While testing printers usually isn’t that exciting, sometimes I find an offering that’s almost too good to be true. You can scoop up our favorite printer, the Epson ET-2980, from Best Buy for just $220, a $100 markdown from the usual price tag. You’ll get thousands of pages of... Read more

Fraud protection is a race against scale.  For instance, Mastercard’s network processes roughly 160 billion transactions a year, and experiences surges of 70,000 transactions a second during peak periods (like the December holiday rush). Finding the fraudulent purchases among those — without chasing false alarms — is an incredible... Read more

The gambling watchdog of Isle of Man has hit a former online betting company with a £200,000 ($273,000) penalty after an inspection exposed deep flaws in its anti-money-laundering (AML) controls. The action was announced on Friday (February 6), when the Gambling Supervision Commission published the results of an enforcement... Read more

Super Bowl 2026 is over, and Xbox Game Pass subscribers can get started on a new season of football action with Madden NFL 26, which is now available on the service. Subscribers can see if the Seattle Seahawks will repeat as champions or if their favorite NFL team will... Read more

Presented by F5 As enterprises pour billions into GPU infrastructure for AI workloads, many are discovering that their expensive compute resources sit idle far more than expected. The culprit isn't the hardware. It’s the often-invisible data delivery layer between storage and compute that's starving GPUs of the information they... Read more

The New York State Gaming Commission has issued a letter to all leagues partaking in NYS sports wagering and prop bets, after saying it has heard sports league leaderships’ call for change. Within the letter, which is addressed to league commissioners and leaders, the commission says it is re-examining... Read more

It’s officially time to let go. Windows 10 has been over as we know it for some time now, only for Windows 11 to have taken over. To finalize things even further, Microsoft ended support for the previous OS in October 2025. If you’re stubborn, however, you don’t have to move... Read more

“CCTV networks, facial-recognition systems, applications designed to capture or log private user messages, and systems assessing citizens’ lifestyle patterns and behavioral profiles collectively provide the Islamic Republic’s security agencies with the means for broad and precise monitoring of the population,” the analysis says. Put another way, Holistic Resilience’s Mahdi... Read more

The Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa), the Netherlands’ gambling regulator, is asking licensed online gambling operators to stop using the “Deel je bet” or “Share Your Bet” feature right away. According to the regulator, the tool can work like hidden advertising and may expose vulnerable people, including minors and those with gambling... Read more

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve... Read more