Six Ways You Can Use an Old Chromecast (Beyond Streaming Movies and Shows)

Something else you can throw to a Chromecast in seconds: any tab you happen to have open in Google Chrome on your laptop or ...
CNN

I’ve found the 20 best Black Friday laptop and computer deals that are still alive

Want more deals? Visit CNN Underscored’s Guide to Black Friday for wall-to-wall coverage of the best discounts to be found during the biggest shopping event of the year. Our favorite Windows laptop is ...
Defense News

US Navy nixes Constellation frigate program after two ships half-built

ROME — The US Navy is cancelling its Constellation frigate program following months of cost overruns and delays but plans to keep two vessels that are already being built in Wisconsin. “We’re ...
Politifact

Will nurses face new federal student loan borrowing caps? Nurses pursuing graduate degrees might.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act sets new loan limits on what it categorizes as "professional" graduate programs. An Education Department proposal defining which graduate degrees fall into the ...
UPI

Some screen time can be healthy for children, study finds

Ah, screens. The thing kids won't put down, and parents can't stop worrying about. But a new study suggests they may not be all bad after all. Researchers at the University of South Australia analyzed ...
Quanta Magazine

A New Bridge Links the Strange Math of Infinity to Computer Science

All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in general, research mathematicians don’t need to think about it ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Suspect in CTA Blue Line attack has long criminal history; victim's family releases statement

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There is new information Thursday about the man charged with lighting a woman on fire on a CTA train earlier this week. The man has a long history of run-ins with the law and ...
Reuters

IBM, Cisco outline plans for networks of quantum computers by early 2030s

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - IBM (IBM.N), opens new tab and Cisco Systems (CSCO.O), opens new tab on Thursday said they plan to link quantum computers over long distances, with the goal of ...
The Verge

Talking to Windows’ Copilot AI makes a computer feel incompetent

Copilot’s limitations are ever-present, and it can lead you astray on even the basics. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. is a reviewer ...
Inside Higher Ed

McMahon Breaks Up More of the Education Department

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The Education Department is planning to move TRIO and numerous other higher education programs to the ...
GitHub

Fara-7B: An Efficient Agentic Model for Computer Use

Fara-7B is Microsoft's first agentic small language model (SLM) designed specifically for computer use. With only 7 billion parameters, Fara-7B is an ultra-compact Computer Use Agent (CUA) that ...