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Forget JBL, Sony 3.1 Channel Soundbar Matches Its Black Friday Price and Beats Last Prime Day’s Deal

Lots of us tend to idealize an amazing TV as the perfect way to set up that home entertainment area, and then if we ever get one, we just sort of leave it at that. Your eyes are being treated, sure, but what about your ears? Isn’t it about time you gave your ears a little bit of that love and attention? We think it is, and the best way to do that is with an incredible soundbar, ideally one that’s somehow not going to cost too much. See at Amazon Well, Amazon just so happens to have a deal on r

This 15″ Travel Monitor Is Nearly Free, Amazon Clears Out Its Stock With an Early Prime Day Deal

Portable monitors have quickly become a necessity for anyone who wishes to have an extra screen on the go, and now they’re one of the best-selling items in the Electronics section on Amazon. If you’ve ever shelled out cash for a 15-inch 1080p portable monitor, you’ll be well aware that the price usually ranges between $60 and $150, with the $60 price mark usually being set for the biggest sale days such as Black Friday or Prime Day. But Amazon has just released a deal that’s hard to swallow: th

What Happens When Hertz's AI Scanner Finds Damage on Your Rental

Get The Drive’s daily newsletter The latest car news, reviews, and features. Email address Sign Up Thank you! Terms of Service & Privacy Policy. Back in April, we reported on how Hertz was planning to employ artificial intelligence to scan vehicles before and after renters use them, to check for damages and issue associated charges. The AI system has been live now for a few months at select locations around the country, and one customer of Hertz-owned Thrifty reached out to The Drive to share h

Relooted Is a Heist Game About Returning African Artifacts to Their Home Countries

One of last year's biggest games, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, revived a hero from a bygone era -- known for retrieving precious artifacts and delivering them to Western museums. At Summer Game Fest, I got to try a game that flips this script. Relooted is all about a team of African specialists liberating artifacts from museums to bring them back to their home countries. Relooted is a 2D puzzle-platformer which tasks players to pull off increasingly complex heists. There's a basic loop o

Book authors made the wrong arguments in Meta AI training case, judge says

Soon after a landmark ruling deemed that when Anthropic copied books to train artificial intelligence models, it was a "transformative" fair use, another judge has arrived at the same conclusion in a case pitting book authors against Meta. But that doesn't necessarily mean the judges are completely in agreement, and that could soon become a problem for not just Meta, but other big AI companies celebrating the pair of wins this week. On Wednesday, Judge Vince Chhabria explained that he sided wi

Deals: Rare offer on 1TB M4 MacBook Air at $200 off, Apple Solo Loops $15, all-black Ocean Band 20% off, more

Alongside the ongoing $100 price drop on the 512GB M4 Mac mini, today we spotted a rare deal on the 24GB M4 MacBook Air with the upgraded 1TB SSD at $200 off the list price. From there we move over to some official Apple Watch band deals – the Solo/Braided Loop bands start from just $15 today and we have a rare savings opportunity on the official all-black Apple Ocean Band at 20% off. Those offers join a host of charging and accessory offers, some discounts on M4 iPad Pro, and more. Rare deal h

Survive This Summer's Heat Wave With These Must-Have Cooling Products

Hot weather is here, and this week's heat wave has been stifling. It's important to stay safe when having fun in the sun this summer. So, if you're planning to spend time outside, be sure you're prepared with the essentials to keep cool. Here are 10 items you can use to survive this year's heat waves and summer highs. 1. Electrolyte powder When you spend lots of time in the heat, your body actively loses water and electrolytes -- minerals found in the body that have a charge -- through sweat.

This 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now at All-Time Low Ahead of Prime Day, 10K+ Reviews Make It a Best-Seller

If you’re not one of the 10,000-plus people who bought the KYY Portable Monitor just last month, and you’re still kicking yourself for missing out the last time Amazon dropped the price of this amazingly portable, nearly universally compatible FHD monitor by 46% to its record low price of just $70, kick yourself no longer — that Amazon deal is back again for a limited time. The KYY Portable Monitor is an Amazon’s Choice winner for portable monitors, and it’s been selling like crazy as people wa

If You Have PS5, Crucial T500 Gaming SSD Drops Nearly 50% for Early Prime Day, Limited Stock Available

If you want to keep up with all the big game releases of the year, you’re not going to be able to do that without either immediately deleting them after playing or by expanding your storage capacity. When new titles clock in at over 100GB, you need to make some tough choices in terms of what gets to stay around. The easy solution it to just get yourself a much bigger solid state drive. See at Amazon The Crucial T500 SSD heavily discounted at the moment over at Amazon: The savings range from $3

Denis Villeneuve is directing the next Bond film for Amazon

is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. First, Amazon MGM secured creative control of the James Bond IP, then it brought Amy Pascal and David Heyman in to produce a new feature about the iconic spy. Now, the studio has found a director to lead the project. Last night, Amazon MGM announced that Denis Villeneuve has been tapped to direct a new Bond film — the studio’s first

Amazon Offers 4.9-Star 10,000mAh Magnetic Power Bank for 88% Off, Practically a Free Portable Charger

How often have you found yourself in a situation where you wished you had a way to charge up a phone or other device, but had no way to do so? It happens to all of us, and it’s always frustrating when it does. That’s because it always comes at the most inopportune times. LIke when you’re using your GPS, checking work emails, or trying to get a few pictures with friends. So if you’ve ever fumbled with messy cables or carried around a brick-sized battery bank, you know the hassle that comes with f

Shark AI Ultra Voice-Controlled Robot Vacuum for 50% Off, Now 3x Cheaper Than Dyson’s Robot Vac

Keeping your floors clean is one of those things that never really ends. You could be tidying up crumbs from breakfast, dirt tracked in from outside, or pet hair that seems to multiply overnight. It doesn’t matter what you’re dealing with. Those messes always seem to come back just as fast as you clean them. And if vacuuming isn’t exactly how you want to spend your free time, you’re not alone. That’s why robot vacuums are so popular. And if you think they’re too expensive to buy, you might not h

Amazon's James Bond film will be directed by Denis Villeneuve

Amazon MGM Studio's James Bond movie, the first of what could be many in a series, will be directed by Denis Villeneuve. The company has revealed that he will be leading the production in an announcement, where it also named Villeneuve's wife Tanya Lapointe as an executive producer. Villeneuve is perhaps best known for directing Dune and Dune: Part Two, the latest adaptations of Frank Herbert's novel starring Timothée Chalamet. He also directed the sci-fi drama Arrival with Amy Adams and Jeremy

Structured Output with LangChain and Llamafile

2 minutes read This article shows how one can teach Llamafile to handle structured outputs like JSON. If you’re already familiar with LangChain, you’ll know that popular models like OpenAI include their own implementations of with_structured_output. Using it is straightforward: All we need is to derive a new class from Pydantic’s BaseModel. The rest happens transparently. You don’t need to teach the LLM anything. Using Llamafile This isn’t currently possible with Llamafile, which I’m using i

HP’s 4.5-Star 15.6″ Laptop (32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) Just Crashed to 76% Off, Limited Stock Remaining

A lot of us need a new laptop. Look, we get that you’re attached to your old laptop, we’ve all been there, but it’s probably time for an upgrade to something a little more modern, something a little more powerful. After all, it’s not meant to take several minutes to load anything in 2025, so you shouldn’t suffer needlessly. There is another way, and it doesn’t even cost that much. See at Amazon If you act quickly, you can make the most of this limited-time Amazon deal that brings this HP 16-in

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This Marshall Portable Bluetooth Speaker Drops Below Last Prime Day Price to Clear Out Stock Before July

Everyone knows that rock and roll isn’t just a kind of music, it’s a lifestyle. It’s a lifestyle about embracing the good things in life, hanging with your friends, and living life as much as possible. It’s also best accompanied by the power of rock though, and when you’re looking to do that, the best thing you can do right now is to get your hands on a really good speaker. See at Amazon There are plenty of portable Bluetooth speakers out there now, but it can make picking the right one for yo

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10 Perks Prime Members Can Snag Before Prime Day (2025)

Amazon Prime Day is fast approaching, and you can get in on the action early with these promotions and deals for various Amazon services. Snag free credits on food, discounts on groceries, or extended free trials. We've rounded up our favorite perks below. As a reminder, these are only available for Amazon Prime members. New members can sign up for a free 30-day trial. Make sure to check out our related guides to get ready for the big day, including the Best Early Prime Day Deals, How to Shop A

James Bond Has Shaken Up a New Director: ‘Dune’ Helmer Denis Villeneuve

Rumors have been circulating about who’ll be the next director to put James Bond through his superspy paces. Now we know who’s been hired: Denis Villeneuve, the four-time Oscar nominee behind Dune, Dune: Part Two, Blade Runner 2049, Arrival, Sicario, and more. Variety reports Villeneuve will also executive produce with his partner and frequent collaborator Tanya Lapointe. The trade has a very excited statement from Villeneuve to go with the news: “Some of my earliest movie-going memories are c

Due to a Price Agreement with Samsung, Amazon Can’t Publicly Show the Huge Galaxy S25+ Discount

Amazon typically has deals with major brands such that they do not destroy the luxury brand image by offering massive discounts. That means technically, you can have a “hidden price” on the product page and you will only see the real discount if you add the product to your cart. This is exactly the situation with the Galaxy S25+, the clear best-seller among the S25 series. The Galaxy S25+ has come out earlier this year and is now at a record-low price, way below that on Samsung’s own website. C

Here are 14 of our favorite deals from Amazon’s early Prime Day sale

Amazon’s next Prime Day event hasn’t officially kicked off yet, but in classic Amazon fashion, the retailer has already dropped a selection of early deals ahead of its four-day sale. While steeper discounts are not likely to arrive until next month, many of the current offers are already worth considering, especially if you’re a Prime member looking to score a deal on one of Amazon’s own devices or services. From record lows on security gear and power stations to a solid deal on what was alread

Why Pay for a DualSense When This Luna Controller Costs Half the Price for Early Prime Day?

Amazon may not be the first name that comes to mind for gaming, but it’s definitely a major player in the industry. With Twitch at the heart of streaming and its own cloud gaming service, Luna, Amazon is everywhere for gamers. The company has also designed a controller specifically for Luna but it’s far more than just a cloud gaming accessory. In fact, most people use the Luna Controller as a universal gamepad for a wide range of devices—PCs, Sony PlayStation, Xbox, and more. Right now, the Lu

31 Best Early Amazon Prime Day Deals On Products We Tested (2025)

Amazon Prime Day 2025 is fast approaching, and the sale is already underway on some items. To help you find the best early Prime Day deals, we've scoured Amazon for deals on the tech we love. As always, every deal we recommend here is on a product our reviewers have personally tested and approved—you won't find any shoddy dupes or mystery brands here. This year Prime Day runs for four days, July 8-11, rather than the usual two. That means there's twice as long to suffer save. Twice as long to s

Want $200 to Spend This Prime Day? Consider Applying for the Prime Visa

Zooey Liao/CNET Amazon's Prime Day is right around the corner, kicking off July 8. During the four-day event, hundreds of products will be discounted. If you're planning to shop, Amazon just upped the welcome offer on its Amazon Prime card from $150 to $200. It's rare for a credit card to offer a welcome bonus that you don't have to "earn" by spending a certain amount with the card. And while the Prime Visa technically has no annual fee, to get approved for this card, you'll need to be a Prime

Is DOGE doomed to fail? Some experts are ready to call it.

Critics are increasingly branding Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as a failure, including lawmakers fiercely debating how much funding to allot next year to the controversial agency. On Tuesday, Republicans and Democrats sparred over DOGE's future at a DOGE subcommittee hearing, according to NextGov, a news site for federal IT workers. On one side, Republicans sought to "lock in" and codify the "DOGE process" for supposedly reducing waste and fraud in government, and on t

The 31 Best Early Amazon Prime Day Deals (2025)

Amazon Prime Day 2025 is fast approaching, and the sale is already underway on some items. To help you find the best early Prime Day deals, we've scoured Amazon for deals on the tech we love. As always, every deal we recommend here is on a product our reviewers have personally tested and approved—you won't find any shoddy dupes or mystery brands here. This year Prime Day runs for four days, July 8-11, rather than the usual two. That means there's twice as long to suffer save. Twice as long to s

Best early Prime Day deals 2025: 45+ sales on tech products live now

When is Amazon Prime Day? Amazon Prime Day will run from Tuesday, July 8, to Friday, July 11, 2025. The annual two-day sale was extended to four days in 2025. How long will Prime Day last? Amazon Prime Day will last four days, running from July 8-11, 2025. That's two days longer than the years prior. Where will Prime Day take place? Amazon announced that its July Prime Day event will return in over 20 countries, including Ireland for the first time. Prime Day 2025 will return to the followi

Show HN: Elelem, a tool-calling CLI for Ollama and DeepSeek in C

Elelem Chat Client with Tool-Calling Support An interactive C-based command-line chat client that enables AI models to execute real-world actions through a comprehensive tool-calling system. 🚀 Quick Start Prerequisites Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install build-essential libglib2.0-dev libjson-glib-dev libsoup2.4-dev libreadline-dev Fedora/RHEL: sudo dnf install gcc glib2-devel json-glib-devel libsoup-devel readline-devel macOS: brew install glib json-glib libsoup re

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Deals: 512GB M4 Mac mini, Desert Titanium iPhone 16 Pro, black Apple Watch Ultra 2, more

Today’s Apple deals are once kicking off with a notable deal on the latest M4 Mac mini, but this time we are highlighting a $100 price drop on the mid-range 512GB model down at $699. Next up, we are moving over to a new Amazon all-time low on the premium renewed Desert Titanium 256GB iPhone 16 Pro at $127 off and higher-end models at up to $349 off as well as deals on the satin black Apple Watch Ultra 2 and the all-new Mac mini-ready OLED Samsung Smart Monitors with $300 in FREE credits. Head be

Amazon Prime Day 2025: The best early deals you can shop right now, dates and everything else you need to know

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Now that we know Amazon Prime Day will be coming up soon on July 8-11, it’s time to start thinking about what you may want to snag at a discount during the sale. If you pay the $139 annual fee for Prime, sale events like these are a great time to stock up on essentials and cross things

Galaxy Buds 3 Pro Hit New Record Low, Amazon Selling Them Cheaper Than Samsung’s Own Site

Samsung has truly surpassed all expectations in its ongoing work in artificial intelligence and its new wireless earbuds have turned out to be one of the best available on the market. The Galaxy Buds 3 Pro are a shining example of what can be done when industry-leading AI comes together with industry-leading audio. While these earbuds still maintain their initial price of $249 at Samsung’s online store, Amazon has an early Prime Day deal that reduces it to an all-time low of $189. That is their