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Amazon Prime Day Is the Perfect Time to Upgrade Your Gaming Battlestation With These Peripheral Deals

PC gamers have a big opportunity with the latest Amazon Prime Day sales to grab some SteelSeries peripherals, including some excellent gaming keyboards and extra-low prices on higher-end add-ons that you may have been waiting for -- check out the full list here. My favorite is $100 off the SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL Wireless HyperMagnetic Gaming Keyboard, with its price dropping to $150. When CNET’s own Lori Grunin reviewed the latest SteelSeries Apex Pro keyboard's abilities, she said, “Both Pro

A New Kind of AI Model Lets Data Owners Take Control

A new kind of large language model, developed by researchers at the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2), makes it possible to control how training data is used even after a model has been built. The new model, called FlexOlmo, could challenge the current industry paradigm of big artificial intelligence companies slurping up data from the web, books, and other sources—often with little regard for ownership—and then owning the resulting models entirely. Once data is baked into an AI model today, extract

Prime Day deals include the latest Roku Ultra for $69

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 newest Roku Ultra streaming device is on sale for $69 as part of the Amazon Prime Day festivities. That's over 30 percent off and a record-low price, as it usually costs $100. The Roku Ultra made our list of the best streaming devices. It can play content in 4K, which is always ni

YouTube Can’t Put Pandora’s AI Slop Back in the Box

YouTube is inundated with AI-generated slop, and that’s not going to change anytime soon. Instead of cutting down on the total number of slop channels, the platform is planning to update its policies to cut out some of the worst offenders making money off “spam.” At the same time, it’s still full steam ahead adding tools to make sure your feeds are full of mass-produced brainrot. In an update to its support page posted last week, YouTube said it will modify guidelines for its Partner Program, w

Samsung finally confirms whether or not it’ll start making you pay for Galaxy AI tools

TL;DR Samsung has introduced several new Galaxy AI features with One UI 8 on its latest foldables. These tools are expected to roll out to more Galaxy devices as One UI 8 becomes widely available. Despite significant improvements, Samsung has confirmed it has no plans to charge users for its Galaxy AI tools. Samsung jumped on the AI bandwagon with the Galaxy S24 series last year, debuting a new set of AI-powered tools. The Galaxy AI suite has since made its way to more devices, picking up sev

Prime Day Ninja deals include one of our favorite dual-zone air fryers for $180

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 . You may be spending more time outside during the summer, especially if you have a grill, but the gadgets in your kitchen will come in handy this season, too. Prime Day deals have already discounted one of our favorite air fryers, so you can grab it on sale and make things like crispy f

New ServiceNow flaw lets attackers enumerate restricted data

A new vulnerability in ServiceNow, dubbed Count(er) Strike, allows low-privileged users to extract sensitive data from tables to which they should not have access. ServiceNow is a cloud-based platform that enables organizations to manage digital workflows for their enterprise operations. It is widely adopted across various industries, including public sector organizations, healthcare, financial institutions, and large enterprises. The flaw was discovered by Varonis Threat Labs in February 2025

Heavy AI use at work has a surprising relationship to burnout, new study finds

Alexmia/Getty Images The adoption of AI tools in the workplace is making employees more productive, but new research from freelance hiring firm Upwork suggests it might also be hurting their mental health. Following a survey of 2,500 workers (including executives, full-time employees, and freelancers) across multiple countries, the research showed that the most devoted users of AI tools, including agents, are also 88% more likely to experience burnout and twice as likely to quit, compared to t

A fast 3D collision detection algorithm

This article will assume some familiarity with narrow phase collision detection methods and associated geometric concepts such as the Minkowski sum. A few years ago I was watching Dirk’s great presentation, The Separating Axis Test between Convex Polyhedra (video, slides). Around the 18 minute mark (slide 29) he starts talking about overlaying Gauss maps of convex polyhedra to find the faces of their Minkowski difference. Figure 1: A gauss map for two convex hulls The upshot is that all faces

The best Prime Day deals 2025: Our favorite 135+ sales live now

Tharon Green/ZDNET When is Amazon Prime Day? Amazon Prime Day runs from Tuesday, July 8, to Friday, July 11, 2025. The annual two-day sale was extended to four days in 2025. How long will Prime Day last? Amazon Prime Day will last four days, running from July 8-11, 2025. That's two days longer than the years prior. Where will Prime Day take place? Amazon announced that its July Prime Day event will return in over 20 countries, including Ireland for the first time. Prime Day 2025 will retur

Apple's AirPods Max with USB-C drop to a record-low price for Prime Day

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 . Amazon Prime Day deals are in full swing now and we're seeing record-low prices on a lot of our favorite gadgets. That even applies to some Apple devices, which do see regular discounts but it's not often they see all-time lows. Right now, the USB-C AirPods Max headphones are on sale f

A four-pack of Apple AirTags drops to $65 for Prime Day

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 . Amazon Prime Day this year actually has a bunch of good tech deals to consider. Take, for instance, sales on Apple accessories like the AirTag. Currently, you can get a four-pack of Apple AirTags for $65, down from $99. A single AirTag is typically $29, so you're getting four of them

Gmail’s tool for easily unsubscribing newsletters is now available for all

Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR Google is bringing its “Manage Subscription” feature to Android, iOS, and the web. It lists all active newsletters and frequent email marketers in your inbox and lets you unsubscribe with one click. Google says it is rolling out to multiple countries without specifying which ones. Keeping your email inbox clean can be both laborious and time-consuming. This is why many of us concede to being crushed under the weight of unread emails and newsletters — an

Amazon Prime Day deals include the Fire TV Stick 4K Max on sale for $35

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 . Amazon Prime Day can be a good time to upgrade your home theater setup thanks to all the tech deals we usually see. As was to be expected, Amazon has discounted nearly all of its own streaming devices, including the Fire TV Stick 4K Max, which is on sale for only $35 right now. That's

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Get a bundle of two Blink Mini 2 cameras for only $35 in this Prime Day deal

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 . Blink sales are pretty reliable during Amazon Prime Day, and this year is no different. The security camera company owned by the retail giant has discounted a number of its devices, and one of the best deals is on two-packs of the Blink Mini 2 camera. You can grab a duo for only $35, w

The best Prime Day deals 2025: Our favorite 140+ sales live now

Tharon Green/ZDNET When is Amazon Prime Day? Amazon Prime Day runs from Tuesday, July 8, to Friday, July 11, 2025. The annual two-day sale was extended to four days in 2025. How long will Prime Day last? Amazon Prime Day will last four days, running from July 8-11, 2025. That's two days longer than the years prior. Where will Prime Day take place? Amazon announced that its July Prime Day event will return in over 20 countries, including Ireland for the first time. Prime Day 2025 will retur

Why I don't ride the AI Hype Train

Ever since ChatGPT came out, the tech world has jumped on a new hype train—just like it did before with crypto, NFTs, and the metaverse. This time, I think the hype spread even faster because it was so easy to try—just open a website and start typing. ChatGPT quickly became one of the fastest-growing products ever, reaching 100 million users in 2 months. Like past trends, it also brought a lot of debate and strong opinions. I’ve used ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs), and I’ve even

Best Dyson Vacuum Cleaners of 2025: I Put the Best-Known Vacuum Brand to the Test

There are many key factors we look at when helping you decide on a Dyson vacuum. Here are some of the ones we use to weigh scoring. Sarah Tew/CNET Cordless vs. corded Cordless Dyson models (V-series, Gen5) prioritize portability for quick cleanups and multi-level homes but are limited by battery life. Generally, CNET only tests cordless vacuums in our testing lab, but that doesn't mean corded isn't the right choice. Our lab testing shows that most Dyson vacuums we recommend can last between 3

Teachers urge parents not to buy children smartphones

Teachers urge parents not to buy children smartphones 28 minutes ago Share Save Will Fyfe BBC News Share Save 'One of my friends had a smartphone when they were three or four' Parents of thousands of children have been asked not to give them a smartphone until they're at least 14 amid fears some were using devices for eight hours a day. Many schools have already banned smartphones on site but one part of the UK thinks it will be the first to have a countywide policy advising parents against g

The Amazon Echo Spot has been discounted to $45 for Prime Day

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 . Prime Day 2025 is basically here, and the sales are abundant. There's deals on some of our favorite products, like the TP-Link Deco AXE5400 WI-Fi mesh router system and the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max. Now, another Amazon device is on sale: the Echo Spot. Currently, you can get the Am

Prime Day deals on vacuums include the Dyson V15 Detect Plus for $180 off

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 . Amazon Prime Day has returned for the summer, making it a good time to check to see if any big-ticket gadgets on your wishlist are on sale. A lot of our favorite tech is on sale at the moment, and that includes a number of Prime Day vacuum deals. One of the best is on the Dyson V15 Det

Scientists Discover Secret Weapon That Allows Pythons to Digest Bones

Pythons are notorious for their eating habits. After suffocating their prey with their lithe bodies, these large snakes swallow the animal whole. Now, researchers have shed new light on the cellular mechanisms that allow them to digest entire skeletons. The study, presented July 9 at the Society for Experimental Biology Annual Conference in Belgium and published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, investigated the intestinal cells of Burmese pythons. Adult males can grow to be 10 to 16 feet

I Will Text You the Best Prime Day Deals Directly to Your Phone -- for Free

Good news, Prime Day deal hunters: I've spent the last decade crawling the internet for the best deals nearly every day, and in that time, I've learned a thing or 12 about Amazon sales and Prime Day deals, including which discounts are genuine savings and which reductions are just a lot of buzz without meaningful cost-cutting. That's why every day -- Prime Day or not -- I hand-pick daily CNET Deals texts to subscribers to deliver irresistible sales straight to your phone, helping you score must-

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Teachers want parents to stop giving children under 14 smartphones

Teachers want parents to stop giving children under 14 smartphones 6 hours ago Share Save Will Fyfe BBC News Reporting from Monmouthshire Share Save 'One of my friends had a smartphone when they were three or four' Parents of thousands of children have been asked not to give them a smartphone until at least 14-years-old amid fears some were using devices for eight hours a day Many schools have already banned smartphones on site but one part of the UK thinks it will be the first to have a coun

This preorder offer on the new Nothing Phone 3 is my favorite Prime Day mobile deal

Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET Amazon Prime Day runs from July 8-11, but one of the best mobile offers I've seen is open to all. That's right -- you don't need to be a Prime member to snag these savings, and this smartphone is already under $1,000. The new Nothing Phone 3 just launched this month, and Amazon already has a tempting preorder offer. Also: The best Prime Day tech deals If you preorder the Nothing Phone 3 on Amazon, you can scoop up the 512GB model for $799. That's a $100 discount on the 1

The best Prime Day deals 2025: We hand-picked the top 140+ sales live now

Tharon Green/ZDNET When is Amazon Prime Day? Amazon Prime Day runs from Tuesday, July 8, to Friday, July 11, 2025. The annual two-day sale was extended to four days in 2025. How long will Prime Day last? Amazon Prime Day will last four days, running from July 8-11, 2025. That's two days longer than the years prior. Where will Prime Day take place? Amazon announced that its July Prime Day event will return in over 20 countries, including Ireland for the first time. Prime Day 2025 will retur

At the frontier between two lives–the evolutionary origins of pregnancy

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Single-cell transcriptomic atlases of six mammalian species spanning the diversification of viviparity. Credit: Nature Ecology & Evolution (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41559-025-02748-x An international research team led by scientists from the University of Vienna has uncovered new insights into how specialized cell types

The Prime Day sale on TCL’s 85-inch TV is one of the best deals out there

Prime Day 2025 is the best time this year to get a big-screen TV. Sure, there are deals in the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl, but those are generally on the previous year’s TV because most new models haven’t been released yet. Prime Day, however, comes after most major TV refreshes — including the 85-inch TCL QM8K, available for a limited time at Amazon and Best Buy for $2,499.99 ($1,300 off). For its size and overall brightness, especially if you’re looking for a bright-room TV, the QM8K

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Best Amazon Prime Day 2025 deals: Our top picks on headphones, TVs, robot vacuums and more

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 . Amazon Prime Day 2025 has arrived and it has brought a slew of discounts across the entirety of Amazon’s online storefront. As expected, Amazon’s site is pretty overwhelming at the moment and will continue to be throughout the duration of the four-day event. Even if you came prepared w

These Samsung Frame TV models are up to 50% off for Prime Day - but act fast

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Samsung's Frame TV lineup is popular for a reason; It's unique, makes practical use of all the idle space a TV typically leaves behind, and looks great doing so. And right now, on Samsung's website, you can save up to $1,500 on the 2024 model of the flagship TV for Prime Day. Also: The best Prime Day TV deals we've found The 75-inch TV is on sale for $1,499 on Tuesday, July 8 only, saving you $1,500. You'll also find the 50-inch, 55-inch, 65-inch, and 85-inch versions on sale

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