Football is all about finding angles and advantages wherever you can. Hosting a big-game party requires the same level of ingenuity and out-of-the-box thinking — especially if you plan on hosting a Super Bowl gathering and you’re aiming to enjoy the game yourself. If you’re having the gang over this Super Bowl Sunday, you’ll need a
Month: February 2025
Few of us will ever get to space, but this month, regular Earthlings will have the chance to chat with someone who’s up there right now. NASA has announced a first-of-its-kind Twitch stream where astronauts from the International Space Station will engage with viewers live on the platform. The stream is planned for next Wednesday,
Google on Thursday announced that effective this week, it will begin adding a digital watermark to images in Photos that are edited with generative AI. The watermark applies specifically to images that are altered using the Reimagine feature found in Magic Editor on Pixel 9 devices. Announced in 2024, Reimagine utilizes generative AI to alter
Philadelphia Eagles’ star running back Saquon Barkley has not only become an investor in fintech startup Ramp, he is also the star of the company’s first Super Bowl commercial. Interestingly, it was Barkley who reached out to Ramp about investing, not the other way around as is so often the case with celebrity endorsements. Barkley
The mechanical keyboard maker Qwertykeys announced Wednesday that it has suspended all U.S. product shipments owing to new tariffs levied by the Trump administration. The Guangdong-based outfit cites a February 1 announcement of 10% tariffs on imported Chinese goods as the motivating factor. “This new policy replaces all previous tariff exemptions, including the exemption for
TrueFoundry, a startup run by a group of former Meta engineers to help enterprises deploy AI systems at scale, has raised $19 million in fresh investment led by Intel Capital. With GenAI’s emergence following the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, enterprises of all sizes have looked at ways they could embrace AI. But GenAI
Fizz, the college social app, is looking for ways to enhance and expand its platform, and a recent new hire is poised to help drive these ambitions. The company has brought on David Vasquez, who previously served as TikTok’s head of creator monetization and a product lead for TikTok Shop, as Fizz’s new head of
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Charging an electric vehicle in public can be the best of times or the worst of times. An EV driver can be charged and back on the road in a smooth 20 minutes, but they might also encounter broken chargers, unresponsive touchscreens, and blocked stalls, all of which can make for a frustrating experience. It can
Over our years of testing mattresses, we’ve established tests we use to assess mattresses on key factors. Firmness and feel You can think of firmness as how hard or soft a mattress is when you are lie on it. We’ve tested hundreds of mattresses and have an extensive catalog to compare against each new bed
Cultivated chicken doggie snacks have gone on sale at a U.K. pet food retailer, Pets at Home. The retailer also happens to be a major investor in Meatly, the startup producing the meat ingredient contained in dog food brand The Pack’s Chick Bites, as the slaughter-free, low-carbon treats are billed. (Other ingredients in the snacks
Google delivered big artificial intelligence news on Wednesday, launching its next-generation chatbot, Gemini 2.0. Google is opening up new Gemini 2.0 models in a multi-pronged change. Let’s break down what’s new and coming from Google. Gemini 2.0 Pro From talking fridges to iPhones, our experts are here to help make the world a little less
Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. The NYT Mini Crossword had some seldom-used letters today — there’s both a Q and a Z. And hopefully, you know your Norse
Starlink, the satellite constellation that delivers internet access to people in remote regions across the world, is now coming straight to your phone. This new satellite-to-cell service is a partnership between T-Mobile, SpaceX and Starlink, and with it you can send and receive text messages even when you don’t have service — as long as
When you need to sign a document that’s sent to you as a PDF or a Word file, you can easily take care of that using your phone. Whether you use an iPhone or an Android phone, both include built-in options for adding a quick signature onto a document, saving a new copy and sending
Sonos announced that it has laid off 200 people in a letter posted to its site Wednesday. The news follows a 100-person layoff in August. Both rounds arrive in the wake of a disastrously botched update to the Sonos app that alienated broad swaths of the premium audio hardware firm’s extremely loyal fanbase. The new
Have you ever come across an Early Access game on Steam, decided it looked pretty cool and downloaded it, only to realize it was kind of busted and never getting updated again? It’s long been a topic among PC players, and Valve now has a new tool to hopefully reduce such occurrences. A warning on
A clearer picture of Bench’s downfall is emerging thanks to newly-released bankruptcy filings. The records show that the Canada-based startup, which ironically enough offered cloud accounting software for small businesses, consistently struggled to reach profitability. It burned through $135 million from its founding in 2012 to September 2024. By the time of its collapse, Bench
Once homeowners get past the hurdle of making a down payment and financing a mortgage, the cash outlays for their house don’t stop there. The average cost of maintaining a house in 2024 was $18,118, which is 26% more than only four years earlier. All those expenses come with a silver lining, however — tax
Amazon may be gearing up to release a next-gen, AI-powered Alexa experience, according to Reuters. Per the outlet’s report, Amazon plans to preview an upgraded version of Alexa, the company’s smart home assistant that runs on a number of first- and third-party devices, at an event on February 26. The revamped Alexa is said to
Do you know what the No. 1 cause of death is in America? According to the CDC, it’s heart disease, which causes more deaths than cancer, accidents and COVID-19. In a 2025 American Heart Association report, the organization reveals that someone dies of cardiovascular disease every 34 seconds. With that in mind, when was the
2K Games has fired 31st Union president Michael Condrey after the studio’s long-awaited online multiplayer game Project Ethos was revealed last fall to little fanfare or apparent player interest, according to two sources familiar with the studio. The project’s fate is now unclear, although 2K, which is publishing Borderlands 4 and Mafia: The Old Country
For decades, the U.S. healthcare system has struggled to address the diet-related chronic illnesses affecting nearly half of all adults. That changed in recent years with the discovery of Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs that help people lose weight. While insurance covers these medications, doctors frequently require patients to see a nutritionist as part of
When it comes to Marvel Cinematic Universe lore, few things have been more impactful than Captain America: Civil War, which signaled a seismic shift in the MCU’s future by introducing characters and moments Marvel fans still gush about. The seminal film is largely remembered for the jaw-dropping introductions of Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) and Spider-Man
Since the start of the year, Warner Bros. has been quietly uploading full movies to its YouTube channel, letting anyone watch them for free. There are currently 31 movies available to stream right now on YouTube, and some of them are good! Others are bad. Very bad. For example, you can now watch Eddie Murphy’s
If you’re planning a Super Bowl party this weekend and thought you don’t have enough AI-generated content to support it, Apple has a new app for you. The Invites app, released this week, is the company’s version of the popular Partiful app for scheduling, inviting and keeping track of parties and their guests. It requires
Jen Keane’s claim to fame is that she grew a shoe using bacteria, coaxing the microbes to deposit their nanocellulose materials in the shape of a sneaker. But she’s kind of over that. “I feel like that sort of misses the point,” she told TechCrunch. “The fiber produced by bacteria — like, that’s not a
Apple released iOS 18.3 in January, and that update brought some bug fixes and a few updates to your iPhone. But when Apple released iOS 18 in September, that update brought a lot of new features to your iPhone, like the ability to customize your home screen and hide and lock certain apps. That update also added a
Uber is one step closer to letting customers hail a self-driving vehicle in Austin, Texas, through its app. The company on Wednesday opened up its interest list so that curious riders can declare their interest in potentially being matched with a Waymo robotaxi, once that partnership launches “soon” in Austin. In September, Uber and Waymo, the
While it’s normal to shed between 50 to 100 hairs every day, if you’re losing more than that, you may want to talk to your doctor about potential vitamin deficiencies. By ensuring that you have a balanced diet full of vitamins and minerals, you can work toward long, healthy locks while boosting your overall health at