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Stop uploading photos of yourself to ChatGPT. Seri...
Believe me, I get it–asking an AI chatbot to turn a picture of your pride and joy into a whimsical cartoon character is seriously fun. The appeal is undeniable, but yeah, there are risks. This exact scenario actually played...
8 ways ChatGPT beats Google Search
When you want to find information online, where do you go? For a long time, Google was the answer. The search giant has become so embedded in modern culture that we use “to Google” as a verb. But there’s...
The U.S. government may take a stake in Intel
The U.S. government is discussing whether it will take a stake in beleaguered chipmaker Intel Corp. as a way to bail it out of its financial struggles, according to a report. Bloomberg reported that the two sides were in...
AMD’s X3D continues to dominate desktop PCs
AMD’s share in the desktop PC market climbed by a mammoth total of 9.2 percentage points versus last year, a ringing endorsement for AMD’s Ryzen chips and especially its X3D lineup of gaming processors. AMD snatched headlines for its...
The best free VPNs: 5 no-cost top picks
VPNs, or virtual private networks, are one of the most effective ways to stay safe online. Not only do they allow you to stay anonymous, but they can help safeguard your data and keep intrusive trackers at bay. Plus,...
This speedy 1440p OLED gaming monitor is almost $2...
I have yet to see an OLED gaming monitor go below the $400 mark, and I’ve been on the lookout since almost a year ago. With everything going on in tech and tariffs, I’d say $480 is about as...
Microsoft’s Windows future is built on AI, voice, ...
Can you imagine yourself having a conversation with Windows about what your PC is doing? Microsoft’s Windows chief can, and is trying to build a future where those interactions are the norm. In an interview with Microsoft AI product...
Asus moves U.S. manufacturing to avoid tariffs — b...
China has been the manufacturing juggernaut of the world for decades, thanks to low labor costs and a lot of business-friendly moves from the government. But now that the U.S. is apparently on a very personal crusade to disrupt...
Check out Roku’s Howdy—it’s everything Netflix use...
Have you heard this one before? A scrappy entertainment company launches a small catalog of ad-free streaming movies and TV shows for cheap. It doesn’t seem like a big deal at first, because the content is mostly B-movies and...
TCL D1 Fingerprint Smart Lock review: More than th...
At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Sturdy exterior escutcheon Fingerprint reader is fast and reasonably accurate Very inexpensive Cons Lost its Wi-Fi connection more than once Smart Life app is one of the worst management tools on the market Massive...
HP’s new Omen gaming PCs are head-turners worthy o...
Gaming desktops are great, but they are, essentially, boxes. Maybe that’s why PC sellers are getting so obsessed with filling them full of tiny screens and flashing lights—there are only so many ways to spice them up. But two...
Asus’ OLED gaming laptop with RTX 5060 is a whoppi...
Every so often, I find a gaming laptop deal that puts my jaw on the floor. Today is one of those days, thanks to this Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 that’s $1,350 at Best Buy, a whopping $450 off its...
I love my Shokz bone conduction headphones, and th...
I’ve been wearing Shokz headphones for the better part of a decade now, and I’m seeing them a lot more on people out and about. Bone conduction, which vibrates the bones in your head to let you listen to...
This tiny $9 accessory adds SD/microSD slots to an...
While microSD cards are super convenient for their tiny sizes, fast speeds, and respectable capacities, not all devices support them—and that sucks when you have extra microSD cards lying around. Wouldn’t it be great if you could pass them...
I got Starlink internet at home. What I wish I kne...
I recently moved to a much more rural area, so getting Starlink set up was one of my top priorities. My area is an internet dead zone where you might get a bit of 4G on a nearby hill,...
This 512GB Samsung microSD card is a must-buy now ...
Need another microSD card for your smartphone, tablet, dashcam, home security camera, or whatever else? The Samsung PRO Plus microSD is one of the best, most solid picks—and it’s a must-buy now that it’s on sale for its lowest...
20 little-known Windows features every student sho...
Windows PCs are incredibly powerful and flexible, and that’s true even before you install any apps. As it turns out, Windows itself is chock-full of useful features that few people actually know about. If you’re a college student who...
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TL;DR: Get a lifetime of Promova Premium for $63.99 with code DROP20 (MSRP: $299.99) — learn 12 languages at your own pace, forever. If you’ve been meaning to learn a new language but hate the idea of paying month after month for...