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Best Buy Has HP’s 14″ 2-in-1 Laptop for Almost 50% Off to Compete With Amazon’s Early Prime Day Deal

Why choose between a laptop or a tablet when you can get one device that can be both? Best Buy has the Lenovo Envy 2-in-1 touchscreen laptop at a pretty sizable discount. Normally priced at $800, but for a limited time you can get it for $380 off. That brings it down to just $420—a discount of about 48%. The HP Envy laptop supports Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution in it’s 14-inch touchscreen. The bezel is super thin allowing the active area of the laptop to reach the very edge. It’s running on an

AirPods Pro 2 Are Back at Their Lowest Price as Apple Clears Out Limited Stock on Amazon

Scoring a huge deal on Apple’s top-rated AirPods Pro 2 wireless earbuds is a matter of timing. There’s a 32% off deal that drops on Amazon which brings the price of these state of the art earbuds down to just $169, but you have to keep a sharp eye out for it. Or, better yet, we can just tell you when it’s back. Like right now. This $80 price drop on the AirPods Pro 2 hadn’t been around for the past month before now, but with the exception of the small Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2024 window when

A New Standard for Ethical Hiring: Combining Human Judgement with AI Fairness Tools

The ability of AI-powered systems to make decisions based on complicated sets of data has introduced speed and efficiency to hiring, the loan approval process, fraud detection, and more. But has it enhanced accuracy? Many would argue no, especially those impacted by biased hiring algorithms, including employees and employers. One of the most elusive conundrums is how to fight age-based bias by AI-powered hiring systems. For the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Smart Computing

Trump's $499 smartphone will likely be made in China

US President Donald Trump uses a cellphone aboard Marine One before it departs Leesburg Executive Airport in Leesburg, Virginia, on April 24, 2025. Trump is returning to the White House after attending a MAGA, Inc. dinner at the Trump National Golf Club Washington, DC. The Trump Organization's newly-announced smartphone will likely be made in China, experts say, despite claims that the device will be manufactured in the U.S. Owned by U.S. President Donald Trump, the company on Monday announced

Observability startup Coralogix becomes a unicorn, eyes India expansion

Coralogix, an Israeli startup offering a full-stack observability and security platform, has raised $115 million at a pre-money valuation of over $1 billion, almost doubling in three years from its last round in 2022. With the influx of cash, the startup is looking to expand its engineering base in India and develop its AI agent. The all-equity and all-primary Series E round is led by California-based venture growth firm NewView Capital, with participation from the Canada Pension Plan Investme

Amazon Prime Day 2025 dates announced with an Alexa Plus hack to shop smarter

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Amazon has announced dates for Prime Day 2025. The sale will run for four days this year and include deals on everything under the sun. If you have access to Alexa Plus, Amazon’s next-gen AI assistant, you can ask Alexa to notify you when a specific product you’re eyeballing goes on sale. Amazon has officially announced the dates for Prime Day 2025, and this year, it’s bigger than ever. The sale will run for four full days, from July 8 to July 11, gi

I found a subscription-free smart ring that rivals Oura - and it did some things better

ZDNET's key takeaways The Ultrahuman Ring Air is the brand's first foray into the smart ring space, and it's available for $349, no subscription required The ring is great for hardcore fitness enthusiasts and recreational exercisers looking to use their health data to optimize their wellness routines The app's user interface could be improved for easier access to daily logging functions. $349 at Amazon As one of the hottest smart rings on the market, the Ultrahuman Ring Air offers features an

Real-time CO2 monitoring without batteries or external power

< (From left) Master's Student Gyurim Jang, Professor Kyeongha Kwon > KAIST (President Kwang Hyung Lee) announced on June 9th that a research team led by Professor Kyeongha Kwon from the School of Electrical Engineering, in a joint study with Professor Hanjun Ryu's team at Chung-Ang University, has developed a self-powered wireless carbon dioxide (CO2) monitoring system. This innovative system harvests fine vibrational energy from its surroundings to periodically measure CO2 concentrations.

First 2D, non-silicon computer developed

The team used metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) — a fabrication process that involves vaporizing ingredients, forcing a chemical reaction and depositing the products onto a substrate — to grow large sheets of molybdenum disulfide and tungsten diselenide and fabricate over 1,000 of each type of transistor. By carefully tuning the device fabrication and post-processing steps, they were able to adjust the threshold voltages of both n- and p-type transistors, enabling the construction

Best Cheap Home Security Systems for 2025: I Found the Real Deals

SwitchBot Not sure how to make up your mind? Here are the most important factors when considering a home security system that will spare your wallet. Pricing and subscriptions Security systems can be opaque when it comes to final pricing. The listed cost is often replaced by constant, rotating discounts which are more representative of the actual cost, and total subscription fees may not be obvious. For our list, we chose DIY companies with upfront pricing models so you can see what you get,

SIMD-friendly algorithms for substring searching (2016)

Introduction Popular programming languages provide methods or functions which locate a substring in a given string. In C it is the function strstr , the C++ class std::string has the method find , Python's string has methods pos and index , and so on, so forth. All these APIs were designed for one-shot searches. During past decades several algorithms to solve this problem were designed, an excellent page by Christian Charras and Thierry Lecroq lists most of them (if not all). Basically these al

SIMD-friendly algorithms for substring searching (2018)

Introduction Popular programming languages provide methods or functions which locate a substring in a given string. In C it is the function strstr , the C++ class std::string has the method find , Python's string has methods pos and index , and so on, so forth. All these APIs were designed for one-shot searches. During past decades several algorithms to solve this problem were designed, an excellent page by Christian Charras and Thierry Lecroq lists most of them (if not all). Basically these al

AI agent startups at Y Combinator’s Spring ’25 Demo Day

Priyanka Shrestha of Galen AI, Xavier (Tianhao) Chi of Mbodi AI, and Vaibhav Dubey of Plexe. Priyanka Shrestha of Galen AI, Xavier (Tianhao) Chi of Mbodi AI, and Vaibhav Dubey of Plexe. Galen AI, Mbodi AI, Plexe lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Have an account? Log in . This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Christmas ca

SIMD-friendly algorithms for substring searching

Introduction Popular programming languages provide methods or functions which locate a substring in a given string. In C it is the function strstr , the C++ class std::string has the method find , Python's string has methods pos and index , and so on, so forth. All these APIs were designed for one-shot searches. During past decades several algorithms to solve this problem were designed, an excellent page by Christian Charras and Thierry Lecroq lists most of them (if not all). Basically these al

Rice University students design high-tech vest to help blind dogs navigate

What just happened? A playful Houston dog named Kunde inspired a group of Rice University engineering students to tackle a challenge faced by countless pets: how to help blind dogs explore their world without fear or frustration. Their answer is a high-tech vest that could soon offer new independence to visually impaired animals – without the discomfort of traditional aids. The project began when Kunde's owners, Grant Belton and AJ Price, reached out to Rice University's Oshman Engineering Desi

The fastest way to detect a vowel in a string

Austin Z. Henley Associate Teaching Professor Carnegie Mellon University [email protected] @austinzhenley github/AZHenley The fastest way to detect a vowel in a string 6/13/2025 I was nerdsniped recently: What is the best way to detect if a string has a vowel in it? This is trivial, right? But as I started getting into it, I realized there is much more to this. I challenged myself to come up with as many ways to detect a vowel as possible. I even asked a few friends to give it a go. Whi

Zevo’s EV-only car-share fleet is helping Tesla owners make money

Hebron Sher remembers daydreaming in 2019 when Elon Musk promised Tesla’s cars would become robotaxis, capable of going out in the world to make money for owners. Sher was already a user of the car-sharing platform Turo, and the idea of turning a Tesla into an even bigger moneymaker was an attractive proposition. But as years went by, Musk failed to follow through on that promise. So, in 2021, Sher assembled a small team and brought on co-founder Saimah Chaudhry to start his own company. “Hey,

16 years later, iOS 26 finally catches up to Android for custom ringtones

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR iOS 26 finally introduces the ability to easily set custom ringtones from audio files. Previously, creating iPhone ringtones required a complex process involving GarageBand or a Mac. This feature has been available on Android since its inception, so iPhones have finally caught up. iOS 26 is a big software release for iPhones, not just because Apple made the big jump up from iOS 18 to 26. There’s a new design language called Liquid Glass to look forward to

The best fitness rings of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

The Oura Ring is one of the most popular fitness rings on the market, offering five different finishes and various sizes. The Oura Ring 4 debuted in October and boasts some substantial hardware and software upgrades from the tried and true Oura Ring 3. Oura is still the top brand for smart rings, and you can't go wrong with the Oura Ring 3, but if comfort is your main priority, the Oura Ring 4 is best for you. That's because one of the most essential upgrades from generation to generation is Ou

I wore the Whoop 5.0 for a month - it gave me the best of Oura Ring, Apple Watch, and more

Nina Raemont/ZDNET Four years after the launch of the Whoop 4.0, Whoop finally launched two new health trackers, the Whoop 5.0 and the Whoop MG. last month. While Whoop is mainly considered a health tracker used by pro athletes and fitness enthusiasts, the launch of the new wearables caters to a more general, health-minded customer base willing to pay a high price for cutting-edge health tech. Also: Garmin unveils its Apple Ultra Watch 2 competitor, the Venu X1 The latest health bands track

Deal: Your Samsung Galaxy Ring purchase comes with a free $100 gift card!

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority If you’ve been looking to get a Samsung Galaxy Ring, today is your lucky day. While released nearly a year ago, this accessory is very rarely on sale. There’s no discount on it right now, but you can get a free $100 gift card with your purchase. Get the Samsung Galaxy Ring with a $100 gift card for $399.99 ($100 off) This offer is available from Amazon, so the free gift card is for use exclusively with the popular online retailer. The sale applies to all colo

Emulating an iPhone in QEMU (Part 2)

What's the plan? At the end of our previous blog post, we got PreBoard to show its UI. But we had no idea if getting SpringBoard to work would even be possible, since we didn’t have SEP emulation. Still, we wanted to see how far we could get without it. Before SpringBoard could show anything, we had plenty of issues to fix. Although the backboardd and SpringBoard processes were starting and stable, they were stuck in different places. Our strategy was to go through system logs, find suspiciou

Updates From ‘The Rings of Power’, and More

A24’s Backrooms movie has found its stars. The Stranger Things animated series will introduce a new character into the Hawkins crew. Plus, Wednesday drops off a boatload of new character posters ahead of its return. Spoilers, assemble! The Backrooms According to Fangoria, the film adaptation of The Backrooms is set to officially enter production this summer with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve set to star (as opposed to Christin Milotti, as previously rumored). Superman Speaking with Fan

Chime prices IPO at $27 per share, valuing fintech company at $11.6 billion ahead of Nasdaq debut

Chime priced its IPO at $27 per share on Wednesday, above the expected range, in an offering that values the provider of online banking services at $11.6 billion The company raised roughly $700 million in the IPO, with another $165 million worth of shares being sold by existing investors. The stock is expected to begin trading Thursday under ticker symbol CHYM. The offering comes after a years-long freeze in the fintech IPO pipeline, as rising interest rates and valuation resets kept many late

Shaped (YC W22) Is Hiring

The fastest path to relevant recommendations and search Connect directly with founders of the best YC-funded startups. New York, NY, US / San Francisco, CA, US As the Head of Engineering at Shaped, you will be a pivotal member of our leadership team, responsible for scaling our engineering organization and driving the technical vision of our products. You'll lead a team of talented engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. Your leadership will be instrumenta

Tesla recalls more than 375,000 vehicles in U.S. due to failing power-assisted steering systems

Tesla models Y and 3 are displayed at a Tesla dealership in Corte Madera, California, on Dec. 20, 2024. Tesla is voluntarily recalling 376,241vehicles in the U.S. to correct an issue with failing power-assisted steering systems, according to records posted to the website of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In a safety recall report posted on the NHTSA website, Tesla said the recall includes Model 3 and Model Y vehicles that were manufactured for sale in the U.S. from Fe

Apple to add proximity pairing setup to the Mac with macOS 15.4

iPhone and iPad users are already very familiar with something called “proximity pairing.” First introduced with iOS 11, this feature lets users transfer backup and other data from one device to a new one just by placing them close together. Now it seems that Apple is finally working on adding proximity pairing setup to the Mac. Proximity pairing setup coming to the Mac Evidence seen by 9to5Mac in the iOS 18.4 code suggests that the Mac will soon gain proximity pairing, just like the iPhone an

Despite recent layoffs, Meta is expanding in India

Meta made headlines last month for announcing plans to cut 5% of its employees, controversially deeming them “low performers.” But the job cuts aren’t holding Meta back from expanding in certain geographic areas. Meta is setting up a new site in the country’s tech hub of Bengaluru (formerly known as Bangalore), multiple Meta employees posted on LinkedIn this month. Meta is currently hiring for 41 positions there, according to its careers webpage, most of which were posted over the last month.

More than 376,000 Tesla Model Y, Model 3s have faulty steering

Some Tesla owners have yet another thing to worry about. As sales crash in Europe and protests gather outside Tesla showrooms in the US as a result of the CEO's political engagement, it now emerges that more than 376,000 Model Y crossovers and Model 3 sedans are at risk for power steering failure. So far, it has resulted in more than 3,000 warranty claims and caused 570 crashes, according to Tesla and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Federal investigators have known about the