The NTSB chooses Elon Musk’s X to update the press on plane crashes
The National Transportation and Safety Board will only update the press about the plane crashes in Washington, DC and Philadelphia on X — not over email, as reported earlier by The Desk. The agency announced on Saturday that it will…
Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China
The US is officially imposing tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China. President Donald Trump announced that goods imported from Mexico and Canada will face a 25 percent tariff, while goods from China will face a 10 percent tariff. There will…
Google’s AI Super Bowl ad is wrong about cheese
A screenshot from Google’s Super Bowl commercial. | Screenshot: Google Google just debuted a series of Super Bowl ads showing how small businesses use Gemini AI across all 50 states, but the cheese lovers out there might notice something a…
Trump fires CFPB head Rohit Chopra
President Donald Trump has fired Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In a letter posted to X, Chopra confirmed his “term as CFPB Director has concluded.” Chopra was notified of his removal via an email…
It took more than a decade for a surreal RPG to get its final translation
In 2008, Mortis Ghost made a game with his friend, composer Alias Conrad Coldwood. It was a surreal roleplaying game about a baseball player fighting ghosts called Off. He shared it for free on a French-speaking forum, where it garnered…
Eight Useful Mac Apps Worth Checking Out
Mac apps can often go under the radar, with apps for the iPhone and iPad receiving more attention. For that reason, we have a Mac-focused video series that highlights useful Mac apps we’ve come across. Our first picks of the…
How to hide files and folders on Windows
While your Windows computer should be pretty well locked down with a password or maybe even some kind of biometric protection, it’s impossible to guarantee that no one else is ever going to get access to it, whether itâs a…
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra isn’t so ‘ultra’ anymore
Ultra used to mean something, you know? When you yell âCan you just Google it?â at your AI assistant, itâs fair to say that the AI assistant is not doing its job. I was browning some beef on the stove…
Google’s New ‘Ask for Me’ Search Feature Uses AI to Make Calls
Google today started rolling out a new experimental “Ask for Me” feature that’s available as part of Search Labs. Google Search users can take advantage of AI to make calls to businesses for information like pricing and availability. As of…
Update on iPadOS 18 apps distributed in the European Union
The App Review Guidelines have been revised to add iPadOS to Notarization. Starting September 16: Users in the EU can download iPadOS apps on the App Store and through alternative distribution. As mentioned in May, if you have entered into the Alternative…