Tax season might not start until next year, but the IRS is warning the public to be on alert already for holiday season scams. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/taxpayers-beware-irs-warns-of-holiday-season-scams-and-fraudsters/#ftag=CADf328eec
The next Trump administration will impact mortgage rates, inflation and home prices. Let's talk about the housing market in 2025. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/the-truth-about-trumps-housing-proposals-insights-from-a-realtor/#ftag=CADf328eec
Wondering why your broadband provider keeps hitting you with price increases? It's probably because you don't have other options for home internet. https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/breaking-down-internet-monopolies/#ftag=CADf328eec
OpenAI releases ChatGPT Search to all users.
Here's everything you need to know about Disney Plus, including its price points, what's available to stream, and more.
https://www.techradar.com/news/disney-plus-movies-shows-free-trial-hamilton-and-more-explained
Will Instagram's new Collage style for Stories replace third-party recap apps?
Lenovo discounts the Legion 5i Gen 9, our favorite high-performance budget gaming laptop, with delivery still in time for Christmas.
Save $200 on the powerful Asus ROG Strix G16 (2024), equipped with a capable RTX 4060 GPU.
Microsoft 365 is up to 50% off right now, though the deal will only be available for a limited time.
Plenty of loadouts work great against the Illuminate in Helldivers 2, but this one has risen above the rest for me.
The Xbox Series X|S Seagate Storage Expansion Card is back on sale, which means it is again worth grabbing before the holidays are here.
Instagram is adding an option to schedule DMs. Social media expert Lindsey Gamble unearthed the feature
After a federal court last week denied TikTok’s request to delay a law that could ban the app in the United States, the company is now
NASA says it was able to use the James Webb telescope to capture images of planet-forming disks around ancient stars that challenge theoretical m
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We created autonomous AI Agents that monitor the stock market for you while you go about your day.
How it works: Tell our AI Assistant what you want to monitor, and it creates a project for our team of autonomous AI Agents. You'll get notifications (email + app) when significant events matching your criteria are detected. For short-term projects, you'll be notified when your analysis is ready.
Behind the scenes: When you give the AI Assistant a request to monitor an entity (like a stock
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“Dinner w an exhausted overstimulated 19y old teen mom who hates cooking,” wrote MariClare MacLamroc over a video of herself cooking pasta and sauce. The video, posted to her 1.7 million TikTok followers, has racked up more than 2.6 million views. “We are all so proud of you,” wrote one person in the comments.
Německo letos razantně pocítilo dopady své Energiewende. V létě se významně zvýšil počet a délka období se zápornými cenami. Německo v té době nevědělo, co s přebytkem elektřiny. Naopak v zimě jsme pocítily dvě delší období bez větru, s minimálním svitem slunce a velmi vysokými cenami elektřiny, kdy Německo dováželo vše, co bylo k dispozici. http://www.osel.cz/13823-nemecko-v-tomto-roce-vidi-dopady-sve-energiewende.html
Continuous AI assistance through always-on cameras, plus translation, are coming to Meta's ever-evolving AI-equipped glasses. https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/metas-ray-bans-can-now-do-real-time-live-ai-and-translation/#ftag=CADf328eec
The update also upgrades your iPhone's Find My and Mail apps. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/ios-18-2-the-latest-apple-intelligence-features-and-more-on-your-iphone/#ftag=CADf328eec
You still need to drink plenty of water, even if temperatures are coming down. https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/yes-you-still-need-to-be-hydrated-during-colder-months-heres-why/#ftag=CADf328eec
With the holidays here, physical gifts might not arrive in time. But a gift card can arrive instantly, so take advantage of these special offers. https://www.cnet.com/deals/best-gift-card-deals/#ftag=CADf328eec
Check out Jason Isaacs, Walton Goggins and Natasha Rothwell reprising her role as Belinda. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/the-white-lotus-season-3-trailer-teases-pain-pleasure-and-more-pain/#ftag=CADf328eec
Not a morning person? Use these simple tips to wake up earlier tomorrow. https://www.cnet.com/health/sleep/9-practical-tips-that-will-make-shifting-your-sleep-schedule-easy/#ftag=CADf328eec
When it comes to the sea moss gummies trend, do the benefits outweigh the risks? https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/sea-moss-gummies/#ftag=CADf328eec
This Meta Quest gift card is the perfect way to get a little extra for the VR gamer in your life this holiday season. https://www.cnet.com/deals/this-50-metaquest-gift-card-is-10-off-and-makes-an-excellent-last-minute-gift/#ftag=CADf328eec
Not only will you save $60 on these AI-powered earbuds, you'll also get a $20 gift card with your purchase. https://www.cnet.com/deals/save-a-staggering-60-on-a-pair-of-samsung-galaxy-buds-3-pro-in-time-for-holiday-gifting/#ftag=CADf328eec
Grab one of CNET's favorite cordless stick vacuums, the Levoit Vac-200, for $50 off at Amazon. https://www.cnet.com/deals/this-editor-approved-vacuum-cleaner-is-down-to-just-150-right-now/#ftag=CADf328eec
The open enrollment period for "Obamacare" is going on now, and the deadline for getting covered by the start of 2025 just got extended. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/insurance/affordable-care-act-insurance-open-enrollment-deadline-extended-what-to-know/#ftag=CADf328eec
Plucky French startup takes on Apple with cheap upgradable storage for the Mac Studio.
All affected devices were running an older version of Android.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/badbox-malware-hits-30-000-android-devices
Meta is rounding out the year with a major update to its Ray-Ban smart glasses.
In a recent interview with the Verge, Rene Haas, CEO of Arm Holdings covered a wide array of topics including the AI PC race, politics, and the recent troubles at Intel.
In a direct head-to-head, would you be better off going for the gaming creator hybrid Acer Predator Triton Neo 16 or the gamer's gaming laptop, the Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9?
A fantastic flight stick and throttle combo at an entry-level price for beginners interested in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
Forza Horizon 4 has been delisted from digital storefronts, but there are still ways to purchase the game. Here's how to get it and save up to 80%.
The white Xbox Series X Digital Edition is back down to $399, making it the perfect gift if you've got last-minute holiday shopping to do.
Right now, the most popular standard for PC and TV video interfaces is HDMI 2.1, but we can soon expect a switch over to HDMI 2.2 — and that switch is apparently coming sooner than expected.
The new HDMI 2.2 standard is set to be unveiled at
Users will now have fewer SATA-based SSDs since Crucial is no longer manufacturing its popular seven-year-old MX500.
The Linux team has published an intermediate Linux 6.13-rc3 to fix a "hilarious" bug in the kernel-based Virtual Machine code
Nvidia officially pushed GeForce Experience to legacy status last month, and the latest 566.36 drivers install the replacement Nvidia App by default. But the app causes a clear loss in performance in the games we've checked, and others are reporting similar findings.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/we-tested-nvidia-app-performance-problems-ga
Lenovo's Yoga Slim 7x Snapdragon X Elite laptop is just $799 in this holiday deal.
A server rack consisting of two Hygon 16 core server processors was tested in Geekbench AI and could barely outperform a 10 year old mobile Core i7 quad-core CPU.
T-Mobile and Starlink are marching forward with their plan to offer cell service via the latter's satellites. The companies received FCC approval for the project last month, and now the provider is opening u
If you've been waiting patiently to try ChatGPT Search, you won't have to wait much longer. After rolling out to paid subscribers this fall, OpenAI announced Monday it would make the tool available to everyone, no Plus or
The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses already worked well as a head-mounted camera and pair of open-ear headphones, but now Meta is
Snap is changing up its program that allows creators to make money from shortform videos. The company announced a new monetization program that will allow the app’s influencers to make money from Spotlight videos that are one minute or longer
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I’m excited to share what we’ve been working on at nCompass Technologies: an AI inference platform that gives you a scalable and reliable API to access any open-source AI model — with no rate limits. We don't have rate limits as optimizations we made to our AI model serving software enable us to support a high number of concurrent requests without degrading quality of service for you as a user.
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LLMs are becoming a part of software engineering career.
The more I speak with fellow engineers, the more I hear that some of them are either using AI to help them code, or feed entire projects to AI and let the AI code, while they do code review and adjustments.
I didn't want to believe in it, but I think it's here. And even arguments like "feeding proprietary code" will be eventually solved by companies hosting their own isolated LLMs as they become better and hardware becomes more ava
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A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and prevent an artificial intelligence “dictatorship” is now heading to a federal judge as Musk seeks to halt the ChatGPT maker’s ongoing
Ismael El-Amin was driving his daughter to school when a chance encounter gave him an idea for a new way to carpool.
On the way across Chicago, El-Amin’s daughter spotted a classmate riding with her own dad as they drove to their selective public school on the city’s North Side. For 40 minutes, they rode along the same congested highway.
“They’re waving to
Google warns about fake Googlebot crawlers and suggests tools and methods to identify legitimate traffic.
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The president-elect wants a say in the central bank's monetary policy. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/no-trump-cant-lower-interest-rates-but-does-the-president-have-power-over-the-fed/#ftag=CADf328eec
If some of the new features within iOS 18 are bugging you, there are a few things you can do about it. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/heres-how-to-improve-the-photos-app-on-ios-18-and-fix-other-annoying-new-features/#ftag=CADf328eec
The Hammers look to make it back-to back wins as they travel to the Vitality Stadium to face the in-form Cherries. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/premier-league-soccer-livestream-bournemouth-vs-west-ham-from-anywhere/#ftag=CADf328eec
Sony's popular portable speaker is a great gift idea and now it's cheaper than ever. https://www.cnet.com/deals/sonys-ult-field-1-bluetooth-speaker-just-hit-an-all-time-low-price-in-four-stunning-colors/#ftag=CADf328eec
Taiwan's tech players are harnessing cutting-edge technologies like AI and the Internet of Things for new solutions in transportation, healthcare and more. https://www.cnet.com/tech/6-solutions-that-highlight-taiwans-leadership-in-global-security/#ftag=CADf328eec
The Sharge OnePlus 3-in-1 power bank is trusty, reliable and now costs way less just in time for the holiday season. https://www.cnet.com/deals/we-love-the-sharge-oneplus-3-in-1-power-bank-and-its-new-record-low-price-of-70/#ftag=CADf328eec
This heavily discounted lifetime Babbel subscription will give you access to a convenient language learning service for years to come. https://www.cnet.com/deals/ending-soon-enjoy-a-world-of-new-language-with-a-lifetime-babbel-subscription-for-130/#ftag=CADf328eec
The pro camera, announced earlier this year, can shoot in 3D Immersive Video format for Apple's Vision headset. It's available to preorder now. https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/blackmagics-30000-apple-vision-pro-immersive-camera-is-coming-early-next-year/#ftag=CADf328eec
A new survey says most smartphone users don't see the benefit of AI, just yet.
What's up with all those drones people are "seeing" in the US?
Partnership sees Adobe Express confirmed as Box's image editor.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/box-signs-up-adobe-express-for-image-editing-tasks
The White Lotus season 3 trailer sees Natasha Rothwell return to a new group of guests in Thailand.
FTC warns job seekers are being scammed out of millions in a new task scam.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/fake-job-tasks-are-costing-victims-millions-ftc-warns
Canadian healthcare giant locked the archive down after the discovery.
Apple has revealed the most popular apps and games for iPhone and iPad–and there are a few surprises.
Live coverage from OpenAI's "12 days of OpenAI" event covering all the new updates to ChatGPT, Sora, and more.
https://www.techradar.com/news/live/12-days-of-open-ai-live-blog
Save $400 on the M3 MacBook Pro during B&H's last-minute holiday savings event
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After years of giving the cold shoulder to Apple’s HomeKit platform, Anker’s Eufy has surprisingly announced its second new HomeKit security camera in just a few months.
On sale now for $69.99, the Eufy Indoor Cam E30 is a
Despite the trend in shrinking PC sizes, larger desktop towers with ATX motherboards are still popular — and for fiends who want to get the most out of their systems, these have a secret weapon: PCIe slots.
If you built your PC, or if you ever took a peek inside at your gaming PC’s motherboard, then you’ve probably seen
China's dominance and its latest export restrictions to the U.S. have led to a sharp increase in the prices of gallium.
3dfx superfan Oscar Barea recently shared a couple of important VoodooX project updates and images of a new PCB.
Zotac accidentally added premature listings for the RTX 5090/D, 5080 and the 5070 family that were promptly taken down.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has just signed a €10.6 ($11.1) billion contract to build the IRIS constellation. It’s the EU’s most ambitious space program in a decade and is designed to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink network. The contract will last 12 years, and the first launch is expected in 2029.
IRIS, which
While this time of year brings a lot of joy and all things merry, it can also bring a lot of stress. Finding the right holiday gift for your hard-to-shop-for dad, your best friend who seemingly has it all or your kids' teachers can be daunting, especially if you don't have a lot of time on your hands to research the best gifts.
This is where we at Engadget come in. Here, you'll find all of our holiday gift guides collected in one place, with some select gift ideas from each, so you can
Whether or not you’ve heard of a white elephant gift exchange before, there’s a good chance you have the wrong idea of what it is, how it actually works and where the idea came from. According to legend, the King of Siam would give a white elephant to courtiers who had upset them. It was a far more devious punishment than simply having them executed. The recipient had no choice but to simply thank the king for such an opulent gift, knowing that they likely could not afford the upkeep for such