Substack now lets users subscribe to any paid publication via an in-app purchase from the official iOS app. The news comes after the company tested the feature with 30,000 creators.This makes subscribing to something a much speedier affair, with the entire process taking just a few taps on the old smartphone screen. Prior to this, it wasn't always possible to upgrade to a paid subscription … [Read more...]

Newsletter subscription platform Substack will begin taking advantage of an option on the U.S. App Store that allows users to make purchases outside of Apple’s in-app purchasing system. This functionality is permitted by a change to the App Store’s rules in May, as a result of Epic Games’ antitrust lawsuit against the tech giant. Since then, a number of top apps have moved to offer in-app … [Read more...]

When I first started with Linux, I used to mostly rely on the graphical interface simply because it felt familiar and straightforward, especially since I am used to the Windows OS. However, after spending some time, I realized the terminal offers more power and speed. At first, learning even the basic commands was a task, but when I picked up a few essentials, my workflow improved … [Read more...]

EntertainmentCome look at my new spurs that jingle, jangle, jingle.Aug 18, 2025, 4:53 PM UTCAsh Parrish is a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and the quirky, horny culture of video game communities.Prime Video has released new photos from season two of Fallout. Lucy (Ella Purnell), the Ghoul (Walton Goggins), and Maximus … [Read more...]

Believe it or not, Big Tech's fall hardware events are already upon us. (Heck, Samsung already got a jump on things in July.) Up next: Google's big Pixel shindig. You can learn all about the new Pixel 10 lineup, along with new watches and earbuds, on August 20.Google's new hardware has leaked far and wide. But that doesn't mean there couldn't be a few surprises. If you want to be the first to hear … [Read more...]

After largely focusing Google I/O 2025 on the ways the company wants Gemini to change everything from searching the web to filmmaking, Google is finally ready to launch new hardware. The next Made by Google event is on the books for August 20, and Google has already confirmed what at least one of its new Pixel 10 phones will look like.Google seems dead-set on making a big splash at this event, … [Read more...]

You’ll have until August 30th to buy Fujifilm products before another price hike goes into effect.Aug 18, 2025, 4:42 PM UTCEmma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.Just two weeks after raising the prices of its cameras by up to $800, Fujifilm is warning customers about another … [Read more...]

I’ve been a longtime advocate for self-hosting my digital life, and for me, it's about reclaiming privacy and control from big corporations. I even self-host LLMs to bring local AI into my daily workflow. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]

Big Tech's foray into nuclear power continues as Google announced the site of its first nuclear reactor today, as part of its 2024 deal with startup Kairos Power. Oak Ridge, Tennessee, will be home to the Hermes 2 plant, which will supply Google with 50 megawatts of power under a long-term purchase agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).The Oak Ridge plant is the first in a … [Read more...]

Testing company BrowserStack has announced a new Chrome extension called Testing Toolkit that includes 11 different manual web testing tools.  According to the company, manual web testing has been very fragmented, and QA teams are often switching between multiple different apps and accounts, leading to unnecessary context switching and lost time.  The Testing Toolkit acts as a single … [Read more...]

Aug 18, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Cloud Security Cybersecurity researchers have lifted the lid on the threat actors' exploitation of a now-patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows to deploy the PipeMagic malware in RansomExx ransomware attacks. The attacks involve the exploitation of CVE-2025-29824, a privilege escalation vulnerability impacting the Windows Common Log File System … [Read more...]

xAI’s website for its Grok chatbot is exposing the system prompts for several of its AI personas, including a “crazy conspiracist” that seems designed to handhold a user into beliefs that “a secret global cabal” controls the world. TechCrunch has confirmed the system prompt exposure, first reported on by 404 Media. They include instructions for a range of AI personas, like Ani, its flagship … [Read more...]

As Windows 10's end-of-support date looms, people have to choose between the options available to them. Some will continue using Windows 10 and grab extended support, some will move to the LTSC branch, and some will even migrate to Linux. However, there is the option of forcing Windows 11 on a device that doesn't officially support its hardware requirements, usually because the CPU doesn't have … [Read more...]

A series of critical vulnerabilities across multiple internal Intel websites allowed for the complete exfiltration of the company’s global employee database and access to confidential supplier information. The flaws, stemming from basic security oversights, exposed the personal details of over 270,000 Intel employees and workers. The investigation from Eaton Works revealed that at least four … [Read more...]

Steph “kepano” Ango on why productivity tools need community more than they need AI.Aug 18, 2025, 3:40 PM UTCSteph “kepano” Ango on why productivity tools need community more than they need AI.Aug 18, 2025, 3:40 PM UTCCasey Newton is the editor of the Platformer newsletter and cohost of the Hard Fork podcast.Welcome to Decoder! This is Casey Newton, founder and editor of Platformer and cohost of … [Read more...]

A team of researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design has disclosed the details of a new 5G attack that does not require the use of a malicious base station. As part of the project, the researchers have released a framework named Sni5Gect that can be used to sniff messages and perform message injection in 5G communications. The attack targets the 5G New Radio (NR) radio … [Read more...]

We’ve also found deals on Soundcore’s Select 4 Go speaker and Eufy’s Omni S1 Pro robot vacuum and mop.Aug 18, 2025, 3:30 PM UTCBrandt Ranj Brandt Ranj is a commerce reporter for The Verge writing about the best deals and gadgets. He previously wrote for Business Insider, Rolling Stone, Futurism, and Popular Science.If you’re interested in a long-lasting smartwatch, and like to stay within Apple’s … [Read more...]

Anna Monaco has been building AI agents since before the term “AI agents” was even a thing. After building numerous chatbots, she started looking for other types of interfaces that made sense for AI agents and landed on spreadsheets. “I had this personal pattern, and I noticed that a lot of other people had this pattern, of putting very important CRM data in spreadsheets just because it was the … [Read more...]

The PC building process isn't just about the parts you choose, it's also about how you put them together. The symptoms of such mistakes can be various, but the ones that affect performance can be sneaky. There is a right and a wrong way to go about a build, and while not every misstep can affect things like framerate, these four common mistakes can land your high-performance build firmly in … [Read more...]

Linktree, the popular link-in-bio service used by millions of creators and businesses, has been inaccessible in India for several days — and its sudden disappearance from the Indian web remains a mystery, even to the Australian startup itself. Over the past week, Linktree has been inaccessible in India, with a few users raising the issue on X. Initially, TechCrunch noticed that the site briefly … [Read more...]