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The fastest laptops of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-09-17 11:39:39

At ZDNET, we're often asked, "what's the fastest laptop?" It's a fair question, but it really depends. If you want speed for creative tasks, "fastest" means editing 4K video or rendering high-res images. In that case, you'll want a powerful graphics processing unit (GPU) and lots of random access memory (RAM). The Asus ProArt P16, our pick for fastest creator laptop, has those features in spades. If you're talking speed for work tasks, "fastest" means seamlessly handling multitasking, large docu

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A massive Google Cloud outage messed up Google Home, Spotify, and other services

theverge.com Richard Lawler 2025-09-18 07:55:09

Our engineers have identified the root cause and have applied appropriate mitigations. While our engineers have confirmed that the underlying dependency is recovered in all locations except us-central1, we are aware that customers are still experiencing varying degrees of impact on individual google cloud products. All the respective engineering teams are actively engaged and working on service recovery. We do not have an ETA for full service recovery. We will provide an update by Thursday, 2

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Anker Recalls More Than 1 Million PowerCore 10000 Power Banks: What to Know

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-18 15:12:00

The electronics maker Anker recalled its PowerCore 10000 power banks with the model number A1263 after receiving 19 reports of fires and explosions. According to an alert posted Thursday by the Consumer Products Safety Commission, more than 1.1 million of the products sold in the US are affected by the recall. The company plans to replace the charging devices, but customers who have them must submit photo evidence of ownership and also prove that they've disposed of the PowerCore devices proper

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Unpacking AI Agents

wired.com Lauren Goode 2025-09-18 15:46:05

In the past six months, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others have released web-browsing agents that are designed to complete tasks independently, with only minimal input from humans. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has even called AI agents “the next giant breakthrough.” On today’s episode, we'll dive into what makes these agents different from other forms of machine intelligence, and whether their capabilities can live up to the hype. You can follow Michael Calore on Bluesky at @snackfight, Lauren Good

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Anker Recalls PowerCore 10000 Power Banks Because of Fire Risks: What to Know

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-18 23:12:14

The electronics maker Anker recalled its PowerCore 10000 power banks with the model number A1263 after receiving 19 reports of fires and explosions. According to an alert posted Thursday by the Consumer Products Safety Commission, more than 1.1 million of the products sold in the US are affected by the recall. The company plans to replace the charging devices, but customers who have them must submit photo evidence of ownership and also prove that they've disposed of the PowerCore devices proper

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Nvidia Arm chip surfaces with strong Geekbench scores, could rival top Intel and AMD laptop CPUs

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-09-19 00:01:00

Something to look forward to: A mysterious "Nvidia N1x" Arm processor recently appeared on Geekbench with a single-core score of 3,096 and an 18,837 multi-core score. The result provides some of the earliest concrete evidence of Nvidia's long-rumored upcoming SoC. Word is that Nvidia has been developing an Arm-based processor for the past few years. Despite a teaser released last year in collaboration with Dell and the January unveiling of Nvidia's Arm workstation, a consumer-level product has

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Americans pay trillions in rent, but few get credit score boost for it

cnbc.com Afshan Musani 2025-09-19 19:13:48

Esusu has deals with Goldman Sachs, Mercy Housing, and Cushman & Wakefield, and partnerships with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to increase the number of units nationally that report rent as part of credit. Esusu is a credit score reporting service which has partnered with 75% of the largest rental companies and more recently created a direct line for renters to report their rent payments. "We have democratized access because you have a long tail of people who don't live in commercially managed h

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tvOS 26 amps up Apple Music Sing and will turn your iPhone into a karaoke mic

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-18 20:57:21

If you’ve been singing into the TV remote while using Apple Music Sing on your Apple TV, it’s time for an upgrade. As announced yesterday, you will soon get to use your iPhone as a wireless mic, with your voice coming straight through the Apple TV’s speakers. Here’s what it looks like. Shout it out loud Last year, Apple debuted Apple Music Sing, which lets you dial down the vocal track on most Apple Music songs, so you can take the lead and show off the singing skills you’ve spent a lifetime p

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How to buy the Nintendo Switch 2: Stock updates for the new console and accessories

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-19 17:54:49

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 can finally buy the Nintendo Switch 2 in the US — or at least, try to buy. The $450 console officially went up for sale on June 5, and several retailers have offered the device both online and in-store in the days since. That said, online stock dried up fairly quickly at most store

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At WWDC, Apple says it will use AI to tag apps to improve discoverability on the App Store

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-19 18:17:33

Apple will begin using AI technology to power the discovery of apps on the App Store, the company announced at this week’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 25). In a session focused on updates to App Store Connect, its app distribution platform for developers, the company announced it will introduce App Store Tags — labels that highlight specific features and functionalities found in an app. These tags will initially be generated by Apple’s large language models using various sources, lik

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Amazon pulls the plug on its Android app store after 14 years

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-06-04 15:48:00

Everything Flows: Amazon spent over a decade pursuing a foothold in the app store business. Now, the company has announced that it is shuttering its Android app store, with no guarantees that previously purchased apps will continue working. However, users can migrate their owned apps to Amazon devices such as the Kindle. Amazon is warning users about the impending shutdown of its official "Appstore" for Android devices. Customers will lose access to the Amazon Appstore on their Android smartpho

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Here’s how the iPhone 16e compares to iPhone 12, 13, and more

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-06-04 03:44:58

Brought to you by Uniq: Check out the new rugged cases from Uniq including the glow in the dark Combat Active iPhone case featuring a textured grip for ultimate control and a reflective lanyard. And the Stride SE, a high-performance Apple Watch sports band built tough with durable FKM. Yesterday, Apple launched the new iPhone 16e, the cheapest new iPhone model in the lineup. It brings Apple Intelligence, Face ID, USB-C, the 48MP Fusion camera, and much more – all down to a starting price of jus

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Finally, a Windows 11 tablet I'd recommend to both business and professional users

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-06-04 13:30:18

ZDNET's key takeaways The DT Research tablet is built as rugged as it gets, with IP65, MIL-STD-810H, and MIL-STD-461G certifications. The choice of Intel Core i5 and i7 processors offers flexibility when buying the system. The tablet is big and rather chunky, far larger than a traditional iPad. View now at CDW Let's face it: Your average laptop or tablet is a pretty fragile piece of technology. One accidental drop, and more often than not, something critical -- usually the display -- decides

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Amazon is shutting down its third-party Android app store

engadget.com Unknown 2025-06-04 14:20:47

The Amazon Appstore will no longer be available on Android as of August 20, 2025. After that date, apps from the digital storefront "are not guaranteed to operate" on Android hardware; however, they can continue to be used on devices like the Fire TV and Fire Tablets. The Coins program, Amazon's virtual currency for some Appstore app and in-app purchases, will also end on that same date. Coins will no longer be available for purchase beginning today. The Appstore was Amazon's effort to get in o

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This Windows 11 tablet survived my torture tests - and business users will love it

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-06-04 12:56:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The DT Research tablet is built as rugged as it gets, with IP65, MIL-STD-810H, and MIL-STD-461G certifications. The choice of Intel Core i5 and i7 processors offers flexibility when buying the system. The tablet is big and rather chunky, far larger than a traditional iPad. View now at CDW Let's face it: Your average laptop or tablet is a pretty fragile piece of technology. One accidental drop, and more often than not, something critical -- usually the display -- decides

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Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-06-04 12:53:34

WinCse · Windows Cloud Storage Explorer WinCse is an application that integrates AWS S3 buckets with Windows Explorer, allowing you to treat S3 buckets as if they were part of your local file system. Features Displays S3 buckets in Windows Explorer Simple interface for easy file management Requirements Installation Install WinFsp Download WinCse (which includes AWS SDK for C++) from the release page Usage Run setup/install-aws-s3.bat (requires administrator privileges). When the form sc

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Amazon remembers it has an Android app store, kills it

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-06-04 12:35:47

After 14 years of trying and failing to gain a smartphone foothold, Amazon has announced it will discontinue its app store. Anyone who has content in Amazon's store will be able to access it for now, but all bets are off beginning on August 20, 2025. As part of the pull-back, the company is also discontinuing the Amazon Coins digital currency. The Amazon Appstore made waves when it launched in 2011, offering an alternative to what at the time was known as the Android Market. Amazon even scored

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Apple, Lenovo lead losers in laptop repairability analysis

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-06-04 14:20:21

Apple and Lenovo had the lowest laptop repairability scores in an analysis of recently released devices from consumer advocacy group US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Education Fund. While Apple's low marks are partially due the difficulty involved in disassembling MacBooks, Lenovo appears to be withholding information from shoppers deemed critical to right-to-repair legislation and accessibility. The report, US PIRG's fourth annual “Failing the Fix” [PDF], calculated repairability score

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Study: Cuttlefish adapt camouflage displays when hunting prey

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-06-04 15:41:00

Crafty cuttlefish employ several different camouflaging displays while hunting their prey, according to a new paper published in the journal Ecology, including mimicking benign ocean objects like a leaf or coral, or flashing dark stripes down their bodies. And individual cuttlefish seem to choose different preferred hunting displays for different environments. It's well-known that cuttlefish and several other cephalopods can rapidly shift the colors in their skin thanks to that skin's unique st

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Pre-seed firm Afore Capital has a fresh $185M fund and a new program to help founders discover ideas

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-06-04 13:00:00

Afore Capital, a firm that claims to be the largest dedicated pre-seed investor, was founded on the idea that the first check into a new startup should be larger than what most accelerators and early-stage investors were offering. When Afore raised its third $150 million fund in 2022, the firm wrote checks ranging from $1 million to $2 million, which general partners Anamitra Banerji and Gaurav Jain argued helped companies grow faster. The firm’s strategy worked. Today, its 200-company portfoli

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Amazon pulls the plug on its Android app store that you never used anyway

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-06-04 15:30:11

Joe Hindy / Android Authority TL;DR Amazon will shut down its Android device app store in August 2025. Users will no longer be able to download or use apps from the Appstore on Android after the deadline. Amazon Fire devices like the Fire TV and the Fire Tablet. The Google Play Store is the premier source for downloading and installing apps on Android flagships, but the platform’s open nature also allows third-party app stores to exist. The Amazon Appstore was one of those popular options ou

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I torture-tested this Windows 11 tablet that's built to thrive where others fail

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-06-04 15:46:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The DT Research tablet is built as rugged as it gets, with IP65, MIL-STD-810H, and MIL-STD-461G certifications. The choice of Intel Core i5 and i7 processors offers flexibility when buying the system. The tablet is big and rather chunky, far larger than a traditional iPad. View now at CDW Let's face it: Your average laptop or tablet is a pretty fragile piece of technology. One accidental drop, and more often than not, something critical -- usually the display -- decides

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The best sleep trackers of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-06-04 15:20:00

The Oura Ring 4 is a competitive sleep tracker, with insights into sleep efficiency, restfulness, readiness, latency, and more. I've been using the Oura Ring for a while now, and it has not only given me deeper insight into my sleep but also supplements those data points with explanations behind the numbers. Oura claims to accurately track sleep cycles, total sleep time, resting heart rate, heart rate variability, and movement. These features have been enhanced with the rollout of the fourth-ge

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The Forecasting Company (YC S24) Is Hiring

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-06-04 14:00:22

Your role We are building the forecasting foundation model to rule them all. All enterprise companies run forecasting to plan their operations: staffing, supply-chain management, finances… We provide the data, models and platform to easily build the most accurate forecasts. This significantly reduces waste and increases cash flow for our customers. The forecasting model is at the heart of our technology. As the founding MLE, you will build, train and deploy large foundation model architectures

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Spore.Bio raises $23M to apply machine learning to microbiology testing

techcrunch.com Romain Dillet 2025-06-04 12:00:00

Recalls in the food and beverage industry due to contamination incidents can be catastrophic for a company. Not only do companies have to pay fines and damages, but the impacts on the brand’s reputation can be long-lasting. That’s why Spore.Bio, a Paris-based deeptech startup, is trying to reinvent microbiology testing to get ahead of the next PR crisis in the food industry. The company recently secured a $23 million Series A round, a little more than a year after it raised an €8 million pre-se

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Amazon is shutting down its app store on Android

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-06-04 19:14:42

Amazon will discontinue its app store for Android on August 20 this year. The company sent a notice to developers indicating that they will no longer be able to submit new apps to the store. The company said on a support page that it will also discontinue its Coins digital currency, which could be used to purchase games and apps on the app store. “Starting August 20, 2025, you will no longer have access to the Amazon Appstore on your Android device. We will also be discontinuing the Amazon Co

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Australian Critical Infrastructure Faces 'Acute' Foreign Threats

darkreading.com Nate Nelson 2025-06-04 15:00:00

Australian intelligence is projecting that foreign nations will increasingly attempt to sabotage its country's critical infrastructure. On Feb. 19, Mike Burgess, director-general of security in charge of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), delivered an annual threat assessment encompassing the many national security threats facing Australia. Among the most important, he noted, are the ways in which foreign threat actors are weaponizing artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled

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Latest Tech News

The fastest laptops of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

A massive Google Cloud outage messed up Google Home, Spotify, and other services

Anker Recalls More Than 1 Million PowerCore 10000 Power Banks: What to Know

Unpacking AI Agents

Anker Recalls PowerCore 10000 Power Banks Because of Fire Risks: What to Know

Nvidia Arm chip surfaces with strong Geekbench scores, could rival top Intel and AMD laptop CPUs

Americans pay trillions in rent, but few get credit score boost for it

tvOS 26 amps up Apple Music Sing and will turn your iPhone into a karaoke mic

How to buy the Nintendo Switch 2: Stock updates for the new console and accessories

At WWDC, Apple says it will use AI to tag apps to improve discoverability on the App Store

Amazon pulls the plug on its Android app store after 14 years

Here’s how the iPhone 16e compares to iPhone 12, 13, and more

Finally, a Windows 11 tablet I'd recommend to both business and professional users

Amazon is shutting down its third-party Android app store

This Windows 11 tablet survived my torture tests - and business users will love it

Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer

Amazon remembers it has an Android app store, kills it

Apple, Lenovo lead losers in laptop repairability analysis

Study: Cuttlefish adapt camouflage displays when hunting prey

Pre-seed firm Afore Capital has a fresh $185M fund and a new program to help founders discover ideas

Amazon pulls the plug on its Android app store that you never used anyway

I torture-tested this Windows 11 tablet that's built to thrive where others fail

The best sleep trackers of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

The Forecasting Company (YC S24) Is Hiring

Spore.Bio raises $23M to apply machine learning to microbiology testing

Amazon is shutting down its app store on Android

Australian Critical Infrastructure Faces 'Acute' Foreign Threats

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