Are you concerned about your digital footprint? Does it bother you that anyone listening can observe which websites you visit? Most people don’t know what DNS is or how much information it leaks. I’ll share with you what the problem is and how to fortify yourself against snoopers. DNS (Domain Name System) is the backbone…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Tuesday. It’s also slated to be SpaceX’s first day in the Nasdaq-100. Stock futures are mixed after a winning day for Wall Street. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Let freedom ring…
When most people think about running a local LLM, a lot of people probably visualize something like LM Studio or Open WebUI. You type something, it types back, maybe you use it to help write an email or summarize a document, but the approach is to essentially treat it as “text in, text out” and…
In 2026, Plex ramped up its remote-access Plex Pass from $250 to $750 for new subscribers, which is an unconscionable rise. I’ve never been a remote-access subscriber, and now, I never will be, even if that’s a lifetime license. But the good news is that there is a fantastic workaround using Tailscale, a free VPN…
If you were in the early wave of people who bought a 4K TV, you probably felt secure for a long time. For years, there wasn’t much in the way of 4K video to watch, and even now a lot of people aren’t experiencing native content, just upscaled 1080p. Moreover, since 4K was inherently high-end,…
A version of this article appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. After several years of…
The popular anime production company Studio Trigger is working on a new project, and fans were immediately psyched to learn that the creators behind it are some of the most beloved faces in the industry. From Gridman Universe and Promare to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and Delicious in Dungeon, Studio Trigger has been responsible for some of…
On September 28, 2025, French naval commandos made additional discoveries after boarding the Boracay off the French coast—possibly because of the ship’s suspected link to the drone incidents over Denmark. The French commandos found that the ship had a Chinese captain but also happened to be carrying two Russians employed by the Moran Security Group,…
Dreaming of building that perfect gaming rig in 2026? Well, it just got a lot harder. If you’ve managed to stay out of the tech news cycle during the last few months, the industry is in a RAM shortage, which experts attribute to the rising need for AI Data Center production and the widespread use…
