Amazon’s new control panel makes using an Alexa-powered smart home as easy as flipping a light switch (only better‚ trust me). Continue reading…

Image: Microsoft Grounded and Pentiment are the first previously Xbox-exclusive games to arrive on Nintendo Switch. Obsidian’s 2D narrative adventure roleplaying game Pentiment will launch on Switch tomorrow‚ followed by Grounded‚ the survival co-op that’s a combination of Honey‚ I Shrunk the Kids and A Bug’s Life‚ on April 16th. Both games were confirmed in Nintendo’s partner showcase today‚ after Microsoft revealed last week that it would be taking four previously Xbox-exclusive games to rival consoles like the PS5 and Nintendo. The Verge revealed that the four games would be Hi-Fi Rush‚ Pentiment‚ Sea of Thieves‚ and Grounded. Image: Nintendo While Hi-Fi Rush was rumored for Nintendo Switch‚ it’s not clear if the game is still... Continue reading…

The Apple Sports app for iPhone. | Image: Apple Apple launched a new iPhone app today called Apple Sports‚ giving users a one-stop location to check scores‚ team stats‚ betting odds‚ and more across a number of major sports leagues. The app supports the NBA‚ NHL‚ NCAA‚ Premier League‚ and several other leagues at launch‚ including MLS — the soccer league Apple has exclusive streaming rights to. Bundesliga‚ LaLiga‚ Liga MX‚ Ligue 1‚ and Serie A are also supported‚ and more services will be added after launch. Apple says that MLB‚ NFL‚ NCAAF‚ NWSL‚ and WNBA will be available “for their upcoming seasons.” Images: Apple Different screens from the Apple Sports app for iPhones. The app’s launch comes as Apple amps up its involvement in live sports. The company... Continue reading…

Image: Microsoft Microsoft’s Copilot Pro launched last month as a $20 monthly subscription that provides access to AI-powered features inside some Office apps‚ alongside priority access to the latest OpenAI models and improved image generation. I’ve been testing Copilot Pro over the past month to see if it’s worth the $20 subscription for my daily needs and just how good or bad the AI image and text generation is across Office apps like Word‚ Excel‚ and PowerPoint. Some of the Copilot Pro features are a little disappointing right now‚ whereas others are truly useful improvements that I’m not sure I want to live without. Let’s dig into everything you get with Copilot Pro right now. Designer image creation One of the main draws of subscribing to Copilot... Continue reading…

The new formatting options each have an easily remembered shortcut. | Image: WhatsApp / Meta Four new text formatting options have been added to WhatsApp to help users communicate more effectively. Available starting today‚ WhatsApp users can now use bulleted and numbered lists‚ block quotes‚ and inline code to highlight and organize their messages‚ making it easier to break down large sections of text into something easier to read. These new formatting options have been in development for a while‚ but now they’re available on WhatsApp for Android‚ iOS‚ Web‚ and Mac‚ alongside support for Channels. They join the existing bold‚ italic‚ strikethrough‚ and monospace formats that were already available to all WhatsApp users. Image: WhatsApp / Meta Here’s a handy visual guide for all the text formatting... Continue reading…

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Apple announced an important update to iMessage‚ which‚ according to the company‚ might have turned this app into the safest messaging app available today. The Security Research team upgraded iMessage with a new post-quantum cryptographic protocol that improves end-to-end secure messaging. Apple says that "with compromise-resilient encryption and extensive defenses against even highly sophisticated quantum attacks‚ PQ3 is the first messaging protocol to reach Level 3 security — providing protocol protections that surpass those in all other widely deployed messaging apps." The company states that PQ3 has the strongest security properties of any at-scale messaging protocol in the world. In comparison‚ Line‚ Viber‚ and WhatsApp all have classical level 1 cryptography‚ which iMessage also had. Signal‚ for example‚ added level 2 protection with a PQC Key establishment‚ but Apple went a step further with ongoing PQC rekeying. Image source: Apple Inc. Now‚ with quantum computing threats rising‚ Apple has decided to upgrade the existing protocol to avoid possible breaches of its encryption. The company explains: "Although quantum computers with this capability don’t exist yet‚ extremely well-resourced attackers can already prepare for their possible arrival by taking advantage of the steep decrease in modern data storage costs. The premise is simple: such attackers can collect large amounts of today’s encrypted data and file it all away for future reference. Even though they can’t decrypt any of this data today‚ they can retain it until they acquire a quantum computer that can decrypt it in the future‚ an attack scenario known as Harvest Now‚ Decrypt Later." When can I take advantage of this new iMessage protocol? Support for PQ3 will start to roll out with the public releases of iOS 17.4‚ iPadOS 17.4‚ macOS 14.4‚ and watchOS 10.4‚ and is already in the corresponding developer preview and beta releases. iMessage conversations between devices that support PQ3 are automatically ramping up to the post-quantum encryption protocol. With that‚ Apple says this new PQ3 protocol will fully replace the existing protocol within all supported conversations this year. You can learn more about this protocol and how Apple is ensuring iMessage becomes the safest messaging app here. Don't Miss: iOS 17.4 beta: Everything new for iPhone users The post Apple just made iMessage the safest messaging app with a big security upgrade appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals This $16 clip-on lens kit fits the iPhone or any Android phone‚ and it’s awesome Amazon deal offers a 7-inch Android tablet for under $43 Save 61% on a 6-port USB rapid charger on Amazon Save 75% on a Canon black and white multifunction laser printer on Amazon

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The Supreme Court is set Wednesday to hear a bid by three Republican-led states and several energy companies to block an Environmental Protection Agency regulation aimed at reducing ozone emissions that might worsen air pollution in neighboring states.

Sam Bankman-Fried‚ the jailed founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX‚ is due back in court Wednesday for the first time since his November fraud conviction for a hearing in Manhattan over his new lawyer's possible conflict of interest.