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OpenAI Acquires iPhone Designer Jony Ive's Firm Amid Rumors of Screenless Phone

CNET News - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 15:38
Jony Ive will take on a new role at OpenAI after his firm, IO, was acquired for $6.5 billion.
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A Jan 6 rioter convicted of assaulting police scored a visit to the White House

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 15:14

Two pardoned Jan. 6 rioters posted photos and videos of themselves visiting the White House. One of them was convicted of assaulting police and texted after the riot, "I have murder in my heart."

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for May 22, #445

CNET News - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 15:00
Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle No. 445 for May 22.
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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 22, #711

CNET News - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 15:00
Hints and answers for Connections for May 22, #711.
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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for May 22, #1433

CNET News - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 15:00
Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle No. 1,433 for May 22.
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Sony Is Ending Its PlayStation Stars Program: Here's What to Do With Your Rewards

CNET News - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 14:46
Players have until July to earn rewards and until November 2026 to redeem them.
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"This is a once in a lifetime opportunity" - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says it's time to get on board with AI now, or be left behind

TechRadar News - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 14:41
  • "AI is here", Jensen Huang tells Dell Technologies World 2025
  • Speaking to Michael Dell, Huang once again extols virtue of AI tech
  • Nvidia and Dell combine to launch "AI Factory 2.0"

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has once again looked to highlight the huge potential AI can offer companies of all sizes in the coming months and years.

Speaking at the recent Dell Technologies World 2025 event, Huang noted “AI is here - this is unquestionably the single biggest platform shift.”

In conversation with Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell, Huang added how, “from a technology perspective…we’re now in perception to generative to now reasoning AI models, and that’s at the raw technology level.”

"The biggest reinvention"

Huang highlighted how Nvidia and Dell are teaming for enterprise AI, which he called, “one of the largest opportunities ahead of us”.

“These are companies that are essentially building a digital workforce of AI agents, which can be working in cybersecurity, software engineering, marketing and sales operations, and forecasting, and supply chain management - all these different AI agents are being created now, that can augment our human workforce with a digital workforce.”

(Image credit: Dell Technologies)

One of the biggest announcements at Dell Technologies World 2025 concerned the expansion of Dell’s AI Factory platform, which has received some significant updates thanks to Nvidia.

Initially launched at DTW 2024, the next iteration of the Dell AI Factory, unsurprisingly called Dell AI Factory with Nvidia 2.0, encompasses client devices, servers, storage, data protection and networking

The new iteration includes six new servers, including the air-cooled PowerEdge XE9780 and XE9785, and the liquid-cooled XE9780L and XE9785L, all of which support up to 192 Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs with direct to chip cooling.

These new releases can also be customized with up to 256 Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs per Dell IR7000 rack, which Dell claims can deliver up to four-times faster large language model training than its predecessor.

The two companies also announced Dell Managed Services for the Dell AI Factory with Nvidia, which looks to simplify AI operations with the management of the full Nvidia AI stack, and 100-times faster token generation per second for distributed AI inferencing, with more than 80% reduction in latency, to help support the growth of agentic AI.

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Noting that he and Huang had known each other “for some 30 plus years”, Dell asked the Nvidia CEO if he wanted to give any advice to the Dell Technologies World audience.

"This is a once in a lifetime opportunity - in the last 60 years, this is the biggest reinvention that you and I have seen,” Huang noted.

“This is incredibly exciting technology - you want to engage it. The impact to your company is incredible. And you want to be an early adopter.”

“This is the beginning of a decade of transformation. But you don't want to be second - this is the time, and you want to be first.”

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Think Microwaves Are Useless? Here Are 5 Foods That Make It Worth Keeping

CNET News - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 14:22
The microwave has a reputation for making food fast but with little refinement. Here are five foods the microwave actually nails.
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The pros and cons of PSA tests for prostate cancer for midlife and older men

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 14:16

With Biden's prostate cancer in the news, men may be wondering whether and at what age to be screened. Advice about the value PSA tests has fluctuated. Here's what to know.

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Target Is Latest Chain to Warn of Price Hikes Amid Tariff Uncertainty

CNET News - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 14:02
The discount chain attributed its recent sales slump partially to tariff uncertainty, but stressed that price increases are only one option.
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Former Kennedy Center president refutes Trump's critique of 'bad management'

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 13:43

"I am deeply troubled by the false allegations regarding the management of the Kennedy Center," Deborah Rutter wrote in a statement.

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First FDA-cleared Alzheimer's blood test could make diagnoses faster, more accurate

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 13:42

The first Alzheimer's blood test cleared by the Food And Drug Administration is poised to change the way doctors diagnose and treat the disease.

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Amazon is Suddenly Giving Refunds Dating Back to 2018: Here's Why

CNET News - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 13:42
An internal review at Amazon has created a wave of refunds for orders customers made years ago -- some are getting more than a thousand dollars back.
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iPhone designer Jony Ive joins OpenAI, but don't expect a new ChatGPT smartphone

TechRadar News - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 13:41

Jony Ive, who famously designed the iPhone (among other iconic Apple devices), is about to become the design lead for OpenAI, the chatCPT AI giant that, for now, does not make a single hardware device.

The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday reported the impending deal, which sees OpenAI acquire Ive's io company in a deal valued at $6.5 billion. As part of that, Ive becomes the design lead for OpenAI, a role he's been slowly-stepping into for some time.

Ive, who famously led Apple's design for decades, left the company in 2019 and, in recent months, has expressed some misgivings about the possible negative impact of the previous products he's worked on (which might include the iPhone).

"I think when you’re innovating, of course, there will be unintended consequences, You hope that the majority will be pleasant surprises. Certain products that I’ve been very, very involved with, I think there were some unintended consequences that were far from pleasant,” said Ive earlier this month, according to the Verge.

While reports indicate that Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are interested in building AI-capable consumer hardware, a smartphone is probably not on that menu.

Instead, most expect the duo to focus on wearables like earbuds and smartwatches that could be enhanced with, for instance, cameras that could see your surroundings and use onboard AI to help you act on and react to them.

A soft approach

Ive's focus will also apparently be on upgrading OpenAI software's visual appeal. So expect an infusion of Ive-ness on ChatGPT on mobile and the desktop (where it has a particularly techy or dev-friendly look), as well as on Sora and Dall-E interfaces.

In the latter part of his career at Apple, Ive was most responsible for stripping away skeuomorphism – making digital icons look like their real-world counterparts – across Apple's platforms. OpenAI's software doesn't suffer from the skeuomorphic scourge, but some could argue its overall look is less than elegant.

If you're curious if Ive's design skills are still up to snuff, just take a look at the updated Airbnb, which Ive's Loveform firm redesigned. Loveform, by the way, is set to remain a stand-alone company and will, according to The Wall Street Journal, work with OpenAI as a client.

The news must sting Apple a little bit. The company, which partnered with OpenAI to include ChatGPT access in Apple Intelligence, has not only failed to deliver its own generative AI, but is falling behind the industry in delivering a true, combined hardware/software AI experience.

Open AI CEO Sam Altman (Image credit: Getty Images / Tomohiro Ohsumi / Stringer)Hints of hardware to come

It'll be fascinating to see what Altman and Ive cook up, and we already have some hints.

Altman announced the deal by tweeting that he's "excited to try to create a new generation of AI-powered computers." Taken literally, we might expect an AI PC from the team, but I think here Altman means "computers writ large" in that most intelligent consumer electronics could be considered computing devices.

The tweet was accompanied by a video featuring a conversation between Ive and Altman, in which Altman described developing "a family of devices that would let people use AI to create all sorts of different things."

Without disclosing the product, Ive revealed that "the first one we've been working on has almost completely captured our imagination." Further, Altman added that Ive handed him the device to take home. "I've been able to live with it and I think it's the coolest piece of technology that the world will have ever seen."

No matter what they're building, it's worth remembering that the road to AI hardware success is already littered with the rotting carcasses of failed ventures like Human AI. Regular people have not shown great interest in wearing AI hardware that doesn't align with their current fashion choices.

thrilled to be partnering with jony, imo the greatest designer in the world.excited to try to create a new generation of AI-powered computers. pic.twitter.com/IPZBNrz1jQMay 21, 2025

That said, there may be an opportunity for OpenAI, Ive, and Altman in the smart glasses space. It's the one AI-connected device area that appears to be showing some real signs of life. That's mostly down to Meta's efforts with Ray Ban Meta Smart Glasses, but also evidenced by the upcoming influx of Android XR competitors from Google partners Samsung, Warby Parker, and others. Some were announced this week at Google I/O 2025, and all of them will feature Gemini at their core.

OpenAI and ChatGPT may be leading in the generative AI space, but Google Gemini is close behind. And if Android XR partners can deliver stylish Gemini Smart Glasses this year, it could quickly vault Gemini into the lead. At the very least, this puts pressure on OpenAI to deliver something.

Is Jony Ive the secret sauce that will make ChatGPT AI glasses, earbuds, smart watches, and other consumer hardware possible and desirable? Maybe. OpenAI says we'll see their work next year. Just don't expect a ChatGPT Phone.

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Get Safe: PetSafe and SimpliSafe Offer Pet and Home Memorial Day Sales

CNET News - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 13:33
Save up to 60% on home security systems and get instant discounts when purchasing certain pet products.
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Samsung Reportedly Wants OLED Screens on Switch 2 Refresh

CNET News - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 13:31
One of the major complaints about the Switch 2 might be addressed in the future.
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The Bear season 4 gets a trailer, and one detail suggests it could be the Hulu show's final installment

TechRadar News - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 13:30
  • The Bear season 4 trailer has been released
  • The timer suggests it could be the final challenge for the stressful cooking drama
  • Season 4 arrives on Hulu and Disney+ on June 25

The Bear season 4 has an intense trailer ahead of its Hulu (US) and Disney+ (international) release on June 25.

Maybe I'm reading too much into things, but deciding to include the ever-stressful clock could indicate we're counting down to the finale.

There are also moments of Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) trying to remember why he loves what he does and approaching a meeting with his mother (Jamie Lee Curtis), so even if it isn't the final season, there's still plenty of drama ahead, and it seems to be building to something big.

Previously, I noted that The Bear made Emmys history for most comedy wins, but it's still the most stressful Hulu show on TV, and I'm sure season 4 will be no different.

Check out the new trailer below.

What is The Bear season 4 about?

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An official plot for The Bear season 4 reveals: "Carmen 'Carmy' Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White), Sydney Adamu (Ayo Edebiri), and Richard 'Richie' Jerimovich (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) push forward, determined not only to survive, but also to take The Bear to the next level. With new challenges around every corner, the team must adapt, adjust and overcome."

There's still quite a lot to speculate on regarding one of the best Hulu shows, so we'll have to wait patiently to find out more about season 4. It won't be long, though, and much like the clock in the trailer, I'm counting down the hours.

Until then, why not check out the biggest Hulu movies to stream in May 2025 or 5 new Hulu movies with over 91% on Rotten Tomatoes to tide you over.

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'Which is it?' RFK Jr. waffles on cuts to lead poisoning prevention efforts

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 13:27

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced tough questions from senators about a lead poisoning crisis in public schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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U.S. Ambassador Huckabee is 'outraged' at European leaders for condemning Israel

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 13:05

In an interview with NPR, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said the U.K., Canada and France were "blaming the wrong perpetrator," and that Hamas is responsible for the suffering in Gaza.

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You can now auto-change compromised passwords with Chrome's Credential Manager

TechRadar News - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 13:00
  • Chrome's password manager will now allow for automated password change
  • The new feature helps reduce friction, Google says
  • Passwords remain the number one authentication method

Users can now change compromised passwords directly in their Chrome browser, in just a few clicks. This is the promise given in a new Google blog discussing the extensive changes the company is bringing to user authentication and identity verification.

Most browsers already come with a (rudimentary form of) password manager, allowing users to generate strong passwords, store their credentials, and auto-fill them for speed and convenience.

Now, Google’s Chrome devs, Ashima Arora, Chirag Desai, and Eiji Kitamura, said the company is building on that foundation to “fix compromised passwords in one click”.

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“Automated password change makes it easier for users to respond when their credentials are at risk,” the blog reads. “When Chrome detects a compromised password during sign in, Google Password Manager prompts the user with an option to fix it automatically. On supported websites, Chrome can generate a strong replacement and update the password for the user automatically. This reduces friction and helps users to keep their account secure, without hunting through account settings or abandoning the process partway.”

Passwords are still, by far, the most common and popular form of authentication. They are also the least secure form, as people tend to create weak, easy-to-guess passwords, tend to share them with friends, family and coworkers, or store them in insecure locations that hackers can easily access.

The community has rallied behind alternatives such as passkeys, biometric authentication, or physical security keys. Google is also working on all of these (and then some), but stressed that passwords were “still the world’s most common authentication method,” suggesting that it’s not abandoning the practice any time soon.

The full blog is a rather interesting read, discussing a unified sign-in experience, improved identity verification, and enhanced session security. You can read it in more detail on this link.

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