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I thought the Steelcase Karman was perfect until I tried the high back version of this one-of-a-kind office chair

When you’re working long hours, especially from home, the right office chair can make the tedious tolerable while letting you do your best work. Granted, you shouldn’t be sitting all day, but for those times when you need to lock in on the task at hand, one of the best office chairs can make all the difference. While most people will build out their desk setup first and then pick up a chair at the end, you might want to rethink this approach if you’re putting together your own home office. Although you might be inclined to pick up any

We’ve got another hint that the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 is on the way

Galaxy Watch 8 firmware models have appeared New smartwatches could appear in July It’s not clear what upgrades the new watch could have Given how regularly Samsung launches new smartwatches, we were already expecting a successor to the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 this year, but now there’s some actual evidence of the Galaxy Watch 8 actually being in development. Tipster @theordysm (via SamMobile) has spotted firmware versions for the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8, and as you would expect there are different model numbers for versions with extra cellular connection capabilities on board. It also looks as though there are going

When the physicists need burner phones, that’s when you know America’s changed | John Naughton

At international academic conferences recently, one sees an interesting trend. Some American participants are travelling with “burner” phones or have minimalist laptops running browsers and not much else. In other words, they are equipped with the same kind of kit that security-conscious people used to bring 15 years ago when travelling to China. So what’s up? Well, these academics have a finger on the pulse of Trump’s America, and are concerned about what might happen when they return home. They’ve read on Robert Reich’s Substack about the French scientist who was prevented from entering the country because US Border Patrol

XPG Prime tuning app dumps 50GB of anime girl photos in Redditor’s temp folder

A Reddit user got a very unexpected surprise upon booting their PC: 50GB of anime girl pictures in their Windows temp folder, courtesy of XPG’s Prime utility. This software was originally designed to customize and sync RGB lighting across compatible products. In our brief testing, we found that the software doesn’t delete temporary UI wallpaper images and creates new redundant copies on every restart. Why is XPG Prime filling my Windows Temp folder with 50 GBs of anime girls pictures? from r/pcmasterrace XPG is a gaming hardware and accessories product brand from Adata that specializes in RAM and SSDs, with

Straiker, which develops tech for securing enterprise AI applications, emerges from stealth with a $21M Series A from Lightspeed and Bain Capital (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE)

Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: Straiker, which develops tech for securing enterprise AI applications, emerges from stealth with a $21M Series A from Lightspeed and Bain Capital  —  Artificial intelligence-native security company Straiker launched today with an announcement that it has raised $21 million from Lightspeed Venture Partners LP and Bain Capital Ventures. Source link

YouTube Pauses Monetization for 2 Fake Movie Trailer Accounts

A few days ago, it was reported major Hollywood studios were monetizing fake movie trailers that use generative AI. Seeing this, YouTube’s now decided to cut that off and paused a pair of channels best known for those trailers. Per Deadline, which initially reported on this, YouTube’s turned off the ad revenue for Screen Culture and KH Films. The former is the most famous of the two, and founder Nikhil Chaudhari was quoted throughout Deadline’s report. Some of its most famous videos have been “trailers” for Fantastic Four: First Steps and Superman. Meanwhile, KH Studio has made trailers for a Squid Game season starring Leonardo