Aarian Marshall: Hello.Michael Heat: Given today’s topic, I’m curious to know what is the most unexpected thing you’ve both ordered through a delivery app?Louise Matsakis: So I was on a press trip to China recently, and I was taking notes during an interview, and I got pen all over my white pants. So I ordered the Chinese equivalent of a Tide pen. I think that’s probably the weirdest thing I’ve ever gotten on demand.Aarian Marshall: I am so constitutionally against just paying for delivery even before there were apps. I hated paying delivery people. Much respect what they do, but…
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Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. I’ve worked with Uplift in the past, so when I heard they released a new desk, I, of course, had to try it out for myself.I’ve tried out their V2 Standing Desk with commercial legs, and the team has reviewed the V2 standing desk with standard legs. Both desks scored 4.5 and are widely recognized by the Techradar pro team as fantastic standing desk options. Sometimes when companies knock…
When Apple launched its new iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, it couldn’t stop talking about the new 8x-zoom powered by the 4x optical zoom 48MP sensor. Such an 8x zoom is, they claimed, equivalent to a 200mm focal length. As soon as I heard that, my ears pricked up.”200mm? Really?”You see, I’ve been shooting photos with a Sony Alpha a6000 fitted with a Sony 18-200mm lens for well over a decade. It’s my favorite lens, letting you smoothly go from a full-throated close-up of a subject just inches from the glass to an 11x optical zoom that…
SMS blaster scams are on the rise and they’re difficult to detectThese scams involve cybercriminals driving around cities and targeting nearby phones with fake cell towersThere are a few simple ways to protect yourself from these scamsThe term ‘SMS blaster’ is still unknown to many, but these devices are increasingly popular weapons used by cybercriminals – and your phone might be the target.These small devices can be used to target hundreds of phones at a time, and they’ve been caught sending as many as 100,000 text messages per hour. The worst part is that you may not even notice if…
The tie between startups and the U.S. government have strengthened in recent years, a shift buoyed by an interest in using AI, automation, space, robotics, and climate tech for defense. And while that has provided another welcome path to capital, the relationship is getting complicated. A growing share of startups have the U.S. government as customers, or are aiming for permits and defense-related contracts. When the government is operational, that connection can provide a needed boost and revenue to startups. But when the government ceases to function, as it did starting October 1, those close ties can stifle or even…
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (PS2/Xbox)Lament of Innocence built up a ton of goodwill for being the Castlevania game to finally put the series on solid ground in the 3D space, so, it’s understandable why folks recoiled a bit at its follow-up largely tossing out most of Castlevania tradition for something that, honestly, doesn’t much resemble anything in the series, before or after. Time has actually been kinder to Curse than expected though. Yes, it’s still kind of an oddball as a Castlevania title–ironically, there’s a lot of this game in what eventually became Bloodstained–but if you can put aside expectations…
Looking for a different day?A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, October 4 (game #580).Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today…
Artificial intelligence has reached a milestone in professional finance. According to a CNBC report, a new study conducted by research led by Shilpi Nayak, Co-Founder & CTO of Goodfin and NYU Stern School of Business, has shown that advanced AI models can now pass the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level III exam, often regarded as one of the hardest tests in finance.For humans, the CFA journey typically requires over 1,000 hours of study across several years. But researchers found that leading large language models (LLMs), including o4-mini, Gemini 2.5 Pro and Claude Opus. successfully cleared Level III mock exams in…
After the success of OpenAI’s video editing app Sora, now at the top of the U.S. App Store, Google may be looking to give its Gemini AI app a more visually focused revamp. The company is seemingly experimenting with a new user interface that would shift the app from having a chatbot-style look and feel to one offering a scrollable feed with suggested prompts accompanied by eye-catching photos. The changes were spotted in a recent version of the Gemini Android app by the news site Android Authority, but are not yet live to the public. Instead, by looking into the…
I have not played the entirety of the Battlefield 6 single-player campaign yet, but I played enough to have a solid guess as to what the high-level goals for it were. It wasn’t until I got a chance to speak to some of the people behind it that my suspicions were validated. It’s also very easy to guess that some of the same people who get excited about playing the campaign mode in yearly Call of Duty releases likely won’t be moved by what Battlefield 6 is offering there, and perhaps that’s fine. After playing three missions of the Battlefield…