Signal Creator's New AI Assistant Won’t Read Your Chats—Not Even the Admins Can

Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike has launched Confer AI. This is claimed to be truly private and offers hardware-based ...

Starlink Users in Iran Get Free Internet Access, Nonprofits Say

Under a near-total communications blackout, users of Elon Musk’s satellite service have gotten online without paying, an ...

Which streaming services offer free trials in 2026?

Though Paramount+ no longer offers a free trial directly (as of Jan. 15, 2026), a free trial of Walmart+ will unlock a free ...

Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike wants to do for AI what he did for messaging

Moxie Marlinspike—the pseudonym of an engineer who set a new standard for private messaging with the creation of the Signal ...
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Flexible Broadband Frequency Hopping Signal Generation Based on a Filter-Free Optoelectronic Conversion Loop

Abstract: We propose and experimentally demonstrate a photonics method for generating broadband frequency hopping (FH) microwave signals based on an optoelectronic conversion (OEC) loop. In the ...

How to Watch the 2026 NFL Playoffs Online Without Cable

Coverage of the 2026 NFL playoffs will be spread out across Fox, CBS, NBC, and ESPN/ABC. Amazon Prime Video will also broadcast one Wild Card game (Bears vs. Packers). If you don’t have a cable ...
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Advanced Digital Signal Processing for High-Capacity Mode-Division Multiplexed Free-Space Optical Communications

Abstract: Spatial modes provide a potential dimension to boost the capacity of free-space optical (FSO) communication systems. Various modal basis sets can be used. For a given aperture size, complete ...

This free tool gives you one easy way to install apps on Linux and Mac - here's how

Homebrew is a free, open-source package manager for Linux and MacOS that simplifies the installation and management of software. Think of Homebrew as a command-line version of the App Store that ...