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In January, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth published a memo calling on A.I. to be widely integrated across the military and for A.I. companies to offer their technology without restrictions.
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Larry Ellison is among the investors in the newly formulated American version of TikTok.
Errol Musk, who has at least nine children and stepchildren, at his home in South Africa in 2022.
AOL announced that they are shutting down their dial up internet service.
It's one of those tech hacks that's been around a long time: Add "reddit" to the end of your Google search queries, the theory goes, and you'll get some actually useful information from real people, rather than SEO-optimized spam sites looking for your clicks. It's a trick that works, a lot of the time, depending on what you're looking for.
Now Reddit is starting to push its credentials as a search engine, making use of the "breadth of conversations and knowledge" on the platform to position itself as a genuine alternative to Google. We already have Reddit Answers, which lets you type in a query and get the opinions of Reddit back in summarized form, and there's apparently more to come.
But while the Reddit tweak may be handy for some Google searches, is it a substitute for Google? I'd argue that while there's undoubtedly a wealth of useful information on Reddit, and a lot of value in the platform as a whole, it's not the best idea to use it as a default search engine.
Maybe you're heading to Reddit to find out how to fix a broken keyboard. For queries like this, you'll come across a pile of relevant posts. However, quantity doesn't necessarily mean quality, and there's no guarantee that what you're reading can be trusted.
Yes, you have the upvote and downvote system, which is helpful in assessing the quality of comments, and the associated karma system. Nevertheless, even with these signals, it doesn't necessarily mean you can always rely on the instructions, advice, and takes that appear on Reddit. For much of the time you're going to be putting your trust in someone you don't know anything about.
Add in the AI slop that is appearing on Reddit (as well as everywhere else on the internet), and it's not always easy to pick out the good stuff from the bad stuff. Compare and contrast these with articles that take you through topics step-by-step, written by authors with real names and photos attached, and put together with proper editorial oversight, and it's not hard to see where Reddit comes up short.
No offense to the good people of Reddit, but they only represent a subsection of humanity—a rather significant subsection, admittedly, with around 110 million people checking the site every day, but still only a fraction of the people who are connected to the web and who might be able to help you with your search queries.
Limit your searches to Reddit, and you're limiting yourself to posts from Redditors who are actually active in terms of contributions, and who have actually noticed the threads you're checking. What if the Redditors who know most about attracting birds to your garden have ignored or missed the conversation about attracting birds to your garden?
In terms of the stats, Reddit users tend to be younger, male, and from the U.S., and that means there are going to be certain biases in terms of the posts than come up when you search the platform. It's not quite like searching the web at large, which has certain biases of its own, but is open to everyone.
Don't discount all the information and advice you can get from everyone who has never logged into Reddit—whether you're looking for travel guides from locals or wondering in which order to watch Bond films.
Google is far from perfect, but it can still surface useful and informative resources a lot of the time—especially if you know some of the secrets to using it as effectively as possible. Remember you can use the "site:" operator to limit results to one domain, add a "+" (plus) in front of words that must be matched, and a "-" (minus) next to words that should be excluded from results (which can help filter out some of the rubbish).
There's also the advanced search page on Google, which lets you limit results by language, region, or time (helping you avoid out-of-date information). The best approach is going to vary depending on what it is you're searching for, but Google still offers the most comprehensive and powerful search out there.
Another good idea is to seek out and follow sources you trust, whether that's on the web, on social media, or on platforms like YouTube. Over time, you should be able to figure out who you should be giving your attention to—and again these sources of information should be more reliable than random Reddit accounts.
However you do your searching, do it with a bit of caution and common sense. That obviously applies to AI searches, too: They're susceptible to hallucinations, and you need to double-check the websites they're pulling their knowledge from, but the way these AI tools are able to aggregate and present information from multiple sources can come in handy in certain search scenarios.
For a few years now, Instagram has gone all-in on videos. Instagram Reels have taken over the platform, and you might now be tempted to take these new videos into your editing bay. If you spot an Instagram video that you'd like to download, there are multiple ways to do so. Previously, there were many more methods for this, but most of them no longer work, or now require you to give untrusted apps access to your Instagram account. Luckily, there are still ways to download Instagram videos that don't involve too many caveats, including ones that don't require you to log in.
There is an official method for downloading Instagram videos, but it doesn't work all the time. If a content creator decides to allow people to download their videos, then you can use Instagram's mobile app to save these videos to your photo gallery. Follow these steps to download Instagram videos this way:
Open the Instagram app on iPhone or Android.
Sign in to your account (if you haven't done so already).
Open any public Instagram video, then hit the Share button (the paper plane icon).
Swipe left on the bottom row (bypassing the options to copy link, send to WhatsApp, etc.).
If enabled by the video's creator, the last option in the bottom row will say Download. Tap this button to save the Instagram video to your phone's photo gallery.
Note that this method has two main limitations: Saved videos have a TikTok-style watermark, and the Download button needs to be enabled by a creator before it will show up. However, you can also easily take a screen recording on an iPhone or an Android phone to save a copy of an Instagram video. With screen recordings, UI elements such as likes and comments may be displayed during the video, but it does the job of "downloading" the actual video just fine. Still, if that's too much of a workaround for you, there are third-party download options.
I've tried a few different options to download Instagram videos, and my favorites are FastDL and SnapInsta. With these websites, there's no need to download any apps, set up automations, or worry about authorizing third-parties to access your Instagram account. In my tests, they worked as described and I was able to download multiple different stories, videos, and photos from public accounts with ease. I didn't notice any additional files in my computer's downloads folder or notifications on my antivirus, either, although it's important to continually check user accounts for sites like these to ensure you remain safe from malware. Even if a site is safe one day, these tools can change drastically over time.
Follow these steps for FastDL:
Copy the URL of an Instagram Reel, story, or post that you want to download.
Open FastDL in any browser.
Go through the list of tabs up top and select the right one for the kind of Instagram content you're trying to download. For example, select Video if you want to download Reels.
Paste the link in the big text box, and click Download.
That's it. The website will download the Instagram video and let you save it to your phone or computer. It also has a carousel tab for downloading multiple photos and videos from a single post, and there's even a viewer tab that lets you load up any Instagram profile, and download any post from the list. The only limitation of is that you can't download content from private Instagram accounts.
SnapInsta also does a good job downloading Instagram content, although it lacks a viewer tab, and the method for downloading multiple photos or videos from one post is a bit less intuitive than FastDL's carousel tab. Still, It can be helpful if you're having difficulty accessing FastDL. Follow these steps to download a video using SnapInsta:
Copy the link of the Instagram video or post that you want to download.
Open SnapInsta in your browser and paste the link in the big text box on the website. Click Download.
The page will refresh and show you the thumbnail of the Instagram post. If a post contains multiple photos and videos, it'll list all of these as individual entries. Click the Download button below the ones you want to download, and it'll save these items to your computer.
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If your home wifi is starting to buckle under the weight of remote work, smart gadgets, and 4K streaming, TP-Link’s Deco BE63 might be the kind of upgrade that gives everything some breathing room. Right now, the two-pack of this mesh wifi system is priced at $349.99, down from $449.99. That's a solid $100 discount for a setup that gets you Wi-Fi 7, which is the newest and fastest wireless standard out there. You’re also getting coverage for up to 5,800 square feet, which is plenty for most homes. Plus, each unit in the pack has four Ethernet ports and a USB port, which gives you more flexibility than a lot of other mesh systems that cost just as much or more.
Setup is fairly simple through the Deco app, which also gives you control over parental settings, guest access, and smart home devices. You’ll get free network security and parental controls, including age-based filters, website blocking, and the ability to schedule internet breaks with a Bedtime setting. If you want extras like SafeSearch, YouTube Restricted Mode, activity logs, or stronger protection for smart home devices, there are paid HomeShield tiers. The Advanced Parental Controls version runs $2.99/month or $17.99/year, while Security+ is $4.99/month or $35.99/year. The highest plan, Total Security, adds antivirus tools, a VPN, and a password manager for $69.99 in the first year (rising to $129.99 after that).
As far as performance goes, the BE63 is one of TP-Link’s best-reviewed mesh systems to date. It's designed to handle serious speed with tri-band wifi, meaning it broadcasts over three different frequency bands, including a newer 6GHz band that can deliver cleaner signals if your devices support it. Even if they don’t, the system still pushes strong speeds on the standard 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. That said, it doesn’t support ultra-fast 10-gig Ethernet like its pricier cousin, the Deco BE85, but unless you’re running a high-end workstation setup, you probably won’t miss it. PCMag gave the BE63 an Editors’ Choice and called it the best mesh system of 2024, which makes this discount feel more worthwhile if you’ve been waiting to future-proof your setup.
Facebook users are complaining that their groups are inexplicably getting hit with the ban hammer, no matter how innocent they are. Across Reddit and X, birders, Pokémon trainers, and interior designers are complaining that their groups are being deleted, with seemingly no regard to the content posted to them or how large they are. In some cases, such as the aforementioned interior design group, these now-deleted pages had millions of members before being shut down.
Reasons given for the bans vary between groups, from accusations that they hosted "terrorism-related" content to claims of "nudity and adult sexual content." Listen, I know a titmouse is a funny name for a bird, but this is going a bit far.
On the odd chance you thought that Facebook's pet memes or parenting groups did indeed hold some sinister secret, I'll disabuse you of that notion right now: This is a bug. An official cause has yet to be tracked down (although users on social media are blaming AI moderation), but Meta spokesperson Andy Stone told TechCrunch that the company is aware of the problem and are in the process of fixing.
This news follows recent mass complaints about "shadowbanning" on Instagram, where site head Adam Mosseri attempted to emphasize the company's commitment to transparency in its moderation process. Regardless, it's unclear at this point when a fix might arrive for affected Facebook groups, and if it's possible to restore them to their previous status.
In the meantime, admins are taking action. One class-action lawsuit is already underway, and multiple Change.org petitions are garnering thousands of signatures. While not being able to chat with like-minded users or see funny pictures might just be a small interruption for some, for business owners, losing access to their audiences can significantly impact their livelihood.
I've reached out to Meta for additional clarification but have not yet heard back.
I've mostly been really happy with my M1 MacBook Air (2020), which I've been using for nearly three years now. However, I regret not going for the variant with 16GB of RAM. The base M1 MacBook Air with 8GB RAM is a lot faster, cooler, and lasts longer than the Intel MacBook Air I used before it, but the newer laptop still occasionally slows down when I open too many browser tabs. Luckily, I did some troubleshooting and fixed the problem, and I'm here to share what I've learned with you. So, if Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari or other browsers are slowing down on your computer, try some of these tips to nip that problem in the bud.
This is the hardest part of a browser slowdown, because quite often, there's no definitive answer to what the root problem is. It could be because you have an old and slow computer, or because you have too many open tabs that you never close, or because an extension is interfering with something, or a combination of multiple factors. To narrow down the list of possible issues, I recommend the golden rule of troubleshooting: deal with one thing at a time.
This means that you should start by quitting all other apps, running just one browser with one tab, and then seeing if the slowdown is still present. If your browser works fine when you have one or two tabs open, and slows down once you open multiple tabs, that could point to an issue with the browser. If the browser works fine on its own, but slows down when you have other apps running, then the issue could be with a different app, or it could be a hardware limitation.
If, after some troubleshooting, your browser really is the issue, then here's what you can do to fix it.
Video streaming or web apps can lead to browser slowdowns, but the easiest way to confirm this is by using your browser's built-in task manager. Yes, your browser usually has a separate task manager, which lets you see which of its tabs are causing problems. In Firefox, accessing it as as simple as pressing Shift-Esc. Alternatively, you can click the three lines button in the top-right corner and go to More tools > Task Manager. You can even type about:processes in the address bar to do the same thing.
In Chrome (and derivatives such as Edge and Brave), you'll need to press the three dots button in the top-right corner, then go to More Tools > Task Manager. Unfortunately, Safari doesn't have a built-in task manager, but you can open the Activity Monitor app on your Mac and type Safari in the search bar to view the process linked to each open tab and determine which one is causing a slowdown.
Opening the browser's task manager is one thing, but it's also important to know what to look for once you have it open. Your browser's task manager shows you each tab's CPU and RAM usage, and you can use that information to determine the problem. If a tab's taking up too much of either, close the tab to see if it makes a difference. Usually, this does the trick.
That brings me to my next bit of advice: please, just close those tabs you opened five years ago. You're never going to get to them and you're not losing anything by closing them. This applies to me as much as it does to anyone else, so I'll be the first to admit my sins. I had a Persona 5 game guide open three years ago, when I played the game for 120-odd hours for the second time. I stopped playing the game before I reached the true ending (for a second time), but I still had the game guide tab open until a couple months ago. It wasn't doing anything or consuming too many resources, but when my browser slowed down, I had to let it go. I've accepted that I'll probably never finish the game, or read any of the various articles I have open in my other older tabs, or watch any of those videos I meant to get to. Closing all those inactive tabs helped speed up my browsers significantly.
If you're still not ready to let go of your tabs, then you can also easily save all open tabs in Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.
I love using browser extensions to add useful features to my internet experience, but the extra steps they ask of your browser can sometimes cause slowdowns. This is especially true for extensions you no longer use, and deleting unused and potentially cumbersome extensions is good for performance (and your privacy, because extensions often require access to all your open pages). To quickly delete an old extension, open the about:addons page in Firefox, chrome://extensions page in Chrome and its derivatives, or click the Safari button in the menu bar and navigate to Settings > Extensions.
I've also found some value in disabling extension only on specific webpages. As someone who suffers from migraines, I rely on Dark Reader to force every website to open in dark mode. Bright backgrounds trigger my headaches, which often end up ruining entire days, so I need to be careful with screen brightness and how webpages appear. However, Dark Reader was slowing down some tabs, and I found that disabling it for those specific webpages helped fix the problem.
Sometimes, the solution to a slowdown is as simple a quick restart, which will give faulty processes a chance to correct themselves. You can try quitting the browser, restarting your computer, and launching the browser again to see if your issue is fixed. This is quite easy to do, but it's easy to forget the simplest and most obvious solutions, so I thought it was worth mentioning this here as well.
The problem isn't always your computer, open tabs, or extensions. Sometimes, it may be a bug in the browser's code, which could cause a memory leak or use too much of your CPU's resources to run the app. There's nothing you can do to fix this, except ensure that your browser is updated to its newest version. Most browsers are usually quite good at updating themselves, but if you notice you're on an older version, you can update manually, too.
I'll start with my go-to browsers. To update Firefox in Windows, click the three lines button in the top-right corner and select Help > About Firefox. On Mac, hit the Firefox button in the menu bar and select About Firefox. You can update Chrome (or its derivatives) by selecting the three dots button, then clicking Help > About Chrome.
To update Safari on your Mac, you need to update macOS itself. Click the Apple logo in the top-left corner of the screen and go to System Settings > General > Software Update.
Ads and trackers are increasing on almost every website, which tends to increase page loading times and can lead to browser slowdowns, too. You can counter this by using an adblocker such as uBlock Origin on Firefox and Chrome, and one of many good adblockers for Safari. You could also consider using a VPN with adblocking built-in or a good DNS service such as NextDNS. Any of these alternatives should reduce how often sites phone home, and how many trackers and other resource-heavy elements are loaded on webpages, which has a direct effect on your browser's performance (and security).
You could also see a performance improvement by clearing cookies and browser data. Be aware that doing so will require you to log in to your commonly visited websites the next time you visit them, and could also clear your browser's history. If you're okay with that, then you can try this as another option to speed up your browser.
In Firefox, click the three lines button in the top-right corner and go to Settings > Privacy & Security. In the Cookies & Data section, select Clear Data… and confirm when asked. Next, go to the History section and click Clear History….
In Chrome, click the three-dots button in the top-right corner and go to Settings > Privacy and security > Delete browsing data. Go to the Advanced tab, check all the options you want to clear, and select Delete data.
In Safari on your Mac, go to the Safari menu from the menu bar and select Clear History… to remove browsing history. Then, go to Safari menu > Settings > Privacy > Manage Website Data…. Here, You can either select and remove individual websites' data, or select all and remove everything.
Ambient temperatures are rising across the world. Particularly in the summer, you could be using your computer in a hot room and experiencing slowdowns as a result. Modern computers have a thermal cutoff built-in, and if a device gets too hot, it will slow down at first, before shutting down entirely in order to protect your machine. This isn't going to slow down just your browser, though. Everything you do on your computer will run slower than usual if it's too hot where you are. You can try using a laptop cooler, an air conditioner, or other methods to cool down your computer. You'll see an immediate performance improvement once the computer is running at a lower temperature.
Finally, if none of these solutions are working in the long run, then the problem may just be with the hardware you're using. Even cheap upgrades like replacing a hard drive with an SSD or adding more RAM could help, but in a lot of cases, you might want to get a brand new computer. I don't enjoy telling anyone to spend more money to solve problems, but sometimes that really is the only option.
Buying my M1 MacBook Air was a solid decision in 2022, and at the time, even though my friends and family members chipped in to help, I couldn't afford the 16GB RAM variant. The next time I buy a computer, I'll ensure that it has a little more RAM than I need, so that browser slowdowns and other performance issues don't surface, at least for the first few years of the computer's life.
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If you're in the market for a wifi upgrade but don’t want to overspend, the TP-Link Archer BE230 (also known as the BE3600) is worth a look. It’s currently down to $89 on Amazon—$30 off its usual price.
That’s a pretty good deal for a Wi-Fi 7 router, even if it’s a more entry-level option. You’re not getting every fancy new feature under the sun, but for most households, this router still covers the basics well. And if you're okay with not having the latest, you might want to check out this guide to the best Wi-Fi 6 routers.
The BE230 doesn’t have a 6GHz band or support for the widest (320MHz) channels, which are two of the more premium features of Wi-Fi 7. But if you don’t own devices that specifically use those features—which most people don’t—it’s not a huge loss. What you do get is fast dual-band performance, solid range for apartments or small homes, and handy extras like built-in parental controls and network protection. There’s a simple app (Tether) for setup, four LAN ports in the back, and support for mesh setups later if you want to expand coverage. Just note that some of the more advanced controls (like content filters or stronger malware protection) require a paid subscription, notes this PCMag review.
If your current router is showing its age or struggling to keep up with multiple devices, the BE230 offers a decent step up without getting overly complicated. It’s not designed to be the most powerful router out there, but it does a good job of balancing speed, reliability, and cost. Just make sure you’re not expecting blazing-fast wifi in every corner of a huge house—this one’s best for everyday use in average-sized spaces.
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