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If You Have a Mac or PC, This 15″ External Monitor Is Almost Free on Amazon

If you own a PC or a Mac, you might catch yourself longing for additional screen real estate, especially if your laptop has only a 13-, 15-, or 17-inch display. Doubling your screen area or expanding your workspace without lugging around a big traditional monitor can prove to be quite a hurdle. Luckily, the introduction of ultra-portable lightweight monitors has made this easier than ever before and the devices are quickly becoming an Amazon bestseller. The KYY portable 15-inch monitor, for exa

9 Rules For Keeping Your Kitchen Cool During a Heat Wave

Record-breaking heat has descended upon the Midwest and Northeast yet again. Scorching temps in spring and early summer are now the norm, not the exception, which makes keeping your home cool while cooking a daunting task. Before you reach for the takeout menu or delivery app, consider my bible for keeping the kitchen cool while cooking, even during a heat wave. Read more: Best Foods for Staying Hydrated During Hot Weather Using the right appliances and cooking at certain times will help keep

Tuesday Telescope: A new champion enters the ring

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. After a decade of construction a large new reflecting telescope publicly released its first images on Monday, and they are nothing short of

I skipped every Death Stranding cutscene and I’ll do it again

I beat the original Death Stranding, but please don’t ask me what happened in it. There was a cataclysm — not quite a Gommage — that made the US more divided than ever, and you play as a babysitter-meets-delivery-guy who has special awareness of invisible, hostile creatures called BTs that are “beached,” which isn’t as relaxing as it sounds. There are grenades filled with pee, poop, and blood, and everyone who’s anyone was motion-captured to be in the game. There are whales, Guillermo del Toro (

Nintendo’s wheelchair basketball game will be out in August

is a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and the quirky, horny culture of video game communities. Drag x Drive is the next Switch 2 exclusive to get a release date. Nintendo, via its Nintendo Today news app, announced that the 3 v 3 wheelchair basketball game would be out August 14th. Since the launch of the Switch 2 earlier this month, most of the new console’s catalogue has been third party releases like Deltarune and

US warns of Iranian cyberattacks and propaganda in wake of airstrikes

TL;DR: The Iranian government has been behind several cyberattacks on US organizations over the years. Now, the Department of Homeland Security has warned of an increased threat of both cyberattacks and physical attacks from the nation following US strikes on its nuclear facilities over the weekend. Homeland Security has warned that low-level cyberattacks against US networks by pro-Iranian hacktivists and cyber actors affiliated with the Iranian government are likely. The advisory adds that th

Amazon bringing faster delivery to thousands of small towns and cities

A worker unloads boxes from an Amazon delivery van in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2024. Amazon is expanding its rapid delivery machine to more rural corners of the U.S. The company said Tuesday it plans to bring same- or next-day delivery to more than 4,000 smaller cities, towns and rural communities across the country "for the first time" by the end of this year. The move is part of a previously announced small-town expansion that will see Amazon spend roughly $4 billion by the end of 2026 to

Outright Games teams with animation studio Aardman to make Chicken Run: Eggstraction

Outright Games, a publisher of family-friendly interactive entertainment, is working with animation studio Aardman on the game Chicken Run: Eggstraction. Based on Aardman’s iconic Chicken Run franchise, this top-down, heist game picks up where Aardman’s 2023 film Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget left off, as the gang works together to save chicken-kind. Chicken Run: Eggstraction will launch this autumn, on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC through S

75 million deepfakes blocked: Persona leads the corporate fight against hiring fraud

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more As remote work has become the norm, a shadowy threat has emerged in corporate hiring departments: sophisticated AI-powered fake candidates who can pass video interviews, submit convincing resumes, and even fool human resources professionals into offering them jobs. Now, companies are racing to deploy advanced identity verification technol

How Walmart built an AI platform that makes it beholden to no one (and that 1.5M associates actually want to use)

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Walmart isn’t buying enterprise AI solutions, they’re creating them in their AI foundry. The retailer’s Element platform has evolved into an internal foundry, capable of creating AI applications at a pace that renders traditional software development obsolete. With 1.5 million associates now using AI tools built on Element, Walmart has sol

Mosyle announces AccessMule to solve a major blind spot in SMB security

One of the most common blind spots in small business security is access management for various company resources. Today’s IT teams are moving fast (and often understaffed), solving customer problems, and juggling shifting responsibilities as the business grows and evolves. Many SMBs also don’t have a dedicated IT team. They might be fixing things by committee or just trusting that vendors have these problems solved. Behind the scenes, there’s usually little visibility into who still has access t

The camera I recommend to most new photographers is not a Nikon or Sony - and it's on sale

ZDNET's key takeaways The Canon EOS R100 mirrorless camera is a great starter for aspiring photographers. It features a 24-megapixel sensor for great image quality and color and can capture 4K (UHD) video at 24 frames per second. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a flip-out preview screen. View now at Canon View now at Best Buy View now at Amazon more buying choices For a limited time, Amazon is selling the Canon EOS R100 with RF-S18-45mm bundle for $50 off. It's a great time to be a photograph

Retrieval Augmented Generation Based on SQLite

Haiku SQLite RAG A Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) library on SQLite. Features Local SQLite : No need to run additional servers : No need to run additional servers Support for various embedding providers : You can use Ollama, VoyageAI, OpenAI or add your own : You can use Ollama, VoyageAI, OpenAI or add your own Hybrid Search : Vector search using sqlite-vec combined with full-text search FTS5 , using Reciprocal Rank Fusion : Vector search using combined with full-text search , using

How a data processing problem at Lyft became the basis for Eventual

When Eventual founders Sammy Sidhu and Jay Chia were working as software engineers at Lyft’s autonomous vehicle program, they witnessed a brewing data infrastructure problem — and one that would only become larger with the rise of AI. Self-driving cars produce a ton of unstructured data from 3D scans and photos to text and audio. There wasn’t a tool for Lyft engineers that could understand and process all of those different types of data at the same time — and all in one place. This left engine

The Download: Namibia’s hydrogen hopes, and fixing AI evaluation

Factories have used fossil fuels to process iron ore for three centuries, and the climate has paid a heavy price: According to the International Energy Agency, the steel industry today accounts for 8% of carbon dioxide emissions. But it turns out there is a less carbon-­intensive alternative: using hydrogen. Unlike coal or natural gas, which release carbon dioxide as a by-product, this process releases water. And if the hydrogen itself is “green,” the climate impact of the entire process will

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 benchmarks show why Nothing Phone 3 might not be truly Elite

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Nothing announced last week that its Nothing Phone 3 will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset. This is a somewhat polarizing move in light of the company marketing the phone as a “true” or “real” flagship, where customers would expect a top-flight Snapdragon 8 Elite processor. However, the POCO F7 just launched today, and it’s the first global phone powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. So, should you be worried about the Nothing Phone 3’s horse

This theory about Jony Ive’s AI hardware device seems increasingly likely

When Jony Ive and Sam Altman teased their upcoming AI hardware device, we noted how mysterious they were being about its form factor. While some were suggesting that it was a wearable, I said I felt pretty sure it wasn’t, and that’s now been confirmed by a court filing. A 9to5Mac reader last month made a plausible suggestion, and the latest development seems to me to add weight to the idea … What we knew before the court filing Both Ive and Altman had long made it clear their device wasn’t a

Netflix is removing over 20 games, including Hades and Monument Valley

It's the latest sign of trouble for gaming on the streamer. Netflix's games arm is struggling. The streamer is removing over 20 games from its library, including popular titles like Hades and all three Monument Valley games. It follows the closure of Netflix's AAA gaming studio in October. The games will leave Netflix in July, so there's not much time left to play them. Here are all the titles dropping off of the streamer: Battleship Braid, Anniversary Edition Carmen Sandiego CoComelon: Pl

Starship: The minimal, fast, and customizable prompt for any shell

To update the Starship itself, rerun the above script. It will replace the current version without touching Starship's configuration. Add the init script to your shell's config file: Add the following to the end of ~/.bashrc : sh # ~/.bashrc eval "$( starship init bash)" Add the following to the end of ~/.config/fish/config.fish : sh # ~/.config/fish/config.fish starship init fish | source Add the following to the end of ~/.zshrc : sh # ~/.zshrc eval "$( starship init zsh)" Add the follo

I Love Lenovo's Latest ThinkPad X1 Carbon but Was Shocked at the Cost of Upgrades

8.3 / 10 SCORE Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition $2,474 at Lenovo Pros Exceptionally lightweight yet sturdy build Lengthy battery life Stellar 2.8K OLED display Best-in-class ThinkPad keyboard Cons Upgrades are pricey, particularly the OLED display Aura Edition features aren't likely to be of any interest or use 1080p webcam is disappointing given the price The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is Lenovo's flagship business ultraportable, and with the 13th generation, Lenovo has made strides

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AT&T is making it easier to send pictures to 911 dispatchers

AT&T is updating its next-gen 911 network to give users more efficient ways to share important information with emergency services. Starting in October, AT&T’s ESInet emergency communications platform will make it easier for AT&T customers to share pictures and video messages with supported dispatch centers, helping to quickly explain the situation and better prepare first responders who will arrive on the scene. The ESInet platform helps 911 dispatch centers process callouts faster and more re

Amazon to invest £40 billion in the UK over next three years

LONDON — Amazon will invest £40 billion ($54 billion) in the U.K. over the next three years, the e-commerce titan announced Tuesday. The company said it plans to spend the money on building four new fulfillment centers — large warehouses where it prepares orders for delivery — as well as upgrades and expansions to its existing operations buildings across the country. The announcement was cheered by the British government, which has been courting investments from major tech players of late as i

Crypto rules of the road framework unveiled by Republican senators

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) speaks on stage on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Two Republican senators are planning to debut a framework on Tuesday for a major bill that would set the rules of the road for digital assets. According to the framework, being introduced by Senate Banking Chairman Tim Scott of South Carolina and Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, who heads the panel's digital assets committee, the future bill

Can we fix AI’s evaluation crisis?

However, there are a growing number of teams around the world trying to address the AI evaluation crisis. One result is a new benchmark called LiveCodeBench Pro. It draws problems from international algorithmic olympiads—competitions for elite high school and university programmers where participants solve challenging problems without external tools. The top AI models currently manage only about 53% at first pass on medium-difficulty problems and 0% on the hardest ones. These are tasks where hu

Namibia wants to build the world’s first hydrogen economy

But environmentalists are not the only ones who’ve criticized the choice of location. An expanded port, built to facilitate ammonia exports, will sit immediately adjacent to a site that housed a labor and extermination camp during Namibia’s 1904–1908 genocide, in which tens of thousands of Nama and Herero people were killed by German soldiers during a period of resistance to colonial rule. A 2024 report commissioned by Nama and Herero leaders argues that the extension of port infrastructure woul

One of my favorite budget Lenovo laptops is on sale - act fast while the deal lasts

ZDNET's key takeaways The IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 with the Snapdragon X Plus processor is available now, starting at $749. It's durable and reliable, runs cool, and features a comfortable keyboard and nice OLED display. However, it might not stand out in a market of similarly-specced devices that are lighter and cheaper. View now at Lenovo View now at Best Buy more buying choices Over at Best Buy, the Lenovo IdeaPad 5x is on sale for $688, a 20% discount. The laptop is on clearance, so supplies are

Why I stopped buying pre-built SSDs (and what I recommend instead)

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

Why you should always put your phone face down on a table (hint: it's not just about being polite)

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET A friend of mine recently told me, "I always keep my phone on silent mode… which doesn't matter because I compulsively look at it every three minutes anyway." He's not the only one. From becoming a text addict to having full-blown smartphone dependency, the urge to look at and interact with our "flat things" has been deeply ingrained into our collective behavior for some time now. Also: Best early Prime Day deals 2025: 30+ sales on tech products live now Monitoring your p

10 gadgets I recommend everyone should stock their toolkit with

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or