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The best Cricket Wireless deals of April 2023
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Cricket Wireless is the no-contract subsidiary of AT&T, offering customers a way to get affordable smartphones with cheap prepaid plans. While many of Cricket’s smartphones are already priced pretty reasonably, some special Cricket deals stand out right now. We’ve compiled the best Cricket deals in this post, but be aware that various terms and conditions apply. Cricket mainly offers phone savings when you join the carrier, although they have occasional price drops on plans. To learn more about what Cricket offers in terms of plans, check out our Cricket Wireless buyer’s guide. Featured deal: Get…
‘Tomorrow Never Knows’: The Beatles’ Sonic Gateway
The song that’s often seen as the gateway from The Beatles’ formative years to their groundbreaking sonic experimentalism started to come into being on April 6, 1966. That was the day that the group went into Abbey Road to start creating “Tomorrow Never Knows,” the first track they recorded for the landmarks revolvers. This was the first Beatles recording session at their famous studio bolthole since November 8 the year before, when they were rushing to complete their Rubber Souls album. The interim five months engendered a huge broadening of their palette as artists, and of their imagination about …
Redmi’s 300W charging tech may actually reach consumers
You know what sucks? Needing your phone when it needs a charge. Even in a world where super-fast charging exists, it’s still not as widely available as one would hope. As such, it’s great to see brands come up with new ways to reach insanely high charging numbers. About a month ago, we shared a story about Redmi’s showcase of 300W charging. No typo there, that insane the triple-digit number is pretty much factual in this case. And that phrasing is no joke either, as the company released a video, which pretty much shows the tech in action. In it,…
Tech guru Jaron Lanier: ‘The danger isn’t that AI destroys us. It’s that it drives us insane’ | Jaron Lanier
Jaron Lanier, the godfather of virtual reality and the sage of all things web, is nicknamed the Dismal Optimist. And there has never been a time we’ve needed his dismal optimism more. It’s hard to read an article or listen to a podcast these days without doomsayers telling us we’ve pushed our luck with artificial intelligence, our hubris is coming back to haunt us and robots are taking over the world. There are stories of chatbots becoming best friends, declaring their love, trying to disrupt stable marriages, and threatening chaos on a global scale. Is AI really capable of …
Google to weave AI technology into its health-care offerings
Alphabet Inc.’s Google unveiled plans to integrate artificial intelligence into health-related initiatives, including an update on the use of language-generating technology in medical exams and AI-assisted research, ways to help consumers find information faster via internet searches, and tools to help developers build health apps around the world. “Health is a company-wide effort,” Karen DeSalvo, Google’s chief health officer, said in a blog post timed to an event at its Pier 57 Manhattan office on Tuesday. “The global reach of our products, services and platforms — coupled with our advanced AI technologies — provide a way to help billions of…
IIT Madras students to organize Space Tech Summit
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) students will organize a Space Tech Summit as part of the annual technical festival Shaastra to promote innovation and collaboration in the sector. After a gap of two years, Shaastra 2023 which is among the largest student-run technical festivals in the country, will be held in physical mode this year from January 26 to 29 2023. Besides Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), IIT Madras students are partnering with the top space-tech entities in India, such as GalaxEye Space, and AgniKul Cosmos, for the Space Tech Summit. It will also bring together …
Amazon is jam-packed with incredible sales this week — including a Lenovo laptop for over 60% off
Spring into some March Deal Madness this weekend at Amazon! (Photo: Amazon) Looking for the best deals for a spring refresh? This week’s Amazon sales have you covered, with a ton of discounts on some of the biggest brands and most-loved products out there. That includes a hugely popular Lenovo laptop for over 60% off, Apple AirPods for nearly 40% off, a popular cordless vacuum for over 75% off, and so much more. Keep on scrolling to spring into the best sales available on Amazon right now, without having to even change out of your pj’s. 60% off or …
Google TV gets over 80,000 free movies and TV shows with Roku Channel
Robert Triggs / Android Authority SL;DR The Roku Channel is now available on Google TV and Android TV devices. It offers over 80,000 free movies and TV shows. It also offers access to over 350 free linear TV channels for news, sports, entertainment and more. Owners of Google TV devices or other Android TV OS devices can now watch free movies and TV shows thanks to The Roku Channel. It houses a library of over 80,000 free titles as well as exclusive Roku Originals like WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, Die Hart, and The Great American Baking Show. You can…