These Workout-Ready Beats Earbuds Are On Sale for $135 Right Now
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. The Beats Powerbeats Pro have been on the market for years, and they remain a go-to option for people who work out and want earbuds that stay in place. At launch, they cost $249.95. […]
Microsoft Just Patched a Major Security Vulnerability for This Popular Windows App
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AI-related changes to Notepad—yes, that Notepad—allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code on your computer. The vulnerability was related to Markdown support, which was added last year. Markdown is a simple way to add formatting, including links, to plaintext documents—and links were the source of the vulnerability. “An attacker could trick a user into clicking a […]
How DuckDuckGo’s New Encrypted Voice AI Chat Compares With ChatGPT and Gemini
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While OpenAI is pushing ads on its free users, DuckDuckGo’s Duck.ai portal is going a different way. Duck.ai is a privacy-first AI chatbot that doesn’t use your data for training, but still gives you AI answers using popular models, including those from OpenAI. The data privacy feature goes beyond as well. DuckDuckGo removes all private […]
10 Shows Like ‘Ponies’ You Should Watch Next
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Impeccable period vibes are a highlight of Ponies, the Peacock spy show starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson. They play a couple of housewives living in Moscow with their CIA agent husbands, at least until their spouses are killed under mysterious circumstances. In order […]
Apple’s Next macOS Update Could Extend the Lifespan of Your MacBook’s Battery
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With iOS 18, Apple introduced a feature that allowed you to set a charge limit on your iPhone. The goal was to extend the lifespan of the battery, by limiting how often you fully charge it up. Batteries age with each full charging cycle, so by preventing your battery from charging to 100% every time […]
This High-Capacity Anker Power Bank Gives You 200W Portable Charging for Just $80
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. The Anker Prime 20,000mAh 200W Power Bank is built for the moments when your phone is at 3%, your laptop is at 8%, and there is no outlet in sight. Right now, it is […]
Apple Music Will Soon Let You Generate Playlists With AI
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Over the years, Apple Music has improved its algorithmic playlists. There’s now an AI DJ, and you can use ChatGPT to generate playlists. With iOS 26.4, which is currently in beta, Apple wants you to make playlists with its own AI tech. The upcoming update includes a feature called “Playlist Playground,” which lets you generate […]
Why Thousands Are Flocking to North Carolina’s Explosive Real Estate and Job Market
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“Follow the money” is cogent advice for investors deciding which Sunbelt state to invest in. Unlike in previous years, however, the money trail leads not to Florida or Texas but […]
How to Buy Five Short-Term Rentals in Five Years
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Everyone hears “five Airbnbs in five years” and immediately pictures some kind of motivational speaker montage. You know the one: And then year two hits: So, no. Getting to five […]
Four Ways to Recover Your ‘Lost’ Work in Microsoft Word
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There’s little worse than losing an hour or two of hard work, just by clicking on the wrong button or pressing the wrong key in Microsoft Word—a mistake that sees your well-crafted document (or a sizable portion of it) disappear before your eyes. A slip of the fingers isn’t the only way you can potentially […]
This Shortcut Solves the Biggest Issue With Finding Messages on Your iPhone
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I have always found it annoying to search for anything in Apple’s Messages app. Admittedly, things have gotten better in recent years, especially as Messages allows you to use search filters now, but my biggest complaint still stands: searching in Messages can be both slow and complicated, particularly if you just want to find a specific […]
These Three Claude Premium AI Features Are Now Available for Free
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Anthropic’s Claude is an AI bot that keeps up a steady pace when it comes to pushing out new features, and the latest upgrade of note sees three useful features make their way down to free users, having previously been exclusive to the paid-for plans. If you’re choosing between AIs and comparing the features available […]
The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: What Is a ‘Bebot Girl’?
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This week we’re taking a look at some hyper-specific cultures within the larger youth culture. They run the gamut from the truly disturbing Looksmaxxing community, to the strange world of hardcore audiophiles, to the nostalgic domain of the bebot girls. What’s a bebot girl? I’m glad you asked! What is a “Bebot Girl”? TikTok is […]
Google AI Overviews Have Blue Links Before Click & Gray After Click
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Did you know that the Google AI Overviews link citation paperclip icons are blue before you click to see more of the overviews and then after you click on them, that icon turns to a gray color.
Google Tests Links In Recipe AI Overviews
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Google seems to be testing links in AI Overviews, that link to more AI Overview responses. These recipe AI Overviews linked to entities that then load a hybrid knowledge panel with an AI Overviews.












