I have an AirTag on my keychain to keep track of my keys, but obviously an AirTag is too big and bulky to fit inside a wallet. Thats what the SwitchBot Wallet Finder is for. Disguised inside a thin, credit-card form factor, the SwitchBot Wallet Finder connects to the Find My app on your iPhone, so you can follow its location, and it even houses a speaker so you can make it beep to help you find your wallet when it inevitably gets lost somewhere in your home.Read on for my review SetupSetup is super simple. Although it ostensibly supports its own app and Android, I have used it solely through the Apple Find My app built into the phone. I didnt even download the SwitchBot app at all. To set up, you open Find My, tap Add Item, and press and hold the button on the Wallet Finder card for a couple of seconds. You then choose a name and emoji icon to identify it later. By default, it suggested Benjamins Keys, but I renamed it to Benjamins Wallet, selected one of the wallet-adjacent available emojis, and pressed Continue and I was done. Then, it just slips into one of the empty card pockets in my wallet.How it tracks locationAs a reminder, Find My accessories do not have GPS. Instead, they broadcast a low-energy Bluetooth signal that nearby Apple devices like iPhones, iPads and Macs pick up on. The location is then transmitted securely and privately to the Find My network, so you can hopefully locate and retrieve your lost item.Even if you are miles away, as long as someone with an Apple device is nearby, the wallet will be locatable on the map in the Find My app.Theres also no ongoing subscription or other costs to worry about (unlike some competitors).As demonstrated by the success of AirTags, the Find My network works really well and the SwitchBot Wallet Finder is just as effective. If your item is stationary, and nearby one of the billion iOS devices in the world, it wont take too long for its location to appear in Find My. If the item is moving, location updates are slightly delayed behind real-time, however.You can also use the Find My app to mark your item as explicitly lost. Then, if someone else finds your wallet and wants to help give it back to its rightful owner, they can use the Identify Found Item feature in Find My which will present your contact information to help arrange returning it to you. The upcoming iOS 18.2 update even adds the ability to make a shareable link to send to others to help assist in tracking down your lost items.Finding nearby using the speakerUnlike an AirTag, the Wallet Finder does not incorporate an ultra-wide band radio. That means it lacks the Precision Finding feature that the AirTag offers when in close proximity.However, the integrated speaker in the Wallet Finder more than suffices for the job of finding your lost wallet. When in Bluetooth range, the card emits a reasonably loud tone. It is slightly less loud than the sound an AirTag makes, and naturally gets a bit muffed when ensconced inside a closed wallet, but it is still audible, more than enough for you to hear it from a good distance away.For the (embarrassingly common) case of when Ive misplaced my wallet somewhere inside my house, I can now just open the Find My app, press Play Sound, and instantly hear which room it is in.Find My also works with the Siri voice assistant, as an added convenience. For example, I can shout wheres my wallet? at my HomePod, and it will start pinging it for me.Safety and trackingIve been using Pebblebee Card for the last couple of years and I love it! They released a new version recently that has even longer battery life. Rechargeable also! View all commentsJust like AirTags, the Wallet Finder is marketed as a device to help recover lost items. It is not designed to address problems of theft or nefariously track other people. If the card is separated from its owner for a period of time, the speaker will emit a noise to make people aware of its presence. It will also trigger Unknown Item Moving With You alerts on any nearby iPhones in the vicinity.Its also worth pointing out that someone else with the card in their possession can deactivate the Find My connection, by pressing the button in a particular shutdown sequence.ConclusionIf used for its intended purpose, the SwitchBot Wallet Finder is a very effective and great value for money. While obviously designed to be kept inside a wallet, it even has a built-in hole cutout if you did want to slip it on some kind of lanyard or keychain. I highly recommend it.Perhaps the only drawback to be aware of is that the Wallet Finder card has no means of replacing the battery. It is a single use consumable, rated for about 3 years of usage. But the contents of your wallet are valuable enough that it probably makes financial sense to simply buy another when it eventually dies. You just have to be okay with yourself regarding the environmental waste.Add 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel

Jan 21, 2025The Hacker NewsImagine receiving a penetration test report that leaves you with more questions than answers. Questions like, "Were all functionalities of the web app tested?" or " Were there any security issues that could have been identified during testing?" often go unresolved, raising concerns about the thoroughness of the security testing. This frustration is common among many security teams. Pentest reports, while crucial, frequently lack the depth and detail necessary to truly assess the success of the project.Even with years of experience working with cybersecurity teams and managing ethical hacking projects, we frequently encountered these same issues. Whether collaborating with external pentest providers or managing our own projects as founders of Hackrate, we often faced difficulties in ensuring that the testing was as comprehensive as it needed to be.This realization inspired us to create HackGATE, a managed gateway solution built to bring transparency and control to pentesting projects, ensuring no questions are left unanswered about the quality and thoroughness of the penetration test projects. We aimed to not only address our own challenges but also to provide the cybersecurity industry with a powerful tool to enhance visibility in their ethical hacking projects.Common Challenges in Penetration Testing1. Lack of visibility and controlA recent survey on pentest projects revealed that 60% of security professionals struggle to measure the success of their pentests. Additionally, nearly two-thirds (65%) of respondents rely solely on information provided by the pentest vendor. This highlights a significant gap in the cybersecurity landscape: the lack of a solution offering visibility into pentesting activities. Without such a solution, security teams struggle with limited insight into crucial aspects of the testing process, including the overall scope and duration of the tests, the specific techniques and attack vectors employed, and the detailed steps taken by ethical hackers.2. Dependence on the final pentest reportMost companies that outsource pentests depend on a final report and their trust in the pentest vendor to assess success. Without concrete evidence of the various aspects of the testing, security teams are left with concerns and security blind spots, encountering obstacles both in understanding their security testing projects and in communicating their outcomes to leadership and stakeholders.3. Coordination in remote pentester teamsManaging a globally distributed team, particularly when working across different time zones, adds to these challenges. This can lead to delays in communication and coordination, resulting in missed deadlines and incomplete tasks. Ensuring that all team members adhere to the same standards across various locations is also challenging. Inconsistent practices can lead to gaps in pentest coverage, leaving critical vulnerabilities undiscovered.How HackGATE Addresses These Challenges1. Enhanced visibility and detailed insightsHackGATE provides real-time visibility into pentest activities. For instance, it details the security testing traffic sent to targets, highlights targeted testing areas, and outlines the methods used by ethical hackers. This transparency ensures you can track the security testing process effectively. 2. Establishing a quality framework for ethical hackingTo ensure the quality of the testing process, it is crucial to establish controls based on analyzed data. Ethical hackers use guidelines and best practices, such as the OWASP guidelines, to provide a structured approach to identifying security risks. While OWASP's framework offers a thorough evaluation of web applications, auditing the security tests is still necessary to verify that pentesters are truly following the guidelines.HackGATE ensures the effectiveness of penetration tests by establishing baselines for minimum testing traffic, which includes both manual and automated testing activities. This ensures thoroughness and consistency in assessments.3. Consolidated and visualized dataPenetration tests generate large volumes of data, which can be difficult to analyze and understand with traditional Security Operation Center solutions. Teams need a centralized dashboard that consolidates key insights, showing the most important metrics, so all stakeholders can easily keep up with progress and monitor ethical hacking activities.HackGATE's unified dashboard addresses this need by consolidating critical insights into a single view. It includes features for project management, analytics, and a detailed overview of pentester activities. This allows all stakeholders to easily access and understand the key metrics without sifting through disparate sources.4. Better coordination across distributed security teamsBy providing a unified interface for all team members, HackGATE ensures that everyone adheres to the same standards, reducing inconsistencies in pentest coverage. The platform also supports comprehensive scope coverage by enabling accurate and detailed reporting, ensuring that all intended assets are tested and documented.HackGATE also enhances accountability by automatically generating detailed reports, providing evidence of testing. This not only helps in holding team members accountable but also simplifies the audit process, ensuring regulatory compliance with a clear and accessible audit trail.HackGATE approachTo ensure successful penetration testing initiatives, security teams need to adopt the 'Trust but Verify' principle in penetration test. This means that instead of relying solely on their pentest provider's report, they need to be able to verify the quality and thoroughness of the testing. But how can they achieve this? The 'Trust but Verify' approach requires accurate data, effective monitoring, and detailed reporting. Most companies still struggle due to the lack of methodology and tools.ConclusionTo ensure your penetration testing projects are comprehensive and compliant, consider integrating innovative monitoring tools like HackGATE into your cybersecurity strategy. For a more in-depth understanding of how it can address your specific needs, schedule a consultation with our technical experts - no sales pitch, just a detailed exploration of how our solution can enhance your pentest approach. Visit the HackGATE website to get started or arrange your personalized technical consultation.Found this article interesting? This article is a contributed piece from one of our valued partners. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to read more exclusive content we post.SHARE

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Peering into the body to find and diagnose cancer is all about spotting patterns. Radiologists use x-rays and magnetic resonance imaging to illuminate tumors, and pathologists examine tissue from kidneys, livers, and other areas under microscopes and look for patterns that show how severe a cancer is, whether particular treatments could work, and where the malignancy may spread. In theory,artificial intelligence should be great at helping out. Our job is pattern recognition, says Andrew Norgan, a pathologist and medical director of the Mayo Clinics digital pathology platform. We look at the slide and we gather pieces of information that have been proven to be important. Visual analysis is something that AI has gotten quite good at since the first image recognition models began taking off nearly 15 years ago. Even though no model will be perfect, you can imagine a powerful algorithm someday catching something that a human pathologist missed, or at least speeding up the process of getting a diagnosis. Were starting to see lots of new efforts to build such a modelat least seven attempts in the last year alonebut they all remain experimental. Details about the latest effort to build such a model, led by the AI health company Aignostics with the Mayo Clinic, were published on arXiv earlier this month. The paper has not been peer-reviewed, but it reveals much about the challenges of bringing such a tool to real clinical settings. The model, called Atlas, was trained on 1.2 million tissue samples from 490,000 cases. Its accuracy was tested against six other leading AI pathology models. These models compete on shared tests like classifying breast cancer images or grading tumors, where the models predictions are compared with the correct answers given by human pathologists. Atlas beat rival models on six out of nine tests. It earned its highest score for categorizing cancerous colorectal tissue, reaching the same conclusion as human pathologists 97.1% of the time. For another task, thoughclassifying tumors from prostate cancer biopsiesAtlas beat the other models high scores with a score of just 70.5%. Its average across nine benchmarks showed that it got the same answers as human experts 84.6% of the time. Lets think about what this means. The best way to know whats happening to cancerous cells in tissues is to have a sample examined by a pathologist, so thats the performance that AI models are measured against. The best models are approaching humans in particular detection tasks but lagging behind in many others. So how good does a model have to be to be clinically useful? Ninety percent is probably not good enough. You need to be even better, says Carlo Bifulco, chief medical officer at Providence Genomics and co-creator of GigaPath, one of the other AI pathology models examined in the Mayo Clinic study. But, Bifulco says, AI models that dont score perfectly can still be useful in the short term, and could potentially help pathologists speed up their work and make diagnoses more quickly. What obstacles are getting in the way of better performance? Problem number one is training data. Fewer than 10% of pathology practices in the US are digitized, Norgan says. That means tissue samples are placed on slides and analyzed under microscopes, and then stored in massive registries without ever being documented digitally. Though European practices tend to be more digitized, and there are efforts underway to create shared data sets of tissue samples for AI models to train on, theres still not a ton to work with. Without diverse data sets, AI models struggle to identify the wide range of abnormalities that human pathologists have learned to interpret. That includes for rare diseases, says Maximilian Alber, cofounder and CTO of Aignostics. Scouring the publicly available databases for tissue samples of particularly rare diseases, youll find 20 samples over 10 years, he says. Around 2022, the Mayo Clinic foresaw that this lack of training data would be a problem. It decided to digitize all of its own pathology practices moving forward, along with 12 million slides from its archives dating back decades (patients had consented to their being used for research). It hired a company to build a robot that began taking high-resolution photos of the tissues, working through up to a million samples per month. From these efforts, the team was able to collect the 1.2 million high-quality samples used to train the Mayo model. This brings us to problem number two for using AI to spot cancer. Tissue samples from biopsies are tinyoften just a couple of millimeters in diameterbut are magnified to such a degree that digital images of them contain more than 14 billion pixels. That makes them about 287,000 times larger than images used to train the best AI image recognition models to date. That obviously means lots of storage costs and so forth, says Hoifung Poon, an AI researcher at Microsoft who worked with Bifulco to create GigaPath, which was featured in Nature Thirdly, theres the question of which benchmarks are most important for a cancer-spotting AI model to perform well on. The Atlas researchers tested their model in the challenging domain of molecular-related benchmarks, which involves trying to find clues from sample tissue images to guess whats happening on a molecular level. Heres an example: Your bodys mismatch repair genes are of particular concern for cancer, because they catch errors made when your DNA gets replicated. If these errors arent caught, they can drive the development and progression of cancer. Some pathologists might tell you they kind of get a feeling when they think somethings mismatch-repair deficient based on how it looks, Norgan says. But pathologists dont act on that gut feeling alone. They can do molecular testing for a more definitive answer. What if instead, Norgan says, we can use AI to predict whats happening on the molecular level? Its an experiment: Could the AI model spot underlying molecular changes that humans cant see? Generally no, it turns out. Or at least not yet. Atlass average for the molecular testing was 44.9%. Thats the best performance for AI so far, but it shows this type of testing has a long way to go. Bifulco says Atlas represents incremental but real progress. My feeling, unfortunately, is that everybody's stuck at a similar level, he says. We need something different in terms of models to really make dramatic progress, and we need larger data sets. Now read the rest of The Algorithm Deeper Learning OpenAI has created an AI model for longevity science AI has long had its fingerprints on the science of protein folding. But OpenAI now says its created a model that can engineer proteins, turning regular cells into stem cells. That goal has been pursued by companies in longevity science, because stem cells can produce any other tissue in the body and, in theory, could be a starting point for rejuvenating animals, building human organs, or providing supplies of replacement cells. Why it matters: The work was a product of OpenAIs collaboration with the longevity company Retro Labs, in which Sam Altman invested $180 million. It represents OpenAIs first model focused on biological data and its first public claim that its models can deliver scientific results. The AI model reportedly engineered more effective proteins, and more quickly, than the companys scientists could. But outside scientists cant evaluate the claims until the studies have been published. Read more from Antonio Regalado. Bits and Bytes What we know about the TikTok ban The popular video app went dark in the United States late Saturday and then came back around noon on Sunday, even as a law banning it took effect. (The New York Times) Why Meta might not end up like X X lost lots of advertising dollars as Elon Musk changed the platform's policies. But Facebook and Instagrams massive scale make them hard platforms for advertisers to avoid. (Wall Street Journal) What to expect from Neuralink in 2025 More volunteers will get Elon Musks brain implant, but dont expect a product soon. (MIT Technology Review) A former fact-checking outlet for Meta signed a new deal to help train AI models Meta paid media outlets like Agence France-Presse for years to do fact checking on its platforms. Since Meta announced it would shutter those programs, Europes leading AI company, Mistral, has signed a deal with AFP to use some of its content in its AI models. (Financial Times) OpenAIs AI reasoning model thinks in Chinese sometimes, and no one really knows why While it comes to its response, the model often switches to Chinese, perhaps a reflection of the fact that many data labelers are based in China. (Tech Crunch)

Our Experts Written by Giselle Castro-Sloboda Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement How we test Table of Contents What to consider Your exercise routine The first thing to consider is what type of exercise you want to be doing at home; is it for strength training, cardio or stress relief? Your answer (or answers) will dictate which pieces you should invest in. Space How much space you have to store things will matter when you're considering what home exercise equipment to buy. A yoga mat is going to take up less space than an elliptical in your living room, for example. What are you actually going to use? You don't want to invest time and living space in something you'll only pick up once or twice a year. Choose equipment you can see yourself using regularly. Having your own gym at home has more pros than cons. For one thing, you can work out whenever you want, and secondly, it's completely free. But what is the best home equipment for your gym if you want the very best workout? To find the answer, I looked at factors like size, versatility, fitness level, and overall cost. I also drew from my personal experience as a trainer, listing tools and machines I used with clients -- all of which I continue to use in my own workouts at home. I've hand-tested each piece of equipment listed here, so I know which equipment is the best. Read on to find out which home gym gear is suitable for you, from the best dumbbells to the best cardio machines. And if you're looking for ways to make your home gym smarter, we've got just the list for that, too. Our Picks Best home exercise equipment for low-impact exercises Yoga mat View details $26 at Amazon View details Best weights for home exercise equipment Dumbbells View details $49 at Walmart View details Best home exercise equipment that can be used while traveling Resistance bands View details $199 at LIT View details Best home exercise equipment to challenge bodyweight Suspension training system View details $60 at Amazon View details Best home exercise equipment to challenge weight bearing exercises Adjustable weight bench View details $150 at Amazon View details Best home exercise equipment that can be used for cardio and strength training Kettlebells View details $42 at Roguefitness View details Best affordable cardio home exercise equipment Jump rope View details $7 at Amazon View details Best home exercise equipment to challenge the core Medicine Ball View details $35 at Walmart View details Table of Contents What is the best home exercise equipment? The ideal piece of home exercise equipment depends on your preferences, goals, and available space for a home gym. Some pieces of exercise equipment are big, like treadmills, so they require plenty of room, whereas others like dumbbells are small enough to store off to the side either on the floor or in a weight rack, if you're fancy. Best home exercise equipment for 2025 Photo Gallery 1/1 $26 at Amazon Pros Easy to store Doesn't take up much space Cons Relies on body weight exercises or addition of other equipment for strength workouts $26 at Amazon A yoga mat is a key piece of equipment to have around. You can use it for low-impact floor exercises, such as Pilates and yoga, or for boot camps and other higher-impact exercises. Shop with the high-quality brandManduka or an inexpensive one such as Gaiam, which offers non-slip options for all types of workouts. To prolong the life of your yoga mat, make sure to clean it regularly by following CNET's yoga mat cleaning guide.

Key Takeaways The average savings rate is still above 4% APY, but only one bank has a 5% APY.Many banks have lowered savings rates slightly this month ahead of the Federal Reserve's meeting.Now's a good time to take advantage of high-yield savings accounts, many of which don't require a minimum balance or deposit to earn interest. If you've set financial goals this year, like building up an emergency fund or saving money to move, the best high-yield savings accounts can help. As with a traditional savings account, you can regularly deposit and withdraw money when you need it, but you can earn more interest on your balance.Annual percentage yields for the best high-yield savings accounts are currently over 4%, which is nearly 10 times higher than the national average of 0.42% APY.For now, savings account rates are mostly holding steady from week to week, with small dips this month. So there's still time to earn interest toward that financial goal you've set for this year, but don't wait to maximize these favorable savings APYs. Here's a closer look at where rates stand and the banks that offer them. Today's best savings rates Bank APY*Min. deposit to openVaro 5.00%**$0Newtek Bank 4.55%$0LendingClub 4.50%$0Bask Bank 4.50%$0EverBank 4.30%$0Laurel Road 4.15%$0Synchrony Bank 4.10%$0American Express 3.80%$0Capital One 3.80%$0 Experts recommend comparing rates before opening a savings account to get the best APY possible. Enter your information below to get CNET's partners' best rate for your area.The savings rates average from week to week Last week's CNET average savings APY* This week's CNET average savings APYWeekly change4.20% 4.18%-0.48% Savings rates could continue to hold steadyExperts predict that the Fed will hold rates steady at this month's Federal Open Market Committee meeting, and banks are likely to follow suit. If so, you'll have more time to earn interest on your savings with over 4% APY. But even if rates drop, a high-yield savings account is still worth having."People may hesitate if it's worth it to open a HYSA with the lower rates we are currently seeing," said Danielle Flores, a CNET Money Expert Review Board member and founder of I Like to Dabble. "It is always worth it to earn a little extra on your already saved money."Savings rates are variable and will continue to fluctuate but earned interest adds up in the long run, Flores pointed out. Plus, rates for HYSAs will still be higher than most traditional savings accounts, so you'll earn more interest on your money.For example, let's say you make a one-time deposit of $500 into a HYSA with a 4.2% APY. Assuming the rate stays the same for the next 12 months, you'll earn $21.60 in interest. If you keep your money in a traditional savings account that's offering 0.42% for the same deposit you'll earn $3.60 over the same time frame. What to consider when opening a high-yield savings accountSince credit unions and online-only banks are most likely to offer high-yield savings accounts, that may change how you manage your savings. For example, some online-only banks don't accept cash deposits and may not have physical locations for in-person assistance. Here are some other factors to consider when opening a HYSA.Minimum deposit requirements: Some HYSAs require a minimum amount to open an account, typically between $25 and $100. Others don't require anything.ATM access: Not every bank offers cash deposits and withdrawals. If you need regular ATM access, check to see if your bank offers ATM fee reimbursements or a wide range of in-network ATMs, said Lanesha Mohip, founder of the Polished CFO and another CNET Expert Review Board member.Fees: Look out for fees for monthly maintenance, withdrawals and paper statements, said Mohip. The charges can eat into your balance.Accessibility: If you prefer in-person assistance, look for a bank with physical branches. If you're comfortable managing your money digitally, consider an online bank.Withdrawal limits: Some banks charge an excess withdrawal fee if you make more than six monthly withdrawals. If you may need to make more, consider a bank without this limit.Federal deposit insurance: Make sure your bank or credit union is insured with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Administration, respectively. This way, your money is protected up to $250,000 per account holder, per category, if the bank fails.Customer service: Choose a bank that's responsive and makes it easy to get help with your account if you need it. Read online customer reviews and contact the bank's customer service to get a feel for working with the bank.MethodologyCNET reviewed savings accounts at more than 50 traditional and online banks, credit unions and financial institutions with nationwide services. Each account received a score between one (lowest) and five (highest). The savings accounts listed here are all insured up to $250,000 per person, per account category, per institution, by the FDIC or NCUA.CNET evaluates the best savings accounts using a set of established criteria that compares annual percentage yields, monthly fees, minimum deposits or balances, and access to physical branches. None of the banks on our list charge monthly maintenance fees. An account will rank higher for offering any of the following perks.Account bonusesAutomated savings featuresWealth management consulting/coaching servicesCash depositsExtensive ATM networks and/or ATM rebates for out-of-network ATM useA savings account may be rated lower if it doesn't have an easy-to-navigate website or if it doesn't offer helpful features like an ATM card. Accounts that impose restrictive residency requirements or fees for exceeding monthly transaction limits may also be rated lower.*APYs as of Jan. 17, 2025, based on the banks we track at CNET. Weekly percentage increase/decrease from Jan. 6, 2025, to Jan. 13, 2025.**Varo offers 5% APY only on balances of less than $5,000.More savings advice

You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games hereA new Marvel Rivals leak has revealed that a Ghost Rider will be joining the game as a new hero in a future update. Following leaks of Ultron and other new characters, one leak claims recent comic book character The Hood will be added to the game.Marvel Rivals Ghost Rider isnt the one you wantWith a new character coming to the live-service game every month-and-a-half, Marvel Rivals developer NetEase Games is already diving deep into the massive pool of superheroes and villains to expand its roster.According to prominent leaker X0XLEAK, one of the in-development characters for the game is Parker Robbins, better known as The Hood.Just like in the comics, The Hood will sport dual-wielded pistols and change into his demon form during combat. The character will also have access to the following skills: Dual Gun Overheat Cooling, Clone Projection, Clone Range Control, Clone Detonation, Shield, and Shield health management.In the comic books, Parker Robbins became the Ghost Rider in 2024, becoming the new host for the Spirit of Vengeance. Starting in Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance, The Hood took over as the character for a pretty well-received comic run.However, for the most part, fans still prefer previous Ghost Rider hosts compared to The Hood. The iconic Johnny Blaze, even in his older form, is still a fan favourite Rider, and fans have even become enamoured with Robbie Reyes in recent years.Nevertheless, The Hood is a great character, and a more ruthless Ghost Rider. While it may not be the Spirit of Vengeance host most fans will want to see, its certainly a unique take on the character, and is also a way of getting the millions of Marvel Rivals players to pick up some of the newer comics.Marvel RivalsPlatform(s):macOS, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series XGenre(s):Fighting, ShooterSubscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share

Facebook is under fire after users noticed their accounts were automatically following President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. This wasnt some random glitch it appears intentional, and people are not happy about it. Many insist they never followed these figures or interacted with their pages, yet there they were on their profiles.One user said their cousin noticed a notification about Trump changing his profile picture. When they checked their own profile, they found they were following Trumps page as of January 2025. Another user reported that attempts to unfollow Trump and Vance didnt stick, with the platform forcing them to re-follow. The workaround? Blocking the accounts entirely.A lot of people are saying theyve had enough and are quitting Facebook for good. Comments like, Ill be off all Meta products shortly and I dont trust Meta. are popping up everywhere. Others are calling it a blatant overreach and questioning why the platform thinks its okay to decide who they should follow.Facebook hasnt made a statement yet, but this isnt the first time Metas been accused of meddling in political optics. Early last year the company decided to limit the amount of political content its algorithms promote. A few months later, Meta and Google were also accused of suppressing information related to Trump. But after Trumps election win, Metas top man, Mark Zuckerberg, seemed to start cozying up to Trump, even making a generous donation for his inaugural committee.And now, after Trumps swearing-in, it seems Facebook took the next big step by forcing a large number of users to follow Trump and Vance. For now, users are stuck between outrage and confusion. Blocking these pages seems to be the only way to guarantee they dont reappear in your follows.Instagrams problems are also adding fuel to the fire. Several users tried searching for #Democrat or #DNC and found no results, with some screenshots showing a sensitive topic warning. In contrast, searches for #Republican and #RNC worked perfectly. While Meta hasnt commented, many suspect this is a deliberate choice rather than a bug.I managed to replicate this too. Searching for #Democrat and #DNC resulted in a Weve hidden these results notice that claimed it was done because it may contain sensitive content. Here are a few screenshots for reference:Metas silence so far isnt helping. Users are left feeling like they have less control over their accounts and feeds. Whether this leads to any real action from Meta remains to be seen, but for now, its clear the trust many users once had in these platforms is wearing thin.Well post an update if and when there are any further developments regarding the two issues.

Sounds RightMarvel Rivals newbies are drawing up handwritten playbooks to help teach themselves the ideal Venom strategy: arrive, do damage, then yeet yourself off a ledgeFlawless tekkers, no notes.Image credit: NetEase News by Mark Warren Senior Staff Writer Published on Jan. 21, 2025 It can be hard getting into a game like Marvel Rivals when everyone else has already had a full season to get up to speed, pick which heroes fit their playstyle, and learn how to best deploy the attacks at their disposal. It's ok, though, one newbie with a buddy on Reddit has seemingly found a way to help themselves learn the ropes - drawing up handwritten playbooks for characters.To be fair, I get it. You're aware that you've got a lot to learn so you don't get merked by some weirdo who's playing as a Thomas the Tank Engine that's technically just a mod that makes Jeff the Land Shark do some very trainy cosplaying, so you do all the prep you can.To see this content please enable targeting cookies. That seems to be the mindset of a buddy of r/marvelrivals user KaijuBlaze, who's drawn up a "playbook" to help them remember the steps they've been told to follow in order to not be a crap at playing Venom. It's clearly a piece that belongs in the Louvre, with little images to help them remember the six steps their mate's informed them make up the ideal Venom assault."The idea is he doesn't play these types of games and knows nothing about Marvel, so we're gonna do SUPER simple guides to help him get used to how they characters are supposed to operate," KaijuBlaze explained. Nice one.As you can see below, the plan is roughly as follows: swing in, dive like Ralph Wiggum did through The Simpsons front window that one time when he was a brick for a frenzied arrival, activate cellular corrosion, "attack until low health", then press E, and swing your bottom out of there. Heal up, rinse, repeat. Told my buddy how to "play" Venom and this is the playbook he wrote up byu/KaijuBlaze inmarvelrivalsTo see this content please enable targeting cookies.Naturally, the Rivals regulars were quick to suggest some minor improvements to this plan. "I rarely ever swing in because you can run on walls and just dive directly from the wall," wrote one, "Whereas if you swing in and everyone turns, theres a good chance they can pump more then 2k damage in less then 8 seconds." The playbook was duly updated.One of the players on the subreddit has even decided to give the instructions an in-game trial run themselves to make sure this newbie was on the right path. They pretty much followed all the steps to a T, aside from the three they kinda didn't, and ended by swinging themselves right off a ledge to their death, because it's funny and also because - listen in KaijuBlaze's buddy - you're not at risk of being killed by the enemy if you've already died to gravity. The more you know.I don't know about you, but I think if these hand-drawn playbooks start to do well in Rivals, NetEase might need to ban getting your paper and pencils out as strictly as it recently did keyboard and mouse adapters. Unfair hardware advantage, you know, the ability to draw.