Although some of our favorite devices are getting lighter and slimmer, we sometimes tend to lose things with this kind of progress, especially with laptops, where a wide port selection can easily become a luxury. With that said, USB-C hubs can be lifesavers in these types of situations, providing an array of ports that’s great for expanding your devices connectivity.
Source: xda-developers.com
Google lays off workers, Tesla cans its Supercharger team and UnitedHealthcare reveals security lapses
Welcome, folks, to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the week that was in tech. This edition’s a tad bittersweet for me — it’ll be my last (for a while, anyway). Soon, I’ll be shifting my attention to a new AI-focused newsletter, which I’m super thrilled about. Stay tuned! Now, on with the news: This week Google laid off staff from its Flutter, Dart and Python teams … [Read More...]
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This new tool gives you total control over Windows 11's ads – plus it has a great name
Windows 11's new Start menu ads are causing ripples throughout the community, with people finding new ways to get around the ads. There are plenty of ways to dodge Start menu ads, but they range from putting your trust in a Windows setting to installing a whole new operating system. Now, another option has appeared on the internet, and its name perfectly sums up a lot of people's attitudes toward … [Read More...]
The Mac is the easiest way to play retro games here's how I did it
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Threads now lets you control who can quote your posts
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Django part: 2
Pass Data From Django View to TemplateTo pass data from a Django view to a template, you can use the render() function along with a dictionary containing the data you want to pass. Define your view function: from django.shortcuts import render def my_view(request): data = { 'message': 'Hello, world!', 'items': ['apple', 'banana', 'orange'] } return … [Read More...]
The newest Star Wars Acolyte trailer seems to reveal the show’s big bad
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Number and Maths in JavaScript
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The Snapdragon X Elite will be a huge step forward for Windows here's why
It's been a long time coming, but on May 20th, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and other partners including Asus will hold an event to officially unveil the first wave of laptops powered by the Snapdragon X Elite processors (along with the cheaper X Plus models). You can't downplay how big of a deal this is. It's been nearly four years since Apple took the world by storm with Apple Silicon and made the best … [Read More...]
Women in AI: Tara Chklovski is teaching the next generation of AI innovators
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch has been publishing a series of interviews focused on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. We’re publishing these pieces throughout the year as the AI boom continues, highlighting key work that often goes unrecognized. Read more profiles here. Tara … [Read More...]