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OpenAI has reached an agreement with the Defense Department to deploy its models in the agency’s network, company chief Sam Altman has revealed on X. In his post, he said two of OpenAI’s most important safety principles are “prohibitions on domestic mass surveillance and human responsibility for the use of force, including for autonomous weapon systems.” Altman claimed the company put those principles in its agreement with the agency, which he called by the government’s preferred name of Department of War (DoW), and that it had agreed to honor them.The agency has closed the deal with OpenAI, shortly after President…

Sick of your smart ring’s battery not holding up? Ultrahuman’s new $479 Ring Pro smart ring, unveiled on Friday, offers up to 15 days of battery life on a single charge. The Ring Pro joins the company’s $349 Ring Air, which boosts health tracking, thanks to longer battery life, increased data storage, improved speed and accuracy and a new heart-rate sensing architecture. The ring works in conjunction with the latest Pro charging case. Ultrahuman also launched its Jade AI, which can act as an agent based on analysis of current and historical health data. Jade can synthesize data from across the…

LG Display OLEDs achieve “100% Dimming consistency” certification from UL SolutionsOLED handles different brightness zones more consistently than backlit onesSomehow, AI’s been crowbarred into this, tooLG Display’s OLED panels for TVs and monitors have achieved what the company says is an industry first: they’ve been certified as having “100% dimming consistency” from a third party, UL Solutions. By comparison, LCD panels only achieved a maximum of 83%, with some scoring just 43%.According to LG Display, OLED is even better than next-gen RGB mini-LED technology. And also, that it’s “the optimal choice in the AI era.”I don’t doubt that LG’s panels…

NASA is making major changes to its Artemis Moon program. On Friday, Administrator Jared Isaacman announced the space agency would carry out an additional flight in 2027 to test commercial lunar landers from SpaceX and/or Blue Origin. The new mission will take the place of Artemis 3, which previously would have seen NASA attempt to land on the Moon for the first time since 1972. The flight will also see the agency test a new spacesuit made by Axiom Space.As part of the new plan, the redesigned Artemis 3 mission will give NASA the chance to test at least one…

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a fun one, with a mix of topics and difficulties. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it…

February was a great month for Netflix, as the best streaming service has added so many new movies and shows to its library.Among the titles added are three drama shows that really stood out to me. If you want a gripping story to keep you on the edge of your seat, there’s plenty to lose yourself in with my three new Netflix picks. They’re different types of dramas, but I think there’s something for everyone here.Check out my three February recommendations to blow. You may like Lead Children Lead Children | Official Trailer | Netflix – YouTube Watch On Creator:…

Ubiquiti’s UNAS 4 is, in more ways than one, the larger version of the UNAS 2, double in physical size and capacity. However, the four drive bays and two NVMe slots mean it is fundamentally better in terms of performance and data protection. This quick preview will help you pick between the two. No matter which you get, keep in mind that these are storage-first servers: they don’t offer any high-level applications beyond network-based storage sharing and backups. Related stories on Ubiquiti and Wi-Fi Pros Practical, design with PoE-powered and 2.5Gbps port, PoE+++ injector included Four drive bay with RAID…

AirSnitch “breaks worldwide Wi-Fi encryption, and it might have the potential to enable advanced cyberattacks,” Xin’an Zhou, the lead author of the research paper, said in an interview. “Advanced attacks can build on our primitives to [perform] cookie stealing, DNS and cache poisoning. Our research physically wiretaps the wire altogether so these sophisticated attacks will work. It’s really a threat to worldwide network security.” Zhou presented his research on Wednesday at the 2026 Network and Distributed System Security Symposium. Previous Wi-Fi attacks that overnight broke existing protections such as WEP and WPA worked by exploiting vulnerabilities in the underlying encryption…

If you experience discomfort after long hours behind a desk, simply slapping an and keyboard on your desk won’t solve the problem. First, you have to address the root issue of by standing up and walking around each hour or so. But after that, it’s worth considering your workstation ergonomics. An ergonomic keyboard can prevent the hunching, twisting and contorting that leads to discomfort. With split, tilt and angled keys, these boards help keep your shoulders and chest more open and your forearms and wrists more aligned. One ergonomic board won’t work for everyone, so I tested out 15 different…

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Read on for all the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini CrosswordLet’s get to those Mini Crossword clues…