Timef 03/28/2025

Lucid Motors plans to resume customer deliveries for its new all-electric Gravity SUV at the end of April. Getting the Gravity into customer hands is a big milestone for Lucid, whose success will hinge on being able to offer vehicle types popular with American drivers. The Gravity is Lucid’s second vehicle and its first SUV […]

Using 3D models of ancient skulls, Dinosaur Choir gets us closer than ever to understanding the noises that dinosaurs made.

Mark Zuckerberg may not be the most likable figure in Silicon Valley, but we can empathize with him on this: it would feel really weird if someone made a movie about your life. On YouTubers Colin and Samir’s podcast, Zuckerberg spoke about the one and only time he saw “The Social Network.” “It was weird, […]

In need of a new tablet? Shop the Lenovo Tab M9 for just $70 at Best Buy or $80 at Amazon during the Big Spring Sale.

Ever wish you could smash a tablet and smart speaker together? These devices offer the best of both.

In an advance for treating male infertility, researchers transplanted a patient with his own sperm-forming stem cells that were collected from testicular tissue when he was a child.

WhatsApp launched a new feature on Friday, where users can include brief music clips in their Status updates, reminiscent of the Myspace era. Status resembles Instagram Stories and allows users to share photos, videos, and text that disappear after 24 hours. When creating a new Status, users can tap on a music note icon to […]

YC-backed startup Taxo has raised a $5m seed round to save doctors time and money on admin work.

Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.

Microsoft is discontinuing Skype in May after 22 years of service. Kurt the CyberGuy addresses other options for internet-based phone and video service.

Researchers looked inside the chatbot’s “brain.” The results were surprisingly chilling.

Trevor Milton, the founder of bankrupt hydrogen trucking startup Nikola who was convicted of fraud, has been pardoned by President Trump, the White House confirmed to TechCrunch. Milton was convicted in October 2022 of one count of securities fraud and two counts of wire fraud related to claims he made about Nikola’s progress to investors. He was […]

Headphone jacks are endangered, but they’re not gone. Here are our favorite smartphones that still let you plug and play.

Find the year's top gadgets and best tech gifts from brands like Apple, Anker, Nintendo, and GoPro.

Razer’s svelte 16-inch machine has a powerful GPU in tow and is exactly what you’d want from a gaming laptop.

As of March 28, the Fire TV Cube is on sale for $109.99 in Amazon's Big Spring Sale. Normally it retails for $139.99, so you're saving 21%.

Live stream Houston vs. Purdue in 2025 March Madness for free from anywhere in the world.

The bug fix comes days after Google fixed a similar vulnerability under attack in its Chrome browser.

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Google said today that it will start offering user choice billing in the U.K., giving Google Play developers the ability to use other billing options instead of Google’s own system. The change kicks in on March 29, initially only to non-game developers. If developers opt for it, they cannot replace Google Play billing altogether. Instead, […]

You won't believe where Jaume Collet-Serra's "The Woman in the Yard" goes — that is, if you can follow the movie. Film review.

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"The White Lotus" star Jon Gries appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and spoke about his character Greg, aka Gary.

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As of March 28, the Sonos Era 100 is on sale at Amazon for $199 as part of the Big Spring Sale. Normally it retails for $249, so you're saving 20%.

Answers to each clue for the March 28, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

As of March 28, a selection of cinch-waist baggy jeans from Levi's are on sale in Amazon's Big Spring Sale.

Save 27% on the Amazon Fire TV 4-Series at Amazon.

Save 23% on the Apple Pencil Pro at Amazon.

Save $350 at Amazon on the Eufy X10 Pro Omni robot vacuum.

“The group chats are popping off at the highest levels of government.”

Keita Takahashi talks about his latest game, To a T, which lets you navigate teenage hardships while your hands are stuck in a T-pose.

If Elon Musk is America's CEO, DOGE is the Silicon Valley executive branch.

As of March 28, DJI Power 1000 Portable Power Station is on sale for $419 at Amazon — 58% off its $999 list price.

As of March 28, Soundcore Space A40 earbuds are on sale for $44.99 in the Amazon Spring Sale — 44% off their $79.99 list price.

Stephen Colbert has commented on a recent report that top Trump officials' personal details and passwords were found online.

Tron 1, a Chinese company's two-legged robot, is versatile and can walk, roll and pivot, even on rough terrain. Tron 1 stands 33 inches tall and weighs 44 pounds.

Live stream Michigan State vs. Ole Miss in 2025 March Madness for free from anywhere in the world.

Advancements in computing and robotics are changing how people live. Here are our favorite prosthetics, smart glasses, exoskeletons, and fitness trackers.

The brother goes on vision quests. The sister is a former English major. Together, they defected from OpenAI, started Anthropic, and built (they say) AI’s most upstanding citizen, Claude.

Amazon has discounts on books including fiction, non-fiction, sci-fi, and more that take up to 56% off.

Amazon's Big Spring Sale is officially live. Shop the best deals under $25 today.

Check out the best deals under $50 from Amazon's Big Spring Sale 2025.

Target Circle Week is live to counter Amazon's Big Spring Sale. Shop deals on Peacock, Lego, Beats, books, toys, and more.

Not a robot vacuum person? Shop deals on cordless stick vacuums from Shark, Tineco, and more at Amazon's spring sale.

Score savings on premium Kindle models during Amazon's Big Spring Sale. Find the Kindle Colorsoft and Scribe at their lowest prices ever.

A bunch of tablet deals are live during of Amazon's Big Spring Sale, which takes place from March 25 to 31. Check out our favorite discounts so far.

Amazon's Big Spring Sale features a wide range of deals on all the best gaming consoles, games, accessories, and more. Check out our favorites so far.

The best MacBook deals available during Amazon's Big Spring Sale include $50 discounts on the new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Airs.

MacBooks, AirPods, and more are on sale in Amazon's Big Spring Sale.

Proxima Centauri, the sun's closest neighbor, likely destroys any chance of an atmosphere around the closest Earth-like exoplanet, a new study finds.

The best deals from the Amazon Big Spring Sale (live March 25 to 31) include discounts on Kindles, Apple Watches, and lots of robot vacuum/mop combos.

'Death of a Unicorn's Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Téa Leoni, Will Poulter, and Richard E. Grant describe the moments in their life when their lives changed forever.

Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to capture a stunning view of an Einstein Ring in the deep cosmos, wherein one galaxy's mass distorts another distant galaxy.

Mindfulness skills can help you resist the urge to gamble.

Skoove Premium Piano Lessons uses advanced AI to give you curated virtual piano lessons, and right now a lifetime subscription can be yours for just $149.99 (reg. $299).

Learn the native language before your next trip abroad with this lifetime subscription to all languages with Rosetta Stone for just $179.99 (reg. $399).

Boost your productivity with a license for Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for Windows for just $29.97 (reg. $229) through March 30.

Get access to 1TB of secure and private data storage with this lifetime subscription to Koofr Cloud Storage, now $119.97 with code KOOFR through April 27.

Find out how to watch 'Queer' at home, including the release date and the best streaming deals for the A24 film.

The team behind "Challengers" is back with more problematic crushing in "Queer," an adaptation of the novel by William S. Burroughs. Review.

Venmo data from U.S. officials involved in the Signal chat has been found exposed online, including contact lists and transactions.

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

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Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

1min.AI’s Advanced Business Plan offers a powerful, all-in-one AI toolkit for just £61.74 — no recurring fees, just lifetime access.

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1378 on March 28, as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Krafton, known for its titles PUBG and BGMI, has acquired a controlling stake in 12-year-old Indian mobile gaming studio Nautilus Mobile.

The Airwrap may not be on sale, but the Shark FlexStyle and T3 Aire 360 are — and for most people, I'd argue these are the better options.

AI web crawling bots are the cockroaches of the internet, many developers believe. FOSS devs are fighting back in ingenuous, humorous ways.

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Elon Musk personally reached out to the CEO of Reddit to complain about content on the platform.

WIRED has found four new Venmo accounts that appear to be associated with Trump officials who were in an infamous Signal chat. One made a payment with a note consisting solely of an eggplant emoji.

Certification platform Certiverse raised an $11 million Series A led by Cherryrock Capital, it announced this week. The company was founded by Ruben Garcia, Pablo Meyer, and Frederico Lopez in 2023. It lets organizations develop certification exams at, its founders say, far less cost than traditional methods.  Certifications are an age-old method to gain technical […]

Shop Kindle books during Amazon's Big Spring Sale. Find bestsellers from Fredrik Backman, John Krakauer, and Ruth Ware up to 90% off.

Minecraft Lego sets are on sale for up to 36% off at the Amazon Big Spring Sale

This week on Uncanny Valley, our hosts ask what impact religion will have on Silicon Valley.

"One Battle After Another," directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, hits theaters Sept. 26.

Reddit, the internet's primary message board, experienced an outage on Thursday afternoon.

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Amazon's spring sale puts the Samsung Frame TV at record-low prices, plus Hisense and TCL dupes on sale at Best Buy.

I love Miele's C1 vacuum, and right now it's 20% off during Amazon's Big Spring Sale. Plus score savings on Miele vacuum bags.

President Trump is slapping 25% tariffs on all cars imported to the United States, including from our immediate North American neighbors. He’s also placed a 25% tariff on certain parts used to build cars. It’s a decision that will likely supercharge the cost of new and used cars, but it’s also a gift to Tesla, […]

HoneyBook, a startup last valued in late 2021 at $2.4 billion, told TechCrunch that it hit $140 million annualized recurring revenue (ARR). This makes HoneyBook one of the few startups with peak-VC-era valuations to report their financials after the market cooled.  Many startups that raised in 2021 and not since remain under pressure to generate […]

The FCC received 125 complaints about Kendrick Lamar’s concert, according to public records obtained by WIRED, with many focusing on the lack of white performers.

Scandal surrounding the Trump administration's Signal group chat has led to a landmark week for the encrypted messaging app’s adoption—its “largest US growth moment by a massive margin.”

Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

Xbox president Sarah Bond is a rare figure in the gaming industry — a powerful Black female executive.

The Anker Zolo power bank is down to just $12.94 at Amazon in the Big Spring Sale. That's 50% in savings through March 31.

Meta-owned Instagram is copying yet another feature from TikTok. This time, it’s the ability for users to play a reel at 2x speed by long pressing on the right or left side of their screen. When TikTok first launched, videos could only be 15-seconds long. As the years passed and TikTok rose in popularity, the […]

Preorders for the Nintendo Switch 2 will begin on April 2, according to a since-deleted post on Best Buy Canada's blog.

After teasing a return to “OG Facebook” earlier this year, the social network on Thursday announced an update that will give users a simple way to connect with friends. The company is introducing a new Facebook Friends tab that will only showcase updates from friends, without any other recommended content. Meta explains in a blog […]

When Twin came out of stealth in January 2024, AI agents were more of a theoretical concept than a reality. Today, the Paris-based is releasing an automation agent in partnership with Qonto, the fintech startup that offers business bank accounts to more than 500,000 customers across Europe. If you want to automate repetitive tasks, there […]

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, who were fired from the agency this month, accused President Trump in a lawsuit of executive overreach.

Wondering what you’re missing out on? Here are our favorite smartphones not officially sold stateside, available in markets like the UK and Europe.

Amazon has a three-pack of WiZ 60W A19 LED Smart Light Bulbs on sale for just $17.49 (normally $24.99) during its Big Spring Sale. Thatt's a 30% savings and its lowest price to date.

The Beats Solo Buds are down to just $49.99 at Target for Circle Week. That's nearly 40% in savings and beats the Big Spring Sale by $10.

As of March 27, the 65-inch LG G4 OLED TV is on sale at Amazon for $1,996.99 in the Amazon Spring Sale.

A new Friends Tab will feature posts from a user’s friends and relatives, which was the original mission of the app.

A new Friends Tab will feature posts from a user’s friends and relatives, which was the original mission of the app.

As of March 27, get the M4 Mac Mini for its lowest price yet at Amazon.

As of March 27, the Ecoflow Delta Delta Pro portable power station is on sale at Amazon for $1,798.99 in the Amazon Spring Sale.

TikTok is set to expand its TikTok Shop e-commerce platform to users in France, Germany, and Italy on Monday, Reuters reports. TikTok Shop has been available in the United Kingdom since 2021, and now the company is ready to expand further into Europe. While TikTok Shop is also available in the United States and saw […]

During its Nintendo Direct event Thursday, the company revealed “Virtual Game Cards,” which will allow players to share games or play across multiple systems. It also teased Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.

"Dying for Sex," starring Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate, premieres April 4 on Hulu. TV review.

The encrypted messaging app Signal is getting some unexpected attention this week. High-ranking officials in the Trump administration, including Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth, communicated the plans for an attack on the Yemeni Houthis via a potentially unauthorized group chat on Signal. However, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added […]

As of March 27, Amazon Big Spring Sale shoppers can score almost $200 off on a 55-inch, 4K Fire TV. Get yours for just $359.99 while the sale is still live.

Meta, X, and Snap are celebrating a new Utah law that will require Apple and Google to take responsibility for verifying users’ ages on their app stores and obtain parental consent for minors. The tech giants have been battling to determine which party should be responsible for age verification on the app stores. Companies like […]

The Bissell Little Green Max Pet is down to just $89.99 at Target during Circle Week — $10 less than Amazon's Big Spring Sale.

Nintendo held a Switch 1-focused Direct stream just days before the Switch 2 Direct. Here's everything that was announced.

Like any subscription, you've got to jump through a few hoops to cancel your Kindle Unlimited subscription. Here's how to do it.

The impact-proof Bounce carry-on brings back your souvenirs in one piece.

As of March 27, get 3 books, Blu-rays, and more for the price of 2 at Amazon.

OpenAI’s new image generator led to AI-generated Studio Ghibli-style images, despite copyright issues and Hayao Miyazaki’s disapproval.

As of March 27, the highly rated INIU power bank is just $9.99 with an on-page coupon during Amazon's Big Spring Sale. Get yours while you still can.

As of March 27, the Anker Zolo power bank is on sale at Amazon for $24.61 in the Amazon Spring Sale.

Shop 48 products that are 50% off (or more) during Amazon's Big Spring Sale — from books to robot vacuums and one giant TV.

Philips offers tips on how we can embrace AI in healthcare today for a healthier tomorrow.