ComMarker Omni X review: a refined 5W UV laser cutter and engraver
Why you can trust Tom’s Hardware Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. ComMarker has followed up its popular Omni 1 UV laser with the new Omni X, a similar 5W model but with some intriguing…
‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ review: Amanda Seyfried astounds in stirring, religious biopic
From the first musical moments of The Testament of Ann Lee, I was enraptured. Admittedly, I went in knowing nothing of its subject, an 18th-century religious figure who led the Shakers, a sect also known as the “Shaking Quakers” because of the physicality of their worship. However, the opening thrums of music and the graceful…
Building a Hybrid Rule-Based and Machine Learning Framework to Detect and Defend Against Jailbreak Prompts in LLM Systems
In this tutorial, we introduce a Jailbreak Defense that we built step-by-step to detect and safely handle policy-evasion prompts. We generate realistic attack and benign examples, craft rule-based signals, and combine those with TF-IDF features into a compact, interpretable classifier so we can catch evasive prompts without blocking legitimate requests. We demonstrate evaluation metrics, explain…
Internal WordPress Conflict Spills Out Into The Open
An internal dispute within the WordPress core contributor team spilled into the open, causing major confusion among people outside the organization. The friction began with a post from more than a week ago and culminated in a remarkable outburst, exposing latent tensions within the core contributor community. Mary Hubbard Announcement Triggers Conflict The incident seemingly…
Spider-Man Magic: The Gathering Booster Box Gets Big Preorder Discount
The Magic: The Gathering Marvel’s Spider-Man Play Booster Box is on sale for its lowest price yet ahead of Spidey’s September 26 arrival in the MTG universe. Normally $209.70, the box of 30 Boosters (420 cards total) is discounted to $180 at Amazon. The price has fluctuated regularly since preorders for the Spider-Man set opened…
4 scrappy tips I use to survive cellular deadzones when I travel
Summary Be sure to cache offline maps, bookings, and itineraries not just for the places you’re headed, but anywhere cell signal might be weak or absent. Download any music, videos, and podcasts you might want well in advance of any trip. Don’t overload your storage, but don’t give yourself too little content to stave off…
Distillation Can Make AI Models Smaller and Cheaper
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The Chinese AI company DeepSeek released a chatbot earlier this year called R1, which drew a huge amount of attention. Most of it focused on the fact that a relatively small and unknown company said it had built a chatbot that rivaled the performance of…
UNC1549 Hacks 34 Devices in 11 Telecom Firms via LinkedIn Job Lures and MINIBIKE Malware
An Iran-nexus cyber espionage group known as UNC1549 has been attributed to a new campaign targeting European telecommunications companies, successfully infiltrating 34 devices across 11 organizations as part of a recruitment-themed activity on LinkedIn. Swiss cybersecurity company PRODAFT is tracking the cluster under the name Subtle Snail. It’s assessed to be affiliated with Iran’s Islamic…
Asus TUF Gaming F16 review: Strong gaming performance offset by skimpy SSD, short battery life
Why you can trust Tom’s Hardware Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. If you’re looking to enjoy some 1080p gaming without shelling out a lot of money, we had the chance to review the new…
I’ve Tested More Than 50 Cases for the iPhone 17 Lineup. This Is the Ultimate Case Guide
Other Screen Protectors I’ve Tested ESR Armorite Pro screen protector. Photograph: Julian Chokkattu ESR Armorite Screen Protector and Privacy Protector for $20: This pack is better value than Smartish’s screen protectors, because you get three tempered glass sheets instead of two. All the necessary equipment is here, from an application tool to wet wipes. While…