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Why this electric screwdriver is one of the best investments I've made for my home

ZDNET's key takeaways The new Bosch Go is on sale for $100. It features USB-C charging, a vast improvement on the old microUSB port, plus there's a bigger battery and a ring light on the front to illuminate the workspace. The screwdriver comes in a handy carry case with a selection of bits, so you have everything to do the job in hand. $99.98 at Amazon Two years ago, I got myself a Bosch Go electric screwdriver. The thing was amazing; it's been on my best electric screwdrivers list ever since

How to clear your Android phone cache (and why it makes such a big difference)

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Google recently released Android 16 to Pixel devices and select OEMs, bringing performance improvements, new Material You changes, and more upgrades. If you want to try this update but are hesitant because you've noticed your Android phone or tablet already feels too sluggish, clearing app and browser caches can give it a fresh boost and free up some storage space. Over time, cached data can accumulate, become corrupted, or simply get outdated, which may slow down

Unreal Amber Fossils Show ‘Last of Us’ Zombie Fungus Terrorizing Bugs During the Cretaceous

In the video game The Last of Us and its spin-off HBO series, humans fight to survive against cordyceps, a parasitic fungus that turns its hosts into zombies. While the infections are wildly dramatized in both the game and the show, these fungi aren’t mere science fiction. In fact, some species have been around since the age of the dinosaurs, a new study suggests. An international team of researchers led by Yuhui Zhuang, a doctoral student of paleontology at China’s Yunnan University, recently

Asana picks Dan Rogers, formerly of ServiceNow, to replace CEO Dustin Moskovitz

Lisbon , Portugal - 12 November 2024; Dan Rogers, CEO, LaunchDarkly, on SaaS Summit stage during day one of Web Summit 2024 at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Collaboration software maker Asana said Wednesday it has chosen former Rubrik and ServiceNow executive Dan Rogers to be its new CEO, replacing co-founder Dustin Moskovitz. Rogers will start at San Francisco-based Asana on July 21, the company announced. Rogers will leave his post as CEO of LaunchDarkly, a startup with software for car

Blacklisted by the U.S. and backed by Beijing, this Chinese AI startup has caught OpenAI's attention

OpenAI is putting a spotlight on an under-the-radar artificial intelligence startup that it believes is on the "front line" of China's race to lead the world in AI — and its not DeepSeek. In a blog post on Wednesday, the company wrote that Beijing-backed Zhipu AI has made "notable progress" in the AI race, as global competition ramps up. Zhipu AI, founded in 2019, has been referred by domestic media as one of China's "AI tigers" — a class of large language model unicorns seen as key to Beijing

These Pixels are banned in one of Google’s biggest markets, and more could follow

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR The Google Pixel 7 series has received a sales ban in Japan after Google lost a court battle. A Japanese court ruled that Google infringed on standard-essential patents by Pantech. Pantech has also requested a sales injunction against the Pixel 8 and Pixel 9 smartphone families. The Google Pixel line is among the most popular phone brands in Japan, being ranked in the top three for 2024. However, trouble is brewing as a series of Google phones has just

Finally, a wallet tracker as effective as an AirTag (and you won't believe the price)

ZDNET's key takeaways The SwitchBot Wallet Tracker Card is on sale right now for under $20. This slim wallet tracker works with Bluetooth and the Apple Find My network, is IP67 waterproof, and is almost as reliable as an Apple AirTag. It only works with iOS, not Android, and its battery isn't replaceable or rechargeable. $17.99 at Amazon The SwitchBot Wallet Finder Card is on sale for only $18 on Amazon. Losing stuff is a huge issue in my home. My husband constantly loses his keys and wallet

'Cyber plague': Experts warn of growing infostealer threat after billions of login details exposed

"Someone, somewhere is having data exfiltrated from their machines as we speak," says Volodymyr Diachenko, co-founder of the cybersecurity consultancy SecurityDiscovery. Cybercriminals have intensified their efforts to steal and sell online passwords, experts warn. The alarm comes after the discovery of online datasets containing billions of exposed account credentials. The 30 datasets comprised a whopping 16 billion login credentials across multiple platforms, including Apple, Google and Face

Take the CUKTECH 10 Power Bank home for a mere $27.99

Paul Jones / Android Authority It used to happen to me all the time. I’d go about my day, and when I most needed my phone, it would die on me! No more! Now I carry around a handy battery pack with me, and my phone can make it through a day or two without breaking a sweat. If you want this peace of mind, and would rather not spend much, the CUKTECH 10 Power Bank is among our favorites, and it is only $27.99 right now! Buy the CUKTECH 10 Power Bank for just $27.99 ($12 off) This offer is availab

Federal judge sides with Meta in lawsuit over training AI models on copyrighted books

A federal judge sided with Meta on Wednesday in a lawsuit brought against the company by 13 book authors, including Sarah Silverman, that alleged the company had illegally trained its AI models on their copyrighted works. Federal Judge Vince Chhabria issued a summary judgment — meaning the judge was able to decide on the case without sending it to a jury — in favor of Meta, finding that the company’s training of AI models on copyrighted books in this case fell under the “fair use” doctrine of c

Trump Phone website trades ‘Made in the USA’ claim for patriotic vibes

TL;DR Trump Mobile has removed its “Made in the USA” claim from the T1 Phone product page. The website now uses vague patriotic language like “American-Proud Design.” Key specs also appear to have changed. When the Trump Organization launched its gold T1 Phone last week, it made clear that the phone was “Made in the USA.” That phrase has now quietly disappeared from the Trump Mobile website, and it’s not the only early claim that appears to have changed. As The Verge spotted, the banner that

Deep Research as a Swim Coach

This summer, I’m embarking on a long-distance swimming journey – but I’m not doing it alone. My training partner isn’t a human coach or a fancy swim app; it’s an AI. Specifically, I’ve recruited OpenAI’s new o3-pro model as my personal swim coach, supercharged with its agentic Deep Research to make it even smarter. This post kicks off a series about how I’m building an AI-driven training partnership to get back in shape in the pool. It's about how genuis-level AI can help one out-of-practice swi

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The 4 Best MacBooks You Can Buy Right Now (June 2025)

The first fork in the road you'll come to when shopping for a MacBook is whether to follow the Air path or head down the Pro road. For people who are looking for an everyday home laptop or a work laptop for running basic office apps, a MacBook Air will suffice. An Air is also a better pick for students on tight budgets. For creative types who need the added processing and graphics muscle of Apple's new M4 Pro and Max chips, a MacBook Pro is worth the added cost. To help you find the right MacBoo

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The Nintendo Switch 2 webcam compatibility mystery is solved and updates are on the way

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. If you plug the world’s best-reviewed webcams into the Nintendo Switch 2 today, they won’t work, while many comparatively ancient webcams do. Why? That’s been a mystery for the nearly three weeks since the handheld launched. Now, two companies say they’ve figured it out and are pledging to update the firmware on their cameras. Here’s a pos

The Galaxy Watch 7 Is Now 40% Off on Amazon, This Early Prime Day Offer Is at an All-Time Low Price

Amazon Prime Day is a few weeks away but the Prime Day deals have already kicked off in earnest.- and the best part is you don’t have to have a Prime membership to take advantage of them. One of the best deals so far this year is the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 which has just reached its record low. At just $184, down from $299, this 40mm Bluetooth smartwatch is now significantly cheaper than on Samsung’s official website, which makes it a much more attractive purchase than entry-level fitness bands

A European Startup’s Spacecraft Made It to Orbit. Now It’s Lost at Sea

A European company that seeks to develop orbital spacecraft for cargo, and eventually humans, took a step forward this week with a test flight that saw its Mission Possible vehicle power up and fly successfully in orbit before making a controlled reentry into Earth's atmosphere. However, after encountering an “issue,” the Exploration Company lost contact with its spacecraft a few minutes before touchdown in the ocean. In an update Tuesday morning on LinkedIn, the company characterized the test

The Switch 2 is coming to Walmart tonight at 9PM ET — but there's a catch

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 . Sam Rutherford for Engadget Walmart has confirmed that the Switch 2 will be available on its site tonight at 9PM ET, but the first hour of availability will only be open to paid Walmart+ members. So, in order to potentially add the new Nintendo console to your cart, you'll need to be

Hackers abuse Microsoft ClickOnce and AWS services for stealthy attacks

A sophisticated malicious campaign that researchers call OneClik has been leveraging Microsoft’s ClickOnce software deployment tool and custom Golang backdoors to compromise organizations within the energy, oil, and gas sectors. The hackers rely on legitimate AWS cloud services (AWS, Cloudfront, API Gateway, Lambda) to keep the command and control (C2) infrastructure hidden. ClickOnce is a deployment technology from Microsoft that allows developers to create self-updating Windows-based applica

A European Startup's Spacecraft Made It to Orbit. Now It's Lost at Sea

A European company that seeks to develop orbital spacecraft for cargo, and eventually humans, took a step forward this week with a test flight that saw its Mission Possible vehicle power up and fly successfully in orbit before making a controlled reentry into Earth's atmosphere. However, after encountering an “issue,” the Exploration Company lost contact with its spacecraft a few minutes before touchdown in the ocean. In an update Tuesday morning on LinkedIn, the company characterized the test

Kalshi closes $185M round as rival Polymarket reportedly seeks $200M

Kalshi just raised a $185 million round, led by crypto-focused VC firm Paradigm, bringing the company’s valuation to $2 billion post-money, representatives from Paradigm and Kalshi confirmed to TechCrunch. “Prediction markets remind me of crypto 15 years ago: a new asset class on a path to trillions,” Matt Huang, co-founder and managing partner at Paradigm, told TechCrunch in an emailed statement. “There’s no better team than Kalshi to scale prediction markets and reshape how people think about

Samsung may build Qualcomm’s most advanced chip ever for the Galaxy S26 series

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung could reportedly fabricate one variant of the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 for Qualcomm. While the normal chip would be made with a 3nm TSMC process, Samsung’s could be a 2nm chip. This 2nm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 may debut with the Galaxy S26. There’s arguably no single component that more influences how a smartphone comes together than the choice of its system-on-a-chip (SoC). And while a phone is a whole lot more than just how fast it can crunch numbe

Google may give the Pixel 10 a bigger battery and faster charging

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR The Pixel 10 will reportedly have a 6.3-inch FHD+ display that’s protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2. It could feature a 4,970mAh battery with a 29W wired charging speed. The camera setup may include 48MP main, 12MP ultrawide, and 10.8MP telephoto cameras. Google Pixel 10 leaks have been ramping up as of late. Android Authority published a report just earlier today that Google is considering an upgrade to 480Hz dimming for the Pixel 10 Pro and Pr

Trump Mobile drops its 'made in the USA' claims

The Trump Organization announced a cellular brand earlier this summer, and its main selling point for Trump Mobile was that its T1 smartphone was "made in the USA." It seemed highly unlikely that those claims about the phone were possible. Now, the website for the device has removed all language indicating that it was manufactured in the US. Instead, there is broader language such as "designed with American values in mind" and "Premium Performance. Proudly American." The Verge also noticed that

Your Samsung Galaxy Watch is getting a big upgrade for free - 4 features I can't wait to try

Kerry Wan/ZDNET It won't be long before Samsung unveils its new lineup of Galaxy Watches at its July Unpacked event. Until then, the Korean tech giant is giving us some hints at what's to come on these new smartwatches with its One UI 8 Watch updates. These Watch features have arrived on several users' devices, according to a recent Reddit post in r/GalaxyWatch. From a running coach feature that appears to take notes from Apple Watch's "Workout Buddy" to a bedtime suggestion feature that calib

My new favorite multi-port charging station is $50 off on Amazon right now

ZDNET's key takeaways A great charging station that's not just for those deep in the Apple ecosystem It offers a total of 140W output, and the USB-C ports and built-in cable support up to 100W There's a cool LCD screen, and this can be switched off if it becomes annoying or distracting. $99.98 at Amazon For a limited time, Baseus has discounted the Nomos 5-in-1 charging station by $50, bringing it down to near all-time lows. Chargers are giving way to charging stations, purpose-built gadgets

DeepSpeech Is Discontinued (2020)

Status This project is now discontinued. Project DeepSpeech DeepSpeech is an open-source Speech-To-Text engine, using a model trained by machine learning techniques based on Baidu's Deep Speech research paper. Project DeepSpeech uses Google's TensorFlow to make the implementation easier. Documentation for installation, usage, and training models are available on deepspeech.readthedocs.io. For the latest release, including pre-trained models and checkpoints, see the latest release on GitHub.

Trump Reportedly Cuts Funding for Publisher of Prestigious Nature Journals and Scientific American Magazine

The staff break rooms within federal agencies like the National Institutes of Health may soon get a lot less interesting. According to a report from Axios, the Trump administration has canceled funding and contracts to Springer Nature, including payments for subscriptions to the company’s publications, which include the magazine Scientific American and prominent peer-reviewed research journals under the Nature portfolio. Per Axios, the total contract cuts amount to millions worth of funding for

Best Desks of 2025: I've Spent Nearly 4,000 Hours Testing Desks. These Are the Ones You Want

Testing desks is something of a subjective game. Much like office chairs, the tests are based on comfort, reliability and ease of setup rather than things you can test in electronics such as wattage and battery usage. I still tested each one rigorously and will continue to test them for longevity in the coming months. I tested these desks by asking three people to try each one. Each of them used the desk for at least 16 hours and then gave me their impressions. The three people were 6 feet, 1 i

Best Fourth of July Mattress Deals From Helix, Birch, and More (2025)

Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff; Getty Images/Helix Helix As someone who’s tested nearly every bed in Helix's fleet (there are 25 spread across the Core, Luxe, and Elite Collections, for context), I’ve got a few favorites, including the Helix Midnight Luxe, our top pick for the past few years thanks to its pressure pain relief and lumbar support, and the Helix Dusk, which has a great medium-firm feel for back and stomach sleepers. All Helix mattresses come with free shipping, a 100-night sleep

Dbrand admits it had a ‘spectacularly terrible response’ to Killswitch Joy-Con grip detachment complaints

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Dbrand will send replacement Killswitch Joy-Con Grips for the Switch 2 to buyers after admitting it had a “spectacularly terrible response” to complaints that the controllers could detach from the console if held a certain way while the grips were on. The company is currently working on tweaks to the grips as well. A few days ago, some owners of the case noticed that the Swit