New iPads and Macs, multitool on a plane, kill switch, Ozempic, Firefox, Apple Smart Home Hub, Xiaomi 15, flying car, maps and common fears. It seems I’ve been dealing with some sort of technology problem for a long period of time. Knock on wood, this week has been issue free and I hope that it continues. This has led to a lot of progress on some long-term projects. I can’t say the wider tech world was without its own issues and you’ll find all of the headlines from the past week below.
- AMD Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT review: RDNA 4 fixes a lot of AMD’s problems
- Technics AZ100 review: Supreme sound quality and a unique Bluetooth tool
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- Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 Review
- Canon imageFormula DR-S350NW Review
- Apple MacBook Air 13-Inch (2025, M4) Review
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- Apple M4 MacBook Air review: I have no notes
- Apple Mac Studio Review: A Rocket Engine in the Old Chassis
- Apple Mac Studio (2025, M4 Max) Review
- Unistellar Odyssey Pro Review
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- Massive botnet that appeared overnight is delivering record-size DDoSes
- Businesses Are Receiving Snail Mail Ransomware Threats, But It’s a Scam
- Ads on Pirated Video Sites Pushed Malware to Nearly 1 Million Devices
- Russian Disinformation ‘Infects’ Popular AI Chatbots
- Employee at DVD Manufacturer Arrested for Leaking Films, Including Spider-Man
- Got a suspicious E-ZPass text? It’s a trap – how to spot the scam
- Disgruntled Employee Found Guilty of Adding ‘Kill Switch’ to Company Network
- Developer convicted for “kill switch” code activated upon his termination
- Firmware update bricks HP printers, makes them unable to use HP cartridges
- Update Now: Apple Rolls Out Fix for ‘Extremely Sophisticated’ Zero-Day Bug
- That weird CAPTCHA could be a malware trap – here’s how to protect yourself
- Scamming the Scammers: Meet the Deepfake Granny, Digital Bots and YouTubers Fighting AI Fraud
- Chase Will Soon Block Certain Zelle Charges. Here’s What You Need to Know
- Apple patches 0-day exploited in “extremely sophisticated attack”
- Natural alternative to Ozempic brings results without side effects
- Spring Into Mental Wellness: 8 Hobbies to Energize Your Mind
- Ozempic’s New Frontier: The War on Aging
- Windows 11 24H2 Performance Tanks With Latest Intel Core Ultra CPUs After Update
- DOJ: Google must sell Chrome, Android could be next
- Not Just Skype: Microsoft Is Killing This 34-Year-Old App, Too
- Forget Chrome: Why Firefox’s new vertical tabs are such a productivity game-changer
- Apple Software Update Will Radically Change iPhone, iPad and Mac, Report Says
- Google co-founder Larry Page reportedly has a new AI startup
- Is your business AI-ready? 5 ways to avoid falling behind
- You Don’t Need an Electrician to Install This Smart Home Battery
- Music labels will regret coming for the Internet Archive, sound historian says
- Apple’s Smart Home Hub Reportedly Postponed Amid Siri Troubles
- Apple is delaying its smarter, more personal Siri
- Comcast internet users just got a surprise speed upgrade for free – what’s new
- Inside Google’s Investment in the A.I. Start-Up Anthropic
- Netflix Used AI Tech to Upscale 1980s Sitcom With Nightmarish Results
- The Ultra-Thin Spark Slim Has a Bigger Battery Than the Galaxy S25 Ultra
- I’ve had the Xiaomi 15 for a week, and I never want to see a Samsung or iPhone ever again
- Traveling Internationally? Use These Tips to Avoid Roaming Phone Charges
- Elon Musk Rails Against Amtrak, Calls to Privatize the ‘Embarrassing’ Train Service
- VW’s $21K EV Proves Affordable Options Exist, Americans Just Don’t Want Them
- SpaceX Starship spirals out of control in second straight test flight failure
- Can we finally admit the Tesla Cybertruck was a total design fail?
- This Flying Car Prototype Soars Over a Stopped Car
- United Rolls Out Starlink on Its First Regional Aircraft
- Volkswagen to Bring Back Physical Buttons to All Vehicles
- What’s behind the recent string of failures and delays at SpaceX?
- Kia trolls Tesla with scathing Elon Musk callout
Each week we’ll share a meme that we find thought provoking or just plain funny.
- 3 Controversial Maps From History
- When Drinking Too Much Tea Could Get a Woman Sent to a Psychiatric Hospital
- At Least One Florida Sewage System Is Swimming With Alligators, Study Shows
- Why Do We Say March ‘Comes In Like a Lion, Goes Out Like a Lamb’?
- 8 Common Fears You (Probably) Don’t Need to Worry About
- What Do These 18 Common Car Dashboard Symbols Actually Mean?
- Mimes Directing Traffic in Bogotá Had Surprisingly Loud Impacts
- These 2,000-Year-Old Mounds Trace the Path of the Moon
If you see some important tech news that you feel we should share with our readers, please let us know and we’ll consider including it in our next post.
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