Former Vegas Realtors CEO sues organization after election mishap
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Wendy DiVecchio points to disagreement with the board over LVR’s ownership of its MLS as a potential reason she was suspended, investigated and subsequently fired last week.
Swear at Google Until It Hides AI Search Results
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Are you tired of the annoying “AI overview” at the top of your search results? Turns out you can get rid of it by starting your search with the word “fuck.” The trick spread thanks to a now-viral thread on Tumblr and it works wonders. I’ve been trying it out all morning: the AI disappears […]
The Best Strategy for Buying a Car When You’re Paying With Cash
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Just like everything else, cars keep getting more expensive—new car prices have risen steadily in recent months, and will probably just keep getting pricier (the average new car now costs an eye-watering $49,740). That’s one reason why about half of all car buyers finance their purchase, and why we collectively owe an astounding $1.644 trillion […]
Microsoft Has Quietly Removed Instructions for Updating Your ‘Unsupported’ PC to Windows 11
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Windows 11’s minimum system requirements have been controversial from the day Microsoft unveiled the new version of its desktop operating system. The controversy boils down to one single line item: TPM 2.0 support. TPM stands for Trusted Platform Module, which is a chip that protects against malware and ransomware attacks. If your PC doesn’t have […]
Could the US Government Buy TikTok?
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Heads up: TikTok is technically still banned. While President Trump has promised to hold off on enforcing the TikTok ban until April, it’s still not being distributed on either Apple or Google’s app stores, and in the long term, Bytedance is still expected to sell the app to an owner in the United States. In […]
My Favorite Amazon Deal of the Day: Apple AirPods 4
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Prior to September 2024, any Apple user interested in active noise-canceling (ANC) AirPods would’ve had to shell out $250 for the AirPods Pro. With the release of the ANC AirPods 4, the tech is […]
Baking Soda and Vinegar Are Good for Cleaning, Just Not Together
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. From viral hacks to your grandmother, someone or something has, at some point, told you to clean with baking soda and vinegar. Even I have told you to clean with baking soda and vinegar. Yesterday, sadly, I learned that this approach isn’t all it’s cracked […]
How to Get Your Hands on One of Nvidia’s New Graphics Cards
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Soon after Nvidia’s new RTX 5080 and 5090 gaming GPUs went up for sale last week, they sold out pretty quickly—which shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who has tried to buy one of its graphics cards before. According to PC parts seller Newegg, the […]
Five Asian Sauces That Make Everything Taste Better
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Growing up, I was obsessed with helping my mom cook. Though she would dabble in making Italian food or try out popular boxed ingredients of the time, most nights featured what she knew best—giant pots of Thai comfort fare and heaping mounds of jasmine rice. […]
Don’t become a statistic: Tips to help keep your personal data off the dark web
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You may not always stop your personal information from ending up in the internet’s dark recesses, but you can take steps to protect yourself from criminals looking to exploit it
CloudScout: Evasive Panda scouting cloud services
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ESET researchers discovered a previously undocumented toolset used by Evasive Panda to access and retrieve data from cloud services
Threat actors exploiting zero-days faster than ever – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
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The average time it takes attackers to weaponize a vulnerability, either before or after a patch is released, shrank from 63 days in 2018-2019 to just five days last year
ESET Research Podcast: CosmicBeetle
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Learn how a rather clumsy cybercrime group wielding buggy malicious tools managed to compromise a number of SMBs in various parts of the world
Tony Fadell: Innovating to save our planet | Starmus highlights
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As methane emissions come under heightened global scrutiny, learn how a state-of-the-art satellite can pinpoint their sources and deliver the insights needed for targeted mitigation efforts
How to remove your personal information from Google Search results
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Have you ever googled yourself? Were you happy with what came up? If not, consider requesting the removal of your personal information from search results.







