Donald Trump and the GOP's proposed extension of the 2017 tax cuts failed a key vote this week, but the reasons why could make things even worse for Medicaid. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/taxes/trump-tax-cut-extension-grinds-to-a-halt-heres-what-it-might-cost-you/#ftag=CADf328eec
Here are hints -- and answers -- for the NYT Strands puzzle No. 440 for May 17. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-strands-hints-answers-and-help-for-may-17-440/#ftag=CADf328eec
Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle No. 1,428 for May 17. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-wordle-hints-answer-and-help-for-may-17-1428/#ftag=CADf328eec
Hints and answers for Connections for May 17, #706. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-hints-answers-and-help-for-may-17-706/#ftag=CADf328eec
Hints and answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, No. 236, for May 17. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-may-17-236/#ftag=CADf328eec
Some users woke up to a serious bug on their machines after a recent Windows update.
https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/windows-laptops/windows-update-bitlocker-bug
Nintendo has confirmed a few more popular OG Switch games are going to receive updates for the Switch 2 console – and this time they’re free. Some of the best Nintendo Switch games, like Super Mario Odyssey and Link’s Awakening, are getting a boost on the house, although the improvements aren’t quite as noteworthy as [...]
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Just because the Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons have mouse functionality, it doesn’t mean that they’re going to go scurrying away under the couch. However, the plucky Switch 2 controllers may, like their predecessors, have the tendency to slide between the sofa cushions every once in a while. Thankfully Nintendo is improving the situation by offering [...]
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Microsoft says Copilot is ChatGPT, but better with a powerful user experience and enhanced security.
Following a recent claim from an artist that Bungie stole her artwork for Marathon, the developer has now responded — confirming the theft, and promising to conduct a review of the game's assets.
Max is changing its name back to HBO Max, and much like The Joker in one of Warner’s DC Universe films, I can’t stop laughing.
Three years have passed since the mega-merger that birthed Warner Bros. Discovery and led to a new name for its flagship streaming service. The Max brand was supposed to emphasize a breadth of programming beyond the HBO catalog, but
A VPN is a powerful tool to browse securely and protect your information. But the service will really only be safe when it is decentralized, and no data can be traced back to you. This is what makes NymVPN unique in the market. Where many other VPNs ask you to provide email address and pay by credit card, NymVP
After claiming that Apple was blocking Epic from offering Fortnite in both the US App Store and the Epic Games Store in the European Union, Apple now says it wasn't, according to
The FCC has announced its approval of the merger between communications giants Verizon and Frontier, after a deal was made last year. Verizon will acquire Frontier Communications for $9.6 billion in cash, in addition to absorbing $
More original Switch games are getting the Switch 2 treatment. Although their enhancements are subtler than the Switch 2 editions of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, at least these will be free updates.
Iconic video game maker Hideo Kojima has left behind a USB stick filled with game ideas in the case of his death, as indicated in an interview with
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OpenAI launched a research preview on Friday of what it’s calling its most capable AI coding agent yet.
Codex, a cloud-based software engineering agent, can write features, answer questions about a codebase, fix bugs, and propose pull requests for review. Several tasks can run simultaneously, and users retain full access to their computers while the agent takes anywhere from one to 30 minutes to complete a task.
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For NFL teams’ social media departments, May 14 is the Super Bowl.
NFL Schedule Release Day has become an unofficial holiday on the league calendar. All 32 teams unveil their season schedules in the most creative and entertaining ways possible—chasing quote tweets and marketing impressions before the internet crowns a winner.
This year, the Los Angeles Chargers dropped a Minecraft-inspired video, complete with a nod to a viral Starbucks altercation between NFL re
The fifth-placed Blues take on a struggling Red Devils team distracted by Europe. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/premier-league-soccer-stream-chelsea-vs-man-united-live-from-anywhere/#ftag=CADf328eec
Expletives are apparently not off the table as a foul-mouthed AI Darth Vader is added to Fortnite. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/ai-voiced-darth-vader-can-swear-say-skibidi-toilet-in-fortnite-how-to-find-it/#ftag=CADf328eec
It's no fun, but moving yourself instead of hiring someone to do it for you is one way to save a ton of money. https://www.cnet.com/home/services/is-it-cheaper-to-hire-movers-or-do-it-yourself-lets-find-out-together/#ftag=CADf328eec
Nothing has long been rumored to be making over-ear headphones. In a YouTube video, it says they're being released this summer. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/nothing-teases-new-over-ear-headphones-that-are-better-than-airpods-max-but-cost-much-less/#ftag=CADf328eec
You might even get store credit when you trade in some of your old tech at certain retailers. https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/spring-cleaning-for-tech-how-to-recycle-your-old-computers-and-printers-for-free/#ftag=CADf328eec
A definitive agreement has been reached to combine two of America's largest cable companies. https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/charter-and-cox-have-announced-a-34-5-billion-merger/#ftag=CADf328eec
Considering using your gas fireplace later in the year? It's definitely nice to cozy up to. But how much do they really cost to run? We break it down for you. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/the-real-cost-of-owning-a-gas-fireplace/#ftag=CADf328eec
Timing is everything, even when it comes to weight loss and tracking your results on the scale. https://www.cnet.com/health/fitness/weighing-yourself-at-home-try-this-trick-for-precise-results/#ftag=CADf328eec
The Last of Us season 2's penultimate episode will be released shortly – find out when and where you can watch it.
The VPN purge from Russian official app stores continues as smaller providers like Samsung, Xiaomi, and Huawei become the next target. Experts at the VPN Guild are calling to hold tech platforms accountable.
CISA added a new Chrome bug to its catalog of exploited flaws.
Samsung is expanding its Odyssey lineup, as it just launched the world's first ever 500Hz OLED gaming monitor.
Russian hackers found a way into webmail accounts and have been using it since 2023.
Volkswagen puts fun back on the menu with plans to launch an "entire family" of GTI models in the coming years – here's what we could see.
$263 million in crypto was stolen.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/rico-crypto-fraud-investigation-leads-to-twelve-more-arrests
AMD has all-but-confirmed that the Radeon RX 9060 XT will be revealed at Computex 2025, on May 21.
After a $100 price cut, the iPad mini 7 is at its lowest price ever on Amazon.
Six new Acer Aspire AI laptops debuted Friday, but their future in the U.S. is uncertain because of tariffs and other factors.
https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/acer-aspire-laptops-2025-trump-tariffs
We've compared the newly launched Huawei Watch Fit 4 to its pricier counterpart Fit 4 Pro, to help you decide which one might suit you best.
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https://www.trustedreviews.com/versus/huawei-watch-fit-4-vs-fit-4-pro
Console Wars: The Card Game, a lighthearted, parody-filled strategy game that pokes fun at the gaming industry's console wars. It may just be what you need for your next game night.
Microsoft's allegiance isn't to OpenAI's exorbitant AI models and technology. Instead, Satya Nadella focuses on making whatever AI models or products accessible to customers via Azure.
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsofts-allegiance-isnt-to-openais-pricey-models
Take to the high seas of the 17th-century Spanish Main as a fearsome pirate in Captain Blood, a retro hack-and-slash that spent more than a decade shelved and forgotten before being revived and released for Xbox in May 2025.
You can get $400 off Samsung gear like Galaxy laptops and OLED TVs when you sign up for Verizon 5G Home or Home Internet plans.
Now $100 off, the 1TB Lenovo Legion Go is the same price as the 512GB model and stands out with its large screen, kickstand, and detachable controllers.
Epic Games has added an AI-voiced Darth Vader to Fortnite, and within hours of his arrival, people had already figured out how to trick him into swearing and saying slurs.
My first desktop computer, or at least the first one I used that was “mine” and not shared, had a 400MB hard drive. And at the time (about 1999, if I remember right) my parents thought it was mind-blowing. These days, you can get more than 1,200 times that much storage in a card the size of your pinky fingernail
About a month ago, Microsoft tweaked the interface of Windows 10’s taskbar calendar and removed the clock display from the flyout menu, annoying long-time users who depended on it.
One reason given for the change was to eliminate the
Epic Games Store continues to offer free games every week, and this time you have the opportunity to grab free copies of popular co-op horror shooter Dead Island 2 and horror puzzle adventure
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PC components maker DeepCool has taken the wraps off its new wood finish AK G2 CPU air coolers.
MSI has announced MSI PortalX, an upcoming RGB control website that will allow users to easily synchronize their lighting across different MSI hardware and peripherals.
AMD is set to launch its first rack-scale MI450X IF128 AI systems in 2026. The company hopes it will challenge Nvidia's VR200 NVL144 with up to 128 GPUs.
Third-party support was a big theme of the Switch 2 reveal earlier this year, with many publishers seemingly keen to capitalize on both the popularity of the outgoing Switch and the significantly increased horsepower of its imminent successor. And if you’re looking to get third-party games on your new system, they don’t come much much bigger than Red Dead Redemp
The European Commission (EC) has been firing on all cylinders in holding big tech to account through various
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I'll be here for the next 5-6 hours. As usual, there are countless topics given the rapidly changing immigration landscape and I'll be guided by whatever you're concerned with. Please remember that I can't provide legal advice on specific cases because I won't have access to all the facts. Please stick to a factual discussion in your questions and I'll try to do the same in my answers.
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We have been building a package manager for R inspired by Cargo in Rust. The main idea behind rv is to be explicit about the R version in use as well as declaring which dependencies are used in a rproject.toml file for a given project. There's no renv::snapshot equivalent, everything needs to be declared up front, the config file (and resulting lockfile) is the source of truth. This avoids issue where renv might miss information about the installation and is also easy to tweak some packages,
Hey HN – Gregor & Magnus here again.
A few months ago, we launched Browser Use (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43173378), which let LLMs perform tasks in the browser using natural language prompts. It was great for one-off tasks like booking flights or finding products—but we soon realized enterprises have somewhat different needs:
They typically have one workflow with dynamic variables (e.g., filling out a form and downlo
Some weekend reading on the heels of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAADM), which took place yesterday. The Email Markup Consortium (EMC) released its 2025 study on the accessibility in HTML emails, and the TL;DR is …
HTML Email Accessibility Report 2025 originally published on
Market volatility and an uncertain economy continue to push and pull on mortgage rates. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/mortgages/mortgage-forecast-tariffs-paused-fed-on-hold-whats-next-for-rates-in-may/#ftag=CADf328eec
New details about Donald Trump and the GOP's budget bill have sparked concern about Medicaid availability. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/taxes/trump-tax-cut-extension-moving-forward-heres-what-you-might-lose-or-gain/#ftag=CADf328eec
Mortgage rates can still fall this year, but barring a recession, don't expect a significant drop. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/mortgages/mortgages-move-up-for-homeseekers-todays-mortgage-rates-on-may-16-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec
Epic Games says Apple has rejected its submission of Fortnite to the App Store in the US and Europe. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/fortnite-is-offline-on-ios-heres-why-apple-is-blocking-its-return/#ftag=CADf328eec
Leave certain foods simmering in your skillet and you'll strip it of all that seasoned, nonstick goodness. Here are four to avoid. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/i-culinary-pro-told-us-4-foods-that-will-ruin-a-cast-iron-skillet/#ftag=CADf328eec
Updating your address in your phone sooner rather than later will save you headaches during your move. https://www.cnet.com/home/services/need-to-update-your-home-address-steps-for-iphone-and-android/#ftag=CADf328eec
Say goodbye to melatonin grogginess. Here's why magnesium should be your go-to sleep supplement. https://www.cnet.com/health/sleep/if-you-are-still-taking-melatonin-it-might-be-time-to-switch-to-magnesium/#ftag=CADf328eec
The Villans could move a step closer to UEFA Champions League qualification with a win over a preoccupied Spurs. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/premier-league-soccer-stream-aston-villa-vs-tottenham-live-from-anywhere/#ftag=CADf328eec
Even if you are in great shape, you may still get winded when climbing the stairs. Here's why and when you should talk to your doctor. https://www.cnet.com/health/fitness/out-of-breath-going-up-stairs-we-found-out-why-and-how-to-make-it-easier/#ftag=CADf328eec
CNET's tariff impact tracker is keeping tabs on price moves for several popular products, and while things seem steady, warnings continue to pile up. https://www.cnet.com/tech/ive-been-tracking-tariff-price-impacts-every-day-and-heres-what-ive-found/#ftag=CADf328eec
It's the biggest tech advancement since the advent of the internet and the iPhone. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/generative-ai-everything-to-know-about-the-tech-behind-chatbots-like-chatgpt/#ftag=CADf328eec
The new administration wants to limit or roll back tax credits for home energy equipment -- which could cost you money and change your plans. https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/how-trump-plans-to-change-tax-credits-for-solar-panels-evs-and-more/#ftag=CADf328eec
A multi-award-winning drama film and a fan-favorite Netflix animated show lead this week's streaming recommendations.
Two very different TV technologies –and one's likely to arrive long before the other
Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.
https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-17-may-2025
Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions.
https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/quordle-today-answers-clues-17-may-2025
Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-17-may-2025
We’re not just managing one crisis. We’re standing on the threshold of something bigger, a chance to rethink how we live, work, and care for each other.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/climate-needs-a-rebrand-and-whats-driving-change-is-surprising
Audio-Technica's AT-LPA2 turntable is completely transparent
American chip exports could come with geotracking capabilities to prevent diversions to and misuse in countries of concern.
One of the reasons that fear around data privacy have risen in recent times is that it’s extremely difficult to keep up with new regulations – particularly given how quickly AI is evolving as a technology.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/data-streaming-protecting-consumers-in-the-ai-era
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge takes the company’s ultra-simple design philosophy to its logical endpoint – it’s a strikingly simple and cool-looking phone that, in my opinion, looks better than the rest of this year’s releases.
Disney and Epic Games have announced the return of Darth Vader's iconic voice, despite James Earl Jones passing away last year.
The FBI is warning about ongoing smishing and vishing attacks impersonating senior US officials.