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I’ve Tested Countless Mesh Systems. Here Are the Routers I Recommend

I’ve Tested Countless Mesh Systems. Here Are the Routers I Recommend

Performance was consistently good throughout my home, with some of the fastest speeds I have recorded at close and medium range. My top pick, the Orbi 770 Series, outperformed the BE67 in some scenarios. By default, the 6-GHz band is a separate SSID, appended _6GHz, and MLO is switched off. I joined with my Pixel 10 Pro XL, and after …

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Power Up Anywhere With the Best Travel Adapters

Power Up Anywhere With the Best Travel Adapters

Travel Adapter Comparison Table Travel Adapters: Your Questions, Answered What Type of Adapter Do You Need? AccordionItemContainerButton There are 15 plug types in use across the world. Universal adapters tend to cover all of these types. Type A and Type B are used in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Japan. Type C is common across Europe, South America, and Asia. …

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Vibe Coding Is the New Open Source—in the Worst Way Possible

Vibe Coding Is the New Open Source—in the Worst Way Possible

Just like you probably don’t grow and grind wheat to make flour for your bread, most software developers don’t write every line of code in a new project from scratch. Doing so would be extremely slow and could create more security issues than it solves. So developers draw on existing libraries—often open source projects—to get various basic software components in …

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Waffles eat Bluesky | TechCrunch

Waffles eat Bluesky | TechCrunch

For the past few days, my Bluesky feed has been increasingly filled with mysterious posts about waffles. The back-and-forth seems to have started with a tongue-in-cheek post by Jerry Chen lampooning a form of social media sanctimoniousness that’s become all too recognizable on Bluesky: “(bluesky user bursts into Waffle House) OH SO YOU HATE PANCAKES??” Bluesky CEO Jay Graber quoted …

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Suspect arrested after threats against TikTok’s Culver City headquarters | TechCrunch

Suspect arrested after threats against TikTok’s Culver City headquarters | TechCrunch

Police say they have arrested a suspect allegedly connected to multiple online threats that led TikTok to evacuate its headquarters near Los Angeles on Friday. A press release from the Culver City Police Department says that TikTok employees reported receiving multiple threats, across various social media platforms, from 33-year-old Hawthorne resident Joseph Mayuyo. After an additional message threatened TikTok’s Culver …

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California’s new AI safety law shows regulation and innovation don’t have to clash  | TechCrunch

California’s new AI safety law shows regulation and innovation don’t have to clash  | TechCrunch

SB 53, the AI safety and transparency bill that California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law this week, is proof that state regulation doesn’t have to hinder AI progress.   So says Adam Billen, vice president of public policy at youth-led advocacy group Encode AI, on today’s episode of Equity.  “The reality is that policy makers themselves know that we have to do something, and they know from working on …

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OpenAI and Jony Ive may be struggling to figure out their AI device | TechCrunch

OpenAI and Jony Ive may be struggling to figure out their AI device | TechCrunch

OpenAI and Jony Ive face significant technical challenges as they work to develop a screen-less, AI-powered device, according to the Financial Times. Back in May, OpenAI acquired io, the device startup founded by the legendary Apple designer with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, for $6.5 billion. At the time, Altman declared that Ive and his team would help the company “create …

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