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Peacock Streaming Price Hike to Arrive This Month

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-23 08:25:11

We know many of you have been using your Peacock subscription these past few weeks with Love Island season 7 airing, but now it's time to get ready for another surprise: Peacock's hiking its prices. The streaming service announced on Thursday that the cost of its monthly and annual plans will increase beginning July 23 for new and returning customers. Prices will increase in August for current subscribers. With a bump of $3 more each month for Peacock Premium and Peacock Premium Plus, the rates

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ChatGPT’s new AI agent can browse the web and create PowerPoint slideshows

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-23 09:41:52

On Thursday, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Agent, a new feature that lets the company's AI assistant complete multi-step tasks by controlling its own web browser. The update merges capabilities from OpenAI's earlier Operator tool and the Deep Research feature, allowing ChatGPT to navigate websites, run code, and create documents while users maintain control over the process. The feature marks OpenAI's latest entry into what the tech industry calls "agentic AI"—systems that can take autonomous multi-s

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OpenAI unveils ‘ChatGPT agent’ that gives ChatGPT its own computer to autonomously use your email and web apps, download and create files for you

venturebeat.com Carl Franzen 2026-02-23 11:16:33

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now OpenAI isn’t letting the delay of its open source AI model slow it down on shipping other features. Today, the company is unveiling ChatGPT agent, a feature that allows its AI chatbot to autonomously browse the web, conduct extensive research, download and create new files for its human users using its own virtual computer. Come again? Ch

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Peacock raises its price by $3, now more expensive than nearly all competition

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-02-23 14:57:38

Another wave of streaming service price hikes may be on the horizon: Peacock just announced a $3 increase for each of its plans, which makes its ad-supported option more expensive than almost all of its competitors. Peacock price hitting $10.99/month for ad-supported plan If you’ve been meaning to subscribe to Peacock, you have just a few days left at the current rates. Per Variety, Peacock will hike prices across its two main plans starting July 23. Peacock Premium (ad-supported) will now b

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Run TypeScript code without worrying about configuration

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-23 11:29:46

TypeScript Execute (tsx) tsx stands for TypeScript Execute and it's a Node.js enhancement to run TypeScript. For starters, think of tsx as an alias to node and use it the same way: sh node file.js →↓ sh tsx file.ts You can pass in Node CLI flags and JS files too: sh tsx --env-file=.env ./file.js Seamless TypeScript execution Run TypeScript code without worrying about configuration! tsx runs your TypeScript code with modern and sensible defaults, making it user-friendly and especially

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Best Internet Providers in Scottsdale, Arizona

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-23 08:34:00

Fiber rollout is limited in Scottsdale, Arizona, andCenturyLink, also known as Quantum Fiber, is CNET's pick for the best internet provider in the city. However, if it's not available at your address, Cox is your next best bet. It's got fast download speeds, but upload speeds suffer as it's a cable operator. Our team considers speeds, pricing, customer service and overall value to recommend the best internet service. Our evaluation includes referencing a proprietary database built over years of

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OpenAI Unleashes ChatGPT Agent to Be Your Personal Assistant

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-23 11:59:25

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Agent for Pro, Plus and Team users -- an AI-powered personal assistant that connects to your various services online to help complete tasks custom to you, the company said in a livestream on Thursday. Using the power of OpenAI's "reasoning" o3 model, which has deep research capabilities, along with Operator, ChatGPT Agent can go step-by-step from one task to the other to put together complex reports. ChatGPT Agent can visualize what it's doing via a virtual computer

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Peacock is raising its prices by $3

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-02-23 14:25:30

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. A subscription to Peacock is about to cost more. NBCUniversal announced on Thursday that it’s raising the price of its ad-supported Peacock Premium from $7.99 to $10.99 per month, while its ad-free Premium Plus plan will go from $13.99 per month to $16.99 per month, as reported earlier by Variety. For new customers, the price increase will go into

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When is tech not hype? Tulips, toilets, trains and tabs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-21 00:03:53

What do I do when I first wake up? I grab my phone. I'm reading the news, browsing Reddit, reading articles on HN, looking up the weather and anything else I might need to know about during the day. It's not until I open my tabs view, to switch back to something, that I realise I've managed to open half a dozen tabs within the space of minutes. In 2004, Mozilla Foundation placed a two-page ad in the New York Times announcing version 1.0 of Firefox. "Are you fed up with your web browser?" the ad

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The Best-Sounding Midrange Bluetooth Speaker I've Tested Is 25% Off Right Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-23 16:46:00

Deal alert: The Sony ULT Field 5 Bluetooth speaker is available for $248 at Amazon. That's equivalent to 25% off or a savings of $82. We named this newcomer the best midrange Bluetooth speaker available, and this discount puts it in a much more appealing price range. If you were to ask me what my favorite new portable Bluetooth speaker of 2025 is so far, I'd have to say Sony's ULT Field 5 speaker. When it launched back in April, I called it one of the best-sounding Bluetooth speakers I've teste

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ChatGPT isn't just for chatting anymore - now it will do your work for you

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2026-02-23 23:59:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Not too long ago, I wrote that AI agents were the future of AI: tools that could carry out tasks for you, like ordering groceries or booking meetings. OpenAI's latest launch makes that reality appear a bit closer. Also: AI agents will change work and society in internet-sized ways, says AWS VP On Thursday, during a live stream, OpenAI launched a ChatGPT agent, which the company claims can handle complex tasks for you from start to finish. Some examples OpenAI prov

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When Is Tech Not Hype? Tulips, Toilets, Trains – and Tabs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-21 06:03:53

What do I do when I first wake up? I grab my phone. I'm reading the news, browsing Reddit, reading articles on HN, looking up the weather and anything else I might need to know about during the day. It's not until I open my tabs view, to switch back to something, that I realise I've managed to open half a dozen tabs within the space of minutes. In 2004, Mozilla Foundation placed a two-page ad in the New York Times announcing version 1.0 of Firefox. "Are you fed up with your web browser?" the ad

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OpenAI’s New ChatGPT Agent Tries to Do It All

wired.com Reece Rogers 2026-02-23 23:00:00

Isa Fulford, the research lead for OpenAI’s new ChatGPT agent, needed to order a bunch of cupcakes, so she asked the AI tool to do it for her. “I was very specific about what I wanted, and it was a lot of cupcakes,” she says. “That one took almost an hour—but it was easier than me doing it myself, because I didn't want to do it.” OpenAI has launched a new agent for ChatGPT that uses a virtual browser to complete tasks and can generate downloadable files, specifically PowerPoint presentations an

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OpenAI launches a general purpose agent in ChatGPT

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2026-02-23 23:00:03

OpenAI is launching a new general purpose AI agent in ChatGPT, which the company says can complete a wide variety of computer-based tasks on behalf of users. OpenAI says the agent can automatically navigate a user’s calendar, generate editable presentations and slideshows, and run code. The tool, called ChatGPT agent, combines several capabilities from OpenAI’s previous agentic tools, including Operator’s ability to click around on websites, as well as Deep Research’s ability to synthesize info

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7 useful things the Flipper Zero can do that still blows my mind - two years later

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2026-02-24 04:29:25

Flipper Zero reading an NFC security key. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET After over a year of use, I love my Flipper Zero, and I'm still finding cool things to do with it. Am I using it to steal cars, clone credit cards, or change the prices shown on gas station displays? Of course not! That's just fake trash people upload to TikTok to try to look cool, and you can't do anything like that. Also: Prime Day is over, but some of our favorite deals are still live now But that doesn't mean the Flip

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Trump Moves to Kill California’s Dreams of High-Speed Rail

gizmodo.com Bruce Gil 2026-02-24 09:20:52

President Donald Trump’s feud with California Governor Gavin Newsom is hitting the Golden State’s long-awaited high-speed train project with yet another setback. The U.S. The Transportation Department announced Wednesday that it is rescinding $4 billion in funding for a bullet train project that aims to connect Los Angeles with San Francisco. “Governor Newsom and the complicit Democrats have enabled this waste for years,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy — a former cast member

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AMD’s new 96-core Threadripper CPU will set you back $11,699

theverge.com Tom Warren 2026-02-24 09:10:59

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. AMD’s latest Zen 5-based Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9000 WX-Series of CPUs go on sale later this month, and the top option will be priced at $11,699. The 9000 WX-Series chips are designed for workstations, with the $11,699 Threadripper Pro 9995WX shipping on July 23rd with 96 cores and 192 threads. Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Supermicro will all start selling high-end workstations with

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Jack Dorsey backs an open-source development collective with $10 million

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-24 14:00:52

Jack Dorsey has been back in the news lately after unveiling a pair of new apps he worked on, Bluetooth-based messenager Bitchat and UV exposure tracker Sun Day . The Block CEO put those together under the auspices of a new development collective called "and Other Stuff," a nonprofit that he is backing with a $10 million cash injection through his StartSmall foundation , as TechCrunch reports. The group plans to work on open-source projects, including ones that could become consumer social medi

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I found a budget Android tablet qualified to replace my Kindle (and the price is right)

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2026-02-24 14:44:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The TCL Tab 10 Nxtpaper 5G is a full-color, color paper, and ink paper tablet available at Verizon for $239. It's a great entertainment tablet for daily use that also functions very well as an e-reader. Although the screen is versatile, don't expect the graphics to compare to those on an iPad or other high-end tablets. View now at Verizon Right now, Verizon is running an offer for the TCL Tab 10 Nxtpaper 5G that nets you $100 off the tablet when you purchase it with an e

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Perplexity’s CEO on why the browser is AI’s killer app

theverge.com Alex Heath 2026-02-24 14:00:00

Hello, and welcome to Decoder! I’m Alex Heath, deputy editor at The Verge and author of the Command Line newsletter. I’m hosting our Thursday episodes while Nilay is out on parental leave. Today, we’re talking about how AI is changing the way we use the web. If you’re like me, you’re probably already using apps like ChatGPT to search for things, but lately I’ve become very interested in the future of the web browser itself. That brings me to my guest today: Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas, who

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The Open 2025: TV Schedule Today, How to Watch, Stream All the PGA Tour Golf From Anywhere

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-24 17:15:06

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will be aiming to claim the iconic Claret Jug and his second major of the season this weekend as the world's top players gather in Northern Ireland's at Royal Portrush Golf Club for the 153rd Open Championship. Keep reading to find out the best live TV streaming services you can use to watch each day of the tournament live wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if they're not available where you are. Scheffler enters the tournament as the favorite, bu

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EU presses pause on probe of X as US trade talks heat up

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-24 18:19:05

The European Commission has stalled one of its investigations into Elon Musk’s X for breaking the bloc’s digital transparency rules, while it seeks to conclude trade talks with the US. Brussels was expected to finalise its probe into the social media platform before the EU’s summer recess but will miss this deadline, according to three officials familiar with the matter. They noted that a decision was likely to follow after clarity emerged in the EU-US trade negotiations. “It’s all tied up,” on

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An Engineer’s Diary Reveals the Human Cost of Building OpenAI’s Next Big Thing

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-02-24 23:00:13

Behind the seemingly magical abilities of OpenAI’s technology lies a story of intense human effort and immense personal sacrifice. In a candid reflection posted on July 15, former top engineer Calvin French-Owen peeled back the curtain on the company’s high stakes culture. He detailed a product launch that was “unquestionably one of the highlights of my career” but also the “hardest I’ve worked in nearly a decade.” French-Owen is a seasoned tech leader who cofounded the successful data company

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Millions Of Americans Are Being Advised Not To Go Outside

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-24 18:30:15

In the wake of massive wildfires in Canada's Manitoba province, people thousands of miles away are being warned to stay indoors thanks to the noxious ash and smoke that's traveling on the wind to their homes. As flagged by Newsweek, people who live in eight American states (and four Canadian provinces) are now under air pollution warning — and as an air quality map shows, the regions impacted have tens of millions of residents. According to AirNow — which publishes a real-time, color-coded air

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Beeper’s all-in-one messenger updated with better encryption and paid perks

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-25 06:25:27

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The all-in-one messaging app, Beeper, is getting new security features that enhance chat encryption. It also adds new paid “Plus” and “Plus Plus” tiers with features such as message scheduling, incognito mode, and multiple accounts for the same apps. However, there’s still no mention of iMessage support, which was abandoned in late 2023 after Apple repeatedly shot down Beeper’s efforts. If you juggle multiple messaging apps and have ever tried to sea

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Many Gen Z use Find My and other apps to share their location with friend groups 24/7

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-02-25 10:11:43

A new report suggests that many people who belong to Gen Z use Find My and other apps to permanently share their location with groups of friends. A study earlier in the year found that 40% of Gen Z adults share their location with three or more people, and a new piece found it was common to location-share with double digit numbers of friends … Gen Z is generally defined as those born between 1997 and 2012, so current ages would be roughly 13 to 28. A CivicScience study back in April found tha

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I'm bringing this portable JBL speaker to all my summer festivities - here's why

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2026-02-25 06:00:18

ZDNET's key takeaways The JBL Charge 6 is available for $199 in Black, Blue, White, Red, Camo, and Purple. The Charge 6 offers great sound, durability, battery life, and in-app features. Although it's waterproof, constant, untreated exposure to salt and chlorine can incur internal damage, just like any other Bluetooth speaker. View now at Best Buy View now at JBL more buying choices While there are plenty of Bluetooth speakers on the market, only a few strike the balance of durability and sou

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A 1960s schools experiment that created a new alphabet

news.ycombinator.com Emma Loffhagen 2026-02-23 06:33:24

Throughout my life, my mum has always been a big reader. She was in three or four book clubs at the same time. She’d devour whatever texts my siblings and I were studying in school, handwrite notes for our lunchboxes and write in her diary every night. Our fridge door was a revolving display of word-of-the-day flashcards. Despite this, she also was and remains, by some margin, the worst speller I have met. By the time I was in primary school, she was already asking me to proofread her work emai

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A Top Engineer Reveals OpenAI’s Culture of Secrets and Chaos

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-02-25 09:00:07

Calvin French-Owen only worked at OpenAI for a year, but he saw more in twelve months than most engineers do in a lifetime. As a successful founder turned employee, he joined the world’s leading artificial intelligence company in May 2024 and left in June 2025. What he walked into was not a typical corporate tech job. It was a startup strapped to a rocket ship, powered by GPUs, Slack notifications, and a culture of secrecy that makes Apple look like an open book. “The first thing to know about

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I replaced my boring bookshelf speakers with these slick wireless ones - and I highly recommend them

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-02-25 11:25:11

ZDNET's key takeaways SVS Prime Wireless Pro powered speakers are available now from the SVS website for $675 (regularly $900). You won't find a smoother, better-blended sound from an active speaker at this price point. To get the best bass, you should pair these with the SVS SB-1000 Pro subwoofer. View now at Svsound View now at Best Buy View now at Amazon more buying choices Most consumers believe punchy bass and sizzling highs are key to a good speaker. If that sounds like your taste, then

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