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For the third month in a row, a football game has taken the top slot in the U.S. sales charts, according to industry-tracking firm Circana. Granted, the three games represent two different kinds of football — while Madden NFL 25 and EA Sports College Football 25 dominated August and July, respectively, September’s big seller was … Read more

ZDNET’s key takeaways Lenovo’s IdeaPad Flex 5 2-in-1 is available now at Walmart for $679. It’s a durable budget laptop that comes with Windows S mode, a restricted but streamlined version of the operating system that improves performance. The restrictions that come with Windows S mode won’t make sense for everyone, and the laptop is … Read more

The White House issued its first national security memorandum outlining the use of artificial intelligence for the military and intelligence agencies. The White House also shared a shortened copy of the memo with the public. The new memo sets up guidelines for military and intelligence agencies for using AI in its day-to-day operations. The memo … Read more

Here on the CNET Deals team, we know it’s possible to find good discounts on tech, home goods, appliances and other essentials all year long. But Black Friday is the annual sales event to get most excited about. Nothing really beats the Black Friday deals frenzy. This (along with Cyber Monday, taking place a few … Read more

Earlier last month, Samsung announced a whole assortment of new products to refresh their existing line of smartphones, earbuds, and watches. If you’re on the hunt for the perfect gift for one of your loved ones, specifically one with an affinity for fitness and receiving texts on their wrists, boy does Samsung have the product … Read more

In the game known as the streaming wars, Disney+ came out swinging, bringing with it a massive library of movies and TV shows—with new ones being added all the time. Watched everything on Netflix? Disney+ has a seemingly endless selection of Marvel movies and plenty of Star Wars and Pixar fare too. Problem is, there’s … Read more

No matter the gifting occasion, you want to wow your mom. She spent years of her life providing for you, and now you’re in a place where you can *kind of* return the favor. While she probably won’t say no to a new high-tech vacuum or kitchen appliance (you’ll find a couple on this list), … Read more

Miles Brundage, OpenAI’s senior adviser for the readiness of AGI (aka human-level artificial intelligence), delivered a stark warning as he announced his departure on Wednesday: no one is prepared for artificial general intelligence, including OpenAI itself. “Neither OpenAI nor any other frontier lab is ready [for AGI], and the world is also not ready,” wrote … Read more

Starting next week, the Google Photos app will add a new disclosure for when a photo has been edited with one of its AI features, such as Magic Editor, Magic Eraser, and Zoom Enhance. When you click into a photo in Google Photos, there will now be a disclosure when you scroll to the bottom … Read more

What you need to know Google is reportedly rolling out its UWB-based “hold close to cast” feature for Pro model Pixel phones and the Pixel Tablet. After enabling the setting, users are advised to ensure that both devices are on the same “private network.” Google briefly explained this casting method during CES 2023 and confirmed … Read more