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Is the doc bot docs, or not?

July 8, 2025 Upgrading my Shopify email noti­fi­ca­tion templates this morning, I asked Shopify’s LLM-powered devel­oper doc­u­men­ta­tion bot this ques­tion: What’s the syntax, in Liquid, to detect whether an order in an email noti­fi­ca­tion con­tains items that will be ful­filled through Shopify Collective? I’d done a few tra­di­tional searches, but couldn’t find an answer, so I thought, okay, let’s try the doc bot! The reply came, quick and clean: {% if order.tags contains 'Shopify Coll

Kim Kardashian Will Be Shocked, Amazon Offers Her Co-Branded Beats Pill for Almost Free

Amazon is pulling out all the stops for Prime Day this year, and it offers massive discounts on nearly every major portable Bluetooth speaker brand. Whether you’re eyeing models from Bose, Marshall, Sonos or Beats, there’s never been a better time to upgrade your audio setup. If you’re after the iconic Beats Pill, including the co-branded Kim Kardashian edition or any of the classic colors (the red one is a personal favorite), now is the moment to act. For instance, the Beats Pill x Kim Kardash

Most RESTful APIs Aren't RESTful

When talking about REST, it is worth reading the dissertation of Roy Thomas Fielding. The original paper that describes RESTful web, “Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures” Roy T. Fielding (2000), introduces the Representational State Transfer (REST) architectural style as a framework for designing scalable, performant, and maintainable networked systems, particularly web services. The paper aims to analyze architectural styles for network-based systems, id

RapidRAW: A non-destructive and GPU-accelerated RAW image editor

RapidRAW A beautiful, non-destructive, and GPU-accelerated RAW image editor built with performance in mind. RapidRAW is a modern, high-performance alternative to Adobe Lightroom. It delivers a feature-rich, beautiful editing experience in a lightweight package (under 30MB) for Windows, macOS, and Linux. I developed this project as a personal challenge at the age of 18. My goal was to create a high-performance tool for my own photography workflow while deepening my understanding of both React

The Pixel 9 Pro Is the Easiest Android Phone I've Ever Used and It's 25% Off During Prime Day

Amazon Prime Day Deal: The Pixel 9 Pro is a solid smartphone that looks even better during Amazon Prime Day. Right now, you can get the 128GB version in Obsidian for $749 or you can grab it Hazel or Porcelain for $734. Higher storage capacity variants are also discounted. If you want to go big, the XL models also have had their priced slashed for Prime Day. CNET's key takeaways I've been using Google's Pixel 9 Pro for months. I like its solid overall performance and quirky new AI skills. The

Google releases July’s Pixel software update with bad news for the Pixel 6a

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google is rolling out the July 2025 software update for all supported Pixel devices. Eligible devices include the Pixel 6a, 7, 7 Pro, 7a, Tablet, Fold, 8, 8 Pro, 8a, 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro Fold, and 9a. Along with the security patch, this update starts the Pixel 6a’s Battery Performance Program. It’s July and a new software update is waiting for your Pixel phone. This month’s update, unfortunately, comes with some bad news if you own a Pixel 6a. G

Why I recommend this $450 Google Pixel deal over competing models from Samsung and OnePlus

ZDNET's key takeaways The Google Pixel 9a is the latest midrange phone from the company and retails for $499. It features a new Tensor G4 chip, helpful AI tools, an improved main camera, and the largest battery of any Pixel. You'll have to settle for some budget trade-offs, including the lack of a telephoto lens and slower charging speeds. View now at Google View now at Amazon View now at T-Mobile more buying choices For a limited time, Amazon is offering the Google Pixel 9a for $50 off for P

Grab Prime Day Laptop Savings: My Go-to Acer Aspire 14 AI Is Nearly 30% Off at Costco Right Now

Amazon's Prime Day may have started July 8, but other retailers are offering some major discounts as well. Costco members can snag the Acer Aspire 14 AI for $500a $200 discount, until July 20 or while supplies last. CNET's key takeaways The Acer Aspire 14 AI is available for $500 at Costco. The Intel Lunar Lake CPU offers good performance for the price and long battery life. The display and design won't wow you. Laptop prices are on the rise -- and the more they increase, the better Acer's

Best Cheap Vacuums for 2025: Our Best Lab-Tested Performers for Less Than $300

Dyson Dyson V8 Absolute: The V8 Absolute is one of the more affordable Dyson vacuums you can buy. Normally $520 at full price, it's currently on sale for $350. That still makes it more expensive than most of the vacuums on this list. In testing, it did great on hardwood, removing nearly 98% of sand, but it didn't do as hot on carpet. The Absolute was able to remove 68.3% of sand from low-pile and 52% from midpile, falling short of many competitors, including the Levoit LVAC-200 and Shark Strato

OpenAI May Be in Major Trouble Financially

Since OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT on the world two and a half years ago, the company has operated at a substantial financial loss. Despite raising at least $60.9 billion in private funding since ChatGPT's public launch, OpenAI is leaking billions of dollars every year. In 2024, for example, the tech startup lost some $5 billion, per MSNBC. That doesn't seem to bother OpenAI insiders, though, who hope to be bringing in $125 billion in annual revenue by 2029. The gulf between OpenAI's ambitions and

Best Cordless Vacuums We've Tested (July 2025)

Dyson Dyson V8 Absolute: The V8 Absolute is one of the more affordable Dyson vacuums you can buy. Normally $519.99 at full price, it's currently on sale for $349.99. While the price isn't bad, the performance doesn't live up to expectations. While it did great on hardwood, removing nearly 98% of sand, it didn't do as well on carpet. The Absolute was able to remove 68.3% of sand from low-pile and 52% from mid-pile carpets, falling short of many competitors, including the Levoit LVAC-200 and Shar

GenAI as a shopping assistant set to explode during Prime Day sales

A new report estimates that AI will be a larger-than-ever part of the online shopping process during Amazon’s Prime Day sale, which began Tuesday morning. Amazon’s annual sale, which this year spans four days (July 8-11), is predicted to drive $23.8 billion in online spending across U.S. e-commerce retailers, as other businesses run their own competing sales alongside the popular shopping event. Adobe, whose e-commerce division regularly releases estimates for online shopping events like Black

Sorry If You Already Own One, but the Surface Pro Is Going for Peanuts This Prime Day

The Microsoft Surface Pro has long been famed as the ultimate hybrid PC, quickly switching from a tablet to a full-fledged laptop in seconds. What truly sets it apart is that it’s able to run Windows 11 Copilot+, which gives you all of the usual productivity and multitasking features of an actual desktop experience. Right now, thanks to Prime Day, you can get the latest (and most powerful) model (Snapdragon X Elite, 256GB storage, 16GM RAM) at its all-time best price on Amazon. Exclusive to Pri

The military might finally win the right to repair

Senators Tim Sheehy and Elizabeth Warren have introduced a bipartisan bill to enshrine a right to repair for military equipment. The legislation, called the “Warrior Right to Repair Act,” would codify the right-to-repair provisions that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put in place through the Army Transformation and Acquisition Reform memorandum from April 30. The Department of Defense has not been immune from restrictive practices set forth by manufacturers, and much like the average consumer,

This Acer Laptop Costs $249 on Prime Day, but It Should Actually Cost Four Times More

Acer has proven itself to be a reliable brand, especially when it comes to mid-range WIndows laptops. This 15-inch laptop on sale at Amazon is an example, and it is currently one of the top five best-sellers on Amazon during Prime Day. The official discount is 17%, which brings the price down to just $249 but in reality, this is a product that feels like it should cost much more. The Acer Aspire Go 15 is now available for $249, a significant drop from its typical price of $299. For this amount,

You can get the Google Pixel 9 for just $549 if you catch this Prime deal

Joe Maring / Android Authority A great deal is up for grabs for anyone in the market for a new smartphone. During this year’s Amazon Prime Day, you can snag the Google Pixel 9 for just $549. That’s a remarkable $250 off its regular price of $799, marking a 31% discount off the recommended retail price. This deal is the lowest price for the Pixel 9 ever and a real gem in the Amazon sale. Google Pixel 9 for $549 (31% off) The Google Pixel 9 packs a host of features that make it stand out. With a

Fortnite Maker Epic Games Settles With Samsung Following App-Blocking Lawsuit

Epic Games says it's reached a settlement after taking legal action against Samsung, which it sued last year along with Google over antitrust issues. In a motion filed in a California district court, Epic requested a dismissal of its claims against Samsung, saying Epic, "has reached a settlement agreement with Defendants Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc." Epic did not disclose the terms of the settlement, but the original suit focused around Samsung blocking th

Ooni pizza ovens are up to 30 percent off during Prime Day 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 . If you've been eyeing Ooni's pizza ovens, but haven't yet taken the leap, there are a few tasty Prime Day deals that will save you some cash. The biggest savings is on the company's electric model, but there's gas and wood-burning options as well. So, if you're in the market for a new

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The Google Pixel 9 Pro for $250 off is my favorite Prime Day phone deal - and it's not even close

Adam Breeden/ZDNET The Google Pixel 9 Pro is currently marked down to $749 at Amazon during its Prime Day sale, a $250 discount from retail price. Last year, I was emphatic that my time with Pixel phones was over because Google had announced it was planning to inject even more AI "goodness" into Android. I saw that as an opportunity to jump ship. My goal was to buy the Nothing Phone 3. Then, as fate would have it, Nothing CEO Carl Pei announced that his company was going all-in on AI, and the

Can an email go 500 miles in 2025?

Once upon a time, there was a university president who couldn’t send an email more than 500 miles, and the wise sysadmin said that’s not possible, so the president said come to my office, and lo and behold, the emails stopped before going 500 miles. Has technology improved? Can we send an email farther than 500 miles in 2025? There’s a lot to the story that’s obviously made up, but if we fix the details so that it can happen, we can reproduce it. connect We need some code to do a nonblocking

How I used the Pixel Tablet as my smart home display - and why it's worth it at $150 off

On Amazon, the 128GB Google Pixel Tablet is $150 off for Prime Day, bringing the price down to a more accessible $250. Google's Pixel Tablet marked the company's return to the tablet market after some years (previous efforts included the Pixel C and Pixel Slate). While it was highly praised as a near-perfect Android tablet, its reception was underwhelming. Also: I replaced my Kindle and iPad within hours of testing this tablet - and didn't regret it The Google Pixel Tablet is an 11-inch Andro

Why I recommend the $450 Google Pixel 9a over flagship phones that cost twice the price

ZDNET's key takeaways The Google Pixel 9a is the latest midrange phone from the company and retails for $499. It features a new Tensor G4 chip, helpful AI tools, an improved main camera, and the largest battery of any Pixel. You'll have to settle for some budget trade-offs, including the lack of a telephoto lens and slower charging speeds. View now at Google View now at Amazon View now at T-Mobile more buying choices For a limited time, Amazon is offering the Google Pixel 9a for $50 off for P

Lowest price alert: Google Pixel Watch 3 now available for $249.99

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Score a fantastic deal on one of the top smartwatches for Android users. For a limited time, you can get the Google Pixel Watch 3 for just $249.99 — a significant $100 off the regular price of $349.99. That’s a 29% discount from the recommended retail price, making it the lowest price ever. Google Pixel Watch 3 for $249.99 (29% off) The Google Pixel Watch 3 stands out with its 41mm sleek design and vibrant 1.27-inch AMOLED display, providing up to 2,000 nits

Android may soon use AI to organize your phone’s notifications

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is developing an AI-powered “notification organizer” to automatically group your notifications into categories like promotions, news, and social. Expected to debut in an Android 16 quarterly release, the feature will silence and bundle alerts it identifies as a match into one of four categories. The feature may be a Pixel-exclusive at launch, and users will be able to exempt specific apps, ensuring important alerts are not bundled away. Notific

Real-world Google Pixel 10 Pro images just leaked from an unlikely place

TL;DR Photos of an apparent Pixel 10 Pro have appeared on a Chinese auction website. The photos show the front and back of what appears to be a prototype phone. This comes a while after we saw leaked renders of the Pixel 10 series. Google is expected to launch the Pixel 10 series in the coming weeks, and we’ve already seen apparent specs and leaked renders. Now, it looks like real-world images of the Pixel 10 Pro may have appeared online. A seller on China’s Xianyu auction website posted a l

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Prime Day deals include up to $250 off Google Pixel phones

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 is upon us, and right now you can pick up both the Google Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro for a sizable discount in Amazon’s annual summer sale. The Pixel 10 might be just around the corner, but $250 off two of the very best Android phones you can buy right now is well worth consider

Berry Script: lightweight embedded scripting language for microcontrollers

What is it ? Berry is a ultra-lightweight dynamically typed embedded scripting language. It is designed for lower-performance embedded devices. The Berry interpreter-core's code size is less than 40KiB and can run on less than 4KiB heap (on ARM Cortex M4 CPU, Thumb ISA and ARMCC compiler). The interpreter of Berry include a one-pass compiler and register-based VM, all the code is written in ANSI C99. In Berry not every type is a class object. Some simple value types, such as int, real, boolean

Microsoft’s Copilot Plus features might arrive on desktop PCs later this year

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft’s latest Windows AI features arrived first on new Copilot Plus PCs last year, but they were limited to a special range of laptops. That looks set to change thanks to Intel refreshing its existing Arrow Lake desktop CPUs later this year, that might just deliver Copilot Plus PC features in desktop PC form factors for the first time. Intel’s latest Core Ultra desktop CP

UAE proptech Huspy raises $59M to scale in Europe

If you walked into a Dubai bank to apply for a mortgage in 2020, chances are you’d spend months buried in paperwork or face a huge price discrepancy when it came to listings. Such experiences led Jad Antoun to start Huspy, a startup streamlining how people in the UAE buy homes digitally. Over the past five years, the company has grown into one of the largest proptechs in the UAE, and has expanded into Spain, by providing digital tools for finding homes and obtaining mortgages. Huspy just close

Google Pixel 9a price drops to its record-low price of $449

Ryan Haines / Android Authority The Google Pixel 9a is already an outstanding budget phone, but the deal is even better right now. It’s $50 off, bringing the Pixel 9a down to a much more reasonable $449. This is an all-time low price we’ve only seen once before! Buy the Google Pixel 9a for just $449 ($50 off) This offer is available from Amazon. The discount applies to all color versions available: Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, and Peony. Google Pixel 9a Google Pixel 9a All the Pixel essentials