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• Captcha tests have been around for years, but they're getting more difficult.
• Experts say the "I'm not a robot" tests should evolve to keep up with advancing tech.
• But some internet users are sick of trying to prove their humanity.

The days of simply identifying distorted letters and typing them out

You may be able to give those plastic Rock Band guitars you have stuffed away in the attic a new lease of life. Fortnite Festival (a Rock Band-style mode that debuted in Fortnite in December) now supports several Rock Band 4 controllers across PlayStation, Xbox and PC, as detailed in a blog post.

If you have a compatible plastic guitar, you can use it to play new Pro Lead and Pro Bass parts in any

SAVE 90%: As of April 23, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Deluxe Edition) is on sale for just $4.99 at the PlayStation Store. That's $45 off of its usual price of $49.99.

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• Tesla EVs come with an adapter to charge at non-Tesla chargers. 
• But that adapter doesn't work with the Cybertruck, Tesla says. 
• This design flaw almost stranded me — until a Ford dealership came to the rescue. 

When I got behind the wheel of my 3-day rental earlier this month, I knew driving the Tesla Cybertruck would be

X just announced a smart TV app for streaming video. Or, more accurately, that it claims it's building one, with absolutely no launch date mentioned. The appropriately-named X TV wants to be “your go-to companion for a high-quality, immersive entertainment experience on a larger screen.” By high-quality entertainment, X likely means that one Tucker Carlson video where he’s really impressed by

SAVE $100: As of April 23, get a pair of refurbished Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen) for $149.99. That's a discount of 43%.

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• A US defense official downplayed the threat of China's new Xi'an H-20 bomber.
• The official said it's "not really" a concern, per

Apple has set the date of May 7 for its next hardware reveal event. This show will focus on the iPad, particularly the new tablet with an OLED screen.

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Star Wars: Andor: The Complete First Season is io9's most-coveted among the Disney+ series getting collector’s edition Blu-ray and 4K UHD releases April 30—no offense to Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier or Moon Knight, or Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, which are also part of the drop.

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Don’t kick yourself if you missed out on Samsung’s free TV preorder promo from earlier this month. The company is now offering a much better cash discount on one of its most notable new models: the glare-free Samsung OLED S95D TV. The smallest TV in the lineup, the 55-inch model starts at $2,299.99 ($300 off) at Best Buy and Samsung, while

On Earth Day, the National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention teamed up to announce a new heat risk system to better communicate the severity of hot weather. The color-coded system added magenta, a fifth-tier of heat severity, beyond red, to communicate extreme heat “rare and/or…

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