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Amazon’s last-gen Kindle Paperwhite is 30 percent off

Amazon’s last-gen Kindle Paperwhite is 30 percent off

Calling something “last-gen” usually means it comes with big compromises compared to the latest version. That’s not as t...

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Save on MacBooks, iPads and Apple Watches during October Prime Day

Save on MacBooks, iPads and Apple Watches during October Prime Day

Amazon’s October Big Deal Days are underway (lasting through tomorrow night), and we spotted a ton of Apple products and...

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Two mystery PlayStation products have leaked — one might be a PlayStation Portal OLED

Two mystery PlayStation products have leaked — one might be a PlayStation Portal OLED

Is Sony about to announce a new PlayStation Portal game streaming handheld? The Wi-Fi Alliance recently certified two un...

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The Sonos Beam 2 soundbar is $140 off

The Sonos Beam 2 soundbar is $140 off

The Sonos Beam Gen 2 soundbar is on sale for $359 at Amazon and Best Buy during October Prime Day, a healthy $140 discou...

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The best deals under $25 during October Prime Day

The best deals under $25 during October Prime Day

You could spend a lot on gadgets in our main October Prime Day roundup and get maybe one or two things. That’s all well ...

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Samsung’s Z Fold 8 is hundreds off ahead of iPhone Duo launch

Samsung’s Z Fold 8 is hundreds off ahead of iPhone Duo launch

I don’t suppose there are many iPhone users who might be tempted by the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 now that the iPhone Duo ...

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Netflix expands TV game lineup with Conjuring spinoff

Netflix expands TV game lineup with Conjuring spinoff

Netflix just announced The Conjuring: Unspoken, a new horror game set in The Conjuring universe that you can play with y...

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Our first five impressions of Googlebooks — exciting but underbaked

Our first five impressions of Googlebooks — exciting but underbaked

Googlebooks are here. The first models went on sale Sunday, October 4th, and we received review units of all five Google...

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Apple TV’s great year continues with Small Prophets

Apple TV’s great year continues with Small Prophets

Apple TV has had a really great run in 2026 - and a cozy new addition is helping expand its lineup even more. As the str...

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Anker’s 100W universal charger is a great travel gadget for $64

Anker’s 100W universal charger is a great travel gadget for $64

For frequent travelers who like to pack light, the Anker Nano 100W universal travel adapter packs multiple USB ports and...

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Our favorite headphones and earbuds are cheaper during October Prime Day

Our favorite headphones and earbuds are cheaper during October Prime Day

We spotted a variety of discounted headphones and earbuds during October’s Prime Big Deals Days, with some of our favori...

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We can’t just change the definition of ‘recording’

We can’t just change the definition of ‘recording’

With AI hardware, tech companies are pushing the definition of what does and doesn't constitute a recording. For most of...

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HBO Max and Paramount Plus will merge into a single streamer under Skydance

HBO Max and Paramount Plus will merge into a single streamer under Skydance

HBO Max and Paramount Plus will become one streaming service under Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. ...

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The stylish Nothing Headphone 1 are cheaper than ever

The stylish Nothing Headphone 1 are cheaper than ever

There’s no denying that Nothing knows how to make eye-catching headphones. If you’re considering a new pair of over-ear ...

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The earbuds with the best call quality are cheaper than ever

The earbuds with the best call quality are cheaper than ever

Normally $169.99, the Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro are discounted to $135.99 during Amazon’s October sale, beating their prev...

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New leaks reveal more details about the Fitbit Edge including its price

New leaks reveal more details about the Fitbit Edge including its price

Following more images of the previously leaked Google Fitbit Edge surfacing a few days ago, new details about the upcomi...

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The Pixel Watch 5 is a better value at $65 off

The Pixel Watch 5 is a better value at $65 off

The Google Pixel Watch 5 is discounted by $60 during Amazon’s October sale, with the 41mm version on sale for $334.99, a...

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Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery complete $110 billion media megamerger

Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery complete $110 billion media megamerger

Paramount has completed its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, forming a combined company known as Skyd...

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Amazon reportedly pays $120 million to stream the Emmys for free

Amazon reportedly pays $120 million to stream the Emmys for free

The Emmys have a new home - and it looks like Amazon paid plenty for the rights. The awards show and Amazon announced a ...

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The Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL phones are $250 off

The Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL phones are $250 off

During Amazon’s October sale, the Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL are discounted by $250 or more. The base model Pixel ...

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The Verge’s guide to the best October Prime Day deals

The Verge’s guide to the best October Prime Day deals

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days (also known as October Prime Day) is here, serving as a precursor to Black Friday and Cyber...

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The best October Prime Day tech deals we found

The best October Prime Day tech deals we found

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event has begun, and it lasts through 3AM ET on Thursday, October 8th. We’ve spun through t...

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This remote-controlled wagon is silly but so very useful

This remote-controlled wagon is silly but so very useful

Confession: When BougeRV told me about its remote-controlled wagon with animated lighting, I called it in for a laugh, e...

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Gemini Call for Me might tell your mom you’re running late

Gemini Call for Me might tell your mom you’re running late

Google may be expanding its "Call for Me" AI feature beyond business calls so you can use it to send messages to friends...

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Reverse-engineered games: All the news on video game decomps, recomps, VR and web and 3D ports

Reverse-engineered games: All the news on video game decomps, recomps, VR and web and 3D ports

It’s a wild time for retro gaming. Thanks to decompilations and recompilations of classic titles, those games are becomi...

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The Matic is the first robovac to get an FCC ban waiver, not that it needs it

The Matic is the first robovac to get an FCC ban waiver, not that it needs it

The Matic is our favorite robot vacuum and robo-mop, and it's also now the first to escape the FCC's Roomba ban. Well, s...

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This startup is issuing AI-generated acne prescriptions

This startup is issuing AI-generated acne prescriptions

People in Utah can now use AI to get a prescription for acne treatment. On Monday, healthcare startup Nolla Health annou...

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All the drama around AI’s takeover of mathematics

All the drama around AI’s takeover of mathematics

This past year, OpenAI, Anthropic, and other labs have announced breakthroughs on numerous long-standing mathematical pr...

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Wikipedia operator says OpenAI’s ‘rogue’ bots may be linked to a May outage

Wikipedia operator says OpenAI’s ‘rogue’ bots may be linked to a May outage

Following many recent disclosures about AI agents accessing third-party websites and services, the Wikimedia Foundation,...

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Hyundai CEO says only a ‘level playing field’ can minimize damage from China

Hyundai CEO says only a ‘level playing field’ can minimize damage from China

There's been a lot of doom and gloom from the auto industry lately when the subject of China comes up. Automaker CEOs, i...

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OpenAI is adding text watermarking in ChatGPT and Codex

OpenAI is adding text watermarking in ChatGPT and Codex

An invisible, machine-readable watermark in text output is rolling out to ChatGPT and Codex, but only for users in the E...

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OpenAI PR tells journalist to ‘move on’ while asking Sam Altman about a ChatGPT user’s suicide

OpenAI PR tells journalist to ‘move on’ while asking Sam Altman about a ChatGPT user’s suicide

An OpenAI publicist tried to change the topic of CEO Sam Altman's interview with Vanity Fair's Mark Guiducci after the e...

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Sam Altman says ‘some bad things’ will happen but AI is totally worth it

Sam Altman says ‘some bad things’ will happen but AI is totally worth it

Sam Altman thinks that the benefits of AI will be so great that "the world should accept some bad things happening" alon...

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Apple’s new M6 Mac Mini is over $100 off

Apple’s new M6 Mac Mini is over $100 off

Really the only negative associated with the new M6-powered Mac Mini is its high price. While the last-gen model debuted...

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CNN’s boss will remain as Paramount and WBD merge into Skydance

CNN’s boss will remain as Paramount and WBD merge into Skydance

CNN CEO Mark Thompson will remain at the head of the news network when Paramount's $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery a...

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Sen. Adam Schiff on AI regulation, free speech, and impeaching Trump one more time

Sen. Adam Schiff on AI regulation, free speech, and impeaching Trump one more time

Today, I’m talking with Senator Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California. Sen. Schiff sits on a number of committees with...

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An open-source tool lets you delete 12GB of Apple Intelligence data on macOS

An open-source tool lets you delete 12GB of Apple Intelligence data on macOS

Getting some extra storage space on your Mac could be as easy as deleting Apple's AI features with a new open-source com...

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OpenAI is sticking more ads in ChatGPT

OpenAI is sticking more ads in ChatGPT

OpenAI's latest ad format will put images of sponsored products and services on your screen. The ads, which OpenAI will ...

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TCL’s paperlike OLED phone made me more excited for the iPhone Duo

TCL’s paperlike OLED phone made me more excited for the iPhone Duo

I've spent most of the last couple weeks using an otherwise unexceptional midrange Android phone with one amazing featur...

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Google admits not every Android app runs great on Intel Googlebooks

Google admits not every Android app runs great on Intel Googlebooks

Google has waited until the day its new Googlebook laptops hit the market to admit that Intel-based models may have issu...

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