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Best Camping Chairs (2025): Snow Peak, Kelty, Helinox, and More

Picking the right camping chair will enhance your time in the outdoors, whether you're thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail or pitching up at a boutique campground. Here's what to consider to find the ideal seat for your adventures. Portability: For backpacking beyond the campground carpark, weight and packed size are crucial. Ultralight chairs like those from Helinox and Nemo are designed to be easy to carry. Many hardcore hikers are happy to sit on the ground or take a simple foam sit mat like

10 tiny tools I carry with me everywhere - how they work

My keychain essentials. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET I've collected my fair share of multitools and gadgets, but I've lost track of how often I've needed one -- only to realize it's sitting at home or in the car. Carrying a full toolbox everywhere just isn't practical. What I do have with me almost all the time, though, is my keychain -- and it turns out, it's the perfect way to keep essential tools within reach. Also: Are Amazon Basics tools worth it? My verdict after testing the top-sellers

Best Prime Day Beauty Deals 2025: Hair, Skin, and Dental Care

Amazon Prime Day runs from July 8 to 11, and it’s a feeding frenzy for beauty steals, so I’m here to help you spend your money semi-responsibly. I’ve combed through countless hot tools, dental devices, and skin care gadgets to find the best Prime Day beauty deals. We’ve tested everything here and would vouch for these products even without a markdown. (This is WIRED, after all.) I’ll be updating this list daily as more deals go live, so keep checking back. If you're shopping for other gadgets a

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A Company Tried to Put Real Estate on the Blockchain and Now It's Facing a Legal Disaster

Detroit is a city that's used to fighting. Once the third most populous city in the country, its citizens have long struggled against robber barons, anti-communist witch hunts, private sector looting, and racist housing laws. It hasn't had it easy, to say the least. Now, Outlier reports, the city is doing battle against a $93 million crypto real estate scheme. The city recently announced a massive lawsuit filed against RealToken, a cryptocurrency business that's snapping up hundreds of subsidi

Allen G. Hassenfeld, former CEO of Hasbro, dies at 76

AP Business Writer -- Alan G. Hassenfeld, a renowned philanthropist and former CEO of iconic toy company Hasbro Inc., the maker of G.I. Joe and Play-Doh, has died. He was 76, according to the toy company. Hasbro, the nation's second largest toy company behind Mattel, declined to offer more details. Hassenfeld's family foundation, Hassenfeld Family Initiatives, wasn't immediately available to comment. Hassenfeld was born in Providence, Rhode Island and graduated from Deerfield Academy in Massac

The day someone created 184 billion Bitcoin (2020)

In brief In August 2010, someone exploited a flaw in Bitcoin’s code to create 184 billion Bitcoin. The bug was quickly corrected by Bitcoin’s anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. The person behind the "value overflow incident" exploit remains unknown. Decrypt’s Art, Fashion, and Entertainment Hub. Discover SCENE There will only ever be 21 million Bitcoin. We’re not too far off—around 18 and a half million Bitcoin are already in circulation. But on the 15th of August, 2010, that limit was des

Ditch your Dyson: This cordless stick vacuum cleans my home more effectively (and it's 30% off)

ZDNET's key takeaways The Tineco Pure One Station 5 vacuum cleaner is available on Amazon for $459. It's a powerful cordless vacuum with a self-emptying base station, perfect for pet owners and parents. Some parts can be finicky, like lining up the floor brush on the base station, or its accessories getting stuck and not easily detaching. $459 at Amazon The Tineco Pure One Station 5 is on sale for $320 (save $139) during Amazon Prime Day. Since I began testing the Tineco Pure One Station 5,

The SEC Is Crashing the Digital Stocks Party

For years, the promise of blockchain technology has captivated the financial world, hinting at a future where traditional assets are transformed into nimble, digital “tokens.” This vision, as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce puts it, is “enchanting, but not magical.” She just sent a clear message to anyone hoping blockchain would free them from financial regulation: not so fast. Commissioner Peirce acknowledged the promise of tokenization, the process

The Best Prime Day Deals on Our Staff's Favorite Dyson Tools (2025)

There's nothing quite like a Dyson. It can do the job like no other, whether it's cleaning your house or styling your hair. But all that power comes with a hefty price tag (and it's worth every penny!) If you've been waiting for a sale to snag a Dyson for yourself, good news: There are several Dyson vacuums, hair tools, and fans on sale for Prime Day, making it the perfect time to shop. Shop all of our on-sale picks below. Looking for more Prime Day deals? Don't miss our guide Best Prime Day De

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Dyson Is Going Nuts, the Popular Airwrap Hits a Record Low Just for Prime Members on Amazon

Dyson is making a splash this Prime Day with some of its biggest Prime Day discounts ever on Amazon – a rare move for the brand which has never been known to lower prices on major sale days. This year, however, Dyson is slashing prices across its line, from its top-selling vacuums to air purifiers, hair dryers, and most excitingly, the ultra-popular Airwrap. Right now on Amazon, the Dyson Airwrap Origin is at an all-time low of $399, down from its standard $499. It’s a deal that’s sure to attra

Exploring the Complexity of Distributed Consensus Algorithms in Blockchain

Consensus in blockchain isn’t just a technical problem—it’s an intellectual minefield. You’ve got decentralized nodes spread across the globe, each operating under different assumptions, with varying latencies, incentives, and potential motivations, and yet they’re all expected to come to the same conclusion about the state of a distributed ledger. No central authority, no fallback mechanisms, no easy resets. Just code, cryptography, and coordination dancing on the edge of chaos. It’s beautiful

Shark Hair Dryer Now Less Than Black Friday, a Budget-Friendly Dyson Alternative in Prime Day Deals

Most people don’t pay much attention to their hair dryer until it becomes a problem. Maybe yours takes forever to get through thick hair, leaves your ends frizzy instead of smooth, or feels so bulky that drying your hair turns into a full upper body workout. A good dryer should help you feel polished and put together without making your morning routine any harder than it needs to be. And it should also dry your hair quickly. Here’s the thing. You don’t have to get a Dyson dryer to do that either

LangChain is about to become a unicorn, sources say

LangChain, an AI infrastructure startup providing tools to build and monitor LLM-powered applications, is raising a new round of funding at an approximate $1 billion valuation led by IVP, according to three sources with knowledge of the deal. LangChain began its life in late 2022 as an open-source project founded by Harrison Chase, who was then an engineer at machine learning startup Robust Intelligence. After generating significant developer interest, Chase transformed the project into a start

Prime Day Slashes Dyson Airwrap to Record Low, Limited Quantities Up for Grabs on This Premium Hair Tools

If you want your hair to look nice each day, you probably have to spend a modicum of time styling it. Unless you’re one of those lucky few who can wake up with perfectly coiffed hair and run with it, maybe you use a curling iron or hair dryer to achieve your look. What if you had all of those things in one so you could curl, straighten, or otherwise style your locks to your liking and you could accomplish just about anything with all of those attachments? Well, you can. And you can get it for le

Too Pricey in Your Amazon Cart Before? Not anymore, Dyson’s Supersonic Hair Dryer Hits Its Lowest Price

Blowouts can get expensive. You pay over $100 each week to have your hair washed, dried, and styled, and it should theoretically last you for days if you take care of it. You can expend it with dry shampoo of course, but you’ll soon end up needing to do it the next week. It gets a little much if you’re saving, and driving to the salon can be annoying. What’s the solution? A great hair tool that helps you tame your mane at home. And if you move fast, you can get one at Amazon without having to bu

Macs and Apple Watch to be hit by Trump tariffs starting on August 1

Macs and Apple Watches are among the products to be hit by new tariffs on products manufactured in Thailand, taking effect on August 1. Products imported from Thailand into the US will be subjected to a 36% tariff, increasing the cost to Apple by more than a third … Apple’s long-term plan to reduce its dependence on China has seen the company encourage its suppliers to set up production lines in a number of other countries, including Thailand. The Apple Watch was the first product to be made

Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer Hits a New All-Time Low, but Amazon Offers It Only to Prime Members

Dyson has built its reputation on unique vacuum cleaners but within the hair care world, the brand has become a benchmark in professional salons thanks to its Supersonic hair dryer. As part of Prime Day, Amazon is discounting the entire premium British brand including this popular hair dryer: This is the record low for this model which is now marked down to $299 from its usual $379 (21% off). At such a significant discount, inventory might sell out fast. See at Amazon Salon-Quality Results T

Love Is in the Air in The New ‘Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc’ Trailer

If you’ve been hankering for some Chainsaw Man in anime form, MAPPA is taking the shonen anime to theaters with the upcoming Reze Arc movie. During this weekend’s festivities at Anime Expo, the studio unleashed a new trailer show how much love, death, and caranage await Denji and the gang in September. Set after the anime’s first season, things kick off with Denji’s boss Makima finally agreeing to go on a date with him. Just as he’s reeling from getting to achieve another facet of normal life,

Robinhood Wants to Redo Wall Street on the Blockchain

Robinhood, the company behind one of the most popular trading apps for everyday investors, just revealed a sweeping new vision for the future of finance. And its bold plan seems to leave traditional Wall Street institutions behind. The company announced a daring set of new products this week from Cannes, France. These offerings are designed to move traditional financial assets, like company stocks, investment funds (ETFs), and even complex trading tools called derivatives, entirely onto the blo

This Laifen Lightweight Hair Dryer Is 6x Cheaper Than Dyson, Click the Amazon Coupon for Early Prime Deal

Not every great Amazon deal is right out in the open — sometimes you need to do a little digging. Keep a sharp eye out for those on-page coupons that sometimes show up just below the price, and you can unearth a gem like this 25% off one on the Laifen SE Lite Hair Dryer. Click that box and the price of this little handheld tornado goes from $100 to just $75. The Laifen SE Lite is a compact, lightweight negative-ionic blowdryer that somehow packs a 100,000 RPM motor that generates air speeds of

15 Best Heat Protectant Sprays for Wet and Dry Hair (2025)

Other Heat Protectants We Tried Photograph: Kat Merck R+Co Bleu Hypersonic Heat Styling Mist for $36: This high-tech-looking aerosol in a recycled aluminum bottle was a favorite during the early weeks of testing—I liked its protection up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit and its frizz-fighting properties. However, it does use a polymer and resin complex to smooth hair, and over time I noticed it was leaving a sticky residue on my hands and heat tools. Sutra Heat Guard Blowout Cream for $24: I love Su

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Elon Musk Says He Is So Sorry for His Horrible Behavior

In February, as the disastrous effects of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency's gutting of federal agencies started to emerge, the agency's figurehead Elon Musk took to the stage of the Conservative Political Action Conference and waved a chainsaw in the air. Standing alongside Argentinian president Javier Milei, Musk wielded the shiny metal-plated prop to send a blunt message: the federal government's budget was being slashed beyond recognition. Many months later, the devastatin

I replaced my Dyson for this discounted cordless stick vacuum - here's why it's better

ZDNET's key takeaways The Tineco Pure One Station 5 vacuum cleaner is available on Amazon for $459. It's a powerful cordless vacuum with a self-emptying base station, perfect for pet owners and parents. Some parts can be finicky, like lining up the floor brush on the base station, or its accessories getting stuck and not easily detaching. $459 at Amazon Since I began testing the Tineco Pure One Station 5, I've reached for it for everyday messes over any other vacuum at home. It's proven to be

I am not a supplier (2022)

I am not a supplier 31 Dec 2022 - Thomas Depierre For the past few years, we have seen a lot of discussions around the concept of the Software Supply Chain. These discussions started around the time of LeftPad and escalated with multiple incidents in the past few years. The problem of all the work in this domain is that it forgets a fundamental point. Before we get there, I am going to define what is usually meant by Supply Chain and suppliers, why we are applying to software. And then why at

Watch Ryan Gosling Blast Off in Cosmic Trailer for 'Project Hail Mary'

The trailer for Project Hail Mary, the sci-fi thriller adaptation of Andy Weir's 2021 novel, has just landed. The movie opens in theaters and IMAX on March 20, 2026. The story follows science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling), who finds himself on a spaceship millions of miles from home. He begins to remember his critical mission to decipher what's causing the sun to die out -- and hence protect the Earth from extinction. The trailer opens with a shot of Ryland waking up aboard the spacecraf

‘Project Hail Mary’s’ First Trailer Takes Us on an Epic Sci-Fi Journey

You wake up, alone, on a ship in the middle of space. Where are you? What are you doing there? Are you forgetting something important? Something like, maybe, the fate of the world is in your hands? That’s the situation Ryan Gosling finds himself in in Project Hail Mary, the new film from directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, and the first trailer is here. Set for release March 20, 2026, Project Hail Mary is based on a book by The Martian author, Andy Weir. It’s about a professor on a space miss

Ryan Gosling is not an astronaut in Project Hail Mary’s first trailer

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. Following the success of 2015’s The Martian, Amazon MGM Studios has released the first trailer for Project Hail Mary based on another best-selling Andy Weir novel. The film features Ryan Gosling, who’s entering his sci-fi era after being cast in Star Wars: Starfighter, as science teacher-turned-astronaut Ryland Grace who wakes up on a spaceship w

Stablecoins go mainstream: Why banks and credit card firms are issuing their own crypto tokens

In this article PYPL SHOP COIN CRCL V MA JPM Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT A $44 billion IPO. A Senate bill with bipartisan momentum. And now, a wave of Fortune 500 firms launching crypto tokens of their own. Stablecoins — once a niche corner of the cryptocurrency world — are entering the corporate and policy mainstream, potentially reshaping how money moves in the United States and around the world. "Many of the users out there today are not aware of stablecoins, or not

The New Prescription Gummy That May Help With Hair Loss

You've tried the serums, the vitamins and the topical solutions. But have you tried a prescription gummy for hair loss? Hers, a telehealth company that provides online healthcare services and products for women, announced the launch of its Biotin plus Minoxidil Gummy, the first-of-its-kind prescription gummy formulated to support hair regrowth. Available through forhers.com, this gummy combines prescription-strength minoxidil, the only FDA-approved ingredient for female hair loss, with biotin, a

Shark FlexStyle Multi-Styler Is Now Over 2x Cheaper Than the Dyson Airwrap, Stock Is Running Out Fast

If you’ve ever tried to recreate a salon-style blowout at home and ended up with sore arms, frizzy strands, or a drawer full of half-used hair tools, you’re not alone. Getting professional-looking results without the help of a stylist can be tricky, especially when you’re working with multiple hot tools, tangled cords, and limited time. Honestly? At some point, you decide to head back to the salon and have a stylist finish what you started because it’s so annoying to deal with. But that’s why ha