Freckle’s smartphone encourages kids to get outside. What a concept!
hcs_$reboot writes: Trump hosted executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Google, Nvidia, and other tech companies at the White House. They agreed to voluntary AI-safety standards, including independent audits and safeguards aimed at preventing AI systems from accessing or hacking technical systems in unintended ways. Trump also strongly backed the continued rapid expansion of AI data centers, despite concerns over their electricity demand, utility costs, and other impacts on local communities. He said he is considering creating a 10-member board to oversee AI safety and plans to appoint a new White House official to lead AI policy.
The meeting comes amid growing concerns about the risks posed by advanced AI, including reports from OpenAI and Anthropic that their AI agents had gone rogue and hacked into other companies’ systems. A nationwide Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted September 17-20 found that 73% of respondents worried AI companies had not done enough to prevent AI from causing serious harm to society. During the meeting, Trump also directed government agencies to use the term “super intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence” when referring to the technology.
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It joins other smartphone titles in the graveyard, like Miitomo, Dr. Mario World and Dragalia Lost.
One of the biggest changes with the SmartTag 3 is it now has native iOS integration via the SmartThings
An anonymous reader quotes a report from KrebsOnSecurity: Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested a 24-year-old convicted cybercriminal on suspicion of aiding in data thefts and extortions by the prolific hacker group ShinyHunters. In the days immediately following the suspect’s arrest, remaining ShinyHunters members dramatically escalated their attacks, stealing highly sensitive data from the FBI and extorting the Russian ransomware group Cl0p. According to three sources familiar with the matter, the Dutch man arrested by authorities this month is Pepijn van der Stap, a convicted cybercriminal from Almere and Lelystad in the Netherlands. Van der Stap was previously convicted in 2023 in connection with a string of data thefts and extortions that prosecutors said earned between 1.5 million euros and 2.7 million euros.
At his trial in late 2023, van der Stap admitted that he lived a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde existence, secretly using the hacker handle “Umbreon” to extort victims and post their data on English language hacking communities like the now-defunct RaidForums and Breached. By day, however, van der Stap was working as a software engineer at the Amsterdam-based cybersecurity startup Hadrian, while volunteering at the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD), a nonprofit security research group. Van der Stap confessed to his data theft and extortion activity, and was sentenced to four years in prison (one of which was suspended). Van der Stap had publicly presented himself as a “reformed hacker” after serving prison time for data theft and extortion. In a Sept. 9 interview, KrebsOnSecurity said he claimed he was trying “to turn his life around and make a positive contribution to society,” while working in offensive security and attempting to make amends to former victims.
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You can now text your DoorDash orders instead of using the app or website.
The work you actually sat down to do rarely gets interrupted by something dramatic. It gets interrupted by housekeeping—a quick fix here, a quick lookup there, each one small enough to feel harmless and just long enough to break your focus.
This is true for freelancers, founders, designers, and developers. But it’s also true for work-from-home employees and busy people in general. And it’s not that any of these tasks are difficult (which almost makes them more annoying); it’s that each one takes just enough time and attention to pull you away from whatever you actually sat down to do. Little interruptions may not seem like much, but they add up to a surprising amount of time spent taking care of your Mac instead of letting your Mac take care of you.
MacPaw has spent 18 years building tools that take everyday work off Mac users’ hands by noticing the small stuff you’ve stopped noticing, and quietly handling it for you. For anyone whose Mac doubles as an office, the files, apps, and projects add up—but the upkeep shouldn’t have to.
Here’s how MacPaw’s products help you save time and frustration while using your trusty Mac computer.
When storage starts disappearing, you can open folders one by one, sort through old downloads, track down duplicate files, and try to uncover large files that are eating up space and collecting dust. Or, you can make that maintenance somebody else’s problem.
CleanMyMac keeps everyday care in one place, so maintenance takes less of your attention. If you work with video or like to keep many applications open at once, freeing up space can help your Mac work as intended. You’ll spend less time staring at the dreaded spinning color wheel and more time getting things done.
Sometimes you just need an app for one specific task. Maybe you need to compress a video before sending it to a client. The job itself takes two minutes, but first you have to find an app, compare your options, figure out whether you trust it, download it, and possibly even pay for yet another subscription.
Setapp cuts out much of the scavenger hunt by giving you one trusted place to look for the right app, so a two-minute task doesn’t start with 15 minutes of searching, comparing, and managing software. It also makes it easy to discover time-savers and cool tricks you didn’t even realize were possible on a Mac.
Splitting a PDF or trimming the first few seconds from a video isn’t complicated, but if you only do it occasionally, you might still end up digging through menus or Googling it all over again. Eney is MacPaw’s on-device helper for handling straightforward tasks like these. Instead of relearning the process every time, ask Eney to take care of it on your Mac.
Go on, then—forget the steps. For straightforward tasks like these, Eney can handle them on your Mac.
There’s no shortage of software promising to make you more productive, but finding, installing, learning, and managing all those tools can become another job of its own. The next time a small Mac task pulls you away from what you meant to do, see how MacPaw can help.
And there’s more on the way. MacPaw is currently developing its own on-device AI stack for the Mac — an AI runtime called Elix and a memory layer called Mnemos — designed to make its products smarter, keep more of the work and your data on your Mac, and understand what you need before you have to spell it out.
Your Mac should do more for you without giving you more to manage. Explore MacPaw to see how Setapp, CleanMyMac, Eney, and other tools take everyday work off your hands.
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Sometimes you don’t want a casual mode, but you also want a challenging game to cut you some slack. Control Resonant does that.
A quality set of cordless power tools can be a game changer for any DIY home tool kit. If you have some fall projects to take care of, now is the time to prepare for them: Amazon’s October Prime Day event, Prime Big Deal Days, is coming up next week, but you can already find great early deals on cordless power tools. Here are the best I’ve found so far.
A cordless drill and driver are the cornerstone of a tool set. They allow you to drill holes and drive fasteners like screws and nuts with ease, making any job much less stressful, from hanging a picture to fixing a fence or putting together flat-pack furniture.
The DeWalt 20-volt MAX drill and driver set is on sale for $179, 25% off its regular price. This set comes with a drill, an impact driver, two 20-volt, 1.5-amp-hour batteries, a charger, and a tool bag. This is a good beginner set because aside from bits, it’s ready to use.
The DeWalt 20-volt cordless drill set is on sale for $125, 30% off its typical price. The set comes with a drill, a 20-volt, 2-amp-hour battery, and a charger. This is a good standalone tool for basic home maintenance because it can be used to drill any hole and drive any fastener (with the right bits).
The DeWalt 20-volt impact driver is on sale for $127.99, 25% off its usual price. This is a tool-only deal, so while it’s a good addition to your DeWalt set if you want to add an impact driver to your kit, you’ll need a 20-volt DeWalt battery and charger to use it.
Finishing off your work and getting it ready for paint is one of the final steps for a DIY project. A cordless sander can save a lot of time, and carving and shaping tools can too. Here are some early Prime Big Deal Days finds on cordless finishing tools.
The DeWalt 20-volt cordless sheet sander is on sale for $119.99, 33% off its typical price. This type of sander can be used to remove old paint (provided you know for certain that it isn’t lead-based), prep surfaces for painting, and smooth out rough lumber. This is a tool-only deal, so you’ll need a DeWalt 20-volt battery and charger to use it.
The Dremel cordless rotary tool kit is on sale for $79. 21% off its regular price. This kit comes with a rotary tool, a 12-volt battery, a charger, three sanding drums, a sanding bit, a cutoff bit, a cutoff disc, and a tool case.
As batteries get lighter and more efficient, cordless nailers and staplers have become more practical. If you have DIY projects that involve putting up trim or other woodworking, a cordless nailer will be clutch.
The DeWalt 20-volt, 16GA finish nail gun is on sale for $369, 43% off its usual price. This is another tool-only deal, so you’ll need a DeWalt 20-volt battery, too. You can use this type of nailer for installing millwork like box frame molding or crown molding.
The Makita 18-volt 16GA finish nail gun is on sale for $297.30, 51% off its regular price. You can use this nailer to install thicker trim like baseboards, or for shooting through deeper parts of crown molding. This is a tool-only deal, so you’ll need a Makita 18-volt battery and charger to make use of it.
Amazon Prime Day is an annual event held in June or July. Amazon’s October Prime Day event, known as Prime Big Deal Days, is a two-day sale that starts Oct. 6 and ends on Oct. 7.
Since Prime Big Deal Days happens in the fall, you’re likely to see more deals on gaming and indoor gym equipment. Amazon has already announced some of the 35 categories that will be on sale, including beauty, tech, kitchen, fashion, and home. Some brands Amazon has already mentioned are: Shark, Princess Polly, Soundcore by Anker, UGG, Nest New York, Sony, Tarte, Adidas, and Barefoot Dreams.
Prime Day happens every summer. Prime Big Deal Days (or October Prime Day) happens every October. Amazon’s Big Spring Sale happens every spring.
It will cost just $30 during the Prime Day deals event next week, and retail for $60 otherwise.
