In an order denying Sam Bankman-Fried’s request for a new trial, a judge accused the disgraced FTX founder of wasting precious court resources on wild conspiracies. To the judge, the motion seemed like a last-ditch attempt to give himself a MAGA makeover that the Trump administration absolutely wasn’t buying. Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years … Read More “New Sam Bankman-Fried trial would be huge waste of court’s time, judge says” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Notification lights are expected to return to Android phones with “Pixel Glow.” Google has been secretly working on lights that could illuminate when you receive a notification or use Gemini. Newer clues affirm the feature’s presence and mention the term “Pixel Lights,” suggesting that could be the feature’s marketing … Read More “More ‘Pixel Glow’ clues surface, and they point straight at Gemini” »
Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today’s NYT Connections puzzle features a real zinger of a purple category, and the blue group isn’t exactly easy, either. Read on … Read More “Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for April 30 #1054” »
A bacterium’s genome, pulled into a straight thread, is nearly 1,000 times longer than the cell from which it came. If you placed one E. coli into a gallon-sized jug with some nutrients and waited a few hours, the genomes of its descendants, placed end-to-end, would reach to the moon and back…several times.1 One rarely … Read More “Biology is a Burrito” »
Tecno introduced the Spark 50 5G in March, followed by the Spark 50 4G earlier this month. A new report now suggests that the company is gearing up to launch the Spark 50 Pro 5G, and has revealed its key specifications and launch timeline. The Tecno Spark 50 Pro is said to debut in India … Read More “Tecno Spark 50 Pro could debut next month with a 6,000mAh battery” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube TV multiview is finally loosening up, so now you can build your own split-screen instead of relying on Google’s preset combos. There are still limits: only live content works, meaning no DVR recordings or on-demand shows in multiview. Device support isn’t universal, with a small number of older … Read More “Here’s the fine print on YouTube TV’s custom multiview feature” »
Amazon is moving forward, as planned, with its Leo satellite network after CEO Andy Jassy acknowledged in a letter to shareholders last week that the project had hit a major delay. During the retail giant’s earnings call on Wednesday, Jassy teased the global value of the low-Earth-orbit communications network when the commercial service launches, which he … Read More “Amazon Eyes 2026 Entry to Satellite Internet Market Dominated by Musk’s Starlink” »
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority For decades, I grew up in a Verizon household. As I became an adult, I experimented with other carriers on the postpaid and prepaid side, but ultimately returned to Verizon a little over half a decade ago. In that time, I’ve rarely ever needed to deal with customer service as … Read More “In 2026, can you get good customer service from the big carriers?” »
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg used the company’s first-quarter earnings call on Wednesday to detail his plans to continue investing in AI, including integrating personal AI agents in Meta’s popular smart glasses. Zuckerberg has long championed a future vision of “personal superintelligence,” which is the idea that AI will be used for “personal empowerment,” as Zuckerberg … Read More “Meta’s AI Bet, and the Evolution of Smart Glasses” »
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