Most of us pay more than $60 a month for home internet, which makes it all the more aggravating when it feels like our internet service providers are selling us short. ISPs have consistently been some of the most loathed companies around due to shady billing practices, hidden fees and the monopolistic structure of the…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and tech billionaire Elon Musk sharply responded to Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on March 9, dismissing Sikorski’s concerns about Starlink being cut off in the future, and urging him to be thankful for the assistance thus far. Earlier on March 9, Sikorski stated that Poland will look for alternative…
Manus, an “agentic” AI platform that launched in preview last week, is generating more hype than a Taylor Swift concert. The head of product at Hugging Face called Manus “the most impressive AI tool I’ve ever tried.” AI policy researcher Dean Ball described Manus as the “most sophisticated computer using AI.” The official Discord server…
Australian startup Cortical Labs has launched what it’s calling the “world’s first code deployable biological computer.” The shoe box-sized device, dubbed CL1, is a notable departure from a conventional computer, and uses human brain cells to run fluid neural networks. In 2022, Cortical Labs made a big splash after teaching human brain cells in a…
This cute curly-haired woman holding a TV remote control gestures in frustrated irritation at something she has seen – or not seen – on the screen. Chromecast users worldwide have reported connectivity issues, with an outage affecting multiple countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Brazil. According to outage monitoring service Outage….
Apple’s flagship range of iPhones is coming this fall and a new report claims that one model, the iPhone 17 Pro Max, has a thicker body than the iPhone 16 Pro Max it will replace. Which could mean room for a bigger battery, it’s claimed—something that hasn’t been suggested before and is, of course, very…
AliveCor has suffered another setback in its long-running patent case against Apple. Today, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld a decision that the medical device maker’s EKG patents are not actually patentable. As a result, the Apple Watch won’t face a second import ban from the International Trade Commission (ITC)….
It’s the $1,000 question: Should you buy your own router or rent one from your internet service provider? That equipment fee might not seem like much when you first sign up for internet service, but fast forward a few years and you’re looking at hundreds in wasted dollars. Most ISPs charge between $10 and $15…
Politics Despite recent tensions, the DOGE chief and Secretary of State united to hit back at Poland for its lack of gratitude over U.S. support for the war in Ukraine. Updated Mar. 9 2025 6:17PM EDT / Published Mar. 9 2025 6:16PM EDT Getty Images Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here. Source link
Earlier this year I received comments on an academic manuscript of mine as part of the usual peer review process, and noticed something strange. My research focuses on ensuring trustworthy evidence is used to inform policy, practice and decision making. I often collaborate with groups like the World Health Organization to conduct systematic reviews to…
