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Last Chance Prime Day Deal: These Bluetooth Headphones Have Great Style, Unbelievable Battery Life and They've Never Been Cheaper

Amazon Prime Day sale: Marshall's Major V headphones are worth it even at full price, but right now they're at an all-time low price of $100 -- or around 38% off. Move quickly though, because Prime Day ends today and this deal might not be sticking around. I might not be a true battle-tested headphone expert like CNET's David Carnoy, but I still love headphones and I'm confident in what I like about them. My most recent pickup, the Marshall Major V on-ear bluetooth headphones, quickly became a

Last Chance Prime Day Deal: This Portable Projector Is My Secret Weapon for Camping, and It's $180 Off

Amazon Prime Day deal: This portable projector from Anker is powered by Google TV and has a great deal for Amazon Prime Day 2025, meaning today is your last day to nab the savings. It's $180 or 30% off its regular price, and it can also be mounted on a table or a ceiling. CNET's key takeaways Anker's Nebula Mars 3 Air is a compact portable projector with a reasonable $599 price (and it's frequently available for less). Despite its size, it delivers a bright picture and loud audio for a portab

Trump Wants to Shut Down Several Perfectly Good Spacecraft Orbiting Mars for No Reason

The scientific community was appalled by the news that president Donald Trump's administration was looking to deal a devastating blow to NASA's science budget. In its 2026 budget request, released last month, the White House announced it was looking to more cut funding for NASA's science directorate by more than half, leading to overwhelming criticism from the scientific community, as well as from both Republican and Democrat lawmakers. The "skinny" budget calls to end operations of several sp

Snag this tiny Bluetooth speaker that delivers loud, distortion-free sound as a Prime Day discount

The Marshall Emberton III Bluetooth speaker sounds as good as it looks. Jack Wallen/ZDNET On Amazon, the Marshall Emberton III has dropped down $150, a 17% discount. Act fast because this is a limited-time deal. Also: The best Prime Day deals you can shop now ZDNET's key takeaways The Marshall Emberton III This tiny speaker can produce much louder sound than you might expect (without distortion), and the sound is quite detailed and accurate. The Marshall app doesn't include a custom EQ, wh

Lamborghini follows successful racing Huracan with new Temerario GT3

The Goodwood Festival of Speed is currently taking place in the UK; the event is part garden party, part hill climb, and plenty of auto show as car makers small and large unveil their vehicle du jour. Among those whipping satin covers off new machinery was Lamborghini. It's replacing the venerable Huracan and its howling naturally aspirated V10 engine with the plug-in hybrid Temerario, another wedge-shaped all-wheel drive mid-engined supercar, now with even more power. The road-going car has bee

Prime Day Deal: These Bluetooth Headphones Have Great Style, Unbelievable Battery and They've Never Been Cheaper

Amazon Prime Day sale: Marshall's Major V headphones are worth it even at full price, but right now they're at an all-time low price of $100 -- or around 38% off -- during Prime Day. I might not be a true battle-tested headphone expert like CNET's David Carnoy, but I still love headphones and I'm confident in what I like about them. My most recent pickup, the Marshall Major V on-ear bluetooth headphones, quickly became a pair that I adore. What is Marshall? Marshall is a British audio hardwar

Prime Day Deal: These Bluetooth Headphones Have Great Style and Unbelievable Battery, and They've Never Been Cheaper

Amazon Prime Day sale: Marshall's Major V headphones are worth it even at full price, but right now they're at an all-time low price of $100 -- or around 38% off -- during Prime Day. I might not be a true battle-tested headphone expert like CNET's David Carnoy, but I still love headphones and I'm confident in what I like about them. My most recent pickup, the Marshall Major V on-ear bluetooth headphones, quickly became a pair that I adore. What is Marshall? Marshall is a British audio hardwar

The Webb Telescope captures a mesmerizing view of the Cat's Paw nebula

Feast your eyes on the most mesmerizing feline foot known to humankind. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured this image of the Cat's Paw nebula. The European Space Agency (ESA) shared the picture to honor the telescope's three years of service. The Cat's Paw nebula is part of the Scorpio constellation. (You know, the one that looks like a scorpion?) It floats about 4,000 light years away from us. That translates to 23.5 quintillion miles. Put another way, that's a billion miles times

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Inside Brembo’s brake factory, where technology is making better brakes

Brembo provided flights from Austin to Paris and accommodation so Ars could attend Le Mans and visit the Brembo factory. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. LE MANS, FRANCE—It's 2 am at the Circuit de la Sarthe, just a few hours from Paris, France. The 24 Hours of Le Mans race is nearly halfway through, and fans are late-night snacking, snoozing in their sleeping bags, or pressed up against the fence to watch the cars zip by. The sound is thunderous as a batch of hypercars pass, each br

Hulu’s King of the Hill revival reveals a whole new Texas in first trailer

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. King of the Hill is finally coming back after 15 years, and in the revival’s new trailer, the world has become a very different place, I tell you what. Set years after Hank (Mike Judge) has been working in Saudi Arabia on a propane project to secure his and Peggy’s (Kathy Najimy) retirement, King of the Hill’s fourteenth season follo

Why Brembo uses endurance racing as a test bench for brake development

Brembo provided flights from Austin to Paris and accommodation so Ars could attend Le Mans and visit the Brembo factory. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. LE MANS, FRANCE—It's 2 am at the Circuit de la Sarthe, just a few hours from Paris, France. The 24 Hours of Le Mans race is nearly halfway through, and fans are late-night snacking, snoozing in their sleeping bags, or pressed up against the fence to watch the cars zip by. The sound is thunderous as a batch of hypercars pass, each br

Large-scale DNA study maps 37,000 years of human disease history

A new study suggests that our ancestors’ close cohabitation with domesticated animals and large-scale migrations played a key role in the spread of infectious diseases. The team, led by Professor Eske Willerslev at the Universities of Cambridge and Copenhagen, recovered ancient DNA from 214 known human pathogens in prehistoric humans from Eurasia. They found that the earliest evidence of zoonotic diseases – illnesses transmitted from animals to humans, like COVID in recent times – dates back t

Amazon strikes AI licensing deal with Hearst and Condé Nast

Digiday is reporting that media conglomerates Hearst and Condé Nast have signed multi-year licensing agreements with Amazon to allow its AI shopping assistant Rufus access to the vast library of content held by the two companies. Between Hearst and Condé Nast, Rufus will have access to Cosmopolitan, GQ, Vogue and The New Yorker, just to name a few. A Hearst spokesperson confirmed to Digiday that the licensing deal with Amazon will allow Rufus broad access to its newspapers and magazines. The pu

6 Natural Sugar Substitutes to Satisfy Your Cravings

Keeping an eye on your sugar intake isn't a bad thing -- and neither is indulging in a sweet treat. It's all about finding the right balance. Instead of cutting out sugar entirely, consider the type of sugar you're consuming. For women and children, studies show that the recommended daily limit is about six teaspoons of sugar. For men, it’s nine. And you don’t have to rely on heavily processed sugars to satisfy your cravings. Natural sugar alternatives -- many of which are less refined and clos

6 Natural Sugar Substitutes To Satisfy Your Cravings

Keeping an eye on your sugar intake isn't a bad thing -- and neither is indulging in a sweet treat. It's all about finding the right balance. Instead of cutting out sugar entirely, consider the type of sugar you're consuming. For women and children, studies show that the recommended daily limit is about six teaspoons of sugar. For men, it’s nine. And you don’t have to rely on heavily processed sugars to satisfy your cravings. Natural sugar alternatives -- many of which are less refined and clos

Prime Day Deals: These Stylish Bluetooth Headphones Impressed Me With Their Crazy Battery Life, and They've Never Been Cheaper

Amazon Prime Day sale: Marshall's Major V headphones are worth it even at full price, but they're a steal right now at $100 -- or around 38% off -- during Prime Day. I might not be a true battle-tested headphone expert like CNET's own David Carnoy, but I still love headphones and I'm confident in what I like about them. My most recent pickup, the Marshall Major V on-ear bluetooth headphones, quickly became a pair that I adore. What is Marshall? Marshall is a British audio hardware company tha

X CEO Linda Yaccarino is now X’s ex-CEO

Linda Yaccarino has announced that she’s stepping down as CEO of X, a little over two years after being tapped by Elon Musk to lead the platform formerly known as Twitter. Here’s what she had to say. ‘Two incredible years’ In a post on X earlier today, Yaccarino reflected on her time at the company, thanking users, business partners, and the team for what she described as “two incredible years” at the helm: After two incredible years, I’ve decided to step down as CEO of 𝕏. When @elonmusk a

Nvidia beats Apple to a $4T valuation as it rides AI wave

Nvidia, the US company specializing in high-performance GPU cards, has become the first ever company with a market capitalization of four trillion dollars. It is now the most valuable company in the world, ahead of Apple and Microsoft. It’s a little over a year since the company overtook AAPL thanks to a spectacular rise in value that saw it go from being worth $2T to more than $3T in just four months … Nvidia is best known for its high-end GPU chips used in gaming computers, and until the las

Marshall Joins Prime Day With This Bluetooth Home Speaker at Its Black Friday–Level Lowest Price

Some speakers blend into the background, but Marshall’s Acton III is definitely not one of them. In fact, its iconic amp-inspired design and room-filling sound make it the kind of device that doesn’t just play music. It makes a statement, especially one that musicians will find and appreciate. If you’re a fan of music equipment or even Marshall as a brand, it’s something that you’ll absolutely appreciate. You can head to Amazon right now to get the Marshall Acton III Bluetooth Home Speaker for

The best soundbars to boost your TV audio in 2025

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 best soundbars can completely transform your TV setup, turning flat, lifeless audio into something that actually sounds cinematic. Whether you're watching blockbuster movies, listening to music or gaming, a good soundbar delivers clearer vocals, deep bass and better overall playbac

New Horizons images enable first test of interstellar navigation

By looking at the shifting of stars in photos from the New Horizons probe, astronomers have calculated its position in the galaxy – a technique that could be useful for interstellar missions Artist’s illustration of NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in the outer solar system Joe Olmsted/STScI As it hurtles out of our solar system, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is so far from Earth that the stars in the Milky Way appear in markedly different positions compared with our own view. Astronomers have

These Stylish Bluetooth Headphones Impressed Me With Their Crazy Battery Life -- And They've Never Been Cheaper for Amazon's Prime Day

I might not be a true battle-tested headphone expert like CNET's own Dave Carnoy, but I still love headphones and I'm confident in what I like about them. My most recent pickup, the Marshall Major V on-ear bluetooth headphones, quickly became a pair that I adore, and for Amazon's Prime Day sales event, you can see what I mean for the historic-low price of $100. Marshall is a British audio hardware company that got its start back in the early '60s and became renowned for producing things like am

Apple COO Jeff Williams stepping down later this month

Apple has announced that Jeff Williams is stepping down as chief operating officer later this month. Sabih Khan, Apple’s senior vice president of Operations, will assume the COO role as part of what Apple describes as a “long-planned succession.” Williams joined Apple in 1998 as the company’s head of Worldwide Procurement. Prior to joining Apple, he worked at IBM for thirteen years across multiple operations and engineering roles. In his current role at Apple, he oversees the company’s entire w

Bootstrapping a side project into a profitable seven-figure business

Bootstrapping a side project into a profitable seven-figure business in four years. We really did it! We bootstrapped ProjectionLab to $1,000,000 in annual recurring revenue. And I’m still processing that this is real. 🥹 Back in 2021, I was inspired by the financial independence movement and wanted a better way to plan my own life. I couldn’t find the right tool, so I started building. I had no idea that side project would one day help over 100,000 households plan for their financial future

This Portable Projector Is My Secret Weapon for Camping, and It's $180 Off for Prime Day

Amazon Prime Day deal: This portable projector from Anker and powered by Google TV has a great deal for Amazon Prime Day 2025. It's $180 or 30% off its regular price, and it can also be mounted on a table or a ceiling. CNET's key takeaways Anker's Nebula Mars 3 Air is a compact portable projector with a reasonable $599 price (and it's frequently available for less). Despite its size, it delivers a bright picture and loud audio for a portable projector. It can even double as a Bluetooth speake

Blind to Disruption – The CEOs Who Missed the Future

Posted on by steve blank How did you go bankrupt?” Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises Every disruptive technology since the fire and the wheel have forced leaders to adapt or die. This post tells the story of what happened when 4,000 companies faced a disruptive technology and why only one survived. In the early 20th century, the United States was home to more than 4,000 carriage and wagon manufacturers. They were the backbone of mobility and the precu

Tuesday Telescope: Webb and Hubble team up to reveal spectacular star clusters

Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications offer you a daily horoscope. At Ars Technica, we’ll take a different route, finding inspiration from very real images of a universe that is filled with stars and wonder. Open clusters of stars—which consist of dozens up to a few thousand stars—are an interesting tool for astronomers to study the Universe. T

Prime Day and LEGO Star Wars 25th Anniversary Come Together at All-Time Low on the Imperial Star Destroyer

Prime Day is most definitely a cause for celebration, but who says you can’t combine big events and also continue the yearlong 25th anniversary celebration of LEGO Star Wars? These two events are coming together for a great deal that takes 30% off the price of the LEGO Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer, a truly impressive 1,555-piece kit that comes with 7 minifigures, including a special 25th anniversary Cal Kestis. See at Amazon Designed for LEGO and Star Wars fans 10 and up, this imposing pi

As California faces court battles, states scramble to save their climate goals

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. When President Donald Trump signed legislation to revoke California’s authority to enforce stricter tailpipe emissions standards and to ban sales of gas-powered cars by 2035, the effects rippled far beyond the Golden State. Seventeen states relied on California’s Clean Air Act waivers to adopt stronger vehicle

Trying to find meaning in owning an old Mac

Trying To Find Meaning In Owning An Old Mac My Dad loves classic cars. He goes to car shows and takes photos of beautiful chunks of metal from the 50s, 60s and 70s. Whenever we see those cars on the road he points them out like he's a spotted a rare bird out on a bush walk. Those are the cars of his youth and for the time, that was the big mainstream technology accessible to people that caused a change in society. Cities were built around cars and so were lifestyles. Cars had a large impact on