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Scientists Studied People With Self-Diagnosed ADHD. What They Found Was Revealing

New research out today shows that there are key differences between people who self-diagnose themselves with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and those diagnosed by a doctor. Scientists at Michigan State University examined hundreds of thousands of Reddit posts from users of a forum dedicated to ADHD. Among other things, they found that self-diagnosed individuals were more likely to have a negative self-image than people clinically diagnosed with ADHD; they also tended to seek out valid

EU Leaders Discuss Building a ‘Drone Wall’ After ‘Hybrid Attack’

European Union leaders are meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Wednesday for informal talks on trade, the war in Ukraine, and security for the group of 27 countries. The leaders will also reportedly be talking about what’s being called a “drone wall” to defend against recent intrusions by suspected Russian drones that have caused havoc. Several countries in Europe have seen mysterious drones in their airspace during recent weeks, including incidents in Denmark last week that temporarily shut dow

Best October Prime Day SSD deals: Discounts on gear from Crucial, Samsung and more

A portable storage device can make a world of difference to intensive processing tasks, from running massive video games — which feels like all of them these days — to core operating system functions. A solid-state drive (SSD) gives your hard drive more bandwidth than it comes with by default, making huge chunks of data easier to digest and keeping your device from running too hot. This October Prime Day, we've rounded up the best deals on SSDs, portable SSDs and microSD cards. Not only are thes

My favorite color e-reader bundle is discounted on Amazon ahead of Prime Day

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Wikimedia Is Making Its Data AI-Friendly

Wikimedia, the nonprofit behind Wikipedia and sister sites like Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata, just made it easier for AI models to tap into its massive knowledge base. Wikimedia Deutschland, the organization’s German chapter, released a new resource called the Wikidata Embedding Project. It takes the roughly 120 million open data points stored in Wikidata and converts them into a format that’s simpler for large language models to actually use. Even though Wikidata’s structured data is alread

Our Favorite Automatic Latte Maker Is $200 Off

My home coffee setup is a complicated manual process, with a hand grinder, and a giant lever with a steampunk-like gauge on it. If you're not like me, and don't want to spend 15 minutes every day making your morning latte by hand, you might consider the De'Longhi Rivelia (7/10, WIRED Review) which is currently marked down by $200 on Amazon. Even at its discounted $1,300 price point, the Rivelia isn't cheap, but it does offer something that most espresso makers don't. Using the built-in touchscr

Microsoft sales chief Althoff gets new role as CEO of company's commercial business

President of Microsoft North America Judson Althoff speaks on stage during We Day at KeyArena on April 23, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. Microsoft 's top-ranking sales leader, Judson Althoff, has been promoted to a bigger role as CEO of the company's commercial business. Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO, wrote in a memo on Wednesday that marketing and operations will move under Althoff's organization. Most of Microsoft's revenue comes from commercial offerings such as productivity software subscr

Apple TV+ is exclusive Peanuts streaming home through 2030

Apple TV+ has focused almost entirely on creating original content, but one exception is a partnership with Peanuts that started in 2020. Now, Apple has announced that TV+ will remain Peanuts’ exclusive streaming home through at least 2030—and shared ways to watch select Peanuts holiday specials for free. When Apple was first rumored to be building a TV streaming service, many assumed the company would license outside content like Netflix had successfully done for years. Instead, Apple went al

Your Google Nest devices are getting a big upgrade for free - these older models included

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Best early Amazon Prime Day headphones deals 2025: My favorites deals ahead of the sale

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Aphantasia and Psychedelics

If you were told to close your eyes and picture a red apple, what do you “see?” For some, the image of an apple is relatively easily conjured. For others, nothing appears at all. This inability to generate mental images is called aphantasia. People with aphantasia describe being unable to “see” images in their mind, even when trying to imagine something familiar, like a loved one’s face or their childhood home. It’s estimated that roughly four percent of people experience aphantasia. Mental ima

Satya Nadella appoints a new CEO to run Microsoft’s biggest businesses

We are in the midst of a tectonic AI platform shift, one that requires us to both manage and grow our at-scale commercial business today, while building the new frontier and executing flawlessly across both. History shows that general purpose technologies like AI drive step changes in productivity and GDP growth, and we have a unique opportunity to help our customers and the world realize this promise. Our success depends on enabling commercial and public sector customers and partners to combi

Microsoft wants to mainly use its own AI data center chips in the future

Microsoft Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Artificial Intelligence Kevin Scott speaks at the Microsoft Briefing event at the Seattle Convention Center Summit Building in Seattle, Washington, on May 21, 2024. Microsoft would like to mainly use its own chips in its data centers in the future, the tech giant's chief technology officer said on Wednesday, in a move which could reduce its reliance on major players like Nvidia and AMD . Semiconductors and the servers that sit

Allianz Life says July data breach impacts 1.5 million people

Allianz Life has completed the investigation into the cyberattack it suffered in July and determined that nearly 1.5 million individuals are impacted. The American insurance giant is now notifying affected individuals that their names, addresses, dates of birth, and social security numbers (SSN) has been compromised. Allianz Life is part of Allianz SE and provides annuities and life insurance for more than 1.4 million Americans. Allianz SE, which is a global giant with over 125 million custome

Best October Prime Day deals under $100: My 15 favorite early sales

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I finally found a pair of live translation earbuds that work (and they're not AirPods)

Viaim RecDot earbuds ZDNET's key takeaways The Viaim RecDot earbuds are avilable now on Amazon for $199 These earbuds make real-time translation far easier than you can imagine The Viaim RecDot earbuds also happen to sound fantastic. View now at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. An earbud is an earbud… right? Until it offers a feature that's seriously impressive. One such pair is the Viaim RecDot, which can serve as an AI voice recorder, earbuds, AI meeting assis

We hand-picked the 10 best tech products to gift this year

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I tested the Apple Watch Ultra 3's satellite connectivity off-grid, and it's even better than Garmin's

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Microsoft: Media Creation Tool broken on Windows 11 Arm64 PCs

After rolling out Windows 11 25H2, also known as Windows 11 2025 Update, Microsoft has confirmed that the Media Creation Tool has stopped working on devices with Arm64 CPUs. The Windows 11 Media Creation Tool is a free utility that helps users download the latest version of Windows and create bootable installation media for clean installs, system recovery, or upgrading to a new device. On affected systems, the company states that users are seeing "We're not sure what happened, but we're unable

Google's 'Gemini for Home' upgrade is coming - and it'll work with older Nest devices

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Roku's new Philips TV makes your wall glow in sync with every scene - for a budget price

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Elon Musk’s Wikipedia Competitor Is Going to Be a Disaster

Elon Musk has long complained about Wikipedia, the crowd-sourced encyclopedia that’s considered a crown jewel of the internet. And now it seems like the billionaire is finally going to launch a competitor. “We are building Grokipedia @xAI,” Musk tweeted Tuesday. “Will be a massive improvement over Wikipedia. Frankly, it is a necessary step towards the xAI goal of understanding the Universe.” The Tesla CEO has previously insisted that Wikipedia is too “woke” and wants to offer an alternative en

Netflix’s latest Frankenstein trailer is all about the creature

As you can see, this version of Frankenstein’s monster is very distinct, and a strong departure from the classic depiction most closely associated with the literary icon. The character is played by Jacob Elordi, best-known for Euphoria and Saltburn, and you also get to hear his version of the creature’s voice as he tells his side of the dark story. The design, meanwhile, comes courtesy lead creature designer Mike Hill, an artist and sculptor who previously worked with del Toro on projects like T

Arm loses licensing dispute with Qualcomm

Qualcomm has announced that a US District Court granted it "complete victory" in the lawsuit brought by Arm back in 2022. The court dismissed the remaining claim in Arm's lawsuit, and it also upheld the result of a December 2024 trial, in which a jury ruled that Qualcomm and its subsidiary Nuvia did not violate their licensing agreement with Arm. If you'll recall, Arm sued Qualcomm after the latter purchased Nuvia, which is also one of the companies licensing its technologies. It argued that si

Best Amazon Prime Day Apple deals 2025: My 20+ favorite sales in October

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This upcoming Google Maps feature could make virtual exploration easier, and here’s a look

Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR Google Maps could soon add a new “Aerial” button to Street View. The Aerial button will allow for a quick and seamless transition to Satellite View and back. The Aerial button even remembers the direction from Street View when transitioning into Satellite View, enhancing the user experience. Google Maps has a ton of great features that make it one of the best navigation apps on Android. One such feature is Street View, which presents users with images of

New Peloton hardware is almost a complete revamp, with AI features

Fitness tech company Peloton really took off during the pandemic, with multiple suggestions that it might be in line for an acquisition by Apple, but has struggled to find its way since then. The company is today seeking to address this with an almost completely new hardware lineup, with AI features naturally playing a key role. This includes the company’s first commercial treadmill … Peloton says that its new lineup provides a complete cross-training solution within a small space. Peloton to

The best VPN for Windows in 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

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Best early Amazon Prime Day Samsung deals 2025: My 20+ favorites sales in October

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Top Best Buy deals ahead of Amazon Prime Day 2025: My 20+ favorite sales in October

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