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Apple is planning to launch the first M4 Macs in early November, and new benchmarks for one of the upcoming models surfaced on Geekbench, giving us some insight into how the M4 Mac will perform compared to the M4 iPad Pro and prior-generation M3 Macs. The “Mac16,1” that was benchmarked features a 10-core CPU and … Read more

Update 10/07/24: We’ve rounded up a few early Prime Big Deal Days on cordless drills that you can grab before the two-day shopping event. These battery-powered cordless drills will help you in more ways than one with their advanced features and sleek designs. Don’t wait, shop these deals today before they expire! A second “Prime … Read more

In case you missed it, likely by being born too late, “Clippy” was arguably Microsoft’s first virtual assistant. In operation from Microsoft Office 97 to Office 2007, Clippy popped up in Microsoft Office products like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Microsoft’s most recent attempt at a productivity assistant first appeared on Bing early in 2023 under … Read more

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Hugging Face has released an innovative new Python package that allows developers to create AI-powered web apps with just a few lines of code. The tool, called “OpenAI-Gradio,” simplifies the process of integrating OpenAI’s large language … Read more

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale, colloquially known as October Prime Day, is just a few hours away now, and the closer we get, the more discounts appear. Even more expensive devices, like robot vacuums, get their prices slashed in preparation for tomorrow’s big sales event. Also: The best October Prime Day deals live now I test … Read more

is back, meaning there are a ton of deals worth checking out on Amazon. Those who have been looking for a robot vacuum cleaner are in luck, as there are deals on several of iRobot’s Roomba devices. The Combo j9+, which also includes a mop function, has dropped to $800 for Prime Day. That’s $800 … Read more

Amazon is appealing to early holiday shoppers with an October Prime Day. If you plan to travel this holiday season, an extra gadget or two in your carry-on could go a long way. As a full-time digital nomad, my life is a balancing act between working, traveling and exploring new places, and I’ve taken hundreds of … Read more

NASA’s Europa Clipper, a mission set to probe Jupiter’s icy moon, will no longer launch on Thursday due to a Category 5 hurricane making its way towards Florida. The spacecraft’s launch window opens October 10 and remains open until November 6. The Europa Clipper was supposed to launch on the 10th, but the unexpected rapid … Read more

Connections is the latest New York Times word game that’s captured the public’s attention. The game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we’ve served up some hints and tips to get you over the … Read more

Apple just released the trailer for Submerged, the first scripted immersive video for the Vision Pro. The short, written and directed by Edward Berger, is set inside a WWII submarine as its crew deals with “a harrowing torpedo attack.” The trailer for Submerged consists of behind-the-scenes shots and fisheye-looking clips from the short, along with … Read more