I tested OpenAI’s Dot and Anthropic’s Duet for weeks – and all I got was one helpful notification

Corporate reluctance to share data could hinder proactive AI agent adoption.

Best early Black Friday Costco deals: Up to 44% off TVs, headphones, gift cards, and more

Black Friday is right around the corner, and Costco already has tons of deals live for the holiday season on top products ...

Is your backup power enough for worst-case winter storms? 4 steps to prepare your home

A record-strength El Niño could bring more storms and longer outages. Here’s how to figure out what your home needs and ...

I just built my first game in Twine – no code or AI required

Twine is a free, open-source dev tool for designing interactive fiction and text-based games. Turns out it's perfect for ...

Thinking Machines’ new model takes the lead in western open-weight AI

Thinking Machines Lab, a small AI startup from ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, has released its latest model, Inkling 2 Small — ...

Alpine Linux and OpenSSH patch flaw that’s as bad as it can get

How bad is it? As bad as it can get. Alpine Linux explained in its security advisory that if an attacker can reach a ...

Stop putting your phone in rice – I can confirm this Dryout bag works better

UAG’s Dryout pouch uses a silica gel lining to suck moisture out of your phone. It's better than rice, but it can’t fix a ...

Sony WH-1000XM6 vs. Sonos Ace Ultra: With only a $10 difference, which is better?

The original Sonos Ace headphones were solid, but Sonos stepped things up with the Sonos Ace Ultra. These headphones offer ...

Windows 11 can run better on PCs with 8GB now, Microsoft says – here’s why

In a new blog post published Tuesday, Microsoft touted the gains in speed, performance, and memory management in Windows 11 ...

Best Buy’s early Black Friday sale is live: Up to 70% off TVs, Apple devices, more

Black Friday sales at Best Buy are already here, with the tech retailer’s first Black Friday sale kicking off today. You can find steep markdowns on everything from high-end Micro RGB TVs and MacBooks ...

Sick of social media? MIT’s platform lets you build your own decentralized networks

AI features and privacy policies are making social platforms less fun. Decentralized alternatives give users some power back.

Apple will monitor your public iCloud links now, starting with iOS 27.3

Under Apple's new policy, the company will scan publicly shared iCloud links for harmful content - and possibly ban violators ...