Commentary: The Chinese chatbot has made a splash, but TikTok and Huawei offer cautionary tales. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/deepseek-is-the-hot-ai-app-dont-get-too-attached-to-it/#ftag=CADf328eec
Best Buy's 48-hour flash deal lasts until tomorrow and it's a great opportunity to make small tech upgrades or purchase new appliances. https://www.cnet.com/deals/save-up-to-440-on-tech-kitchen-gadgets-and-more-during-best-buys-48-hour-flash-sale/#ftag=CADf328eec
Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections No. 597 for Jan. 28. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-hints-answers-and-help-for-jan-28-597/#ftag=CADf328eec
Here are some hints and the answer for Wordle No. 1,319 for Tuesday, Jan. 28. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-wordle-hints-answer-and-help-for-jan-28-1319/#ftag=CADf328eec
Here are some hints -- and the answers -- for the Jan. 28 Strands puzzle, No. 331. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-strands-hints-answers-and-help-for-jan-28-331/#ftag=CADf328eec
Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections: Sports Edition No. 127 for Jan. 28 https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-jan-28-127/#ftag=CADf328eec
If you don't want to wait months or years to find out what your kids will look like, artificial intelligence will give you pictures in seconds. But how accurate are they? https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/i-tried-to-see-my-future-babys-face-using-ai-but-it-got-weird/#ftag=CADf328eec
The KN1 mini PC touchpad supports multi-finger gestures for navigation, switching apps, and enhancing productivity in everyday tasks.
Mark Gurman teases two meta Quest headsets are in the works: the Meta Quest Pro 2 and Meta Quest 4.
Speculation mounts after President Trump signed an executive order to extend the deadline for a sale to American buyers.
Amazon doles out a healthy $100 discount to Apple's iPad Air M2, bringing it down to just $1 shy of its lowest price ever.
AMD has revealed new gaming benchmarks for the Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" APU via Wccftech, implying the integrated Radeon 8060S GPU is more powerful than the Nvidia RTX 4070 discrete mobile GPU.
https://www.laptopmag.com/ai/copilot-pcs/amd-ryzen-ai-max-395-nvidia-rtx-4070-comparison
Landscape and cityscape photographers will celebrate the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra's new ultra-wide camera, but the biggest draw for me is its ability to capture amazing macro photos.
https://www.laptopmag.com/phones/android-phones/galaxy-s25-ultra-wide-macro-lens
Get a gaming laptop with Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 graphics for less with these models from Lenovo and Asus.
NVIDIA has lost $500 billion in market value so far today. That figure could rise even higher and set records for lost value in a single day. The drop follows DeepSeek's launch of the R1 model, which has shaken the AI industry.
STALKER 2's first update of 2025 is here with Patch 1.1.4, and it includes several critical fixes for Xbox and PC players. Here's everything in it.
DeepSeek recently announced that it has temporarily capped user registrations due to "large-scale malicious attacks” on its services. However, existing users can continue to leverage the tool's capabilities without interruptions.
Microsoft plans to soon remove its official web page for Windows themes and desktop wallpapers. The company has not given an exact date for when this will happen. The site, which Microsoft says is outdated, has previously offered visitors downloadable theme p
Security experts warn that Microsoft's OneDrive for Business allegedly keeps private data in an unprotected format.
This maker has built a secure delivery box with a Raspberry Pi Pico to initiate a locking mechanism to keep packages safe.
New filings at the EEC suggest that Nvidia might offer the RTX 5060 Ti in 8GB and 16GB flavors.
In the latest riveting episode of Everything Costs More, Fubo raised the prices of all of its English-language plans by $5 for new customers. The hike includes Fubo’s Essential plan, which only launched in early December.
iOS 18.3 is here. After over a month in beta, the update is now available for everyone using an eligible device on Monday. Among other changes, Apple’s new software turns on Apple Intelligence by default (although you can still opt out) and makes it clearer when the company’s AI generates notification summaries.
Swedish indie development studio Hazelight just dropped a new trailer for its forthcoming co-op adventure Split Fiction. This new footage takes a more indepth look at the actual nuts and bolts of the cooperative gameplay. Remember, Hazelight is the same company that made the genre-defining It Takes Two and
Following a string of misfires, Ubisoft is shutting down a support studio and downsizing elsewhere, with the company firing around 185 workers in its latest cost-cutting measure. Ubisoft Leamington, situated in the English town of Royal Leamington Spa, is no more as the publisher is scuttling the 50-person studio. It's also laying off
Bluesky just announced that it’s adding a new video tab to user profiles as part of a software update. This is nothing too crazy. It’s just an easy way for users to easily peruse all of the videos someone has posted, whether it’s original content or stuff pulled from other social networks. It's like the pre-existing "Media" tab, but exclusively for vids.
Meta is giving its AI assistant a better “memory” in an effort to make the chatbot more useful. The company’s latest AI update allows the assistant to “remember certain details that you share with it in 1:1 chat” and uses your past activity on Facebook and Instagram to make more personalized recommendations.
With the change, which will initially be available to the US and Canada, Meta AI will be able to track your preferences based on information you share in chat with it. In a
On the same day Apple launched iOS 18.3 to the public, its dedicated sports app got a few tweaks — including beefed-up soccer coverage. Apple Sports also now has a new way to navi
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DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence company whose technology has rattled both Silicon Valley and Wall Street, said Monday it would temporarily limit new user registrations due to “large-scale malicious attacks.”
Existing users can log in as usual, it added in an incident report on
One of the more interesting features added to PHP 8.4 is the ability to create Lazy Objects. Lazy Objects allow us to defer the initialization of an object until one of its properties is accessed. This may not be a game-changer for the average CRUD application, but it will allow us to make some […]
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YouTube reveals how AI, viewer satisfaction, context, and multilingual tools are reshaping its recommendation system for 2025.
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https://www.searchenginejournal.com/how-youtubes-recommendation-system-works-in-2025/538379/
We’re excited to announce our 16th annual Stack Gives Back campaign donations. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/01/27/stack-gives-back-2024/
Another streaming service raises its prices. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/fubo-increases-plan-prices-and-rsn-fee-in-the-us/#ftag=CADf328eec
Melatonin can make some people feel groggy the next day. If that's you, these are the expert-approved sleep aids to try instead. https://www.cnet.com/health/sleep/done-with-melatonin-3-sleep-aids-that-unlock-better-sleep-without-making-you-feel-groggy/#ftag=CADf328eec
The Emmy-winning actor takes the lead in the twist-fueled murder mystery. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/paradise-how-to-watch-the-sterling-k-brown-political-thriller/#ftag=CADf328eec
Taxes are no-doubt confusing, but this handy guide can help you finish your taxes and get your refund from the IRS. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/taxes/tax-season-2025-opens-today-our-essential-cheat-sheet-for-filing-your-tax-return/#ftag=CADf328eec
TikTok, which faces the ticking clock of a ban enforcement, is being pursued by several suitors for a US merger or sale. https://www.cnet.com/tech/perplexity-ai-wants-to-merge-with-tiktok-give-government-half-of-the-company/#ftag=CADf328eec
Do these things ASAP to maximize your benefits – and minimize your losses – before the Fed's next meeting. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/banking/4-money-moves-you-must-make-before-wednesday/#ftag=CADf328eec
The Chinese app went viral over the weekend for its lightning fast and sharp reasoning capabilities. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/deepseek-tops-iphone-downloads-what-to-know-about-the-ai-assistant/#ftag=CADf328eec
Issues with Microsoft Windows 11 24H2 seem neverending, with its latest build causing Bluetooth and webcam functionality problems for users.
LA style, retro looks, and really weird photos.
If you were hoping RDNA 4 GPUs might be powering up gaming laptops anytime soon, I’ve got some bad news for you.
You'd think Samsung would be shouting about its new spatial audio sound.
DeepSeek has taken the world by storm, but what can you do with the new Chinese AI chatbot wonderkid?
A full-scale ultra short throw projector in a fraction of the size.
Ahead of Black History Month, which kicks off on February 1, Apple just unveiled its 2025 Black Unity Collection, consisting of a special-edition Apple Watch band, a watch face, and a wallpaper fit for the iPhone and iPad.
The microbial fuel cell is only able to generate tiny amounts of electricity for now.
DeepSeek is experiencing outages as the new free AI chatbot struggles to cope with demand.
https://www.techradar.com/news/live/deepseek-all-the-latest-news-about-the-new-chatgpt-rival
Nothing has released yet another cryptic teaser, probably hinting at the Nothing Phone 3, the company’s next flagship – though we can’t quite figure out what we’re looking at.
Pick up Apple's latest M4 MacBook Pro for an all-time low price
Windows 11 has a new method of sharing in the works that will let you drag a file to a tray on your desktop.
Civilization 7 is the next entry in the legendary series, set to launch on February 11, 2025. Here's what you need to know about playing on handhelds.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/civilization-7-steam-deck-handhelds
Gears of War: E-Day is being co-developed with People Can Fly, a Polish studio that's previously worked on the franchise, including Gears of War Judgment.
The ROG Ally has a stock Copilot shortcut, but not Game Bar. Here's how you can change that.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/how-to-access-and-use-xbox-game-bar-on-the-rog-ally
DeepSeek’s R1 AI model competes with OpenAI’s o1 reasoning model across math, coding, and science on an even playing field at 3% of the cost.
Meta's AI lead scientist, Yann LeCun, recently commented on DeepSeek's impressive AI milestone, reiterating the importance of open-source AI models as the Chinese startup's recently launched app dethrones ChatGPT as the most downloaded free app in the US.
Charging your devices doesn’t have to take forever, at least if you have one of these Anker wall plugs. Down to $40 from its $75 MSRP on Amazon, this three-port Anker USB-C power adapter is a great solution for keeping your phone, laptop, and something else fully juiced.
New AMD graphics cards are on the way, arriving sometime in the next couple of months, and they’ll be packing an upgrade to the company’s FidelityFX Super Resolution upscaling tech.
But what if you’re still running a relatively recent Radeon card? Well, acco
Nvidia is making great strides with its newest generation of graphics cards. With the Blackwell series (i.e., the exciting new RTX 50 series), Nvidia is focusing on powerful GPUs that rely ever more on
AMD's strategy for RDNA 4 will prioritize the desktop market first.
Should you have the appropriate hardware configuration, a YouTuber finds a logical method for getting a Lossless Scaling Frame Gen without performance loss in any game.
You can update upscaling and frame-gen DLLs across DLSS, FSR, and XeSS through DLSS Swapper.
Intel significantly cut pricing for its newest Xeon 6 models. The flagship 128-core Xeon 6980P model is now available for $12,460, but it is still more expensive than AMD's range-topping EPYC 'Genoa.'
Facebook is banning posts which mention various Linux related topics, sites, or groups.
Configurable in three layouts, Be Quiet’s Light Base 900 DX stands apart from the competition. We paired it with Intel’s i7-14700K and Radeon’s RX 7900 GRE to test its thermal performance.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/pc-cases/be-quiet-light-base-900-dx-case-review
RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 customers are already camping at Micro Center's brick-and-mortar location in Tustin, California.
SymfonyLive Berlin 2025, conference held in English, will take place from April 1 to 4! The full schedule is available here. Today, is the last day to enjoy tickets at "regular" price, enjoy it here 🔥
💻 Workshop topics announcement!
Life can be really hard and sometimes all we want is to sink onto the couch, turn our brains off and play game after game. That's part of the reason we're such big fans of the Xbox Ultimate Game Pass, which offers access to hundreds of Xbox and PC games all for one monthly price.
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DeepSeek-R1 is a free, open-source alternative to ChatGPT, featuring advanced reasoning capabilities that mimick human thinking.
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