MiniMax M2.5 promises "intelligence too cheap to meter" as Chinese labs squeeze Western AI pricing

Chinese AI company MiniMax out of Shanghai has released its new open-weights model M2.5 under the MIT license.<br /> The article MiniMax M2.5 promises "intelligence too cheap to meter" [...]

A scammer tried to open 3 credit cards in my name. Here's what I did about it

Americans lost a staggering $12.7 billion to identity theft and related financial fraud in 2024. How to protect your money and keep your info safe [...]

How to know if an AirTag is tracking you

Apple’s AirTag is designed to help people keep track of personal belongings like keys, bags and luggage. But because AirTags and other Bluetooth trackers are small and discreet, concerns about unwan [...]

Sideways on the ice, in a supercar: Stability control is getting very good

To test stability control, it helps to have a wide-open space with very low grip. [...]

iPhone Fold rumors: Everything we know so far, including the leaked design, upgrades, price and more details

Apple still hasn’t officially announced a foldable iPhone, but the rumor mill hasn’t slowed down. Over the past few months, analysts, supply-chain watchers and leakers have continued to sketch out [...]

Six weeks in and I’m still sticking to my New Year fitness regime — and it’s all thanks to these Shokz earbuds keeping me motivated

Bone conduction and open earbuds from Shokz are the audio tech I use to stay motivated. [...]

Millions of Iranians could lose access to VPNs 'as of next week' due to lack of US funding

The Open Technology Fund warns that millions of VPN users in Iran could lose access to the tools as early next week if US agencies don't replenish the group's funds. [...]

OpenAI shifts the boundary of automated reasoning with a "milestone in AI mathematics" that experts are now unpacking

A reasoning model from OpenAI has disproved a conjecture by mathematician Paul Erdős on unit-distance geometry that stood open since 1946 - using tools from algebraic number theory that experts never [...]

Google Pixel 10a vs. Pixel 9a: What's changed and which one should you buy?

Now that pre-orders are open for the Google Pixel 10a, it’s time to see how it stacks up against last year’s Pixel 9a. At first glance, the two phones look very similar, and that’s not a bad thi [...]