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  31. <title>Stop falling for scams when Norton&#8217;s antivirus software is 70% off right now</title>
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  45. <description><![CDATA[Amazon/ZDNET It&#8217;s never a bad idea to add an additional layer of antivirus protection to your computer, particularly when threats like malware, phishing, ransomware, and more continue to rise and grow more sophisticated. Right now, you can get a year of Norton 360 Premium &#8212; one of our favorite, most trusted brands &#8212; on sale [...]]]></description>
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  52. <p>It&#8217;s never a bad idea to add an additional layer of <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-antivirus/">antivirus protection</a> to your computer, particularly when threats like malware, phishing, ransomware, and more continue to rise and grow more sophisticated. Right now, you can <span class="c-commerceLink"><a rel="noopener nofollow sponsored" target="_blank" href="https://cc.zdnet.com/v1/otc/00hQi47eqnEWQ6T9d4QLBUc?merchant=05kie42h3YvHwjr4G1w80Qq&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FNEW-Norton-360-Premium-Monitoring%2Fdp%2FB07Q6B5YL5%2F&amp;app_deeplink=1" data-aps-asc-tag="zd-buy-button-20" data-aps-asc-subtag="__COM_CLICK_ID__|null|dtp"><span>get a year of Norton 360 Premium</span><!----></a></span> &#8212; one of our favorite, most trusted brands &#8212; on sale for just $30, down from the original price of $100, during Amazon&#8217;s Big Spring Sale. </p>
  53. <p><strong>Also: <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-antivirus-2026/">The best antivirus software to protect your computer in 2026</a></strong></p>
  54. <p>This Norton 360 Premium deal is for a digital download, which you can install on up to 10 PCs, Macs, iOS, or Android devices. It includes an AI-powered scam protection assistant, a VPN for safer browsing, dark web monitoring to ensure your personal data isn&#8217;t being sold, real-time protection against malware threats and viruses, 75 GB of secure PC cloud backup, and more. </p>
  55. <p>Norton Genie is the software&#8217;s built-in AI assistant that can help spot hidden scam messages in your texts or online, and give you real-time tips to avoid scams.</p>
  56. <p>This subscription does require you to store a payment method and auto-renew annually, so if you don&#8217;t want to pay the full price, you&#8217;ll have to cancel before the first year is up. </p>
  57. <p><strong>Also: <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/amazon-spring-sale-live-blog-03-27-2026/">Amazon Spring Sale live blog 2026: The top deals you can&#8217;t miss</a></strong></p>
  58. <p>Norton&#8217;s other antivirus offering, Norton Antivirus Plus, is our pick for the <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-antivirus-2026/">best affordable antivirus</a> you can buy. <a rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/manufacturer/norton/" class="c-regularLink">AV-Test</a>, an independent IT security research institute, also gives Norton 360 Premium a top product rating. </p>
  59. <p>Norton 360 Premium is compatible with Mac OS Sierra 10.12, Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11, Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7.</p>
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  61. <h2>How I rated this deal </h2>
  62. <p>At 70% off, this deal gets a 5/5 editor&#8217;s rating. If you&#8217;re looking for a year of added protection for your computer, it&#8217;s a no-brainer &#8212; just make sure you cancel if you don&#8217;t want it to auto-renew at full price.</p>
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  114. <title>Acer Promo Codes and Deals: Save 40% on Bundles</title>
  115. <link>https://geekblog.net/tech-news/acer-promo-codes-and-deals-save-40-on-bundles/</link>
  117. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Comaous]]></dc:creator>
  118. <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
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  128. <description><![CDATA[Acer is one of the top largest PC manufacturers in the world, perhaps best known for its gaming line and budget-friendly options. If you’ve already got your eye on an Acer product like a laptop or monitor, and are shopping at the company’s online storefront, you should be using one of these Acer promo codes [...]]]></description>
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  131. <p><span class="lead-in-text-callout">Acer is one</span> of the top largest PC manufacturers in the world, perhaps best known for its gaming line and budget-friendly options. If you’ve already got your eye on an Acer product like a <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.wired.com/story/best-laptops/" class="text link">laptop</a> or <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-computer-monitors/" class="text link">monitor</a>, and are shopping at the company’s online storefront, you should be using one of these Acer promo codes and coupons to save some cash on your purchase.</p>
  132. <h2 class="paywall">Save 40% on Accessories When You Build an Acer Bundle</h2>
  133. <p class="paywall">If you’re buying from Acer, you’re most likely shopping for either a desktop PC or laptop. With this discount, you can get a really solid deal on accessories if you bundle it with a mouse, laptop bag, or headset. When you go to purchase a PC, just click “Build Bundle” and you’ll see some of the eligible options, all of which are reduced by 40%. The <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-offer-url="https://store.acer.com/en-us/nitro-mechanical-gaming-keyboard-nkw202" class="external-link text link" data-event-click="{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://store.acer.com/en-us/nitro-mechanical-gaming-keyboard-nkw202&quot;}" href="https://store.acer.com/en-us/nitro-mechanical-gaming-keyboard-nkw202">Nitro Mechanical Keyboard</a>, for example, goes from $50 to just $30. That 40% is a real discount, too, as that same keyboard costs $50 on Amazon when I checked.</p>
  134. <p class="paywall">Beyond peripheral add-ons, you can also save 10% off Acer Care Plus extended service plans or McAfee LiveSafe antivirus subscriptions. You can bundle up to five products together to save the most money. If you’re headed off to college (or have a kid in the family), a bundle like this can get you everything you need for a gaming or studying setup on the go.</p>
  135. <h2 class="paywall">Shop Rotating Weekly Deals on Monitors and Gaming Gear</h2>
  136. <p class="paywall">Acer’s PC gaming offerings come in either the flagship Predator brand or the budget-tier Nitro. Acer offers rotating weekly deals on everything from monitors to <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-gaming-laptops/" class="text link">gaming laptops</a>, some of which are my favorites that I’ve tested in their given category. The <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.wired.com/review/acer-nitro-v-16-ai/" class="text link">Acer Nitro V 16</a>, for example, was a budget gaming laptop that I recommended quite a lot last year because of its incredible price. The one I tested was the entry-level version with an Nvidia RTX 5050 inside, but Acer has the RTX 5060 model in its own storefront. It’s $100 off right now at $1,200, which comes with 16 GB of RAM and a terabyte of storage. In fact, it’s only $30 more than the RTX 5050 model, despite offering a significant jump in gaming performance. These discounts are reflected right on the product pages, so there’s no promo code, discount code, or coupon code required.</p>
  137. <p class="paywall">Acer has a wide selection of monitors available, too, whether that’s a massive 49-incher or a more modest 27-inch gaming workhorse. One of my favorite discounts I saw right now was the Acer Nitro XV2, a 27-inch 1440p display with a 300 Hz refresh rate. It’s 44% off at the time of writing, bringing the price down to just $250. Because these discounts are swapped out on a weekly basis, it’s worth checking back to see if the product you’re eyeing has a new discount.</p>
  138. <h2 class="paywall">Select Customers Can Get 15% Off Their Purchase</h2>
  139. <p class="paywall">Acer also offers a number of added discounts at checkout, including <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-offer-url="https://store.acer.com/en-us/student-discount" class="external-link text link" data-event-click="{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://store.acer.com/en-us/student-discount&quot;}" href="https://store.acer.com/en-us/student-discount">15% off for students</a>. Students will need to verify through Student Beans or SheerID. Because a lot of the devices Acer offers are budget-friendly, they can be attractive for students, and the extra 15% off is the icing on the cake.</p>
  140. <p class="paywall">We tested the Acer Swift 16 AI last year and really enjoyed the high-resolution, OLED screen and impressively quiet performance. Acer has the smaller version of this same laptop available, the Swift 14 AI, which is currently $150 off. You also might check out the <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-offer-url="https://store.acer.com/en-us/catalogsearch/result/?q=acer%20chromebook%20plus" class="external-link text link" data-event-click="{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://store.acer.com/en-us/catalogsearch/result/?q=acer%20chromebook%20plus&quot;}" href="https://store.acer.com/en-us/catalogsearch/result/?q=acer%20chromebook%20plus">Acer Chromebook Plus 514</a>, a laptop we liked quite a bit <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.wired.com/review/acer-chromebook-plus-514/" class="text link">when we reviewed it in 2024</a>.</p>
  141. <p class="paywall">Acer <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-offer-url="https://store.acer.com/en-us/military-discount" class="external-link text link" data-event-click="{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://store.acer.com/en-us/military-discount&quot;}" href="https://store.acer.com/en-us/military-discount">offers this same 15% discount</a> for active duty military, veterans, and their families. It also applies to healthcare professionals, which can be verified through its <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-offer-url="https://store.acer.com/en-us/healthcare-discount" class="external-link text link" data-event-click="{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://store.acer.com/en-us/healthcare-discount&quot;}" href="https://store.acer.com/en-us/healthcare-discount">healthcare discount portal</a>.</p>
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  143. <p> Source: www.wired.com</p>
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  150. <title>Playing Wolfenstein 3D with one hand in 2026</title>
  151. <link>https://geekblog.net/tech-news/playing-wolfenstein-3d-with-one-hand-in-2026/</link>
  153. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Comaous]]></dc:creator>
  154. <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 04:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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  161. <description><![CDATA[If you lose a life, you can kiss that cool gun goodbye (unless you saved, that is). Credit: id Software If you lose a life, you can kiss that cool gun goodbye (unless you saved, that is). Credit: id Software The difficulty balancing could use some work as well. The lowest setting, “Can I Play, [...]]]></description>
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  171.              If you lose a life, you can kiss that cool gun goodbye (unless you saved, that is).</p>
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  173.                  Credit:<br />
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  182.      If you lose a life, you can kiss that cool gun goodbye (unless you saved, that is).</p>
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  190. <p>The difficulty balancing could use some work as well. The lowest setting, “Can I Play, Daddy” is laughably easy for anyone with modern FPS experience, with lots of item pickups and enemies that are extremely slow to attack and who inflict barely any damage when they do manage to get a shot off. The default “Bring ‘em On!” difficulty, on the other hand, feels borderline unfair at points, with enemies that can take out half of your health with just a few stray shots.</p>
  191. <p>While a few new enemies are slowly introduced once you work past the shareware levels, I can’t say any of them were all that interesting. And after playing through dozens of levels, I’ll say I was really jonesing for a new weapon that didn’t just amount to “the old weapon but with an increased rate of fire.”</p>
  192. <p>Then there are the overarching design decisions that are perplexing from a modern perspective. Like many arcade games that were still popular at the time, <i>Wolfenstein 3D </i>keeps track of a numerical score throughout each playthrough. The game also gives you a limited number of lives to play with, removing your weapons with each death (accumulating enough points even grants bonus lives).</p>
  193. <p>But the game also lets you save at any time, making these features practically irrelevant for anyone who wants to save-scum through the most difficult fights. And while <i>Wolfenstein 3D</i> retains any damage you’ve built up between levels, it requires you to start a completely new game when you complete a full episode, with no explicit links between them.</p>
  194. <h2>Look ma, one hand</h2>
  195. <p>The most intriguing discovery I made on my fresh replay of <i>Wolfenstein 3D</i> was how well-suited the game is to mouse controls. Back in 1992, I probably barely knew how to use a mouse, much less how to effectively aim a virtual gun with one. This time around, I was delighted to find that the entire game can be effectively played one-handed, without touching the keyboard at all.</p>
  196. </p></div>
  197. <p> Source: arstechnica.com</p>
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  204. <title>Whoop has LeBron &#8211; now it wants your mom</title>
  205. <link>https://geekblog.net/tech-news/whoop-has-lebron-now-it-wants-your-mom/</link>
  207. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Comaous]]></dc:creator>
  208. <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 03:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
  209. <category><![CDATA[Tech News]]></category>
  210. <category><![CDATA[LeBron]]></category>
  211. <category><![CDATA[mom]]></category>
  212. <category><![CDATA[Whoop]]></category>
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  214.  
  215. <description><![CDATA[For the better part of a decade, Whoop sold itself as a secret weapon for serious athletes. LeBron James was convinced to slap on the company’s fitness band in Whoop’s first year. Michael Phelps came soon after. Other Whoop wearers include Cristiano Ronaldo, Patrick Mahomes, and Rory McIlroy. The message to the public? The world’s [...]]]></description>
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  218. <p id="speakable-summary" class="wp-block-paragraph">For the better part of a decade, Whoop sold itself as a secret weapon for serious athletes. LeBron James was convinced to slap on the company’s fitness band in Whoop’s first year. Michael Phelps came soon after. Other Whoop wearers include Cristiano Ronaldo, Patrick Mahomes, and Rory McIlroy. The message to the public? The world’s best performers track their bodies with this device, and you can, too.</p>
  219. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">It has worked. Whoop, the Boston-based health wearable company that Will Ahmed founded in his senior year at Harvard, now operates in more than 200 countries, and, according to Ahmed, grew revenue more than 100% last year, as well as reached cash-flow positive. The hardware — a band worn around the wrist, bicep, or torso — measures sleep, recovery, heart rate variability, and a growing list of biomarkers. The subscription model, which bundles hardware and software for between $200 and $360 a year — the device itself included, with no separate purchase required— has proven remarkably sticky: 83% of monthly active users open the app on any given day, a ratio that Ahmed says trails only WhatsApp.</p>
  220. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The next chapter is a harder sell.</p>
  221. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Ahmed, 36, wants Whoop to be less of a performance tool and more of a life-saving one — a continuous health monitor that doesn’t just help you recover from a hard workout, but one day tells you, unprompted, that you’re about to have a heart attack and need to get to a hospital.</p>
  222. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The company has already launched medically cleared features including ECG monitoring and atrial fibrillation detection — a capability that flags an irregular heartbeat that can lead to stroke — and what it calls blood pressure “insights,” which Ahmed says makes Whoop the first wearable to offer the feature.</p>
  223. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The FDA challenged that last one in a warning letter last summer, arguing the feature constituted medical diagnosis rather than wellness monitoring; Whoop said the FDA was “overstepping its authority,” and kept building. </p>
  224. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Today, a blood testing partnership with Quest Diagnostics — which has over 2,000 U.S. locations — lets members take a blood test and upload their biomarkers directly into the app, where a clinician reviews the results alongside their Whoop data. A feature called Health Span calculates your biological age. Ahmed says it has become the company’s most popular feature since its launch in May of last year.</p>
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  232. <span class="inline-cta__date">October 13-15, 2026</span>
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  237. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The device itself has no screen, no notifications, no step counter. The decision was strategic from the start. “If you have a screen, then you’re a watch,” he tells TechCrunch via a Zoom call. “And if you’re a watch, then you’re competing with a lot of other watches, because people will never wear two watches.”</p>
  238. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Not only can Whoop be worn alongside whatever watch you already own, he suggests, it can be tucked away entirely, a sensor slipped into a bicep sleeve, a sports bra, or a pair of shorts, disappearing into your clothing. It’s probably safe to say the overwhelming majority of Whoop’s customers want to wear the band as a fashion statement, but when asked directly, Ahmed offers that the company’s apparel line, launched in 2021, grew 70% last year.</p>
  239. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">But Whoop isn’t alone in moving beyond its roots to wanting to pull everyone into the tent. Oura, the Finnish company behind the smart ring that has become Whoop’s most direct rival, has built a large and loyal following of its own — largely among the kind of high-performing professionals who approach their bodies with the same rigor they bring to their work. </p>
  240. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Oura’s model works differently. Customers buy the ring outright for around $350, then pay roughly $70 a year to access the platform. When I spoke with Oura chief product officer Dorothy Kilroy <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/13/oura-is-winning-young-women-and-losing-gym-rats-and-its-fine-with-that/">last fall</a>, she said retention at the 12-month mark was hitting the high 80s, a remarkable figure for any wearable, most of which quickly wind up in a drawer.</p>
  241. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Both companies now say women are their fastest-growing segment, and last fall they announced blood-testing partnerships <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://ouraring.com/blog/health-panels/?srsltid=AfmBOoo0OHrNzeCoQEpx0rYU3mhj1XKR3D5MxkgRi7On2idEfEUFparr">within</a> one <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/whoop-opens-its-blood-testing-service-to-350000-on-wait-list/">day</a> of each other — a coincidence that neither side was eager to discuss.</p>
  242. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Whoop’s numbers still reflect where it started. Though Ahmed is circumspect about sharing too many figures publicly, he says Whoop skews more male than female. He also says the business is now roughly evenly split between the U.S. and the rest of the world — a shift from just a few years ago. Whoop formally ships to 60 countries.</p>
  243. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">What has set Whoop apart, at least in its telling, is that its most famous users didn’t have to be persuaded. The Australian Open earlier this year instructed players including Carlos Alcaraz to remove their Whoop bands mid-tournament, despite the device having been approved by the International Tennis Federation. The players pushed back. Though Whoop has brand ambassadors — Aryna Sabalenka is one — others like Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, both of whom wear Whoops under their wristbands, simply didn’t want to take them off.</p>
  244. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">“It created a whole set of media outrage,” Ahmed says a little gleefully of the resulting coverage, “and further spotlighted the fact that all these very talented people are just organically wearing Whoop because of the value it provides.”</p>
  245. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Ahmed is careful to protect it. The company has a long-standing policy against giving athletes equity in exchange for wearing the band. His reasoning? If they like the product, they’ll wear it regardless. Formal partnerships with Ferrari, the PGA Tour, and UCI mountain biking work differently; they’re about putting the brand in front of larger audiences who share the same sensibility.</p>
  246. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Oura, by the way, is doing the same math. Founded just one year after Whoop, the company is widely reported to be exploring an IPO. If Oura goes public first, it sets the financial benchmarks — revenue multiples, growth rates, retention metrics — against which Whoop will be measured. Whoop currently employs around 750 people and is in the middle of hiring 600 more.</p>
  247. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Ahmed gives little away on the subject. “If we focus on building great technology and growing our business,” he says, “we’re going to be happy with Whoop when we’re a public company, independent from who goes public first.”</p>
  248. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">He speaks throughout the conversation the way someone does when they’ve thought carefully about what they should and shouldn’t say. Ahmed was captain of the Harvard squash team and counts Ali Farag, who went on to become world number one, among his former teammates — though he’s quick to note that proximity to greatness shouldn’t be mistaken for greatness itself. </p>
  249. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">“You probably have the wrong impression of how good I am at squash on the basis of me being teammates with him,” he jokes.</p>
  250. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">He started building what would become Whoop in 2011, reading hundreds of medical papers while studying economics and government, trying to solve a problem he’d experienced firsthand: overtraining without any reliable way to measure its toll on his body.</p>
  251. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Whoop isn’t just Ahmed’s first company. It has been his only full-time job. When I ask whether he’d recommend that path to a founder sitting where he was in 2012, it’s the question he answers most freely.</p>
  252. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Starting a company is, for the right person with the right intentions, “without question, the most extraordinary thing you can do in your career.” But it is, he adds, “a very painful experience to be an entrepreneur and to try to build something from scratch, and you have to have a reasonably high pain threshold that I think often gets lost in the glamour of fundraising announcements and milestones.” You need to be, he says, “more obsessed with the problem you’re solving than with the idea of being a founder.” </p>
  253. <p class="wp-block-paragraph">He doesn’t seem to have much doubt about which side of that line he’s on.</p>
  254. </div>
  255. <p> Source: techcrunch.com</p>
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  262. <title>Sony temporarily suspends memory card sales due to shortages</title>
  263. <link>https://geekblog.net/tech-news/sony-temporarily-suspends-memory-card-sales-due-to-shortages/</link>
  265. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Comaous]]></dc:creator>
  266. <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 02:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
  267. <category><![CDATA[Tech News]]></category>
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  277.  
  278. <description><![CDATA[Thank you for your continued patronage of Sony products. Due to the global shortage of semiconductors (memory) and other factors, it is anticipated that supply will not be able to meet demand for CFexpress memory cards and SD memory cards for the foreseeable future. Therefore, we have decided to temporarily suspend the acceptance of orders [...]]]></description>
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  281. <p class="duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup ewrhy38 _1xwtict1"><em>Thank you for your continued patronage of Sony products.</em></p>
  282. <p class="duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup ewrhy38 _1xwtict1"><em>Due to the global shortage of semiconductors (memory) and other factors, it is anticipated that supply will not be able to meet demand for CFexpress memory cards and SD memory cards for the foreseeable future. Therefore, we have decided to temporarily suspend the acceptance of orders from our authorized dealers and from customers at the Sony Store from March 27, 2026 onwards.</em></p>
  283. <p class="duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup ewrhy38 _1xwtict1"><em>Regarding the resumption of order acceptance, we will consider it while monitoring the supply situation and will announce it separately on the product information page.</em></p>
  284. </div>
  285. <p> Source: www.theverge.com</p>
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  292. <title>Apple TV is now home to CrunchyRoll anime</title>
  293. <link>https://geekblog.net/tech-news/apple-tv-is-now-home-to-crunchyroll-anime/</link>
  295. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Comaous]]></dc:creator>
  296. <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 01:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
  297. <category><![CDATA[Tech News]]></category>
  298. <category><![CDATA[Anime]]></category>
  299. <category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
  300. <category><![CDATA[Crunchyroll]]></category>
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  302. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://geekblog.net/tech-news/apple-tv-is-now-home-to-crunchyroll-anime/</guid>
  303.  
  304. <description><![CDATA[If you watch anime, Apple just made things a bit more convenient. Crunchyroll is now available as a channel inside the Apple TV app, where you can subscribe and watch directly without switching apps. The rollout is live in the U.S., UK, Canada, and Australia, and it comes just in time for the spring anime [...]]]></description>
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  307. <p>If you watch anime, <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/apple/" data-popup-added="true" style="cursor: pointer">Apple</a> just made things a bit more convenient. Crunchyroll is <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/46192117514132-Crunchyroll-Apple-TV-Channel">now available</a> as a channel inside the <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/apple-tv-plus/" data-popup-added="true" style="cursor: pointer">Apple TV</a> app, where you can subscribe and watch directly without switching apps. The rollout is live in the U.S., UK, Canada, and Australia, and it comes just in time for the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/seasonal-lineup/2026/3/24/spring-anime-2026-crunchyroll">spring anime season</a>. </p>
  308. <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here’s what you get with Crunchyroll inside the Apple TV app</h2>
  309. <p>Apple TV users in supported regions can now subscribe to Crunchyroll directly through the app. There is a 7-day free trial, after which it costs $9.99 per month. The subscription is handled entirely through Apple’s billing system.</p>
  310. <figure data-wp-context="{" imageid="" data-wp-interactive="core/image" class="wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container"><button class="lightbox-trigger" type="button" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Enlarge" data-wp-init="callbacks.initTriggerButton" data-wp-on-async--click="actions.showLightbox" data-wp-style--right="state.imageButtonRight" data-wp-style--top="state.imageButtonTop"><br />
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  314. </button><figcaption id="caption-attachment-275568" class="wp-caption-text"><span class="credit">Apple TV</span></figcaption></figure>
  315. <p>But there is one important catch. This version is separate from existing Crunchyroll accounts, so you cannot link your current subscription. If you want to use it through Apple TV, you will need a new subscription through the platform.</p>
  316. <p>The channel includes Crunchyroll’s full catalog, depending on availability in your region. Since it is part of Apple TV Channels, you can watch everything inside the app, download content for offline viewing, and even share access with up to six people through Family Sharing.</p>
  317. <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Why is Crunchyroll expanding beyond its own app?</h2>
  318. <figure data-wp-context="{" imageid="" data-wp-interactive="core/image" class="wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="2522" height="1262" data-wp-class--hide="state.isContentHidden" data-wp-class--show="state.isContentVisible" data-wp-init="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on-async--click="actions.showLightbox" data-wp-on-async--load="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on-async-window--resize="callbacks.setButtonStyles" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/tachyon/2025/05/Cruncyroll_958c8c.jpg?resize=2522%2C1262" alt="Some of the Cruncyroll games." class="wp-image-3929781"/><button class="lightbox-trigger" type="button" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Enlarge" data-wp-init="callbacks.initTriggerButton" data-wp-on-async--click="actions.showLightbox" data-wp-style--right="state.imageButtonRight" data-wp-style--top="state.imageButtonTop"><br />
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  323. <p>This partnership is a part of Crunchyroll’s efforts to reach more viewers across platforms. <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/crunchyroll-amazon-prime-video-channels/">The service has already expanded to places like Prime Video</a> and free streaming channels on Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, and Samsung TV Plus.</p>
  324. <p>Recently, <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/crunchyroll-announces-price-hike-making-your-daily-anime-fix-a-little-costlier/" data-popup-added="true" style="cursor: pointer">Crunchyroll increased its subscription prices</a>, with plans now ranging from $10 to $18 per month. Bringing it to Apple TV adds another way for users to access anime without being locked into a single app.</p>
  325. <p>For you, it comes down to convenience. If you want everything in one place, Apple TV makes it easier. But if you already have a Crunchyroll account, you might want to think twice before subscribing again.</p>
  326. </p></div>
  327. <p> Source: www.digitaltrends.com</p>
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  334. <title>Epstein Victims Sue Google, Claim AI Mode Exposed Personal Information</title>
  335. <link>https://geekblog.net/tech-news/epstein-victims-sue-google-claim-ai-mode-exposed-personal-information/</link>
  337. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Comaous]]></dc:creator>
  338. <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
  339. <category><![CDATA[Tech News]]></category>
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  350.  
  351. <description><![CDATA[A victim of Jeffrey Epstein filed a class action lawsuit on Thursday against Google, saying that the company’s AI Mode feature published personal information on the sex trafficker’s victims. In response to legislative action, the Department of Justice began releasing more than 3 million pages of evidence in its case against Epstein in batches late [...]]]></description>
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  353. <p>A victim of Jeffrey Epstein filed a class action lawsuit on Thursday against Google, saying that the company’s AI Mode feature published personal information on the sex trafficker’s victims.</p>
  354. <p>In response to <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405">legislative action</a>, the Department of Justice began releasing more than <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://gizmodo.com/who-sent-jeffrey-epstein-a-gizmodo-article-about-deleting-your-google-history-2000719752">3 million pages</a> of evidence in its <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.wired.com/story/epstein-files-tech-elites-gates-thiel-musk/">case against Epstein</a> in batches late last year into early this year. But the roll-out has been deemed problematic, with some predators’ names <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/09/politics/redacted-text-jeffrey-epstein-files">redacted</a> while several survivors’ identities were outed in improper redactions.</p>
  355. <p>“The United States, acting through the DOJ, made a deliberate policy choice to prioritize rapid, large-volume disclosure over protection of Epstein survivors’ privacy,” according to the <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.466558/gov.uscourts.cand.466558.1.0_5.pdf">lawsuit</a> filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The lawsuit claims that the survivors have not only had to relive their trauma but have also been victims of harassment since their information was made public.</p>
  356. <p>Though the DOJ later removed the errors, the information was kept online by Google’s AI search function, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://gizmodo.com/googles-new-ai-mode-for-search-cranks-gemini-to-max-volume-2000605029">AI Mode</a>, the plaintiff claims.</p>
  357. <p>“Even after the government acknowledged the disclosure violated the rights of survivors and withdrew the information, online entities like Google continuously republish it, refusing victim’s pleas to take it down,” the lawsuit says.</p>
  358. <p>Upon searching the name of the plaintiff, who goes by “Jane Doe,” as well as the names of other victims she is representing with this lawsuit, Google’s AI Mode displayed their “full name, contact information, cities of residence, and association with Jeffrey Epstein,” the suit alleges. In the plaintiff’s case, the AI also “generated a hypertext link allowing anyone to send direct email to Plaintiff with the click of a button.”</p>
  359. <p>The lawsuit claims that the victim notified Google of the problem on multiple occasions over the past two months to no avail.</p>
  360. <p>“Despite receiving actual notice of the violations, the substantial harm caused by its continued dissemination, and the status of many Class members as sexual abuse survivors entitled to heightened privacy protections under the law, Google has failed and refuses to remove, de-index, or block access to the offending materials,” the lawsuit claims. “Notably, several other publicly available AI tools that generate content by analyzing online sources, such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity, provided no victim-related information whatsoever in similar repeated testing.”</p>
  361. <p>Unlike Google search, AI mode “is not a neutral search index; it is an active recommender and content generator,” the lawsuit argues, and could be pleaded as “actionable doxxing.”</p>
  362. <p>The lawsuit comes at the end of a week when tech giants’ legal responsibility for online content has been tested. Meta and Google were found <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://gizmodo.com/meta-and-google-lose-landmark-case-on-social-media-addiction-2000738131">liable</a> in a social media addiction trial in Los Angeles on Wednesday, and Meta was found liable in an <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://gizmodo.com/watershed-moment-meta-just-lost-a-huge-court-case-about-child-safety-2000737712">online child safety trial</a> in New Mexico on Tuesday.</p>
  363. <p>Both lawsuits were deemed landmark suits that could turn into <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://gizmodo.com/meta-faces-two-key-trials-that-could-change-social-media-forever-2000719673">watershed moments</a> in the way online free speech is regulated in the United States. Currently, under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, big tech giants like Google that operate these online platforms are relieved of any liability for content posted by third parties. With this week’s rulings against Meta and Google, the protection tech giants receive from Section 230 is now seriously challenged.</p>
  364. <p>Section 230’s applicability to AI has been a topic of <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://brownpoliticalreview.org/section-230-is-not-fit-for-ai/">contention</a>. Sen. Ron Wyden, who helped write the law, told <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://gizmodo.com/section-230-doesnt-cover-elon-musks-ass-when-it-comes-to-deepfake-abuse-senator-says-2000706234">Gizmodo</a> in January that AI chatbots are not protected by it.</p>
  365. <p>The Department of Justice and Google did not immediately respond to Gizmodo’s request for comment.</p>
  366. </p></div>
  367. <p> Source: gizmodo.com</p>
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  374. <title>5 kitchen tech splurges that I&#8217;ve found to be worth every penny (and are on sale now)</title>
  375. <link>https://geekblog.net/tech-news/5-kitchen-tech-splurges-that-ive-found-to-be-worth-every-penny-and-are-on-sale-now/</link>
  377. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Comaous]]></dc:creator>
  378. <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
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  388.  
  389. <description><![CDATA[Current price: $319 (20% off) Original price: $399 We&#8217;ve used our Breville air fryer toaster oven combination just about every day since we got it a couple of years ago &#8212; and it&#8217;s Amazon&#8217;s bestselling convection oven for a reason. It offers 13 different cooking functions: Toast, Bagel, Broil, Bake, Roast, Warm, Pizza, Proof, Air [...]]]></description>
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  393. <li><strong>Current price: $319 (20% off)</strong></li>
  394. <li><strong>Original price: $399</strong></li>
  395. </ul>
  396. <p>We&#8217;ve used our Breville air fryer toaster oven combination just about every day since we got it a couple of years ago &#8212; and it&#8217;s Amazon&#8217;s bestselling convection oven for a reason. It offers 13 different cooking functions: Toast, Bagel, Broil, Bake, Roast, Warm, Pizza, Proof, Air Fry, Reheat, Cookies, Slow Cook, and Dehydrate. We use our big oven far less thanks to this machine. </p>
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  423. <title>AI Research Is Getting Harder to Separate From Geopolitics</title>
  424. <link>https://geekblog.net/tech-news/ai-research-is-getting-harder-to-separate-from-geopolitics/</link>
  426. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Comaous]]></dc:creator>
  427. <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
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  434.  
  435. <description><![CDATA[The world’s top AI research conference, the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems—better known as NeurIPS—became the latest organization this week to become embroiled in a growing clash between geopolitics and global scientific collaboration. The conference’s organizers announced and then quickly reversed controversial new restrictions for international participants after Chinese AI researchers threatened to boycott [...]]]></description>
  436. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p>
  437. <div>
  438. <p><span class="lead-in-text-callout">The world’s top</span> AI research conference, the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems—better known as <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-offer-url="https://neurips.cc/" class="external-link text link" data-event-click="{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://neurips.cc/&quot;}" href="https://neurips.cc/">NeurIPS</a>—became the latest organization this week to become embroiled in a <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.wired.com/story/openai-sovereign-ai-us-china-tech-war/" class="text link">growing clash</a> between geopolitics and global scientific collaboration. The conference’s organizers announced and then quickly reversed controversial new restrictions for international participants after <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.wired.com/story/china-is-going-all-in-on-openclaw/" class="text link">Chinese AI researchers</a> threatened to boycott the event.</p>
  439. <p class="paywall">“This is a potential watershed moment,” says Paul Triolo, a partner at the advisory firm DGA-Albright Stonebridge who studies US-China relations. Triolo argues that attracting Chinese researchers to NeurIPS is beneficial to US interests, but some American officials have pushed for American and Chinese scientists to decouple their work—especially in AI, which has become a particularly sensitive topic in Washington.</p>
  440. <p class="paywall">The incident could deepen political tensions around AI research, as well as dissuade Chinese scientists from working at US universities and tech companies in the future. “At some level now it is going to be hard to keep basic AI research out of the [political] picture,” Triolo says.</p>
  441. <p class="paywall">In its annual handbook for paper submissions, issued in mid-March, NeurIPS organizers announced updated restrictions for participation. The rules stated that the event could not provide services including “peer review, editing, and publishing” to any organizations subject to US sanctions, and linked to <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-offer-url="https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/" class="external-link text link" data-event-click="{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/&quot;}" href="https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/">a database</a> of sanctioned entities. It included companies and organizations on the Bureau of Industry and Security’s <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-offer-url="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-15/subtitle-B/chapter-VII/subchapter-C/part-744/appendix-Supplement%20No.%204%20to%20Part%20744" class="external-link text link" data-event-click="{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-15/subtitle-B/chapter-VII/subchapter-C/part-744/appendix-Supplement%20No.%204%20to%20Part%20744&quot;}" href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-15/subtitle-B/chapter-VII/subchapter-C/part-744/appendix-Supplement%20No.%204%20to%20Part%20744">entity list</a> and those on another list with <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-offer-url="https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-information/chinese-military-companies-sanctions" class="external-link text link" data-event-click="{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-information/chinese-military-companies-sanctions&quot;}" href="https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-information/chinese-military-companies-sanctions">alleged ties</a> to the Chinese military.</p>
  442. <p class="paywall">The new rules would have affected researchers at Chinese companies like Tencent and Huawei who regularly present work at NeurIPS. The database also includes entities from other countries such as Russia and Iran. The US places limits on doing business with these organizations, but there are no rules around academic publishing or conference participation.</p>
  443. <p class="paywall">The NeurIPS handbook has since been updated to specify that the restrictions apply only to <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-offer-url="https://sanctionslist.ofac.treas.gov/Home/SdnList" class="external-link text link" data-event-click="{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://sanctionslist.ofac.treas.gov/Home/SdnList&quot;}" href="https://sanctionslist.ofac.treas.gov/Home/SdnList">Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons</a>, a list used primarily for terrorist groups and criminal organizations.</p>
  444. <p class="paywall">“In preparing the NeurIPS 2026 handbook, we included a link to a US government sanctions tool that covers a significantly broader set of restrictions than those NeurIPS is actually required to follow,” the event’s organizers said in <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-offer-url="https://x.com/NeurIPSConf/status/2037438893457289364" class="external-link text link" data-event-click="{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://x.com/NeurIPSConf/status/2037438893457289364&quot;}" href="https://x.com/NeurIPSConf/status/2037438893457289364">a statement</a> issued Friday. “This error was due to miscommunication between the NeurIPS Foundation and our legal team.”</p>
  445. <p class="paywall">Before they reversed course, the conference organizers initially <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-offer-url="https://x.com/NeurIPSConf/status/2037066494983426374" class="external-link text link" data-event-click="{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://x.com/NeurIPSConf/status/2037066494983426374&quot;}" href="https://x.com/NeurIPSConf/status/2037066494983426374">said</a> that the new rule was “about legal requirements that apply to the NeurIPS Foundation, which is responsible for complying with sanctions,” adding that it was seeking legal consultation on the issue.</p>
  446. <h2 class="paywall"><strong>Immediate Backlash</strong></h2>
  447. <p class="paywall">The new rule drew swift backlash from AI researchers around the world, particularly in China, which produces a large quantity of cutting-edge machine learning papers and is home to a growing share of the world’s top AI talent. Several academic groups there issued statements condemning the measure and, more importantly, discouraging Chinese academics from attending NeurIPS in the future. Some urged Chinese academics to contribute instead to domestic research conferences, potentially helping increase the country’s influence in relevant science and tech fields.</p>
  448. <p class="paywall">The China Association of Science and Technology (CAST), an influential government-affiliated organization for scientists and engineers, said Thursday that it would stop providing funding for Chinese scholars traveling to attend NeurIPS and would use the money instead to support domestic and international conferences that “respect the rights of Chinese scholars.”</p>
  449. <p class="paywall">CAST also said it will no longer count publications at the 2026 NeurIPS conference as academic achievements when evaluating future research funding. It’s unclear if the organization will reverse course now that NeurIPS has walked back the new rule.</p>
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  451. <p> Source: www.wired.com</p>
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  458. <title>Judge irate as defendant joins by Zoom while driving—then lies about it</title>
  459. <link>https://geekblog.net/tech-news/judge-irate-as-defendant-joins-by-zoom-while-driving-then-lies-about-it/</link>
  461. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Comaous]]></dc:creator>
  462. <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
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  472.  
  473. <description><![CDATA[“The seatbelt’s coming out of the driver’s side,” the judge noted. “Now you’re lying to me, right?” “No, I’m not, sir.” At this point, the exasperated judge demanded that Carroll “let me see the driver.” But she did not show him a driver. Instead, she said, “Hang on one second.” “Now!” thundered the judge. “I [...]]]></description>
  474. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>
  475. <p>“The seatbelt’s coming out of the driver’s side,” the judge noted. “Now you’re lying to me, right?”</p>
  476. <p>“No, I’m not, sir.”</p>
  477. <p>At this point, the exasperated judge demanded that Carroll “let me see the driver.”</p>
  478. <p>But she did not show him a driver. Instead, she said, “Hang on one second.”</p>
  479. <p>“Now!” thundered the judge.</p>
  480. <p>“I have to ask their permission,” she said.</p>
  481. <p>But she did not ask anyone’s permission. Instead, the car came to a halt at what appeared to be a gas station. Carroll grabbed the phone, opened the car door, and stepped out… of what appeared to be the driver’s side of a vehicle.</p>
  482. <p>The judge, boiling over at this point, was ready to call the hearing.</p>
  483. <p>“You think I’m that stupid?” he said. “I’m going to go ahead and enter a default judgment… You lied to me.”</p>
  484. <p>He directed a court official to make a note that Carroll had been driving while telling the court that she was not driving. She would have to pay the full amount of the claim in the case, plus some court costs.</p>
  485. <p>“Have a great day,” the judge said, ending the hearing. “Thank you.”</p>
  486. <h2>“A viral spectacle”</h2>
  487. <p>FOX 2 News out of Detroit was able to <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/do-you-think-im-stupid-wayne-county-judge-berates-woman-joining-court-while-driving">get in touch with Carroll</a>, who in a statement copped to what she had denied to the judge: Yes, she had been driving.</p>
  488. <p>She took responsibility for “my mistake,” saying that “I panicked in the moment and made the wrong call instead of pulling over or asking to reschedule. For that, I am truly sorry.”</p>
  489. <p>But Carroll was unhappy that her “brief moment of poor judgment” had turned into a “viral spectacle that is affecting my reputation, my family, and my ability to move forward with my life.”</p>
  490. </p></div>
  491. <p> Source: arstechnica.com</p>
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