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AMD shares rise 9% after analysts say they expect a 'snapback' for chipmaker

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices rose nearly 9% on Monday after analysts at Piper Sandler lifted their price target on the stock on optimism about the chipmaker's latest product announcement. The analysts said they see a snapback for AMD's graphics processing units, or GPUs, in the fourth quarter. That's when they expect the chipmaker to be through the bulk of the $800 million in charges that AMD said it would incur as a result of a new U.S. license requirement that applies to exports of semico

Galaxy Watch 8 series never looked better in this new leak

Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority TL;DR New Galaxy Watch 8 series images have leaked. The leak provides an upfront look at Samsung’s next smartwatches. Although the exact date is still up for dispute, it’s believed that Samsung will hold its next launch event in early July. Despite being only weeks away from the event, leaks aren’t showing any sign of slowing down. The Galaxy Watch 8 series is expected to be unveiled at the show, and a new leak has just given us another look at the lineup. Cou

Transparent peer review to be extended to all of Nature's research papers

From today, all new submissions to Nature that are published will be accompanied by referees’ reports and author responses — to illuminate the process of producing rigorous science. A published research paper is the result of an extensive conversation between authors and reviewers, guided by editors.Credit: Getty Since 2020, Nature has offered authors the opportunity to have their peer-review file published alongside their paper. Our colleagues at Nature Communications have been doing so since

‘Predator 2’ Walked So the New Films Could Run

After 'Predator: Killer of Killers,' we decided to give the Danny Glover 1990 sequel a spin and were pleasantly surprised. Predator 2 is a very weird movie. As a concept, you totally understand why it exists. It’s a 1990 sequel to the 1987 hit starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, taking the titular character into a completely new location and pitting him against a new high-profile, macho movie star. Schwarzenegger was in the jungles of Central America, and Danny Glover is in the concrete jungles of

This 300W Solar Panel Power Station Is Almost Free, Amazon Is Clearing Stock at 40% Off

With its compact solar panel, this power station is ideal for making outdoor escapades easy. When it comes to portable power, few products are capable of combining number one ratings, strong features, and an unbeatable price tag (until now). Jackery Solar Generator 300 is currently the top-rated power station out there and Amazon recently reduced its price to an all-time record low: For just $298 after discounting, a whopping 40% off the listed price of $499, this is an offer not worth turning

This Logitech Webcam Is Almost Free on Amazon, Works with Both PC and Mac

If you’ve ever been frustrated by a poor-quality built-in webcam (or no webcam at all), now is the perfect time to upgrade to a trusted model from Logitech. This Swiss-American brand is a leader in computer accessories and it is known for reliability and compatibility across both Mac and PC platforms. And with Amazon currently offering the Logitech C270 HD webcam at an all-time low price, there’s never been a better moment to improve your video calls and meetings. The Logitech C270 is available

Spotify Makes Downloading Music to Wear OS Smartwatches Easier

Spotify premium users sporting a Pixel Watch, Samsung Galaxy Watch or one of a host of other Wear OS smartwatches just got a handy update that'll allow them to download songs to their wearables with greater ease, the company said in an Instagram post June 13. The update allows customers to use the Spotify app on their phones to send song downloads to their smartwatches, tablets and desktops. Previously, song downloads had to be done on the wearable itself, a fairly clunky process. For runners,

Charge your Apple Watch on this tiny iMac G3 replica

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Previous additions to Spigen’s Classic C1 series of Apple accessories include iPhone and AirPods cases inspired by the iMac G3’s bright colors. Its new Apple Watch stand goes one step further and recreates the entire design of the iconic computer in miniature so it can fit on your bedside table and charge your smartwatch overnight. The Apple Wat

Amazon Kuiper second satellite launch postponed by ULA due to rocket booster issue

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is shown on its launch pad carrying Amazon's Project Kuiper internet network satellites as the vehicle is prepared for launch at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 28, 2025. United Launch Alliance on Monday was forced to delay the second flight carrying a batch of Amazon 's Project Kuiper internet satellites because of a problem with the rocket booster. With roughly 30 minutes left in the countdown, ULA announc

AMD shares rise 10% after analysts say they expect a 'snapback' for chipmaker

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices rose nearly 10% on Monday after analysts at Piper Sandler lifted their price target on the stock on optimism about the chipmaker's latest product announcement. The analysts said they see a snapback for AMD's graphics processing units, or GPUs, in the fourth quarter. That's when they expect the chipmaker to be through the bulk of the $800 million in charges that AMD said it would incur as a result of a new U.S. license requirement that applies to exports of semic

Samsung details all the new health features you’ll get with One UI 8 Watch

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR One UI 8 Watch will introduce several new features. These new features include Bedtime Guidance, Vascular Load, Running Coach, and Antioxidant Index. A limited number of users will have access to these features through a beta program. One UI 8 Watch isn’t out yet, but Samsung is providing some details on features we can expect to see. Some users will even get to try these features early, as they’ll be included in a beta program. In a new blog post, S

Google Play Store just make it harder to fat-finger an accidental purchase

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is replacing the Play Store’s one-tap buy button with a new “Slide to buy” gesture. The update aims to reduce accidental purchases by requiring a more deliberate action. The change is rolling out with version 46.5.19-31 of the Play Store across all purchase interfaces. Online retailers are increasingly keen to make the buying process as smooth as possible, but that convenience can lead to unintentional purchases. To counter this, Google is int

Shortcuts app has chatbot-like Apple Intelligence powers in iOS 26

Apple Intelligence doesn’t (yet) offer an official chatbot mode, but in iOS 26 Apple will let power users get a chatbot-style experience via the Shortcuts app. Here’s how it works. New Shortcuts feature gives you chatbot-like responses from Apple Intelligence iOS 26 has a new feature in the Shortcuts app that lets you tap directly into Apple Intelligence’s LLMs with any custom query. One surprise benefit of this feature, as highlighted by AppleInsider, is that Shortcuts’ responses sound a lot

How to buy the Nintendo Switch 2: Latest stock updates at Best Buy, Target, Walmart and others

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 . The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally available in the US, but good luck finding it in stock anywhere online. The $450 console officially went up for sale on June 5, and several retailers have offered it both online and in-store in the week since. While millions of people have been able to

This Roomba with an auto-empty dock is down to a record-low price

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 . The Roomba 105 Vac Robot + AutoEmpty Dock has been discounted to $280 as part of an extended Father's Day sale. This is a record-low price, as it usually costs $450. Math tells me that's a cool $170 off. As the name suggests, this lil robovac will automatically head to the included de

I told ChatGPT more about myself - here's how the AI used that personal info

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ChatGPT offers several ways to customize and personalize your conversations. You can share your name, your profession, and other tidbits about your life. You're able to tell it what traits it should possess, such as patience, sympathy, or understanding. You can add and save certain facts about yourself and tell it to reference memories from past conversations. That all sounds helpful. But what does ChatGPT do with the information it knows about you? I shared certai

I replaced my monitor with a 34-inch ultrawide OLED for a week - here's my buying advice

ZDNET's key takeaways The Alienware 34 240Hz QD-OLED Gaming Monitor retails for $800 It is a large, 34-inch curved gaming monitor with impressive visual output and an immersive design Be aware that this display does not come with internal speakers. View now at Dell View now at Amazon more buying choices For the longest time, I considered curved monitors to be nothing more than a gimmick like 3D TVs (remember those?). But over the years and through personal experience, I've learned that these

This is the most travel-friendly charger I've tested, with support for over 190 countries

ZDNET's key takeaways The InfinaCore P3 Pro is available now for $129. It's a USB travel charger and 10,000 mAh portable power bank rolled into one, with a handy Qi2 wireless charger built into the unit. It commands a premium price View now at Infinacore Travel chargers and power banks have become a staple of my travel kit. They give me the ability to keep things topped up when out and about -- and during those unexpected delays -- while giving my ever-growing tech collection a full recharge

Deadline day: Startup Battlefield 200 applications close at midnight

These are your final hours to apply to the most iconic pitch competition in tech — Startup Battlefield 200. Battle it out in front of 10,000+ startup leaders, investors, and media at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. It’s your moment to be seen, funded, and remembered — and maybe even walk away with $100,000 in equity-free funding. This isn’t your average pitch. It’s where the bold go to break out. If your startup has traction, vision, and grit, you’ve got until 11:59 p.m. PT tonight to enter. Submit

A solid free alternative to WinRAR and 7-Zip, PeaZip launches version 10.5.0

PeaZip is a free and open-source file archiver utility that serves as an alternative to popular tools like WinRAR, WinZip, and 7-Zip. Designed to be cross-platform, it runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS, offering a user-friendly interface paired with advanced features. Built on open technologies including 7-Zip/p7zip, Zstandard (by Facebook), Brotli (by Google), FreeArc, PAQ, and the PEA project, PeaZip provides powerful and flexible file compression and extraction capabilities. It supports ope

Character.AI and Meta "therapy" chatbots spark FTC complaint over unlicensed mental health advice

What just happened? Chatbots can do a lot of things, but they're not licensed therapists. A coalition consisting of digital rights and mental health groups isn't happy that products from Meta and Character.AI allegedly engage in the "unlicensed practice of medicine," and has submitted a complaint to the FTC urging regulators to investigate. The complaint, which has also been submitted to Attorneys General and Mental Health Licensing Boards of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, claims t

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max and foldable iPhone get first dibs on TSMC's 2nm process, A20 chip

In a nutshell: Apple is on track to become the first handset maker to ship a smartphone powered by processing hardware based on TSMC's 2nm process. The chip, tentatively referred to as the A20, will also reportedly utilize the latest wafer-level multi-chip module (WMCM) packaging technology. Sources familiar with the matter tell the Commercial Times that production of the A20 SoC will begin at the Chiayi AP7 plant in Taiwan. The current generation iPhone 16 utilizes the A18 SoC, and the iPhone

Your Samsung Galaxy Watch is about to get a big upgrade for free - try 4 cool new features now

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. From a running coach feature that appears to take notes from Apple Watch's "Workout Buddy" to a bedtime suggestion feature that calibrates your optimized sleep time based on activity and historical rest, here are some of the features Samsung will

Finally, Bluetooth trackers for Android users that work better than AirTags (and are cheaper)

ZDNET's key takeaways The Chipolo One Point and Card Point normally retails for $26 and $24, respectively. They're highly accurate, robust, and integrate well into the Google ecosystem. However, the One is only splashproof, and the Card version has a non-user-replaceable battery. View now at Amazon View now at Chipolo more buying choices AirTags are one of the things that have set the Apple ecosystem apart from the Android ecosystem. But now that Google has rolled out its Find My Device netwo

This new ChatGPT trick lets you download your Canvas work as a PDF in seconds - here's how

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET OpenAI has updated Canvas, a writing and coding assistant integrated into ChatGPT, allowing users to download and export files directly. In an X post on Thursday, the company announced that Canvas users can now download text files as PDF, DOCX, or Markdown, while code can be exported to the appropriate file extension (.py for Python, .js for JavaScript, .sql for Structured Query Language, and so on). Also: Is ChatGPT Plus really worth $20 when the free version off

ChatGPT Free Review: Incredible Horsepower With Programmed Limits

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. 8.0 / 10 SCORE ChatGPT Free Review Pros Free Image generation Largely accurate Quick response times Document and image analysis Cons Low token limit Especially for images About 15 messages per a 3-hour window (according to OpenAI) Condensed responses Voice mode in preview only at the moment Remembers limited info from previous sessions Imagine yo

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Ford’s new modified Mustang Mach-E is ready to fly up Pikes Peak

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is a racing event that’s been going on since 1916. It’s a 12.42-mile run that climbs 4,720 feet and serves as a proving ground for carmakers to test the speed and agility of their new vehicles. Electric cars tend to do well in the Pikes Peak race; they don’t have to deal with the pro

The US Navy is more aggressively telling startups, ‘We want you’

While Silicon Valley executives like those from Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI are grabbing headlines for trading their Brunello Cucinelli vests for Army Reserve uniforms, a quieter transformation has been underway in the U.S. Navy. How so? Well, the Navy’s chief technology officer, Justin Fanelli, says he has spent the last two and a half years cutting through the red tape and shrinking the protracted procurement cycles that once made working with the military a nightmare for startups. The efforts

Bigger Games raises $25M to grow its mobile gaming business

Turkish mobile games studio Bigger Games announced today that it has raised $25 million in its Series A funding round, which it will put towards growing its portfolio of games. Goodwater Capital led the round, with Arcadia Gaming Partners and existing investors Index Ventures and Play Ventures also participating. Coddy Johnson, former Activision president and current partner at Goodwater Capital, joins Bigger’s board of directors. The studio plans to use the funding to continue building its team

The best Nintendo Switch 2 accessories for 2025

The Switch 2 Pro controller is the best controller Nintendo has ever made – and that’s saying something. It’s incredibly comfortable to hold, its joysticks are buttery smooth, and all of its buttons are wonderfully responsive. Nintendo even made it customizable this time with rear buttons that can easily be mapped inside of any game. The only downside? The Switch 2 Pro Controller costs $85, which seems a bit egregious when you can get an excellent controller like 8BitDo’s Ultimate 2 wireless ga