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NordPass lets you store passports and other IDs now - but is this safe?

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-09-19 19:58:15

Michael Burrell/Getty NordPass users looking for a quick and easy way to access vital documents can now store them online. In a Tuesday blog post, NordPass introduced Documents, a new storage option that uses an encrypted vault to house digital copies of physical documents in the cloud. In its post, NordPass cited passports, IDs, and driver's licenses, but you can store any type of physical document that can be scanned or saved electronically. Offering you up to 3GB of space, Documents does re

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Don't Let Sneaky Subscriptions Ruin Your Budget. Americans Spend More Than $1,000 a Year on These Services, CNET Survey Finds

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-19 18:45:00

Cole Kan/CNET Looking for ways to cut back on your budget? Start with your subscriptions. Think about how much you're paying monthly for your Netflix, Amazon Prime and Instacart subscriptions alone. The costs can quickly add up. CNET's second annual subscription survey found that the average US adult spends $1,080 per year on subscriptions -- averaging to $90 per month. Even more alarming, US adults are wasting nearly $200 a year on unused subscriptions. With prices remaining high and tariffs

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The Definitive, Insane, Record-Smashing Story of the Enhanced Games

wired.com Amit Katwala 2025-09-19 13:00:00

On February 25, 2025, the Australian swimmer James Magnussen stood on the starting blocks at a swimming pool in North Carolina with a million dollars and his reputation on the line. Magnussen, a triple Olympic medalist and world champion in the 100-meter freestyle, had been retired from professional sports for six years. But he had restarted his career to join the Enhanced Games, a kind of Olympics on steroids. This is meant literally: The event, which encourages athletes to take performance-enh

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NFC is getting a range boost

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-09-19 19:12:11

The next version of the Near Field Communication (NFC) standard aims to make it easier to make payments, pair devices, and unlock doors using your phone or smartwatch. The most notable improvement is a boost to the distance of contactless connections from 0.5cm to 2cm, extending the range by x4. The NFC Release 15 standard update means NFC chips shouldn’t need to be as precisely aligned with terminals to register a connection, which is especially beneficial for users who have to fumble with sma

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Companies That Replaced With Humans With AI Are Realizing Their Mistake

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-19 23:10:39

According to tech billionaire and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, 2025 was supposed to be the year "when AI agents will work." Despite widespread hype, so-called "AI agents" — a software product that's supposed to complete human-level tasks autonomously — have yet to live up to their name. As of April, even the best AI agent could only finish 24 percent of the jobs assigned to it. Still, that didn't stop business executives from swarming to the software like flies to roadside carrion, gutting entire dep

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Deals: 24GB M4 MacBook Air $200 off all-time low, most affordable M4 MacBook Pro $200 off, AirPods, more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2025-09-19 23:42:56

While we have some hangover offers on iPads and AirPods, today’s best deals are all about the Mac. The Mac mini deals roll on at up to $150 off, but today we are focused on a new all-time low hitting the 24GB 15-inch M4 MacBook Air at $200 off and a series of MacBook Pro offers. Amazon has now dropped the most affordable M4 MacBook Pro down to $1,399, or $200 off the list price, to join some ongoing offers on higher-end configurations. All of that and more awaits below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch

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Klarna Enters the Suddenly Bustling MVNO Space With Mobile Phone Service

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-19 23:02:00

Klarna, the Swedish buy-now-pay-later financial services company, is introducing a mobile phone plan the company says it will promote to its 25 million US customers. Klarna is partnering with Gigs, a San Francisco company that provides MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) services, allowing companies to create their own wireless brands. MVNOs seem suddenly popular: in the last week, the Trump Organization launched Trump Mobile with its own gold phone on the way and the popular SmartLess podca

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Prime Day deals include three months of Audible for only $3

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-20 03:37:34

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 bumper 2025 edition of Amazon's Prime Day is fast approaching and the deals are starting to emerge. While we've seen this offer pop up several times in the past, it's one that's always worth highlighting. New Audible subscribers can get three months of access to the Premium Plus pl

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Our favorite budget wireless earbuds are almost half off ahead of Prime Day

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-20 03:52:48

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 . It’s that time of year again, and Amazon Prime Day is around the corner. There’s a lot to expect from this year’s extended event running July 8 to 11, the longest Prime Day ever. That’s not to say you have to wait until it starts to find great deals. Right now you can grab a pair of An

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How to clear the cache on your Windows 11 PC (and why it makes such a big difference)

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-09-20 03:51:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET If your computer desktop looks a little chaotic and you're noticing some performance slowdown, it might be time to do a cleanup. The best way to keep things running smoothly is to ensure you're running the most updated version of Windows (you'd be surprised how many folks' devices are several updates behind). But if you're up-to-date, there are other things you can do to optimize. Also: 'End of 10' offers hope and support to Windows 10 users who can't upgrade their PCs Windows

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World’s Slimmest 10000mAh Charger Drops to Record Low, Now Almost Free on Amazon

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-09-20 03:25:48

Nothing is more frustrating than bulky power banks that take up too much space in your bag and fail to charge your devices quickly. If you’ve ever struggled with this common annoyance, it’s time to meet a solution that’s both compact and powerful. While the INIU brand may not be familiar to everyone, it goes without saying that this product has captured the hearts of millions: With an astonishing more than 78,000 reviews on Amazon and more than 60,000 of which being five-star reviews, the INUI

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This Anker Solix C300 Portable Power Station Drops to a New Record Low, Limited Stock Before Prime Day

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-09-20 03:40:20

If you love the great outdoors but also like to know you’ve got enough power on your phone for all of the modern conveniences, then you’ll probably want a good bit of extra power. While you could go for a power bank of some kind, if you’re really committed, then you’re going to want to go for a portable power station. See at Amazon The good news is that, while many of these are incredibly pricey, you can still get a lot of use out of the more affordable models, and better yet, they can get som

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What Is Lemon8 and Could It Be Banned With TikTok? What to Know

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-20 03:15:03

We're back again: The 75-day extension President Trump gave TikTok this spring is over on Thursday. If TikTok's parent company ByteDance doesn't find a US-approved buyer or if the deadline isn't extended, the app could be banned for US users. But it's not just TikTok on the line -- Lemon8, TikTok's sister app, could also be affected. Lemon8 is owned by ByteDance, the same parent company that owns TikTok. It's one of the top Lifestyle apps in Apple's App Store, and it has more than 10 million do

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Even Klarna is launching a mobile phone service now

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-09-20 03:05:00

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Klarna, the buy-now-pay-later service, is launching a mobile phone service. The $40 per month phone plan is launching in the US in the “coming weeks,” offering unlimited 5G data, calls, and texts on AT&T’s network — making it yet another MVNO in an increasingly crowded space. MVNOs, or mobile virtual network operators, are companies that sell phone

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Klarna CEO wants to turn the platform into a 'super app' with help from AI

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2025-09-20 07:13:10

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna, speaking at a fintech event in London on Monday, April 4, 2022. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg via Getty Images Klarna's CEO is so bullish about artificial intelligence that he sees it changing the way the fintech's 100 million users bank every day. On Wednesday, Klarna — a pioneer of the popular "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) payment method — is announcing the launch of mobile phone plans in the U.S. via a partnership with telecom services startup Gigs. The mo

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Healthcare SaaS firm says data breach impacts 5.4 million patients

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-20 07:44:12

Episource warns of a data breach after hackers stole health information of over 5 million people in the United States in a January cyberattack. Episource is an American healthcare services company that provides risk adjustment, medical coding, data analytics, and technology solutions to health plans and providers. They help insurers optimize payments and compliance in government programs like Medicare Advantage. In a data breach notification on its website, Episource says it detected unusual a

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Dell’s Best-Selling Laptop (32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) With Windows 11 Pro Is Practically Free at 73% Off

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-09-20 06:40:50

Schools is out but the next semester will be here before you know it. Is you college student equipped to take on all their classes? Make sure they are kitted with the right laptop to get all their class work and homework done reliably without any technical issues. Amazon is making that easy as they’ve knocked more than half the price off this Dell portable student and business laptop. It’s down from $2,399 to just $649 — a savings of $1,750. That’s a 73% discount. Now, before you get too excite

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Amazon Offers This 15.6″ Portable Monitor for Less Than It Was on Prime Day, Already Selling Out Fast

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-09-20 07:10:55

There are lots of ways to add a bit more utility to your tech life. You can get power banks, you can look for additional batteries and memory upgrades, or you can add another screen to your setup. That last one can make a big difference if you’re looking to get one for a desk that doesn’t move, but it’s a lot harder if you’re after something that works on the go. See at Amazon Well, if you want a bit more flexibility, then a portable monitor could be the answer you’ve been searching for. Right

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Meet the Cheapest Robot Vacuum Ever, Now Also the Current Best-Seller on Amazon

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-09-20 07:25:20

Being part of the Anker group, eufy has quickly become a leader in value and quality when it comes to home appliances. Their robotic vacuums are especially impressive, offering excellent value for money and performance that rivals much pricier competitors. Directly competing with the likes of Ecovacs, iRobot, and Roborock, eufy consistently introduces products that are extremely capable but also much lower in price. Right now, eufy is offering a record-low price on its 11S Max robot vacuum whic

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VanMoof’s co-founders have a new e-bike coming from Raleigh

theverge.com Thomas Ricker 2025-09-20 07:51:04

is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric cities, e-bikes, and life as a digital nomad. He’s been a tech journalist for 20 years. Ties and Taco Carlier, who founded VanMoof as an alternative to Big Bike, are working for Accell Group, the Dutch cycling giant responsible for over a dozen bicycle brands including Batavus, Sparta, Carqon, and Raleigh. According to multiple sources, the first e-bike, developed for the Raleigh brand and pictured above, is nearing comple

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Klarna CEO wants to turn the platform into a 'super app' with AI

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2025-09-20 11:47:25

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna, speaking at a fintech event in London on Monday, April 4, 2022. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg via Getty Images Klarna's CEO is so bullish about artificial intelligence that he sees it changing the way the fintech's 100 million users bank every day. On Wednesday, Klarna — a pioneer of the popular "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) payment method — is announcing the launch of mobile phone plans in the U.S. via a partnership with telecom services startup Gigs. The mo

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Is There a Half-Life for the Success Rates of AI Agents?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-20 09:53:59

In general, ability to perform a task drops off as its duration increases, so they use the AI agent’s performance on tasks of different lengths to estimate the task-length at which the model would have a 50% success rate. They then showed that this length has been doubling every 7 months as the capabilities of frontier agents improve. The task-lengths are measured by how long it took humans to solve the same tasks. They used 50% success rate as their chief performance threshold because it is th

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This LG 42-Inch C4 TV Drops to $699 (Was $1,499), Lowest Price Ever for an LG OLED TV

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-09-20 11:48:10

When it comes to bringing luxury into your living room, nothing quite matches the experience of an LG OLED smart TV. The LG OLED series is acclaimed for its stunning picture quality and premium features has long set the bar for what a smart TV can offer. Even though the price has consistently fit this status, the investment is one that is well worth it for those who want the best home entertainment. LG’s most compact model in its evo C4 series, the 42-inch class OLED evo C4, has typically been

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Dell Alienware AW3425DW 34" 240Hz Review

techspot.com Tim Schiesser 2025-09-20 19:09:00

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 2025-09-20 19:09:00

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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BeyondTrust warns of pre-auth RCE in Remote Support software

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-20 19:10:03

BeyondTrust has released security updates to fix a high-severity flaw in its Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) solutions that can let unauthenticated attackers gain remote code execution on vulnerable servers. Remote Support is BeyondTrust's enterprise-grade remote support solution that helps IT support teams troubleshoot issues by remotely connecting to systems and devices, while Privileged Remote Access acts as a secure gateway and ensures that users can only access the s

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Best Internet Providers in Maine

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-20 18:41:00

What is the best internet provider in Maine? CNET picks Fidium Fiber as the best internet provider in Maine for most, thanks to its fast speeds, broad fiber coverage and affordable pricing. It offers plans up to 2,000Mbps for $90 a month and has the cheapest entry-level option in the state at $30 for 100Mbps. Plus, there are no contracts, equipment fees or data caps to worry about. If Fidium isn’t available at your address, GoNetspeed is another fiber provider worth considering. You’ll also fi

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The best budget Android phone for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-20 21:00:36

You don’t need to spend a fortune to get a good phone these days. The best budget Android phones offer impressive performance, long battery life and capable phone cameras — all at a price that won’t drain your wallet. Whether you're looking for a reliable everyday device, a backup phone or something for a younger family member, there's a growing list of budget smartphones that deliver solid function without the high cost of flagship phones. From Samsung phones with slick designs to models pac

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The best streaming deals: Get three months of Audible for only $3, plus save on Disney+, Starz and more

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-20 21:01:26

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 . Streaming services keep raising prices. At this point, if you subscribe to all the major services out there, you're basically paying the same price as cable — those antiquated local monopolies that streaming was supposed to save us from. But streaming still has one big advantage over t

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Paddle settles for $5 million over facilitating tech support scams

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-20 11:14:18

Paddle.com and its U.S. subsidiary will pay $5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) allegations that the company facilitated deceptive tech-support schemes that harmed many U.S. consumers, including older adults. Paddle, a UK-based payment processor, offers payments, tax handling, compliance, and checkout infrastructure for software and digital product sellers by acting as a "merchant of record." According to the FTC, Paddle failed to perform adequate screening and fraud prevention

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Latest Tech News

NordPass lets you store passports and other IDs now - but is this safe?

Don't Let Sneaky Subscriptions Ruin Your Budget. Americans Spend More Than $1,000 a Year on These Services, CNET Survey Finds

The Definitive, Insane, Record-Smashing Story of the Enhanced Games

NFC is getting a range boost

Companies That Replaced With Humans With AI Are Realizing Their Mistake

Deals: 24GB M4 MacBook Air $200 off all-time low, most affordable M4 MacBook Pro $200 off, AirPods, more

Klarna Enters the Suddenly Bustling MVNO Space With Mobile Phone Service

Prime Day deals include three months of Audible for only $3

Our favorite budget wireless earbuds are almost half off ahead of Prime Day

How to clear the cache on your Windows 11 PC (and why it makes such a big difference)

World’s Slimmest 10000mAh Charger Drops to Record Low, Now Almost Free on Amazon

This Anker Solix C300 Portable Power Station Drops to a New Record Low, Limited Stock Before Prime Day

What Is Lemon8 and Could It Be Banned With TikTok? What to Know

Even Klarna is launching a mobile phone service now

Klarna CEO wants to turn the platform into a 'super app' with help from AI

Healthcare SaaS firm says data breach impacts 5.4 million patients

Dell’s Best-Selling Laptop (32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) With Windows 11 Pro Is Practically Free at 73% Off

Amazon Offers This 15.6″ Portable Monitor for Less Than It Was on Prime Day, Already Selling Out Fast

Meet the Cheapest Robot Vacuum Ever, Now Also the Current Best-Seller on Amazon

VanMoof’s co-founders have a new e-bike coming from Raleigh

Klarna CEO wants to turn the platform into a 'super app' with AI

Is There a Half-Life for the Success Rates of AI Agents?

This LG 42-Inch C4 TV Drops to $699 (Was $1,499), Lowest Price Ever for an LG OLED TV

Dell Alienware AW3425DW 34" 240Hz Review

Dell Alienware AW3425DW 34" 240Hz Review

BeyondTrust warns of pre-auth RCE in Remote Support software

Best Internet Providers in Maine

The best budget Android phone for 2025

The best streaming deals: Get three months of Audible for only $3, plus save on Disney+, Starz and more

Paddle settles for $5 million over facilitating tech support scams

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