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Your TV's USB port is seriously underutilized: 5 features you're not taking advantage of

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2026-02-23 16:00:00

Adam Breeden/ZDNET After the initial setup, most people rarely engage directly with their smart TV. With wireless connectivity, phone apps, and remote controls, there's little need to. Tucked next to the essential HDMI ports, a USB 2.0 port -- likely sitting unnoticed on the back or side panel -- offers more potential than you might expect. Also: Don't cancel Netflix yet: I used these secret codes to unlock the full catalog of shows USB ports are easy to overlook, but they're a standard featu

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TechCrunch All Stage 2025: Prepare 4 VC’s Jason Kraus will instruct on how to turn chaos into momentum

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2026-02-23 16:05:55

Being a founder often feels like you’re building the plane midflight. You’re juggling fundraising, product-market fit, marketing strategy, hiring — while quietly wondering if you’re even doing it right. TechCrunch AllStage 2025, which is happening on July 15 at the SoWa Power Station in Boston, is built to answer those questions. Whether you’re pitching VCs, recruiting a killer team, or trying to make sense of your startup’s finances (and your own), All Stage offers actionable insights from peo

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Mortgage Rate Predictions: Will Military Conflict, Tariffs and the Fed Keep Rates High?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-23 20:40:56

Buyers should keep an eye on the possibility of rate cuts in the next few months. Tharon Green/CNET The housing market is hardly immune to political and economic volatility, yet mortgage rates have been eerily calm over the last period. Since the spring, the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage has moved in a mostly narrow range around 6.8% and 7%. Mortgage rates were expected to gradually improve in 2025. However, the Trump administration's inflationary tariffs, deficit spending and geop

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Space Elevators Could Totally Work—if Earth Days Were Much Shorter

wired.com Rhett Allain 2026-02-23 18:00:00

Suppose you could speed up Earth’s rotation so that a day was only half as long? What would happen? Well, for starters we’d have to make new clocks that only have hours 1 to 6 for am and pm. If you had tickets to an 8 o’clock concert, you’d be out of luck: 8 o’clock no longer exists. But maybe a more germane question is, why do physicists ask nutty questions like this? It’s never going to happen—just move on, right? Well, here’s the deal. Thinking about counterfactual scenarios gives us insight

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6 Best Smart Speakers (2025): Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri

wired.com Nena Farrell 2026-02-23 20:33:00

There are many smart speakers on the market, and picking the best smart speaker keeps getting tougher. First, you need to decide which voice assistant you prefer. There are three worth using—Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple’s Siri—and each has its pros and cons. This guide is organized by our preferred speaker, regardless of which assistant it uses, but we recommend a secondary option if you prefer a different assistant. Overall, Google- and Amazon-powered smart speakers are the way

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Low-income broadband fund can keep running, says Supreme Court

theverge.com Lauren Feiner 2026-02-23 21:03:42

is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. The Supreme Court ruled that the funding mechanism behind a key broadband subsidy program for schools and underserved areas can continue operating. In a decision issued on Friday, the Supreme Court rejected claims that Congress and the FCC’s implementation of the fund is unconstitu

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Rollback rates: TechCrunch All Stage brings back early launch prices for a limited time

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2026-02-24 02:00:00

We’re almost there, and ticket rates have officially rolled back with savings of up to $425. TechCrunch All Stage, the founder summit of the year, is just around the corner. On July 15, Boston becomes startup central. Are you ready to gain the insights and strategies you need to launch or scale? Now’s the moment For a limited time, we’ve brought back early launch pricing. Founders pay just $155. Investors, only $250. These are the lowest rates you’ll see before the doors open at SoWa Power St

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David H. Rosmarin brings a founder-focused approach to anxiety at TechCrunch All Stage

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2026-02-24 02:00:00

Startups demand constant decision-making, pressure-filled pivots, and bring big emotional swings. It’s no wonder anxiety shows up at every stage. But what if it didn’t have to be a liability? At TechCrunch All Stage 2025 on July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station, Dr. David H. Rosmarin, clinical psychologist, author, and Harvard Medical School professor, will lead a refreshingly honest roundtable session that challenges how founders think about fear and pressure. His roundtable, “Thriving with A

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This Is the Least Rewarding Card in My Wallet. Here's Why I Still Use It

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-24 05:00:00

CNET/Getty Images As a credit card writer, I carefully curate my wallet. I have cash-back cards that earn rewards on everyday spending, travel cards with useful perks and other cards that I've picked up for one reason or another. Most of them earn between 2% and 5% rewards in different categories or provide benefits such as trip insurance. Then there's my humble Capital One VentureOne Rewards Credit Card*, which earns a flat 1.25x miles on all purchases and comes with relatively few travel be

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Space Elevators Could Totally Work—If Earth Days Were Much Shorter

wired.com Rhett Allain 2026-02-24 06:00:00

Suppose you could speed up Earth’s rotation so that a day was only half as long? What would happen? Well, for starters we’d have to make new clocks that only have hours 1 to 6 for am and pm. If you had tickets to an 8 o’clock concert, you’d be out of luck: 8 o’clock no longer exists. But maybe a more germane question is, why do physicists ask nutty questions like this? It’s never going to happen—just move on, right? Well, here’s the deal. Thinking about counterfactual scenarios gives us insight

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This smart smoke alarm could be a worthy Nest Protect replacement

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2026-02-24 06:49:07

A new line of smoke and CO alarms from Gentex called Place is packed with smart features, including phone notifications, a nightlight, motion detection, and temperature and humidity sensing. There’s also optional air quality monitoring and a camera/intercom. The four Place models start at $139, and are available now at The Home Depot. With the excellent Nest Protect now discontinued, many homeowners have been seeking an alternative smart alarm that can similarly alert them to a smoke or carbon

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The best smart rings of 2025: I tested and found an obvious winner

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2026-02-24 10:00:14

At this point in the smart ring race, everyone is trying to beat Oura. But the Oura Ring 4 proves that the smart ring pioneer's position isn't wavering anytime soon. While most smart rings simply provide you with collected health data, the Oura Ring 4 tells you the story and the context behind that data for greater information on your health. Why we like it: What separates the Oura Ring 4 from its competition is its commitment to helpful and actionable health insights that can change or encoura

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Creating a pan-European legal entity, the right way

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-24 11:33:03

You can just do things – Creating a pan-European legal entity, the right way Jun 27, 2025 · 16 min read · 6 views Context: I am part of a group of people that push for a pan-European legal entity in Europe: EU Inc The goal of this post is to explain a) how we got so far and b) what’s still needed and c) how you can help First the good news: Brussels is convinced, something like EU-Inc will come. The bad news: The startup ecosystem needs to stay actively involved, otherwise politicians will

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Bang & Olufsen Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker Hits Lowest Price in 2 Years, Stock’s Clearing Fast Before July

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2026-02-24 11:10:27

Weather is finally getting warm—perhaps a bit too warm—which means it’s time to hang out on the beach, by the pool, or really anywhere near a body of water. Create a vibrant space in bringing your music along with you in an easy-to-transport compact form. Amazon has the Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 portable Bluetooth speaker on sale for 40% off at the moment. It normally goes for $299, but after the discount you can get it for $179. That cuts the price you pay by a staggering $130 for a limited ti

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Xiaomi launches cut-price Smart Band 10 in global markets

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-24 17:59:13

Xiaomi TL;DR Xiaomi has revealed all about the newly launched Xiaomi Smart Band 10. The device debuts with a 1.72-inch display, AI-powered fitness tracking, heart rate broadcasting, and deeper integration across Xiaomi’s ecosystem. Pricing for the Xiaomi Smart Band 10 starts at $49.90 in global markets. After weeks of leaks and speculation, Xiaomi has officially pulled back the curtain on the Smart Band 10, the latest addition to its wildly popular fitness tracker lineup. The new wearable fe

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I’ll only upgrade to the Galaxy Watch 8 if it focuses on these 2 features

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-24 22:00:07

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority I’ve used several smartwatches throughout my career, switching between devices to match my changing priorities. However, the one smartwatch I always return to is my Galaxy Watch 4. Now paired with a Galaxy smartphone, it’s become the center of my ecosystem. Samsung’s first new-generation Wear OS watch launched in 2021. Now, nearly four years later, I still feel little temptation to upgrade. While the watch is starting to show its age, as its chipped exterior

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Using AI saves teachers 'six weeks per year,' Gallup poll finds - but at what cost?

zdnet.com Radhika Rajkumar 2026-02-24 20:00:21

J Studios/Getty Images A Gallup poll published Wednesday found that 30% of teachers are using AI weekly -- and that it's saving them "six weeks a year." According to data from the 2024 to 2025 school year, 60% of K-12 teachers reported using some kind of AI tool in their work, most commonly to create worksheets or activities, personalize material to students' needs, and prep lessons. The study did not specify which AI tools teachers were using, referring to "chatbots, adaptive learning systems

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This 15″ Travel Monitor Is Nearly Free, Amazon Clears Out Its Stock With an Early Prime Day Deal

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-24 22:40:24

Portable monitors have quickly become a necessity for anyone who wishes to have an extra screen on the go, and now they’re one of the best-selling items in the Electronics section on Amazon. If you’ve ever shelled out cash for a 15-inch 1080p portable monitor, you’ll be well aware that the price usually ranges between $60 and $150, with the $60 price mark usually being set for the biggest sale days such as Black Friday or Prime Day. But Amazon has just released a deal that’s hard to swallow: th

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An exceedingly rare asteroid flyby will happen soon, but NASA may be left on the sidelines

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-24 22:00:10

A little less than four years from now, a killer asteroid will narrowly fly past planet Earth. This will be a celestial event visible around the world—for a few weeks, Apophis will shine among the brightest objects in the night sky. The near miss by the large Apophis asteroid in April 2029 offers NASA a golden—and exceedingly rare—opportunity to observe such an object like this up close. Critically, the interaction between Apophis and Earth's gravitational pull will offer scientists an unpreced

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Mattress Shopping Terms to Know (2025)

wired.com Julia Forbes 2026-02-24 22:43:00

Shopping for a mattress online is a lot of work—enough to make you need some rest. Picking the right bed, like the right bet itself, is better if you have enough support. To help you with the arduous process of selection, we’ve come up with guides that explain the need-to-know about mattress shopping. This includes the varying mattress types, how to select a mattress, and our thoroughly tested guide to the best mattresses you can buy online. Today, it's time to break down some of the terminolog

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Meta in talks to acquire voice cloning startup Play AI

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2026-02-24 21:38:12

In Brief Alongside bolstering its AI research talent pool, Meta seems to be keen to flesh out its consumer-facing AI features. The company is in discussions to acquire a voice cloning startup called Play AI, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources. The tech giant aims to buy the startup’s tech and bring on board some of its staff, the report said. Play AI lets anyone clone different kinds of voices that they can use for AI-powered use cases, such as customer service, per its website. The

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Xiaomi launches its newest budget fitness tracker, the Xiaomi Smart Band 10

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-24 20:22:13

Xiaomi TL;DR Xiaomi has revealed all about the newly launched Xiaomi Smart Band 10. The device debuts with a 1.72-inch display, AI-powered fitness tracking, heart rate broadcasting, and deeper integration across Xiaomi’s ecosystem. Pricing for the Xiaomi Smart Band 10 starts at $49.90 in global markets. After weeks of leaks and speculation, Xiaomi has officially pulled back the curtain on the Smart Band 10, the latest addition to its wildly popular fitness tracker lineup. The new wearable fe

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In just 3 months, CoreWeave CEO, once a crypto-mining bro, becomes a deca-billionaire

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2026-02-24 08:12:18

CoreWeave co-founder and CEO Michael Intrator’s net worth has skyrocketed to about $10 billion in the three months since the AI firm went public, Bloomberg reports. His company’s debut was both the biggest tech IPO so far of 2025 — raising $1.5 billion — and somewhat of a clunker: Its founders had reportedly hoped to raise a lot more — up to $4 billion — and had to skinny their ambitions. CoreWeave still feels a bit like both a success and a house of cards. It offers AI training and inference

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Some thoughts on my first YC Demo Day

news.ycombinator.com Bill Chambers 2026-02-25 00:19:02

This year was my first time attending YC Demo Day. It’s a fascinating event and, really a fascinating product for investors. Growing up in the bay area, I remember over a decade ago admiring people in YC. I was always impressed and it is a real privilege to be able to attend from the other side (as an investor). I went not because I am a prolific investor, I went because I thought that it would be a unique experience. The Product: Startups This seems obvious, but the startups are the produc

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Walmart cracks enterprise AI at scale: Thousands of use cases, one framework

venturebeat.com Louis Columbus 2026-02-25 11:54:19

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Walmart continues to make strides in cracking the code on deploying agentic AI at enterprise scale. Their secret? Treating trust as an engineering requirement, not some compliance checkbox you tick at the end. During the “Trust in the Algorithm: How Walmart’s Agentic AI Is Redefining Consumer Confidence and Retail Leadership” session at V

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Mortgage Rate Forecast Clouded by War Moves, Tariffs and the Federal Reserve

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-25 10:17:02

Buyers should keep an eye on the possibility of rate cuts in the next few months. Tharon Green/CNET The housing market is hardly immune to political and economic volatility, yet mortgage rates have been eerily calm over the last period. Since the spring, the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage has moved in a mostly narrow range around 6.8% and 7%. Mortgage rates were expected to gradually improve in 2025. However, the Trump administration's inflationary tariffs, deficit spending and geop

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Why a16z VC believes that Cluely, the ‘cheat on everything’ startup, is the new blueprint for AI startups

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2026-02-25 11:06:44

When Cluely, a startup claiming to be building a product that helps people “cheat” on everything, announced that it raised a $15 million Series A financing from Andreessen Horowitz, some people on X criticized the VC firm for backing the controversial company. After all, Cluely isn’t just offering a product that may have questionable uses, but the startup has become famous for using what many people call rage-bait marketing. But Cluely’s ability to grab attention is precisely what attracted a1

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FTC approves $126 million in Fortnite refunds over ‘dark patterns’

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-25 16:27:08

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved $126,000,000 in refunds to be sent to 969,173 Fortnite players as part of a settlement over allegations that Epic Games tricked users into making unwanted purchases. At the same time, the agency has reopened the claims portal for eligible Fortnite players to submit refund claims, which will be examined for the third round of refunds. This latest development marks the second phase of the settlement the FTC reached with Epic Games in December 2022,

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These Smart Glasses Are Already Kicking Meta Ray-Bans’ Ass

gizmodo.com James Pero 2026-02-25 16:40:26

Meta clearly has more competition than ever in the world of smart glasses, and that field of competitors isn’t getting any slimmer. The most recent company to join the smart glasses fray is China’s Xiaomi, which just unveiled a pair of frames that, if I’m being totally honest here, puts Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses to shame—at least on paper. The first thing I noticed about Xiaomi’s AI Glasses, which costs around the same price as Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses at $280, is that it does something that I’ve be

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VMware perpetual license holder receives audit letter from Broadcom

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-25 16:17:54

After sending cease-and-desist letters to VMware users whose support contracts had expired and who subsequently declined to subscribe to one of Broadcom’s VMware bundles, Broadcom has started the process of conducting audits on former VMware customers. Broadcom stopped selling VMware perpetual licenses in November 2023 in favor of pushing a small number of VMware SKUs that feature multiple VMware offerings. Since Broadcom is forcefully bundling VMware products, the costs associated with running

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Your TV's USB port is seriously underutilized: 5 features you're not taking advantage of

TechCrunch All Stage 2025: Prepare 4 VC’s Jason Kraus will instruct on how to turn chaos into momentum

Mortgage Rate Predictions: Will Military Conflict, Tariffs and the Fed Keep Rates High?

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6 Best Smart Speakers (2025): Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri

Low-income broadband fund can keep running, says Supreme Court

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This Is the Least Rewarding Card in My Wallet. Here's Why I Still Use It

Space Elevators Could Totally Work—If Earth Days Were Much Shorter

This smart smoke alarm could be a worthy Nest Protect replacement

The best smart rings of 2025: I tested and found an obvious winner

Creating a pan-European legal entity, the right way

Bang & Olufsen Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker Hits Lowest Price in 2 Years, Stock’s Clearing Fast Before July

Xiaomi launches cut-price Smart Band 10 in global markets

I’ll only upgrade to the Galaxy Watch 8 if it focuses on these 2 features

Using AI saves teachers 'six weeks per year,' Gallup poll finds - but at what cost?

This 15″ Travel Monitor Is Nearly Free, Amazon Clears Out Its Stock With an Early Prime Day Deal

An exceedingly rare asteroid flyby will happen soon, but NASA may be left on the sidelines

Mattress Shopping Terms to Know (2025)

Meta in talks to acquire voice cloning startup Play AI

Xiaomi launches its newest budget fitness tracker, the Xiaomi Smart Band 10

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Some thoughts on my first YC Demo Day

Walmart cracks enterprise AI at scale: Thousands of use cases, one framework

Mortgage Rate Forecast Clouded by War Moves, Tariffs and the Federal Reserve

Why a16z VC believes that Cluely, the ‘cheat on everything’ startup, is the new blueprint for AI startups

FTC approves $126 million in Fortnite refunds over ‘dark patterns’

These Smart Glasses Are Already Kicking Meta Ray-Bans’ Ass

VMware perpetual license holder receives audit letter from Broadcom

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