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3 great Hulu movies you need to stream this weekend (January 17-19)
Last year, a handful of Disney+ movies made guest appearances on Hulu. That trend is continuing in February, as a selection of Pixar fan-favorites has temporarily crossed the Disney Bundle barrier. It’s an incredible lineup that includes The Incredibles, Up, Inside Out, Finding Nemo, and WALL-E. But for the best movies on Hulu this month
Federal funding boosts US chip packaging with $1.4B in CHIPS Act awards
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Forward-looking: The Department of Commerce has announced $1.4 billion in awards through the CHIPS National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program. While this initiative will contribute to making faster phones and laptops (thanks to the performance gains enabled by advanced packaging), it aims
Hackers Likely Stole FBI Call Logs From AT&T That Could Compromise Informants
The United States telecom giant AT&T disclosed a breach in July involving call and text messaging logs from six months in 2022 of “nearly all” its more than 100 million customers. In addition to exposing personal communication details for a slew of individual Americans, though, the FBI has been on alert that its agents’ call
Mira Murati’s AI Startup Makes First Hires, Including Former OpenAI Executive
Jonathan Lachman, the previous head of special projects at OpenAI, recently left to join a new artificial intelligence research lab founded by former OpenAI executive Mira Murati, according to two people familiar with the discussions. It’s the most high-profile hire Murati has made since leaving OpenAI in September last year to start the much-hyped venture
An Entire Book Was Written in DNA—and You Can Buy It for $60
As the rate of humanity’s data creation increases exponentially with the rise of AI, scientists have been interested in DNA as a way to store digital information. After all, DNA is nature’s way of storing data. It encodes genetic information and determines the blueprint of every living thing on earth.And DNA is at least 1,000
The Nintendo Switch 2 Is Playing It Safe. That’s the Smart Choice
Finally—after years of rumors and months of leaks, Nintendo has confirmed the biggest open secret in gaming: The Switch 2 is releasing this year.The announcement doesn’t come as a surprise—especially in the wake of CES 2025, where several peripheral makers were bold enough to display replicas of the unrevealed hardware to showcase their Switch 2
Meta’s cascade of announcements this month on slashing diversity initiatives and relaxing hate-speech policies warned of a significant change in the lives of some of its employees. Teams that write and enforce rules for what can be posted on Instagram and Meta’s other services will be moved from California to Texas and other parts of
Microsoft Is Ending Support for Windows 10 Office Apps in October
Unless Microsoft hadn’t already made it very clear that it wants you to upgrade your Windows 10 PC this year, the company has announced it will stop supporting Office apps on the older OS come October.In a blog post, Microsoft confirmed that to continue using the Microsoft 365 suite of apps on your machine, you
Los Angeles Needs to Fireproof Communities, Not Just Houses
As houses continue to burn in Los Angeles, officials have already started talking about rebuilding the city. “We’re going to rebuild this remarkable community and we’re going to come back,” California governor Gavin Newsom said in a call with President Biden on January 10. Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass added her own call for action.
Why ‘Beating China’ in AI Brings Its Own Risks
The Biden administration this week introduced new export restrictions designed to control AI’s progress globally and ultimately prevent the most advanced AI from falling into China’s hands. The rule is just the latest in a string of measures put in place by Donald Trump and Joe Biden to keep Chinese AI in check.With prominent AI