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This $649 Windows laptop competes with my MacBook Air (and does a few things better)

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-02-19 00:20:15

ZDNET's key takeaways The Asus Zenbook A14 with 16GB of memory is on sale at Best Buy for $649 - the lowest price we've seen yet. It's a fantastic balance of innovation and value with a brilliant OLED display, competitive hardware, and a satisfying physical form. While its use case is clearly defined, the laptop has its limits when it comes to high-end performance. View now at Best Buy When Asus officially announced the Zenbook A14 at CES this year, I wasn't the only one to be low-key enamore

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Steam can now show you how much frame generation changes your games

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-02-19 03:35:06

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Valve has added a new performance monitor to Steam that can help you understand why a game may or may not be running smoothly. Not only does it break out a game’s overall frame rate, it can tell you how many of those frames were generated by techniques like Nvidia’s DLSS or AMD’s FSR, according to a post. The change is included as part of an update to the Steam Client that’s

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Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 8GB vs. 16GB Tested Across PCIe 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0

techspot.com Steven Walton 2026-02-21 06:36:00

Recently we examined how PCI Express bandwidth influences the performance of the 8 GB Radeon RX 9060 XT when local video memory (VRAM) is exceeded. The entire purpose of that testing was to push past the VRAM limit, which, unfortunately for 8 GB graphics cards, is a relatively easy task in 2025. This can happen even when using settings that would otherwise be highly playable, as demonstrated by the 16 GB model. This is an interesting test for several reasons, the most notable being that PCIe ba

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Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 8GB vs. 16GB Tested Across PCIe 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0

techspot.com Steven Walton 2026-02-21 06:41:00

Recently we examined how PCI Express bandwidth influences the performance of the 8 GB Radeon RX 9060 XT when local video memory (VRAM) is exceeded. The entire purpose of that testing was to push past the VRAM limit, which, unfortunately for 8 GB graphics cards, is a relatively easy task in 2025. This can happen even when using settings that would otherwise be highly playable, as demonstrated by the 16 GB model. This is an interesting test for several reasons, the most notable being that PCIe ba

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Here’s why M4 MacBook Pro is one of the best upgrades you can make right now

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2026-02-21 22:57:45

Last October, Apple announced the M4 MacBook Pro. On the surface, it looks like yet another MacBook Pro spec bump. However, there are a number of key features that make it worth upgrading to, even if you already have an older 14″ MacBook Pro. Why M4? There’s recently been a pretty big flip in MacBook Pro pricing, which gradually took place over the past year or so: First, Apple introduced a new entry-level MacBook Pro at $1599 in 2023 with baseline M3 Then, it upped the base memory to 16GB a

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Acer Swift Go 16 (2025) Review: Affordable OLED Laptop Without Massive Compromises

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-23 02:00:05

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. 8.3 / 10 SCORE Acer Swift Go 16 (2025) $1,150 at Acer Pros Gorgeous OLED display Excellent productivity performance Fairly well priced for what's on offer Cons Disappointing battery life Bizarre, narrow number pad Pricing inconsistencies Acer's latest iteration of the Swift Go 16 line spans a wide gamut of roles and prices. It's designed to fill out a

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Show HN: A Python Language Server, Mypy-compatible

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-23 17:33:25

In 2012, I created Jedi—a Python auto-completion library that eventually reached millions of users and billions of downloads. But as the ecosystem evolved, one limitation became clear: speed. Jedi’s architecture couldn’t deliver the performance needed for large-scale projects. In 2020, I started over—with everything I’d learned—building ZubanLS from the ground up in Rust. After five years of full-time work, ZubanLS is now the first truly fast Python language server. ZubanLS is built for profes

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Ubuntu disables Intel GPU security mitigations, promises 20% performance boost

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-27 22:39:19

Ubuntu users could see up to a 20-percent boost in graphics performance on Intel-based systems under a change that will turn off security mitigations for blunting a class of attacks known as Spectre. Spectre, you may recall, first came to public notice in 2018. Spectre attacks are based on the observation that performance enhancements built into modern CPUs open a side channel that can leak secrets a CPU is processing. The performance enhancement, known as speculative execution, predicts future

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Three axial flux motors and 850 kW fast charging? Meet the GT XX.

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-28 08:30:19

Mercedes-Benz provided flights from Detroit to Stuttgart and accommodation so Ars could be briefed on the GT XX, as well as some other things we can't publish just yet. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. AFFALTERBACH, Germany—A few years ago, we were treated to the Mercedes-Benz EQXX. It was, at the time, the pinnacle of Mercedes engineering built for the purpose of maximum electric range. While an impressive piece of machinery that looked like it drove out of Le Mans, it wasn't design

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Is this $600 Acer the best laptop deal right now? I tested it, and here's my verdict

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-02-28 22:30:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Acer Swift Go 14 (2024) is on sale now at B&H for $599. It's a lightweight, responsive laptop with a touchscreen, and a slick media playback menu. However, for a laptop so optimized for media, its speakers aren't the best. $599 at B&H Photo-Video The 14-inch Acer Swift Go was among the first round of laptops to come loaded with Intel's Meteor Lake AI processors last year, and it does so for $899 (on sale now for $599), a mid-range price point right in the sweet spot

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This Acer laptop has a game-changing feature for multimedia consumption (and it's $300 off)

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-03-01 15:50:13

ZDNET's key takeaways The Acer Swift Go 14 (2024) is on sale now at B&H for $599. It's a lightweight, responsive laptop with a touchscreen, and a slick media playback menu. However, for a laptop so optimized for media, its speakers aren't the best. $599 at B&H Photo-Video The 14-inch Acer Swift Go was among the first round of laptops to come loaded with Intel's Meteor Lake AI processors last year, and it does so for $899 (on sale now for $599), a mid-range price point right in the sweet spot

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Advanced Python Function Debugging with MCP Integration

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-27 00:56:53

Gnosis Mystic 🔮 AI-Powered Python Function Analysis and Control Gnosis Mystic gives AI assistants direct access to your Python functions through runtime hijacking and intelligent analysis. Add minimal decorators, and Claude can inspect, optimize, and control your code in real-time. Inspiration and Work Mystic was inspired by Giantswarm's mcp-debug. Code by fairly stock Claude Code. Prompts, code sketches, and planning by Claude Desktop using Gnosis Evolve tools. ✨ Why Gnosis Mystic? The P

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Best Portable Air Conditioners: Cooling Your Home One Room at a Time

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-01 22:03:00

Not only did the Midea MAP14HS1TBL excel in performance compared with most portable air conditioners we tested, but it also has a lot of features and specialty options. This model isn't cheap, but it's a well-rounded luxury AC unit with everything you need -- and then some. To start, the MAP14HS1TBL has the highest cooling capacity of any other model we tested. Those 12,000 BTUs come in handy for cooling larger spaces up to 550 square feet, and it showed in the performance. The Midea model beat

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China's first gaming GPU, the Lisuan G100, performs like a 13-year-old Nvidia GTX 660 Ti

techspot.com Kishalaya Kundu 2026-03-05 17:23:00

Facepalm: China recently unveiled its first gaming GPU, the Lisuan G100. Built on a 6nm process, the card was touted as a potential rival to Nvidia's RTX 4060. However, a recent Geekbench listing suggests its performance is closer to that of the 13-year-old GeForce GTX 660 Ti or the 10-year-old Radeon R9 370. The listing also appears to reveal shockingly anemic specifications, including just 32 Compute Units, 256 MB of VRAM, and a 300 MHz GPU clock. Overall, the card managed a score of only 15,

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Gigabyte Radeon RX 9060 XT Review: Great Value Gaming

wired.com Brad Bourque 2026-03-08 23:03:00

It's AMD's turn. After months of $2,000+ GPUs and long discussions of DLSS, we're finally on the red team's turf. AMD's strength historically lies at the budget end of the spectrum, where the majority of gamers are playing at 1080p, and spending $1,000 or less for their entire system. Even though we really recommend splurging on a GPU, that's just not the reality for most folks. An $800 GPU needs $1,200 in other parts, and at that point most people who aren't into PC gaming will start shopping

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Brad Pitt’s Sci-Fi Film Roles, Ranked

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-03-10 15:00:41

Next week, one of our biggest movie stars hits theaters in one of the summer’s biggest movies. F1: The Movie, starring Brad Pitt, is out June 27 and it’s the kind of role only someone as huge as Pitt could play. Pitt has been one of the top movie stars in the world for decades. Rising to stardom in the early 1990s, he quickly jumped to leading man status and has never looked back since. Pitt has had an incredibly varied career, making films in seemingly every genre imaginable. He’s been in roma

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AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT PCIe Benchmark: 8GB vs. 16GB

techspot.com Steven Walton 2026-03-10 13:26:00

On store shelves, AMD's Radeon RX 9060 XT looks like a compelling option for gamers. It's affordable, backed by a trusted brand, and appears well-equipped for modern gaming. But there's a catch: the 8GB version is severely constrained by its limited video memory – a technical bottleneck that may not show up in standard benchmarks. That missing memory turns the 8GB model into a ticking time bomb for gamers hoping to future-proof their rigs. The 8GB RX 9060 XT is marketed under the same name as t

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In-Memory C++ Leap in Blockchain Analysis

news.ycombinator.com Nate Tuganov 2026-03-10 20:40:45

Real-Time, Court-Admissible Crypto Intelligence at 1/400th the Cost of Inferior Legacy Systems The explosion of blockchain data isn’t just a challenge; it’s a crisis for conventional analytics. Financial institutions, investigators, and law enforcement agencies are hamstrung by tools that are too slow, expensive, and built on legacy database technologies incapable of keeping pace. Critical insights are missed, opportunities vanish, and illicit activities remain obscured by systems that offer on

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AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT PCIe Comparison: 8GB vs. 16GB

techspot.com Steven Walton 2026-03-11 19:26:00

On store shelves, AMD's Radeon RX 9060 XT looks like a compelling option for gamers. It's affordable, backed by a trusted brand, and appears well-equipped for modern gaming. But there's a catch: the 8GB version is severely constrained by its limited video memory – a technical bottleneck that may not show up in standard benchmarks. That missing memory turns the 8GB model into a ticking time bomb for gamers hoping to future-proof their rigs. The 8GB RX 9060 XT is marketed under the same name as t

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AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT PCIe Comparison: 8GB vs. 16GB

techspot.com Steven Walton 2026-03-11 19:26:00

On store shelves, AMD's Radeon RX 9060 XT looks like a compelling option for gamers. It's affordable, backed by a trusted brand, and appears well-equipped for modern gaming. But there's a catch: the 8GB version is severely constrained by its limited video memory – a technical bottleneck that may not show up in standard benchmarks. That missing memory turns the 8GB model into a ticking time bomb for gamers hoping to future-proof their rigs. The 8GB RX 9060 XT is marketed under the same name as t

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Steam beta adds new in-game performance metrics overlay, can show DLSS frames

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2026-03-11 23:23:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust TL;DR: Steam Client beta participants can now view detailed performance metrics through the in-game overlay. While it doesn't offer as much data as advanced tools like Afterburner, Valve's new frame rate counter can display both real and AI-generated frames when DLSS or FSR frame generation is enabled. In the current stable release, the Steam client only shows a basic FPS counter via Steam > Settin

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Dell Alienware AW3425DW 34" 240Hz Review

techspot.com Tim Schiesser 2026-03-14 04:09:00

The new Dell Alienware AW3425DW arrives with a clear mission: improve on one of the most popular ultrawide gaming monitors of the last few years without reinventing the wheel. For a long time, the AW3423DW and its lower-cost sibling, the AW3423DWF, have been standout picks – offering premium performance at a price many gamers could justify. Case in point, the 25DW is the successor to the gaming monitor I've personally been using for the last three years. Dell consistently offers great performan

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Dell Alienware AW3425DW 34" 240Hz Review

techspot.com Tim Schiesser 2026-03-14 04:09:00

The new Dell Alienware AW3425DW arrives with a clear mission: improve on one of the most popular ultrawide gaming monitors of the last few years without reinventing the wheel. For a long time, the AW3423DW and its lower-cost sibling, the AW3423DWF, have been standout picks – offering premium performance at a price many gamers could justify. Case in point, the 25DW is the successor to the gaming monitor I've personally been using for the last three years. Dell consistently offers great performan

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Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 Is Going for Peanuts With Over 60% Off, a Limited Best Buy Certified Refurb Deal

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2026-03-15 15:10:39

Looking to replace you laptop but don’t feel like shelling out thousands for the latest MacBook? Well you don’t need to sweat. You can grab yourself something perfectly capable of meeting your everyday needs. New is overrated. Like-new is good enough for just about anything and is a great way to save yourself hundreds and hundreds of dollars. What happens to new products anyway? Well I’ll tell you. They become old. It happens to us all. Stop trying to fight the entropy of the universe and just a

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PS2 emulation on Android just got a big update, but be careful which version you install

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-15 20:42:23

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR PS2 emulator NetherSX2 dropped its first major update of the year. There are two versions, Classic (3668) and standard (4248), with performance differences. Both versions have an updated GameDB conversion script for improved performance. PS2 emulation on Android has been advancing slowly since AetherSX2 shuttered its doors, but things have been picking up once again now that developer Trixarian has been actively improving the NetherSX2 fork. The first

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With 12,000 Five-Star Reviews, the Samsung 990 Pro Internal SSD Reaches a Two-Year Price Low on Amazon

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-03-17 07:38:14

When the Samsung 990 Pro SSD first came out a few years back, its starting point was around $300 for the 2TB model, an enormous cost for everyone except the most dedicated users. Fast forward to today, and this top-end drive has seen its cost decline continually but never quite to the level it is at now. Amazon is currently offering the 2TB version for just $149, which makes a two-year low even beating out previous Black Friday and Prime Day deals. See at Amazon Ultra Fast SSD This SSD is bui

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I changed these 6 TV settings to instantly make the system feel like new again

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2026-03-17 19:07:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Is your smart TV slow to respond or stuttering during scenes? You're not alone -- many people experience laggy performance and choppy playback. The good news? A few simple fixes can get things running smoothly again. Also: Don't cancel Netflix yet: I used these secret codes to unlock the full catalog of shows Modern TVs have plenty of features and apps (and services that run in the background) that can slow them down over time. Fortunately, some simple actions can rectify your

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AMD unveils 2nm Epyc Venice with 256 cores for next-gen AI and cloud workloads

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-03-18 03:31:00

What just happened? AMD is preparing to shake up the data center landscape with its forthcoming Epyc Venice processor, a chip that promises to set new standards for performance and scalability in server computing. Announced at the company's recent Advancing AI event, the Venice CPU is built on AMD's next-generation Zen 6 architecture and is slated for release in 2026, targeting the ever-increasing demands of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and high-performance analytics. Venice makes

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AMD unveils Epyc Venice with 256 cores and 2nm process for next-gen AI and cloud workloads

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-03-18 08:31:00

What just happened? AMD is preparing to shake up the data center landscape with its forthcoming Epyc Venice processor, a chip that promises to set new standards for performance and scalability in server computing. Announced at the company's recent Advancing AI event, the Venice CPU is built on AMD's next-generation Zen 6 architecture and is slated for release in 2026, targeting the ever-increasing demands of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and high-performance analytics. Venice makes

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Trying out Nvidia’s RTX 50 Series GPU on a Falcon Northwest gaming PC | review

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2026-03-18 11:30:00

Kelt Reeves has been creating custom gaming PCs since 1992. Before he got out of college, Reeves started Falcon Northwest in Medford, Oregon, and it’s cranking out gaming PCs with the polish of a small company. I have interviewed Reeves over the years and used a number of his machines. I saw him again on a sad occasion at the memorial service for Gordon Mah Ung, one of the original and finest gaming hardware reviewers. I tried out a Falcon Northwest machine back in 2019, and I used the Falcon

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This $649 Windows laptop competes with my MacBook Air (and does a few things better)

Steam can now show you how much frame generation changes your games

Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 8GB vs. 16GB Tested Across PCIe 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0

Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 8GB vs. 16GB Tested Across PCIe 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0

Here’s why M4 MacBook Pro is one of the best upgrades you can make right now

Acer Swift Go 16 (2025) Review: Affordable OLED Laptop Without Massive Compromises

Show HN: A Python Language Server, Mypy-compatible

Ubuntu disables Intel GPU security mitigations, promises 20% performance boost

Three axial flux motors and 850 kW fast charging? Meet the GT XX.

Is this $600 Acer the best laptop deal right now? I tested it, and here's my verdict

This Acer laptop has a game-changing feature for multimedia consumption (and it's $300 off)

Advanced Python Function Debugging with MCP Integration

Best Portable Air Conditioners: Cooling Your Home One Room at a Time

China's first gaming GPU, the Lisuan G100, performs like a 13-year-old Nvidia GTX 660 Ti

Gigabyte Radeon RX 9060 XT Review: Great Value Gaming

Brad Pitt’s Sci-Fi Film Roles, Ranked

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT PCIe Benchmark: 8GB vs. 16GB

In-Memory C++ Leap in Blockchain Analysis

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT PCIe Comparison: 8GB vs. 16GB

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT PCIe Comparison: 8GB vs. 16GB

Steam beta adds new in-game performance metrics overlay, can show DLSS frames

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Dell Alienware AW3425DW 34" 240Hz Review

Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 Is Going for Peanuts With Over 60% Off, a Limited Best Buy Certified Refurb Deal

PS2 emulation on Android just got a big update, but be careful which version you install

With 12,000 Five-Star Reviews, the Samsung 990 Pro Internal SSD Reaches a Two-Year Price Low on Amazon

I changed these 6 TV settings to instantly make the system feel like new again

AMD unveils 2nm Epyc Venice with 256 cores for next-gen AI and cloud workloads

AMD unveils Epyc Venice with 256 cores and 2nm process for next-gen AI and cloud workloads

Trying out Nvidia’s RTX 50 Series GPU on a Falcon Northwest gaming PC | review

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