piling up, as a new version of SteamOS officially prepares the ground for Valve's gaming PC. [...]

General Intuition is raising $300 million to train AI agents on the video game data OpenAI tried to buy

General Intuition, a New York-based AI lab that trains agents to reason about space and time using billions of video game clips, is in talks to raise approximately $300 million at a valuation of just [...]

Android verification is coming: Google confirms timeline and supported app stores

A new system service will roll out this month ahead of big changes starting in September. [...]

This SIM-card-sized 8TB PCIe 5.0 SSD hits 11GB/s, but AI firms will likely hoard them all — and Longsys's jaw-dropping mSSD also sports VC phase-change liquid cooling

Longsys's latest mSSD builds on Gen 4 by delivering double the maximum capacity and a massive upgrade in read/write speeds, thanks to a new controller under the hood. [...]

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, June 19

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for June 19. [...]