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It can be challenging for us humans to wrap our brains around really massive numbers. Even the scale of a million or billion is pretty hard for most people to really comprehend. So prepare yourself to think big, because scientists have recorded the largest and most distant black hole flare to date, and the numbers around it are pretty staggering.The event occurred at an active galactic nucleus, also known as an accreting or feeding black hole, that they predict is 500 million times more massive than our sun and is located 10 billion light years away. The researchers suspect that…

Want to watch a movie with your family or friends, but still allow each person to use their own audio device? Microsoft is previewing a new feature that will allow Windows 11 users to share audio over Bluetooth LE. The audio sharing feature should support any headphones, speakers and hearing aids with Bluetooth LE compatibility, and it will allow you to share the same audio stream with two sources at once. Don’t miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews. Add CNET as a preferred Google source.”Built on top of Bluetooth LE Audio broadcast technology, shared audio lets your…

Voting for the Golden Joystick Awards Ultimate Game of the Year ends on November 7Nominees include the likes of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince, Hades 2, and moreThe ceremony is scheduled to begin on November 20The Golden Joystick Awards 2025 is scheduled to kick off later this month, and the shortlist for the Ultimate Game of the Year award has been announced. There are only a few days left before voting officially closes, so here’s everything you need to know, including the nominees and where you can cast your ballot.The 43rd annual Golden Joystick Awards begin on November 20, and…

On Monday, OpenAI announced it has signed a seven-year, $38 billion deal to buy cloud services from Amazon Web Services to power products like ChatGPT and Sora. It’s the company’s first big computing deal after a fundamental restructuring last week that gave OpenAI more operational and financial freedom from Microsoft. The agreement gives OpenAI access to hundreds of thousands of Nvidia graphics processors to train and run its AI models. “Scaling frontier AI requires massive, reliable compute,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a statement. “Our partnership with AWS strengthens the broad compute ecosystem that will power this next era…

Logitech is hoping to attract all the keebheads out there with its latest Alto Keys K98M. While this keyboard has been available in Asian markets for a while, Logitech finally brought its customizable work keyboard to the US. It may appeal to a specific demographic, but it’s a welcome return to hot-swappable offerings from Logitech. The Alto Keys K98M is now available in US markets through its website for $119.According to Logitech, the Alto Keys K98M comes with hot-swappable Logi Marble linear switches. While Logitech sells several mechanical keyboards, the last notable one with a hot-swappable board was the Logitech…

Tim Cook turned 65 on Nov. 1, and talks have been growing around the question of who his successor as Apple CEO could be. Cook has made no announcement that he’ll be retiring, but according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the tech giant is working behind the scenes to ensure a seamless transition when the time does come.Cook replaced Steve Jobs in 2011, and after a period of uncertainty, Cook ushered Apple into its most profitable era. Stock-watching website Stocktwits reports that the company’s stock has increased by around 1,800% since Cook took over leading the company.Don’t miss any of our unbiased tech content…

Rhysida spoofed Microsoft Teams ads on Bing to deliver malware via fake download pagesVictims received OysterLoader and Latrodectus, which deploy ransomware, backdoors, and infostealersGroup operates on RaaS model; past targets include airports, libraries, and U.S. school districtsSecurity researchers have once again found poisoned ads on popular ad networks, spoofing major brands to deliver all sorts of nasties.Experts at Expel spotted a new malware distribution campaign conducted by the Rhysida ransomware group which apparently began in June 2025, and is still ongoing at press time.For the campaign, Rhysida’s operatives created landing pages to imitate download sites for Microsoft Teams, one of…

Partnerships and government contracts fuel optimism At the GTC conference on Tuesday, Nvidia’s CEO went out of his way to repeatedly praise Donald Trump and his policies for accelerating domestic tech investment while warning that excluding China from Nvidia’s ecosystem could limit US access to half the world’s AI developers. The overall event stressed Nvidia’s role as an American company, with Huang even nodding to Trump’s signature slogan in his sign-off by thanking the audience for “making America great again.” Trump’s cooperation is paramount for Nvidia because US export controls have effectively blocked Nvidia’s AI chips from China, costing the…

SpaceX will reportedly receive a $2 billion contract to develop satellites for the US government, according to the . The WSJ’s report detailed that SpaceX will be tasked with developing up to 600 satellites that can track missiles and aircraft and will be used for President Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” project. in May, the president introduced a project to build an anti-missile defense system that would intercept missile attacks before reaching their target. The Golden Dome is reminiscent of Israel’s system, but the Pentagon has yet to reveal concrete details about the project. Considering the scale of the project, it’s…

Looking for the most recent 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, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has some exceptionally long clues. All of them have at least two words. If you need help, you’re in the right place. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with…