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These are my favorite HP laptops from the company’s OmniBook, EliteBook and Omen lines — all tested and reviewed by CNET editors…
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The EU has introduced a new Chat Control proposal: Mandatory scanning is gone, but Article 4’s ‘risk mitigation’ clause could still push services toward scanning private and encrypted messages. Anonymity could be severely limited: Age-verification rules would make anonymous accounts difficult, affecting journalists, whistleblowers, and users who rely on privacy for safety…
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When I first wrote “Vector databases: Shiny object syndrome and the case of a missing unicorn” in March 2024, the industry was awash in hype. Vector databases were positioned as the next big thing — a must-have infrastructure layer for the gen AI era. Billions of venture dollars flowed…
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Just over a week has passed since Garmin last delivered a beta update to the Fenix 7, Fenix 7 Pro (curr. $539 on Amazon) and associated smartwatches. While the wait for a corresponding stable update goes on, Garmin has reverted to its Beta Program with new firmware. Specifically, the company has released v23.35 to Beta
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As a dedicated member of both the triple-monitor club and the standing desk club (I’m very conflicted at the annual softball game), a solid VESA-compatible monitor arm is something I find essential. That goes double if you have a big, oversized monitor, like this one I just highlighted on sale…
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Early Black Friday deals on laptop docking stations and Thunderbolt docks have begun, and I’m on the hunt for the best docking station sales for the 2025 holiday season. I’ve tracked the best laptop docking-station sales for the past several years. For 2025, I’d expect to see predominantly Thunderbolt 4 and USB4 (the generic equivalent)
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Thanks to previous leaks about the matter , we’ve known for a while that Sony is planning to launch a new full-frame mirrorless camera in the next few months, with a few choice hardware upgrades slated to arrive on what will be the Sony A7 V. Now, though, there are conflicting rumours and leaks suggesting
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In 1982, a young Mac developer turned Jobs into a UI designer—and accidentally invented a new technique…
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Meta has just released a new multilingual automatic speech recognition (ASR) system supporting 1,600+ languages — dwarfing OpenAI’s open source Whisper model, which supports just 99. Is architecture also allows developers to extend that support to thousands more. Through a feature called zero-shot in-context learning, users can provide a few paired examples of audio and
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