The major internet architecture provider Cloudflare will now block known AI web crawlers by default to prevent them from “accessing content without permission or compensation,” according to an announcement on Tuesday. With the change, Cloudflare will start asking new domain owners whether they want to allow AI scrapers, and will even let some publishers implement a “Pay Per Crawl” fee.The Pay Per Crawl program will let publishers set a price for AI scrapers to access their content. AI companies can then view pricing and choose whether to register for the “Pay Per Crawl” fee or turn away. This is only available for “a group of some of the leading publishers and content creators” for now, but Cloudflare says it will ensure “AI companies can use quality content the right way — with permission and compensation.”Cloudflare has been helping domain owners fight AI crawlers for a while now. The company started letting websites block AI crawlers in 2023, but it only applied to ones that abide by a site’s robots.txt file, the unenforceable agreement that signals whether bots can scrape its content. Cloudflare began allowing websites to block “all” AI bots last year — whether they respect a site’s robots.txt file or not — and now this setting is enabled by default for new Cloudflare customers. (The company identifies scrapers to block by comparing them to its list of known AI bots.) Cloudflare also rolled out a feature in March that sends web-crawling bots into an “AI Labyrinth” to deter them from scraping sites without permission. Several major publishers and online platforms, including The Associated Press, The Atlantic, Fortune, Stack Overflow, and Quora, are on board with Cloudflare’s new AI crawler restrictions, as websites contend with a future where more people are finding information through AI chatbots, rather than search engines. “People trust the AI more over the last six months, which means they’re not reading original content,” Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said during the Axios Live event last week. Additionally, Cloudflare says it’s working with AI companies to help verify their crawlers and allow them to “clearly state their purpose,” such as whether they’re using the content for training, inference, or search. Website owners can then review this information and determine which crawlers to let in.“Original content is what makes the Internet one of the greatest inventions in the last century, and we have to come together to protect it,” Prince said in the press release. “AI crawlers have been scraping content without limits. Our goal is to put the power back in the hands of creators, while still helping AI companies innovate.”

I’ve been riding the self-hosting wave in my small home lab for the past few months. Thanks to my XDA colleagues and self-hosted communities, I no longer hesitate to deploy a Docker container to try out a new app. Managing and maintaining my favorite Docker containers became tough, so I employed Portainer. However, it felt limiting when I developed an affinity for Docker Compose, which allowed me to deploy containers and manageYAML files. I felt right at home when I tried Dockge as an alternative to container management for hosting Compose files.

When you accidentally delete a file or folder while using Windows, it can be devastating, especially if it’s a vital memo or TPS report that your boss is waiting for. Or maybe you can’t find an essential PowerPoint presentation for a big quarterly meeting. Even if you lose important photos of friends and family, it can be a heartbreaking experience. Of course, when data goes missing, the first place you want to look at is the Recycle Bin. If you haven’t emptied it, your file(s) may still be there.

There are a number of different monitors to choose from, but if you're looking to grab something that delivers the most versatility while not taking up a lot of space, then an ultrawide monitor is going to be the way to go. And while there are a number to choose from, we think Samsung has some of the best options out there, delivering a deep lineup that can accommodate most budgets.

Tinder is trialing mandatory facial recognition security features in the US to verify profiles and crack down on impersonation and fake accounts. New users in California are now required to provide a biometric “Face Check” scan to confirm their face matches their profile photos for the dating service, Axios reported on Monday.The Face Check feature involves taking a short video selfie that’s used to match biometric indicators and prove that the Tinder user isn’t a bot using artificially generated images, providing them with a verified badge upon completion. The scan will also check if the user’s face is being used in multiple accounts, which could help to prevent users from being impersonated or having their likeness used by deceptive “catfish” profiles. Face Check is separate from Tinder’s ID Check feature, which uses government-issued ID to verify users’ age and identity, while Face Check seemingly only requires users to upload a selfie video. Tinder users have provided video selfies to verify their profiles since 2023, but verification wasn’t a mandatory requirement for creating a Tinder account. This change means that Californians will have to complete some version of verification if they want to use the platform at all. “We see this as one part of a set of identity assurance options that are available to users,” Match Group’s head of trust and safety, Yoel Roth, told Axios. “Face Check … is really meant to be about confirming that this person is a real, live person and not a bot or a spoofed account.”Tinder says the selfie video is deleted once verification is complete, but that the platform stores a “non-reversible, encrypted face map” to detect duplicate user accounts in the future. The Face Check feature has already been piloted in Colombia and Canada, with Roth telling Axios that those tests showed “promising” results in “improving perceptions of authenticity” and reducing reports of bad actors. Tinder will now monitor how users in California respond to the Face Check feature before deciding if it should be rolled out more broadly across the US, according to Roth.

Nvidia is officially ending support for Pascal, Volta, and Maxell GPUs. Starting with the next major driver branch of Nvidia's Game Ready Driver (starting in 580), Nvidia will no longer support GTX 700, 900, or 10-series GPUs. It's also dropping support for the Volta-based Titan V, though that was a niche product even when it was released nearly eight years ago. Nvidia is currently on driver 576.80, and it hasn't said when the 580 branch will kick off, but it will likely be soon.

One of the benefits of buying an Nvidia GPU is that you get access to a slew of software features for almost any need you can think of — whether you're a gamer or a content creator. It's a big part of why I've always hesitated to switch to AMD GPUs. But lately, I've realized that not all of Nvidia's flashy additions are genuinely useful. Most of the features either cater to niche users, aren't practical for my daily gaming sessions, or simply don't add tangible value.

I want you to pause for a few seconds and think about the last time you actually thought about your Wi-Fi. I mean, really thought about it. I bet it was when it wasn't working properly, like maybe your favorite website was slow to load, or you had full bars for connectivity but nothing was happening while browsing. And for most people, that's exactly how they think about wireless connectivity. Once the initial setup and connection are done, it's never thought about until it stops working.

While we love our Raspberry Pi projects here at XDA, sometimes you don't want the whole Pi; sometimes you just want a slice. Such is the case for people who purchase the individual microcontrollers you can find on the Raspberry Pi for their bespoke projects. And while the microcontrollers are a fantastic way to add a teeny-tiny brain to whatever you like, it doesn't come with either a WiFi or Bluetooth adapter. Instead, you need to hook it up to an adapter yourself.

Have you noticed that OneNote is a little blurrier than the other Office apps? If so, you've seen the app's lack of a DPI-changing feature. Microsoft Office apps usually consider your monitor's DPI, even if you move the window from one screen to another. Unfortunately, OneNote has been left behind, as it doesn't (or, more accurately, didn't) have this feature.

The Steam Deck OLED is a great way to play your games on the go, which is why it's important for it to have a strong and stable WiFi connection. I mean, sure, you can install a USB Ethernet port on it, but if you want to, say, play it online at a cafe, you're very much dependent on the Steam Deck's WiFi capabilities.

The Steam Summer Sale 2025 is finally here, and I'll admit I'd been waiting for it all year long. Over the weekend, I finally bit the bullet and purchased Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and Black Mesa for great discounted prices — these two games had been sitting in my wishlist for longer than I care to admit. My wallet may not have been ready, but last night, it had no say in the matter.