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If you have a PC, tablet, gaming handheld in need of a storage boost, Amazon’s latest October Prime Day sale looks to be a solid time to upgrade. The two-day event, which runs through Wednesday, includes a handful of all-time lows (or at least near-lows) on recommended internal and external SSDs, microSD cards and other storage gear. We’ve picked out a few deals worth your time below, and we’ll … [Read more...]

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There has been plenty of talk in recent years about the concept of “democratizing data” – which means giving everyone in the organization, not just data scientists and IT professionals, the ability to access and analyze business data to drive effective decision-making. There is also plenty of high-level guidance on how to democratize data. It often centers on practices like providing employees … [Read more...]

TikTok is growing fast as a destination for news, but news and politics accounts make up less than one percent of accounts followed by U.S. adults, the Pew Research Center says. Around half of all TikTok accounts followed by U.S. adults are influencers and creators, the study shows. Plus, content related to news and politics is considered rare, with only about 10% of the followed accounts that … [Read more...]

Ereaders make it easy to take thousands of books with you wherever you go. And with the Libby/Overdrive app, borrowing books from your library for free is dead simple. Some of the best Prime Day deals have alighted on Amazon’s category-dominating Kindle ereaders.We named the base model Kindle the best budget model in our guide to ereaders. Unfortunately, that model has gone back to full price as … [Read more...]

Anyone could use an extra charging cable or a power bank to help them when they’re having a long, busy day and their smartphone is about to die. Sale events like October Prime Day typically bring some of the best prices of the year to Anker charging gear, and this year is no different. We’re seeing some of our favorite Anker accessories on sale for record-low (or close to them) prices, including … [Read more...]

The Docker platform helps developers test their applications in standardized environments using local containers. These containers are sandboxed from one another, ideal for ensuring that other software being tested doesnt cause problems. This is also useful for adding software or services to your computing system quickly and painlessly. Docker Desktop for Linux doesnt support the Arm processor in … [Read more...]

The October Prime Day sale at Amazon kicked off with some excellent deals on TVs and there’s one in particular we wanted to call out: Samsung's The Frame. Prime Day deals have brought the set down to a new record low for the 55-inch model with an included set of bezels. The bundle is currently $978 after a huge, $668 price cut. If you’ve been thinking about a TV that looks more like art when … [Read more...]

a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray">Illustration: Alex Castro / The VergeGM will discontinue the Ultium battery brand name as it looks to expand the types of cells and … [Read more...]

Artificial intelligence is expected to have an impact on the upcoming US election in November. States have been trying to protect against misinformation by passing laws that require political advertisements to disclose when they have used generative AI. Twenty states now have rules on the books, and according to new research, voters have a negative reaction to seeing those disclaimers. That seems … [Read more...]

Windows is an ever-evolving product, with Microsoft releasing a completely new version on a yearly basis. The 2024 version of Windows 11, 24H2, was just released a few weeks ago, for example. It only makes sense for Microsoft to support a few different versions at a time, however, so while we gain a new one every year, we also lose an older one. This year, it's the turn of 22H2 (Home and … [Read more...]

Amazon's October Prime Day sale kicked off today, bringing a wide range of discounts on gadgets and gear we recommend. We have a roundup with all of the offers worth your attention, but if you're specifically looking to grab a new laptop, one of the event's best Apple deals cuts the entry-level M2 MacBook Air down to $749. That's $50 below the notebook's usual street price in recent months, $250 … [Read more...]

Uber has come up with a relatively low-cost way of getting to and from a New York City airport: a shuttle bus. Starting today, the company is offering rides between LaGuardia Airport and transit hubs in Manhattan for $18 a pop. For the first month of the service, Uber is offering half-price rides for $9, The Wall Street Journal reports.This would be far cheaper than a cab for a solo traveler. It's … [Read more...]

Now that October Prime Day is here, we're finally seeing the full extent of the deals Amazon has in store. Luckily for any Lego maniacs, those discounts apply to many brick and minifigure-filled sets. Yes, it's early to think about holiday shopping, but these kits make amazing presents — for the young and full-grown adults alike. Because we are Engadget, we're focusing on Lego sets from the Super … [Read more...]

The October version of Prime Day has arrived, but some of the best deals are already selling out. Case in point: both variants of the PS5 Slim have dropped by $50, but at least one of them is not currently available at Amazon. Thankfully, rival retailers are picking up the slack. Quick OverviewTo back up: The PlayStation 5 is still a hot commodity nearly four years after its debut. While the $700 … [Read more...]

If you're in the market for a new Android phone, take note: Samsung has discounted the majority of its Galaxy S24 lineup as part of Amazon's latest October Prime Day sale. The deals bring the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra down to $998, which is 23 percent off the jumbo-sized phone's list price and about $100 off its street price on Amazon in recent months. If the premium path isn't your style, the … [Read more...]

Tesla is gearing up to reveal its Robotaxi this Thursday, and everyone wants to know what it will look like, whether Tesla will unveil a commercialization strategy, and what outrageous timelines Elon Musk might announce to bump Tesla’s stock.  The “We, Robot” event will take place at 7 p.m. PT at Warner Bros. Discovery’s movie studio in Burbank, California, and we’ve got details on how to … [Read more...]

Pour one out for the Surface Duo 2. As Windows Central points out, Microsoft has pushed out what will almost certainly go down as the device’s final software update, a security patch, ahead of its October 21 end-of-support date.When Microsoft debuted the Surface Duo 2 in October 2021, the company pledged to provide three years of software updates for the dual-screen device. Since then, the company … [Read more...]

a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63">Mastodon is getting some much-needed tweaks. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd … [Read more...]

a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray">Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP via Getty ImagesThe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is fighting misinformation on top of a major … [Read more...]