Timef 08/17/2025

Kidney dialysis provider DaVita experienced a ransomware breach by the Interlock gang affecting 916,000 people in the second-largest U.S. healthcare attack of 2025.

You’re hunched over your desk and phone for hours. We rounded up gadgets, a DIY trick, and even some yoga advice to help you straighten up.

Modeled on a 1960s home movie camera, this cheap, stripped-down digital Super 8 is a laid-back antidote to the spec-chasing rat race of modern videography.

The Bluetooth tracker maker is adding free and paid SOS features to its products, including emergency contact alerts, silent alarms, and real-time location sharing.

The force between electrical charges is kind of a big deal—without it, the universe would be a primordial soup and you would not exist. That force is determined by the electric constant.

Interested in Loop earplugs but don't know where to start? Our guide breaks down the differences between the Loop Quiet 2, Loop Switch 2, Loop Dream, Loop Engage 2, and Loop Experience 2.

A Chinese-made Unitree R1 robot walked Manhattan streets and shopped for shoes as part of KraneShares' $28 million AI robotics fund promotion campaign.

There are lots of neat little tricks you can use to make using your iPhone even more fun.

Choose from more than 150 languages and become fluent with this lifetime subscription to uTalk Language Learning for just $99.97 (reg. $300) through September 7.

Get lifetime access to Autio’s 23,000+ location-based audio stories for just $99.99 and turn every drive into an immersive experience.

Own Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for Windows for just $29.97 — a lifetime license, no subscription fees.

Build a confident, data-driven investment portfolio with lifetime access to Sterling Stock Picker for just $55.19 (reg. $486) with code SAVE20.

Write and publish professional non-fiction books in days with Youbooks’ lifetime AI-powered platform — now just $49 (MSRP: $540).

The AirPods Pro 2 are on sale for $169 at Amazon. Save $80 on list price.

Ditch subscription fees and get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more for life for only $49.97.

Answers to each clue for the August 17, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

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

See the moon phase expected for August 17, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

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

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

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" #1519 on August 16 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Artificial intelligence software is designing novel experimental protocols that improve upon the work of human physicists, although the humans are still “doing a lot of baby-sitting.”

A federal judge has blocked the FTC's investigation into Media Matters research around advertising and antisemitic content on X.

Do A.I. chatbots packaged inside cute-looking plushies offer a viable alternative to screen time for kids? Maybe not.

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley announced on Friday that he is investigating Meta after a Reuters report about its AI policies.

TikTok expanded its Community Guidelines to explicitly state more of its rules and change some language.

Anthropic says new capabilities allow its latest AI models to protect themselves by ending abusive conversations.