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Table of Contents Table of Contents Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Infinity Nikki Monument Valley 3 Marvel Rivals Alien: Rogue Incursion AntonBlast Naiad Earlier this month, The Game Awards gave out statues to the best video games of 2024, from Astro Bot to Balatro. There’s a catch, though. Since the show airs in early … Read more

Excel offers many different tools for formatting your charts, but the key to success is choosing which ones to use. In this guide, I’ll share some of my favorite chart-formatting hints, hopefully giving you some new ideas or rekindling some old-school methods you learned years ago. Excel has many preset styles and designs in the … Read more

ZDNET Many organizations are either delaying or pulling the plug on generative AI due to concerns about its ethics and safety. This is prompting calls to move AI out of technology departments and involve more non-technical business stakeholders in AI design and management. Also: The most popular AI tools of 2024 (and what that even means) … Read more

Gather ‘round and let me tell you a story about the dark sky that makes mid-afternoon feel like midnight, and the light source that makes it at all bearable. Once a year, winter appears with a quick chill of the ears and sudden craving for a vat of hot chocolate. It brings all things beautiful: … Read more

We test open wireless earbuds based on five key criteria, comparing similarly styled and priced models. These criteria are design, sound quality, features, voice-calling performance and value. Design We assess not only how comfortable the earbuds fit (ergonomics) but their build quality and how well the controls are implemented. We also look at water- and … Read more

The last few decades have seen the accumulation of an immense amount of wealth and power in the hands of a few Silicon Valley tech titans. At the same time that these executives have increasingly come to dominate our lives with their products and technologies, many of them have become disenchanted with the liberal political … Read more

More Smart Lights We Tested Photograph: Simon Hill There are tons of smart ambient lighting panels, strips, lamps, and strings. Here are a few we also like. Lepro N1 AI Smart Neon Light Strip for $40: This is much like the Govee Neon Light Strip above, offering a lovely diffused light in whatever color you … Read more

TL;DR: Upgrade to Windows 11 Pro for just $19.97 and have enhanced productivity, security, and collaboration. If you’re looking to amp up your productivity or streamline your workflow this coming year, you’re in luck. For a limited time only, you can upgrade to Windows 11 Pro for just $19.97 (reg. $199). This offer is valid … Read more

In late September, Dominik “Domtendo” Neumayer received a troubling email. He had just featured The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom in a series of videos on his YouTube channel. Now, those videos were gone.  “Some of your videos have been removed,” YouTube explained matter-of-factly. The email said that Domtendo had now received a pair … Read more

When I wrote a similar piece to this one last year, there was a bit more excitement in the air. Google had just introduced its Chromebook Plus moniker, which has seemingly proven to be a success. But as I reflect on the months past, that sense of excitement has turned into a bit of unease. … Read more