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Internet giant Cloudflare says it detected Perplexity crawling and scraping websites, even after customers had added technical blocks telling Perplexity not to scrape their pages.

The Roborock Qrevo S5V robot vacuum and mop is on sale at Amazon for $549.99, down from the standard price of $899.99. That's a 39% discount.

Grab a Tile Mate 4-pack at Amazon for only $59.99, nearly 30% off and a new all-time low price.

OpenAI's consumer chatbot ChatGPT to hit a new milestone of 700M weekly users.

As of August 4, you can get the Bluetti Solar Generator (AC180) for $519, down from $699, at Amazon.

Elon Musk says the company will bring back Vine's archive of videos back online.

It doesn't feel like the PS5 is that old, but we're getting PS6 leaks, so maybe it is.

A TikTok creator wrote a song about the viral AI bunnies jumping on a trampoline, highlighting human-made art in the age of AI.

Elon Musk continues to position Grok as an unfiltered, boundary-pushing AI.

Google is pushing advertisers on ads in AI Mode, building on its ad revenue.

The companies want to launch the robotaxi services in Germany and the U.K. first, pending regulatory approval.

Google removed the name of 58 DEI groups from its list, including the Latino Leadership Alliance and the ACLU of Illinois.

HER now lets users set short tags, like "Go on a date," "Flirty," or "Hook up," to show what kind of connection they're open to.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is down to a new best price ever of $949.99, saving shoppers 27% or $350.

The Renpho Elis 1 smart scale is on sale at Amazon for $19.98, down from the list price of $44.99. That's a 56% discount.

Microsoft is pushing users to use its AI service over ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude.

As of August 4, you can get the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K for $29.99, down from $49.99, at Amazon. That's a 40% discount.

A coordinated phishing campaign has breached sensitive patient data at several cancer care providers affiliated with a Tennessee-based network of oncology practices.

The second golden age of portable gaming is here. These are the top gadgets for taking your video games on the go.

Denzel Washington leads "Highest 2 Lowest" with co-stars Jeffrey Wright, A$AP Rocky, and Ilfenesh Hadera. Trailer.

Spotify is raising prices for users in some international markets after a rough quarterly earnings report.

Despite securing big names in the business, the company is now shifting its strategy in an effort to better compete with rivals like Spotify and YouTube.

North Korean IT workers are increasingly using generative AI to draft resumes and "deepfake" their appearances to make money for North Korea's sanctioned nuclear weapons program.

OpenMind is building humanoid robot operating software designed for robots that interact with people and other robots.

The social feed lets users share images, videos as well as their chatbots with other users. Users can also share snippets of their chats with characters, post AI-generated images based on their chats with a character, or even have their characters debate topics on a live stream.

"The Naked Gun" stars Liza Koshy and Paul Walter Hauser played Mashable's "Say Action." And what came out of it was pure comedic gold.

Save $200 on the 2025 13-inch MacBook Air with M4 chip at Amazon — now $799, its lowest price ever, available in all four colors.

Joby is buying the Blade brand and the company's passenger business, which includes operations in the United States and Europe, for as much as $125 million.

The plan would be voided if the Delaware Supreme Court overturns the decision to spike Musk's $56B comp plan from 2018. A judge ruled in 2024 that plan was unfairly negotiated.

The plan would be voided if the Delaware Supreme Court overturns the decision to spike Musk's $56B comp plan from 2018. A judge ruled in 2024 that plan was unfairly negotiated.

Packed with calories and protein, the same magic mixture has successfully treated famine for decades—but due to funding cuts it's now in short supply.

The Asus TUF Gaming F16 is now just $892.49 on Amazon — its lowest price ever, so get 19% off this powerful gaming laptop with an RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, and a 144Hz FHD+ display.

The Defense Department operates slot machines on US military bases overseas, raising millions of dollars to fund recreation for troops—and creating risks for soldiers prone to gambling addiction.

Watch Liverpool vs. Athletic Club for free from anywhere in the world. Get a one-month free trial of LFCTV.

The new 6'5'' version of Skelly has digital eyeballs, audio options, and a motion sensor. It’s available to buy starting today.

A recent survey asked 1,000 Americans just how deeply they connect with their pets. Some of the answers are sweet. Others? A little wild.

Get the KOORUI 34-inch curved ultrawide WQHD gaming monitor for only $265.99 on Amazon — its lowest price ever for 165Hz refresh, HDR400, and FreeSync Premium.

Using AI to analyze thousands of frames taken by drone, The Piedmontese Alpine Rescue team has found the body of a doctor who had been missing since September 2024.

How to unblock porn for free in North Dakota. Unblock and watch Pornhub for free from anywhere in the world.

Tesla has expanded its Robotaxi geofence area in Austin for the second time in a month.

As of Aug. 4, Apple AirPods Pro 2 are on sale for $169 at Amazon. This is $80 off their list price of $249.

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

The city is the tech industry’s hub for artificial intelligence, 30 miles north of the home of companies like Meta and Google.

It’s the shut up and grind era, tech workers said, as Apple, Google, Meta and other giants age into large bureaucracies.

The Rationalists, a community focused on the risks of artificial intelligence, regularly gather with tech figures and other like-minded people in a complex that covers much of a city block.

Goodbye to the age of consumer websites and mobile apps. Artificial intelligence has ushered in an era of what insiders in the nation’s innovation capital call “hard tech.”

The DJI Mini 4K drone is available to purchase for $249 on Amazon. That's the lowest-ever price.

Sign up for a 1-Year Costco Executive Gold Star Membership and receive a $40 Digital Costco Shop Card via email — available to new members only.

Get a powerful refurbished MacBook Pro and a lifetime MS Office 2021 license for just $419.99 — no subscriptions, no nonsense.

Run your agency smarter with Sellful — an all-in-one white label platform for websites, CRM, invoicing, marketing, and more. Lifetime access now 76% off.

Stop digging for your phone and get all your notifications delivered to your wrist with this Apple Watch Series 6, now for only $123.99 (reg. $399).

Answers to each clue for the August 4, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

1MinAI gives you lifetime access to multiple GPT models, including Meta AI, Google AI, ChatGPT, and more. You can generate copy, images, analyze files, conduct research, and more.

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

See the moon phase expected for August 4, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

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

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

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1507 on August 4 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Apple is reportedly working to create a lightweight competitor to ChatGPT.

Mastercard seemingly denied playing a role in a recent marketplace crackdown on games with adult content, while Valve says the pressure was indirect.

Microsoft released patches for a SharePoint zero-day bug after hackers compromised over 400 servers worldwide using weaponized exploit chain.

Anthropic pulls the plug on OpenAI's access to Claude API, citing terms of service breach

Amazon is toying around with putting ads in Alexa+

Apple’s new 'Answers' team is developing a stripped down ChatGPT experience

SAP has reached an agreement to acquire SmartRecruiters, with SmartRecruiters' software complementing SAP's existing HR tools.

Facebook's parent company, Meta, removed millions of accounts and adopted stricter policies against unoriginal content to help authentic creators break through on the platform.

Owala, the brand behind our favorite water bottle, the FreeSip, is offering sitewide savings from August 3 to 9. Shop now for 20% off everything.